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Topic: How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?

Posted By: oldtrucker63 on 09/20/11 05:49am

Leeann wrote:

Yeah, it was me. Let me find the manual and the photos...

EDIT: here's one photo:
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Do you have a Coleman or Suburban furnace?

That is a lot Different than mine,....

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Without Trucks,....America Stop's

Posted By: eyeteeth on 09/20/11 06:20am

Mine looks much more like your's Old Trucker. I got it cleaned out and happy yesterday. It was more of a chore than I had hoped though. The good news... the burner pulled right out the front. The bad news... the flame proof seal crumbled in my hands. A little hacksaw worked perfect for cleaning out the grooves. HOLY COW you should have seen the rust that came out of the burner WOW! Getting the burner lined back up to get it back in place was a challenge as well. Finally got it all together, and it would even light. [emoticon]

Had to do it all again... but she's working now. Good heat, nice and smooth, ready for fall.

Posted By: eyeteeth on 09/20/11 06:21am

Actually Old Trucker... that is the entire burn chamber... Leeann's is just the burner.

Posted By: rehoppe on 09/20/11 07:51am

eyeteeth wrote:

Had to do it all again... but she's working now. Good heat, nice and smooth, ready for fall.

So, what did you replace the 'seal' with?

Hoppe
2011 Dodge 1500 C'boy Caddy
2000 Jayco C 28' Ford chassis w V-10 E450
Doghouse 36' or so Trophy Classic TT

Posted By: eyeteeth on 09/20/11 08:09am

... a new 'seal'... [emoticon]

Posted By: Leeann on 09/20/11 02:41pm

eyeteeth wrote:

HOLY COW you should have seen the rust that came out of the burner WOW!

You couldn't even SEE the grooves in ours. The bf could feel them with the knife, though. Fortunately.

'73 Concord 20' Class A w/Dodge 440 - see profile for photo

Posted By: oldtrucker63 on 09/20/11 03:00pm

What are the grooves for anyway,.??

Posted By: Leeann on 09/20/11 03:13pm

Those are the burner channels. The gas runs in the channels (heavier than air). When you light it and look in the sight glass, you can see the flames running along those grooves.

Posted By: eyeteeth on 09/20/11 03:19pm

Really? They let the gas out to burn. Hence 'burner'. The burner is located inside the structure from your picture. Which is the burn chamber. Both are located inside your furnace. The burner heats up the burn chamber... the intake and exhaust for the burn chamber are to the outside of the RV. The furnace blower blows air over the heated burn chamber, and through any ducting in your RV to distribute heat.

Any help? Clear as mud?

Posted By: rehoppe on 09/20/11 04:49pm

eyeteeth wrote:

... a new 'seal'... [emoticon]

Just checking. [emoticon]

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