Breakdown Information
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RV Fleetwood Discovery
330 Cat, Allison 6Speed
Miles:4,000
Year:2003
Break Down Description: Loss of electrical power.
Effect:Loss of transmission shifting and all gauges
Outcome: Repaired by Freightliner Lancaster, Pa
Was on my first long distance trip with my 1st RV from NJ to Reno Air Races, left NJ at 0 dark 30 and got to Harrisburg, Pa and noticed my alt gauge well below normal, and then immediately got the alt light on the dash, pulled off at next exit got to the toll booth and the trans wouldn't shiftdown out of 6th. Rolled out from the booth in 6th, and added pedal very, very slowly until I could find a place to park. Stopped there and called freightliner Harrisburg, they said it would take a couple of days till they could get to it, they reccomnded I call Freightliner Lancaster, Pa (40 miles away). Lancaster said they could deal with it on second shift after 5pm. It was 2 pm now. I started the Gennie and thought to try to put a charge on the batteries, so I would have shifting, and low and behold, I found out an RV secret (at least to me) that the engine would run fine with the Gennie on as well as shift. Drove the 40 miles with my Gennie on and got there about 3pm. The Freightliner folks finally got to my Rig about 7:30pm and replaced a bad alternator and were done by 11pm. They let me park for the night in their lot and took off at 6am.
It has beeen working fine ever since.
330 Cat, Allison 6Speed
Miles:4,000
Year:2003
Break Down Description: Loss of electrical power.
Effect:Loss of transmission shifting and all gauges
Outcome: Repaired by Freightliner Lancaster, Pa
Was on my first long distance trip with my 1st RV from NJ to Reno Air Races, left NJ at 0 dark 30 and got to Harrisburg, Pa and noticed my alt gauge well below normal, and then immediately got the alt light on the dash, pulled off at next exit got to the toll booth and the trans wouldn't shiftdown out of 6th. Rolled out from the booth in 6th, and added pedal very, very slowly until I could find a place to park. Stopped there and called freightliner Harrisburg, they said it would take a couple of days till they could get to it, they reccomnded I call Freightliner Lancaster, Pa (40 miles away). Lancaster said they could deal with it on second shift after 5pm. It was 2 pm now. I started the Gennie and thought to try to put a charge on the batteries, so I would have shifting, and low and behold, I found out an RV secret (at least to me) that the engine would run fine with the Gennie on as well as shift. Drove the 40 miles with my Gennie on and got there about 3pm. The Freightliner folks finally got to my Rig about 7:30pm and replaced a bad alternator and were done by 11pm. They let me park for the night in their lot and took off at 6am.
It has beeen working fine ever since.
