My Jamboree Build

Its_Hondo wrote:

scroller95969 wrote:
Interesting on the misting system. I have the same motorhome you have. The only difference is mine is a Tioga otherwise I wouldn't be able to tell them apart. I have had overheating issues since I bought it used while towing long grades in 80+ degree weather. I have replaced the thermostat, fan clutch and flushed the radiator and nothing has helped. Have been thinking about replacing the radiator to see if that would fix it however infared heat gun seems to show no cold spots in the radiator. I also bought a mister system from a retailer but didn't mount it because I couldn't find a suitable location to mount the tank where I could fill it and drain it easily. Have been thinking about making my own mister system and tie it into the fresh water tank. What did your mister system use as a water supply and how was it activated? Thanks, Jeff.

He had the mister system tied into the fresh water tank and had a separate switch in the driver's area to turn on the water pump. I haven't figured out how he plumbed it from the tank, but there is an extra valve by the pump and I think that allows you to turn on the water.

If I was you I would look into a higher capacity radiator and twin or large single electric cooling fans. If I run into cooling issues towing then that's the direction I will be taking.

My 2007 Avalanche (5.3 Vortec) never get's too hot and I've towed with it in some very hot weather in the mountains. You can hear the factory electric cooling fan kick on while climbing the steep Colorado grades but the temps remain around 180F.

Thanks for the reply. Let me know when you figure out how he plumbed into the water system. I'm assuming the pump is under the rear dinette seat like mine is? Also is that an electric heater mounted at the base of the bed?