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Ocean_Mist
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Jun 26, 2017

New 06' Executive Owners... Ride Home

Spent about 1 hour looking over the coach and proceeded with the purchase. Drove home over 2 days, and although had a few issues, it was a great, safe and memorable ride. What a Coach...!

The seller was gracious and we had a fun time learning about our new coach.

Aqua-hot is low on is it Boiler fluid? and I forgot to ask how it works.

The Seller was not very handy and usually pays for everything to be done, which is fine. I am more detailed, and now the fun starts...

I did here some metallic noise going over bumps at low speed. I think it may be the rubber bushings and the rubber in between shock absorber where they attach to the frame...?

It does porpoise a bit on dips at high speed.

When i raise the TAG, It does not lift off the ground is that normal?

The steering seems loose, and requires a lot of correction. And, when an 18 wheeler passes me on the left, my Rig pushes to the right and I have to correct to the left but the steering is loos and so i have to correct again because it goes to far left. It doesn't feel like it's accurate. It's like loose. I understand it's an RV, but what are normal steering issues that i can repair/replace to make steering and chassis like new again?

I notice that while steering, it is hard to keep her centered as she wanders left then i have to correct right. This is constantly, and requires to much attention to drive. What items can I have Source engineering do to correct these issues? I mean i see that Source has 8 Airbag Ride Enhancement kit, I wonder if they have a 10 airbag Kit...?

When i use the remote to lock the bays, i hear them click, but only a few lock...

The seller neglected to tell me that the tile behind the chair was cracked. I can only imagine it was when someone activated slide without checking if passenger chair was too close. There is tape covering the area, which i did not see until my road trip.

I would like to address these issues and more. Below are some ideas I'd like to do. Can you take a look and offer suggestions...?

1. I Will see if I can pressure wash the entire underside of coach to see about any leaks.

2. Gently spray greaser on engine and generator and rinse with hose. No Pressure water there...

3. Contact Source Engineering for replacing all shocks and ask about Ride enhancement Kit. anyone use Source?

4. Anyone upgrade their bushings?

5. I can feel the bedroom is hot when we stop. Anyone have a link to those fans that remove engine heat?

6. Any other things Inherent or I should be aware of?

55 Replies

  • joraz wrote:
    Aqua-hot is low on is it Boiler fluid? and I forgot to ask how it works.


    We had Aqua Hot on one or our rigs. It just used standard anti-freeze coolant.
    jor


    Our Aqua Hot used 'Boiler Fluid' that was red in color.

    Ocean, make sure and use the correct fluid as yours may use anti-freeze like joraz's.

    Your Aqua Hot may very well have two electric elements that you can use to heat the water. The Aqua Hot (electric elements) can also be used to heat the coach if it's not too cold outside, maybe down to the low 40's, otherwise, you will have to kick on the diesel burner.

    If the exhaust is really smoky/smelly, you probably need to have it serviced. The Aqua Hot will have a little exhaust smell but shouldn't smoke while running, it will probably have a little puff of smoke on start-up.

    MM.
  • Aqua-hot is low on is it Boiler fluid? and I forgot to ask how it works.


    We had Aqua Hot on one or our rigs. It just used standard anti-freeze coolant.
    jor
  • You may not have enough pressure in the Tag, too little light front and over steer.

    LEN
  • Load it for travel get the wheel weights for each wheel or at least each axle. Then set tire air pressure to the axle or wheel weights then take it for another ride and see if it handles different. You should also do this before having the alignment work done.
  • Ocean,

    I would get a three axle alignment done first before adding additional parts. I think the steering 'correction' problem could be related to the alignment. I'm not a mechanic but I've seen this talked about many times on this site.

    You might need to have the Aqua Hot serviced and checked out. The unit might need to be blown out and the nozzle replaced along with the fuel filter, etc.

    If you 'wet' the engine area, try your best not to get the alternators wet.

    I don't think fans in the engine area will make one bit of difference to remove heat. You've got a big-honking 600hp engine that puts out a lot of heat. You could maybe open the engine door when you park to dissipate the heat faster. I think the hot bedroom is normal. You can inspect the insulation in the engine area to see if it's there but we had the same issue with our Dynasty which I didn't see as a problem.

    Our tag axle on the Dynasty would come all the way off of the ground. Make sure you are on level ground when you test it. It could be that it might need adjustment.

    You can also check the dates on the airbags as they can age out.

    The bay door locks might need to be sprayed with WD40. If your locks were like our Dynasty, you can take off the cover that is inside bay door and see how they operate.

    Good luck,
    MM.