A case for maintenance

[popeye766]

Its a known fact that if your gasser MH and I guess DP too quits/stalls/ YOU are SOL..why? because you have NO brakes or steering instantly.....my wife don't know this....
WOW, descending a mountain, city traffic, climbing 6%...A good case for preventive maintenance.... ..
Ive been stalled twice in bad city traffic....once in Reno NV, and the other in San Antonio,Tx.....both times things I could not for see....in tank fuel pump, and leaking exhaust manifolds burning up my plug wires.....
I take maintenance seriously.........

[popeye766]

I don't know your point .......but Ill tell this...I sure as h*86 know who's responsible to answer your curt question........

[wny_pat1]

I want to know just what your wife has to do with this. Was she driving when these events happened. If you are the driver, you are responsible, not your wife!

[rgatijnet1]

popeye766 wrote:
Its a known fact that if your gasser MH and I guess DP too quits/stalls/ YOU are SOL..why? because you have NO brakes or steering instantly.....my wife don't know this....
WOW, descending a mountain, city traffic, climbing 6%...A good case for preventive maintenance.... ..
Ive been stalled twice in bad city traffic....once in Reno NV, and the other in San Antonio,Tx.....both times things I could not for see....in tank fuel pump, and leaking exhaust manifolds burning up my plug wires.....
I take maintenance seriously.........

All it takes for this to happen is for the serpentine belt to fail. Fortunately I have a Workhorse chassis so my electric brakes kicks in and I have full braking capacity. The steering does get tough and naturally you lose your engine cooling so you do want to pull over soon. My advice is to use a good belt brand, like Gates, and forget about trying to save a few bucks on your belt.

[Clay_L]

On my Workhorse chassis there is an electrically operated pump that kicks in and keeps the brakes going if the engine dies.

However that doesn't mean maintenance should be neglected.

[wa8yxm]

On the hydroboost system I have if the engine stalls and power steering fluid is not flowing in the lines.. An electric pump kicks in to provide brake boost.

Steering... Well I grew up with "Power steering by Armstrong" (If your arm is strong....). so that does not bother me much either, also not needed when rolling.

[Koop]

You won't lose brakes on an ABS equipped gasser. The pump is electrically operated.

[Mr_Mark1]

We've never lost power but I can only imagine trying to steer a 40,000 lb. coach without power steering. Air brakes will lock up without air so we should stop pretty fast. When leveling with the hydraulic level legs, I can turn the steering wheel easily to adjust the steering wheel table. If I level on the air bags, the steering wheel is WAY too hard to turn.

If the vehicle is rolling with no engine power, I would think I might have some steering, but if it stops, we are not turning that wheel.

MM.

[havasu]

I did it once - pulling off to get gas, down a slight ramp straight towards the line of fuel pumps. No steering and no brakes - oh crap!

I literally stood out of my seat on the brakes.

[RFCN2]

A major reason why air brakes are a superior system by far. Loose power, you stop.

[popeye766]

Crasster..
LOLOLOL...boy, you better believe it...eng stops..you have nothing as its all run by belts on the eng...4 wheel discs...you couldn't possibly push hard enough, steering , forget it....

[crasster]

But if you lose all power & brakes going down a 6% for miles, you'll at least get to see the brightest white you ever have in your life. All you'd have to do is look at your knuckles. 🙂

I agree, maint is incredibly important. These things are heavy, somewhat tough to manuver, and really should be in great condition on the road.

[Gale_Hawkins]

Good point. This is the reason loosing the engine or transmission can be deadly going down a mountain.

[Dutch_12078]

Well, you don't exactly lose the brakes and steering entirely, but they do require significantly more muscle to operate when the power assist systems fail.