looking for owners of 2004-2005 Pace Arrows

[Jim_Bakker]

I'd like to make contact with others who own one of the new (2004, 2005) Pace Arrows so we can share experiences, problems, good things, etc.

[Lobstah]

Phelan,
Just curious...does your slide have "ears" at the top of the inside walls that come out after the slide has been retracted fully?...along with 2 LEDs that come on on the control panel when the slide is fully retracted and "locked"?

Jim

p.s. As for manual retract, there is a "tool" that goes on the end of the motor shaft and gets pinned, and allows you to use a 1//2" ratchet to retract the slide manually. I've never done it, but I had the adapters made by a friend, as mine were missing.

[Paul_Turpin]

Lets us know if the motors can be fixed.

Paul

[Phelangroovy]

The issue of slide locks has me intrigued, did a little searching and there seem to be different views on using additional lock bars with the slides. Do any members with PAs use slide lock bars?
Eddie

[Phelangroovy]

Hi Paul, thanks for the response, I bought the PA in Lazydays, Florida, took it for a shake out trip to LA and San Francisco then shipped it from Baltimore, 12K miles and 10 Glorious weeks later!! As you can imagine the warranty does not extend to Ireland.

It looks like I might have to buy the new motor. I might out of interest open up the old motor to see if I can figure how the break might work (a set of schematics would be very helpful). The one thing holding me back from dismantling the old is the fact that if I cannot get it back together I will have to try to retract the slideout manually and I do not know how difficult that will be.

Eddie

[Paul_Turpin]

Eddie

I got to ask, how did you get a P/A in Ireland?

I had the same problem under warranty (years ago) and I was told they do not work on them and ordered me a new motor. If the motor still works you can do what I had to do until I got the new motor. I made two bars from water pipe that can be screwed out to fit tight between the inside wall and slide out. I would lay the pipe on top of the slide out on heavy rags so they would not damage the slide out also so it would not come loose, roll off the top of the slide out and hit someone as you are driving down the road. If you are going to do this for a long time, they sell the slide out bars. I just had the water pipe laying around and it was only two week wait for a new motor.

Good luck

[Phelangroovy]

Hi Guys it is great to see that this thread is still going....just like the Pace arrows! although not so much now with petrol(gas) at €1.60/litre $4.60/US gallon here in Ireland.

Have any of the members had a problem with their slideout moving while travelling. My living room slide-out will not lock in place and can move up to 3-4 inches when I am driving, I have to stop every now and then and pull it back in. It has been like this since I bought the rig back in 2006, I have tried releasing and re-engaging the brake on the motor but it does no good, I do not think the brake is engaging. Do I have to buy a complete new motor or can I open up and adjust the brake, does anyone know how the brake works?

Any help/advice will be gratefully accepted as I have the rig in Ireland and it is probably the only one so I will have to do the work myself.

Regards

Eddie

[rag-ftw]

You might want to read the posts about fuses on page #84. When both of them go dead it leads me to think of a fuse problem rather than multiple relays.

Let us know what you find out!

[Paul_Turpin]

Also, if I remember right, I believe there was a reset button or a inline fuse at the converter.

[Lobstah]

It sounds as if at least part of your problem is with your converter. Mine (36D) is located under the drawers in the kitchen, mounted to the floor.
The charging of house batteries and chassis batteries is handled by the converter, which passes power to the battery control unit, which charges both battery functions, house and coach.
Sounds like there may be a couple of things going on. Are you certain you have power coming into the system? My breaker panel under my bathroom sink has a 50amp main breaker in the center. Should have 3 connections...2 black and 1 white. You should be able to measure with a voltmeter set to AC, 120v from either black wire to the center white wire.
The converter is also on a GFI-protected plug/circuit in my 36D, so if the GFI gets tripped, it will shut the converted down and all of your batteries will eventually drain.
The only time I've seen "no power" on my Energy System control panel was when I had a loose neutral connection in that same breaker panel under the bathroom sink that the main 50amp breaker is in.

Let me know what you find...or if you have any questions about anything I've posted here in the reply.

Jimb

[seatec]

Sorry for the probable repost but the search fucntion on this board has me baffled.

I have 2006 Pace arrow 37c. For some time i have had issues wiht the main and coach battery staying charged while on shore power. recently all my batteries are completely dead and now i dont even show power on the smart power panerl. i reset the breakers under the batchroom synch and checked the fuses thear are in the outside compartment next to the main entanbce door. i am certain i have power going to the coach. what else can i check? thank you

[Lobstah]

rolnhome wrote:
Oops thought you were in CA. Nevermind

No worries 🙂 Hard to keep track of where everyone on these forums are 😉

Jim

[rolnhome]

Oops thought you were in CA. Nevermind

[Lobstah]

ROln,
I'm near Boston. I don't think the guy from Oregon is going to stop by Boston on his way home.
Helluva trip if he does.

Jim

[Paul_Turpin]

I just took my old detector to the RV parts store and they matched up the wires to the old one. Don't remember the name of the detector.

[Jim_Bakker]

Subject: replacement Propane Detector

I get false alarms from my propane detector. If vacuuming it doesn't stop them I guess replacement will be necessary. CCI Controls is apparently out of business. If you have replaced your detector, what did you replace it with and where did you purchase it?