rcarpe06 wrote:
Effy wrote:
A few questions:
Was it hotter on the return trip?
Where is your genset located on your coach?
Were you in some traffic or not moving as fast creating airflow?
What time of the day?
-yes, it was 90 degrees most of the way home.....it was only in the 70's going down most of the way, getting into low 80's by the time we got to Florida
-genset is right behind the left front wheel....not too far from the engine
-the first time it cut off was when we stopped at a rest area for a few minutes....but there were a couple of times it cut off while going 65 steady down the road
-it was around noon the first time it cut off.....usually fine both mornings and didn't have the problems until the afternoon both days
Then I would say almost certainly it was the self protection overheat shutdown. Yours is located exactly where mine was, right behind the engine and exhaust manifold. So you get engine heat, Gen heat and road heat instead of cool air and no place for the heat to escape. Mine was so bad that the bin door was showing signs of melting on the inside and the wiring was being compromised. That's what convinced Thor to pay for the installed vented door and also paid to re-run and relocate the wires. They were catching a lot of heat too. PM if you want pics. The vented door on the gen bin seems to have fixed my problem. The forward half of the door has forward facing vents to let cool outside air in, the rear half has vents facing the other way to let hot air pass out. Good airflow. Even if you are stuck in traffic and not moving it at least lets the hot air escape instead of trapping it in the bin. Last year coming back up 95 got stuck in traffic and was in the 90's. It didn't shut down on me. Same scenario the year before it did. You may be able to find a standard vented bin door somewhere. Good luck and I hope you can work it out. Shame we have to resort to this stuff.
