chrisnjackie
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We were 75 miles into our first trip in new MH when the low coolant indicator came on. Luckily we were only a few miles from rest area. Since we were newbies, called RV dealer for help. Tech told me I could keep going but keep eye on temp gauge. Luckily I went to back of unit to take a look before moving on because radiator fluid was spewing out. At that point, I called CoachNet and they had a rep from Freightliner contact me. He sent out a mobile unit within 90 minutes. A split in the radiator hose was found and changed out. Unfortunately, the mobile unit had no coolant but I was only a few miles from an auto parts store. Got there 10 minutes before closing and told the clerk I needed 9 gallons of coolant for an RV. Back to the RV with the antifreeze only to find out that I didn't get radiator coolant, but was sold winterizing fluid for the plumbing system. In the end he used water and got us on our way. It took us 7 hours to go 200 mile, not a very fun inaugural ride. Luckily, a very relaxing 4 days at the campground tempered my desire to get rid of the RV.586Views0likes0Comments
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