Hymerman
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Re: Chassis battery sulphur smell
naturist wrote: Those are signs of a battery that is being overcharged and/or is drying out. #1 step is to check that the water level is up where it is supposed to be. #2 step is to find out what voltage the charger is laying on it, both as the engine is running and as the shore power is plugged in and the engine is off. You will need a voltmeter for that. It is possible that the battery itself is shot. It is also possible that the charger(s) are bad. A voltmeter will tell you which it is. I had already added distilled water. Just checked on shore power: Leisure batteries getting 13.5V (pair of T125's) Chassis battery getting 13.5V and fizzing still (so again turned off the blade switch afterwards).413Views0likes0CommentsChassis battery sulphur smell
A week or so ago when parked on shore power at a campsite I noticed a bad smell coming from the front of the motorhome and popped the engine cover to smell sulphur and hear the chassis battery fizzing. Made me consider the shore power (Fleetwood Flair 2007 - I gather shore power also charges chassis battery) was over-charging the chassis battery (inteli power 9155). I disconnected the battery for a while (blade switch) and added some distilled water as one of the cells seemed low. Yesterday when I had been on the road for 9 hours I stopped and smelled the same smell - chassis battery stink and fizzing sounds - this after driving for around 5 hours. As the battery seems to be smelling and fizzing on both shore power and alternator - would you guys agree it is a battery problem, rather than the inteli-power or alternator?1.4KViews0likes9CommentsRe: Service in Nashville
booty51 wrote: Why didn't you go to a chevy dealership since all the work was chassis related and that is the make of your chassis. I bet the shop rate is $65 hr vs $125 hr at CW. And your diff seal would have been fixed. Sorry not ranting I just took mine to chevy last week. Agree - but I've had problems finding a Chevy dealership that can also handle the size of an RV - many have workshops/ramps that are too small.621Views0likes0CommentsRe: Service in Nashville
To pile-on the misery - I checked the air pressure in the front suspension air-bags a couple of days ago - one was zero and I couldn't get any air into it? I crawled underneath and found that when CW had replaced the swaybar bushings, they had crimped the air-hose leading to this airbag - the hose was routed next to the swaybar bushing bolt. It was very obvious, shows the lack of care and attention of CW "mechanics".619Views0likes0CommentsRe: Service in Nashville
Update - booked-in at Knoxville CW, explicitly discussed on the phone the differential oil leak (where the propshaft enters) and sent them a photo of it 10 days in advance, they said no problems. The job took 3 nights in a hotel rather than the agreed-upon 2, when I went to pick it up they had not even looked at the diff leak - said they couldn't do it - even though they said differently 10 days earlier. The service manager skulked away and hid, leaving me late to get to my meet-up in the Smoky Mountains and it clearly wasn't worth ranting at the employee. I asked if they had at least checked the diff oil, he said they had. That night I went under to check, the diff filler plug had not been touched in years. 4 days later when I came back to my RV (after sleeping in shelters on the AT) I had a flat tire - I had asked CW to install valve extenders on the back, clearly they did not do a very good job of it. I'm done with CW, this is my third bad experience in a row - I'm not picky, but not answering calls or returning messages or not doing what they said they would do (after clear emails with photos to confirm) across three different CWs (they installed the wrong leisure batteries in California for me, then got annoyed when I asked for the correct ones, the ones they had listed on the emails from me and their internal work-order) seems to show that the service departments have systemic problems in customer service - poor attitudes and poor delivery.619Views0likes0CommentsRe: Service in Nashville
Hymerman wrote: Thanks for the comments everyone - I have not been especially impressed at CW so was hoping to find somewhere else, but it looks like CW it is. CW Nashville experience: Phoned once - got bumped-around and onto a voicemail. Phoned twice - again bumped around and to voicemail Phoned third time (different day), bumped around, left a message on the voicemail to call me back. Phoned 4th time (2 days later) as hadn't had a call back - got put on hold, gave up after 14 minutes. I wouldn't rush to CW Nashville! I called CW Knoxville (as passing by after NV) - got to service straight away, guy who answered was sensible and competent and knew what he was talking about, am now booked-in there instead. That's been my experience with CW - highly variable.619Views0likes0CommentsService in Nashville
Hi, I am currently full-timing and will be in Nashville in a couple of weeks' time. I'd like to get some service work done on my Fleetwood Flair (Chevy P32 chassis, 7.4 liter) - tire rotations, front brakes, re-pack wheel bearings, differential oil, engine oil and so-on. Anyone recommend a good RV service shop in Nashville? All the service work is on the Chevy base vehicle. Thanks3.1KViews0likes14Comments
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