Yahoo Message Number: 12887 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12887)
Visited with the Rick at Desert West regarding the experiments on the 2005 coach. The one item that appeared to do the most good was the flap below the radiator. Had one installed on mine, $90 labor and $90 for flap. It is an after market standard one used on other manufactures coaches. They installed it in about a foot from the outside edge directly below the radiator. It is about five feet long and six inches high. It will be a few months before we leave and climb hills to test it. John
2002 Allure
#30702
Yahoo Message Number: 12893 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12893)
John, could you post a picture of this flap? Thanks, Dale
Yahoo Message Number: 12926 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12926)
Re: Engine overheating: an idea that I'm thinking of trying.
1. Remove mudflap. Cut 4 inches off top. Mark flap as such: Draw a line 3/4 of an inch above the top of the Country Coach emblem at least 30 inches each side of center. From each edge, mark 17&3/4 inches. Use this mark as the center of the hole. Now drill a 1&1/2 inch hole, using a hole saw. Move in another 10&1/2 inches to the center of the next hole and drill another 1&1/2 inch hole. Now from that center measure another 5&1/2 inches and drill the last hole. This should give two 12 inch cutouts in each side and one 24 inch cutout in the center. Now, using a saber saw, cut from the outside edge of the 1& 1/2 inch holes to remove the cutouts. Reattach the angle iron and then replace the mudflap on the coach.
2. Using the remaining 4 inch piece. Purchase one piece of 1& 1/2 X 1 & 1/2 angle iron and one piece of 1 inch flat stock, each 6 feet long. Fasten the 4 inch mud flap material between the two. Now fasten the new flap about 1 foot from the outer edge of the coach under the radiator, running from front to rear.
What do you think people? Will it work or is it a waste of time? All ideas and comments greatly appreciated. Thanks, John, (Countryjrc)for the ideas.
Dr Stan
2002 Intrigue #11471
02 Malibu toad
Yahoo Message Number: 12928 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12928)
-Hi Dr Stan,
Great idea - using a portion of the rear mud flap to add a dust spoiler and cooling enhancer to the radiator. You get this benefit plus reduction in the pressure buildup under the engine area due to the rear flap. A drawing of this might be worth a thousnad words.
Fred Kovol
Country-Coach-Owners@yahoogroups.com (Country-Coach-Owners@yahoogroups.com), Nila Combs wrote:
line 3/4 of an inch above the top of the Country Coach emblem at least 30 inches each side of center. From each edge, mark 17&3/4 inches.
Use this mark as the center of the hole. Now drill a 1&1/2 inch hole, using a hole saw. Move in another 10&1/2 inches to the center of the next hole and drill another 1&1/2 inch hole. Now from that center measure another 5&1/2 inches and drill the last hole. This should give two 12 inch cutouts in each side and one 24 inch cutout in the center. Now, using a saber saw, cut from the outside edge of the 1& 1/2 inch holes to remove the cutouts. Reattach the angle iron and then replace the mudflap on the coach.
X 1 & 1/2 angle iron and one piece of 1 inch flat stock, each 6 feet long. Fasten the 4 inch mud flap material between the two. Now fasten the new flap about 1 foot from the outer edge of the coach under the radiator, running from front to rear.
All ideas and comments greatly appreciated. Thanks, John, (Countryjrc)for the ideas.
Yahoo Message Number: 12933 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12933)
I have a 1990 Country Coach Sedona, and I just replaced the large mud flap and mine is notched out on both sides on the top about 18"to 20" so it clears the exhaust pipe on the one side.and then just hangs down. I've enclosed a couple pictures I hope that helps a little. I've never had any problems with overheating,I have a CAT 3208 Turbo and I know that you've been talking about Cummins engines and newer models Coaches so maybe there in a different's between the to but I thought I throw my two cents worth in.....
Mike
1990 Sedona #4691
Yahoo Message Number: 12935 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12935)
Hi Mike
All advice is welcome and appreciated in this forum regardless of the age of the coach, so thanks very much for your input and don't apologize that your CC is a 1990. If I could have afforded a CC in the early 90s I certainly would have had one! But no such luck for us at that time.
We'll be getting our first Cat engine in a few weeks now, and this will certainly give me something to think about when I learn how things are going.
Thanks again.
Tom
05 Magna on the way.
Yahoo Message Number: 12937 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12937)
Dr Stan
I find your problem interesting as I have CC# 11587 and my engine has trouble heating up. From Minnesota to Oregon I might have seen 185 deg a couple of times. They replaced something "air sensor" or something like that then it worked good for awhile. Now after leaving Junction City heading for CA it didn't start heating till I got to the mountains. Then it would work fine 185-196-185. I don't know if that is normal. It seems to need a load to get it up to 185 then it starts working.
Gordon H
CC#11587 400hp ISL Cummins