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1st service

Yahoo Message Number: 112905
Hi Gang;

I will be bringing my new to me Coach in for its first chassis service next week. I will be getting an oil change on C-12 and on Genset. Fuel filters, oil filters. Check air filters. Check all fluids. Grease chassis, Check and service PTO, and air dryer. Check brakes, batteries, aqua-hot, service the A/C's. The coach was well maintained by previous owner. I am not a full timer at this point, and only put about 6000 miles a year on the coach. Any service recommendations would be appreciated.

Dave 04 Intrigue Ovation 11793

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Yahoo Message Number: 112910
Dave, if you have at least a few thousand miles on this oil, have them pull and Oil Analysis. If all looks good, you can then go every other year with your low miles per year. But it could let you know if you have something going on ahead of time:)!

Most good shops, will also:
-Test your coolant
-Test your HydroHot fluids

If you don't know the last time the Hydraulic Fluid filter was changed, or the fluid it self, a good time to get this onto a new baseline too.

Might also have them check the wheel hub's too.

Not sure if this shop does this, but if the roof AC's have not been cleaned and service recently, Good to keep them on a regular cycle to.

That's what I have for you, will follow the thread to see other tips too...

Best to you,
Smitty
04 Allure 31017
04 Allure Sold to a nice new owner! Now enjoying a 07 Magna Rembrandt 45' ISX600 #6775
"We're ONDROAD for THEJRNY!" (Toad and Coach license plates, say Hi if you see us!)

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Yahoo Message Number: 112911
Dave, many coaches are used in warm climates and the Aqua Hot furnace doesn't get much use so I would recommend running your Aqua Hot furnace and let it circulate through all of the registers, you may find a discoloration in the boiler fluid. Some severe cases it will be a thick muddy fluid and I would recommend flushing the entire system with distilled water until clear and then add your boiler fluid. Just my opinion....

Dennis '09 Allure 470

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Yahoo Message Number: 112912
My 2004 Allure had 4 non=grease fittings on the front end. Might have been two. It was a while ago. Anyway in order to get the grease in there initially the manufacturer installed regular grease fittings. Someone along the way was supposed to remove the grease fittings and install blind fittings that would not pass grease. The problem is that the greaseless fittings held the grease in with O rings and if you push grease in it will push out the O rings making it difficult to keep grease in these joints in the future. On my 2004 Allure I was never sure so I would always give the tech doing the grease jog a copy of the page in my owners manual that mentioned them and showed where they are. Even if they were originally replaced with blind fittings there is no guarantee that someone didn’t put open grease fittings in when they couldn’t get them to pass grease. I actually never came across a tech that was aware of the situation. Just be aware.  Don SeagerFormer CC Owner  Sent from Mail for Windows 10 
 

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Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 112913
Inspect tires for damage, need to replace.
Inspect slide toppers for condition of seam stitching.

Lee