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Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Yahoo Message Number: 868
We have a 2002 Intrigue with the hurricane heater option.
The exhaust pipe runs from the heater across the bottom of the coach and lets the fumes out on the driver's side.
The two brackets holding this long exhaust pipe broke. Called CC and was advised that the exhausts are now routed through a shorter pipe exiting on the passenger side.

I ordered and received a conversion kit which I intend to install myself as soon as the rain eases. No instructions in the kit so I will have to wing it.

Has anyone here installed the modified exhaust? Any tips or suggestions would be welcome.

Thanks, David

Re: Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 870
David, I suggest you go to a dealer and take a look. My '02 Intrigue #11427 has the exhaust just in front of the pax side tire. It is not hard to retrofit, it just takes an "L" shaped piece of metal that one side is screwed to the frame of the coach with the other side pointed down. Then a regular muffler hanger clamp is run around the pipe and through a hole in the bracket. BTW I managed to bend up the pipe pretty good. A muffler shop in Junction City makes the pipes for CC so I went there for a replacement. They made me a new one for $15 and I replaced it myself. Any questions e-mail me.

Don
'02 Intrigue #11427

Re: Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 885
David,

be sure to check that the pipe extends beyond the sidewall of the RV when you're finished. If the pipe is too short, fumes may accumulate under your coach and find a way inside the coach. While this is not a big problem when your heater is on while you drive, it could have deadly consequences when you're in a campground or parking lot with RVs, trucks, or whatever else around you that keep the wind from blowing the fumes away from under your coach.

Safe travels !
Jeff

"pepperbush2002" F102508@...> wrote: option.

The exhaust pipe runs from the heater across the bottom of the coach and lets the fumes out on the driver's side.

The two brackets holding this long exhaust pipe broke.
Called CC and was advised that the exhausts are now routed through a shorter pipe exiting on the passenger side.

I ordered and received a conversion kit which I intend to install myself as soon as the rain eases. No instructions in the kit so I will have to wing it. >>

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Re: Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 886
Jeff,

A good tip. If the weather holds I will attempt to fix tomorrow and will take care when positioning the pipe.
David

Re: Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 890
My 2001 Intrigue # 11262 had to have the exhaust pipe and muffler re-installed and had it done on the Starboard side ( passenger side). I much prefer it that way as it no longer runs all the way across the under side of the coach to be hung up on weeds (possibility of starting a fire) rocks and other obstructions ( being ripped off as mine was) and now only has one bracket instead of three to worry about being rusted out or bent or broken.
Another advantage that I noted was that it no longer exits the pipe almost directly below the heads of persons sleeping in the rear bedroom. Had I not HAD to replace it, I probably would have done so anyway to the other side as an addon improvement by myself (Like adding shelves in the overhead storage compartments as well as the lower bins). I think what your doing is an improvement and suspect you'll not have any problems if you are limber enough to crawl under the coach and have any mechanical ability at all, which I suspect you have being an RV owner. Good luck and Let me know how it turns out. Ron at bodie6413@...

Re: Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 891
My 2001 Intrigue # 11262 had to have the exhaust pipe and muffler re-installed and had it done on the Starboard side ( passenger side). I much prefer it that way as it no longer runs all the way across the under side of the coach to be hung up on weeds (possibility of starting a fire) rocks and other obstructions ( being ripped off as mine was) and now only has one bracket instead of three to worry about being rusted out or bent or broken.
Another advantage that I noted was that it no longer exits the pipe almost directly below the heads of persons sleeping in the rear bedroom. Had I not HAD to replace it, I probably would have done so anyway to the other side as an addon improvement by myself (Like adding shelves in the overhead storage compartments as well as the lower bins). I think what your doing is an improvement and suspect you'll not have any problems if you are limber enough to crawl under the coach and have any mechanical ability at all, which I suspect you have being an RV owner. Good luck and Let me know how it turns out. Ron at bodie6413@...

Re: Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1363
I just love revisiting old topics! After a short (20 mile) trip I noticed that my Hurricane exhaust was hanging very low. The clamp that holds the exhaust pipe to the heater (or is supposed to) let go.
The muffler and pipe were flopping around hanging by the one remaining clamp. No damage done.... whew!

Has anyone seen this happen? Is there a reto-fit solution to having the weight of the pipe and muffler pulling against this vertical connection?

Dick May

2002 Intrigue, #11438
Member: CCI, FMCA
Dick May
2002 Intrigue, #11438, towing a
2014 Jeep Gr Cherokee ecoDiesel

Re: Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1364
I just love revisiting old topics! After a short (20 mile) trip I noticed that my Hurricane exhaust was hanging very low. The clamp that holds the exhaust pipe to the heater (or is supposed to) let go.
The muffler and pipe were flopping around hanging by the one remaining clamp. No damage done.... whew!

Has anyone seen this happen? Is there a reto-fit solution to having the weight of the pipe and muffler pulling against this vertical connection?

Dick May

2002 Intrigue, #11438
Member: CCI, FMCA
Dick May
2002 Intrigue, #11438, towing a
2014 Jeep Gr Cherokee ecoDiesel

Re: Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1366
Yep! 2 of us had the same problem on the same day! One coach had been sitting still for several months, the other sat for a couple days.... We did inform CC (Kevin & Doug), and heard of others, but so far no recall... appears they need a second holder bracket as they depend on the connection to the exhaust port only and with a single clamp. Some with long pipes going to other side of coach were told to replace with shorter pipe to curb side, but both of ours had the shorter pipes from the factory. Both are Intriques, mine a 2001 and Dave's 2002, so no change over a model year. Dave fashioned a bracket to go completely under muffler and installed on both coaches... If they would have come loose while underway it could have taken out a dual tire and/or part of coach...
John Perkins

2001 Intrique #11310

Re: Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Reply #9 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1367
Hi Dick, Surprised to hear you had a problem with your 2002 muffler and pipe.

Mine was the older style, the long exhaust pipe that went to the drivers side of the coach. When it fell on the ground without warning I elected to go to the new short pipe and obtained parts from CC for the retrofit. (I had to pay for them)

This was three months ago and at that time there were no clear written instructions or drawings to explain exactly how to install the brackets and pipe. I talked to CC and that helped, but in the end I used my imagination and installed two brackets down stream from the muffler.

Both brackets are held to the coach by bolts that pass through the floor of the HH bay. I had to drill holes to do this.

So my muffler and pipe are now secured in three places. A clamp on the elbow where it connects to the heater unit, and the two other brackets.

After 1000 miles on the road and several hours running the Hurricane, the assembly is still in place and solid.

After I had completed my retrofit I read a message by another owner who had made the change. He recommended cutting a slot in the elbow where it joins with the HH so that the clamp can really squeeze the elbow onto the pipe coming out of the heater. Seems like a good idea and if mine ever falls off again I will do that.

David
2000 Intrigue 11062

Re: Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Reply #10 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1381
yes, the exhaust pipe on mine came loose- no damage. On mine, opening the furnace bay door will hit the exhaust pipe end if it's coming loose.

I resecured it but the clamp didn't feel right for the job.

rob roper

02 intrigue 11379
 

Re: Hurricane heater exhaust pipe

Reply #11 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1399
Funny you should mention this...two of us are here in JC getting CC to fix this problem...three times it has happened to us. We'll let you know what the fix is! We were sightseeing around this area on Monday while our coach is being serviced and were in a rest area near Eugene when we spotted an Intrigue pulling into the rest stop. We watched as the driver got out and was looking under his coach near the area of the exhaust on ours, so my husband went over to see if he was having the same problems...funny thing! He was amazed to see someone come to his aid who knew what was the problem...we even had our rubber mallet in the Jeep to help bang it back into place! He's now in here with us!
Jan McNeill

Intrigue 2001 #11320