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Yahoo Message Number: 6347
From: rjacksic@...>

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Hi this weekend my wife had a close call when the power steering pump

shaft

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sheared (snip)
Was power steering fluid level low?

(snip) > If you haven't had the experience I hope you don't as with
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all of the problems we have had with this coach CC never seems to have

heard of

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it before.
They've never heard of your *coach?* Or a power steering pump shaft failure?

Dick (& Geri) Campagna
'98 36' Intrigue #10571
Mfr: 11/97

Re: PS pump shaft failure; was Re: [Country-Coach-Owners] (no subje

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Yahoo Message Number: 6427
My fingers would wear out if I typed all the problems that we have had, the usual reply was they never heard of that problem, they have never notifyed us of any problem that they do know about, they prefer to wait until we complain, in some cases i would prefer to fix it before the problem occurs on the road but that never happens.
Rich Jacksic 1998 intrigue

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Yahoo Message Number: 6454
I have what is probably a very basic question to all you experts out there. How long should the coach maintain adequate power while in storage and not connected to power? I have AGM's and have searched the books for an anwser so I could avoid asking this stupid question. There is no refrigeration, heat, fan, light, etc running.
Doug Allure 03 30929

No Power to Coach in Storage - Battery

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Yahoo Message Number: 6455
Hi Doug,

Consider this. If the batteries are fully charged and both disconnects set to Off, the only load should be the engine ECM, so the batteries should only discharge from the ECM load (very small load) and internal battery discharge. Should be OK for 5 mos. I would have an external method to watch the batteries voltage so if for some reason either goes below 12.45 vdc (75%), a recharge should be done. Battery life (recharge cycles) is directly proportional to percent discharged; 12.
45 vdc is 50% and if all possible don't let the voltage get below this value, otherwise battery life shortens up. Also, consider checking electrolyte level after fully charge - should be between 0.5 and 1.0 inches above the plates. I use a small diameter clear plastic hose to check the level (insert hose to touch plates, but thumb or finger on end of hose and withdraw it). A solar array and controller would assure a charged condition being maintained.
Fred Kovol

drosenberg@o...> wrote:

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I have what is probably a very basic question to all you experts out
there. How long should the coach maintain adequate power while in storage and not connected to power? I have AGM's and have searched the books for an anwser so I could avoid asking this stupid question.
There is no refrigeration, heat, fan, light, etc running.

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Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6458
Not a stupid question. I am assuming you have switched the main disconnects off so there is absolutely no drain at all on the batteries. You should be able to go several months.

Of course your batteries will do much better if you charge them monthly.

Dan & Ann D.

1998 Allure #30180

Quote from: Doug Rosenberg
> I have what is probably a very basic question to all you experts
out there. How long should the coach maintain adequate power while in storage and not connected to power? I have AGM's and have searched the books for an anwser so I could avoid asking this stupid question. There is no refrigeration, heat, fan, light, etc running.

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Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 6459
Just to expand on my comment, I looked at the set up of the disconnects and don't see how there could be any load when they are off. But if there is a question about this, you can always disconnect the positive terminal cable. In my coach, that's very easy to do. But the batteries will still go down about 1 percent per day, hence my 50% recommendation.

Dan

1998 Allure #30180

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Not a stupid question. I am assuming you have switched the main > disconnects off so there is absolutely no drain at all on the > batteries. You should be able to go several months.

Of course your batteries will do much better if you charge them > monthly.

Dan & Ann D.

1998 Allure #30180

[quote author=Doug Rosenberg"

> I have what is probably a very basic question to all you experts > out there. How long should the coach maintain adequate power

while

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in storage and not connected to power? I have AGM's and have > searched the books for an anwser so I could avoid asking this

stupid

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question. There is no refrigeration, heat, fan, light, etc

running.