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Repairs

Yahoo Message Number: 13880
Our '98 Intrigue (49K miles) was in the shop this week. Losing coolant (leaky radiator rebuild), flickering voltmeter (rebuilt alternator) and hydraulic fluid/filter change = $3,300.85 .
A major part of the cost was removal/re-installation of the Intrigue's side radiator 'cause of its proximity to the hydraulic fan.
I'm just glad that the coolant loss was caused by a leaky radiator ... not an engine problem ... and that the intermittent alternator problem made itself obvious on the test bench.

I also had the shop check the condition of the fuel line, as suggested by the timely message someone posted several days ago. The fuel line is OK.
And I had them check the condition of the power steering hose fittings, since a fitting on a friend's coach gave way (salt corrosion) in front of his house, delaying the start of a trip and resulting in a tow to a repair garage.

I hate to pay for repairs, of course, but when the shop finds a definite cause for the problem, it softens the blow. 'Cause I hate the "it only happens on Tuesdays" type of problem even more.

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

Re: Repairs

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 13944
Dick

Your repair issues reminded me that if anyone has a flickering oil pressure gauge problem, it is probably the sending unit. My original went out at about 40K miles and a Cummins dealer installed an after market part that failed after a few thousand miles. CC told me that the sending unit has to be the same brand as the oil pressure gauge.
Gene

--- Dick Campagna campagna@...> wrote:

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Our '98 Intrigue (49K miles) was in the shop this > week. Losing coolant

(leaky radiator rebuild), flickering voltmeter > (rebuilt alternator) and

hydraulic fluid/filter change = $3,300.85 .

A major part of the cost was removal/re-installation > of the Intrigue's side

radiator 'cause of its proximity to the hydraulic > fan.

I'm just glad that the coolant loss was caused by a > leaky radiator ... not

an engine problem ... and that the intermittent > alternator problem made

itself obvious on the test bench.

I also had the shop check the condition of the fuel > line, as suggested by

the timely message someone posted several days ago.
The fuel line is OK.

And I had them check the condition of the power > steering hose fittings,

since a fitting on a friend's coach gave way (salt > corrosion) in front of

his house, delaying the start of a trip and > resulting in a tow to a repair
garage.

I hate to pay for repairs, of course, but when the > shop finds a definite

cause for the problem, it softens the blow. 'Cause > I hate the "it only

happens on Tuesdays" type of problem even more.

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

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Repairs

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 47194
Just thought I would pass along that I had some repairs done by Kevin and had some great results. Very attentive and willing to help.

K&M Mobile R.V. Repair LLC
95430 Noraton Rd.

Junction City, OR. 97448

Phone: 541-953-6162

Email: kvn.wt.7629@...
Matthew Schoenberg
08 Magna #6894