Chargerman

Well, finished up the painting. Ugh. Just have the fan assy to clean up and paint but that cake compared to working under the Coach paint for two days. Radiator is shipping today. Hoping the exhaust components ship soon as I will get that done prior to installing the radiator assembly

Yes I do know that over painting of POR-15 is not required in areas that are not exposed to the sun but I still paint it for that extra peace of mind. Certainly don’t ever want to do this job again. 😳

I pressure tested my CAC and all is well with it. Just ordered all of the parts I will need to fabricate the new exhaust. USA Truck Pipe had everything and the pricing was good. Shipping is a killer though. I want to get the exhaust done prior to installing the radiator since the access to the Turbo side of the motor is great without the radiator and fan assembly in place. Also, finished the two coats of POR-15 on all of the rear framing members. Now just have to do a coat of Rustoleum over that. While I’m in there I noticed some pretty poor wiring, hydraulic line and fuel line routing by Monaco. I will be cleaning up and securing as much as possible while it’s open. I will post a few pics tomorrow

Thanks guys. I thought about changing the muffler but I think I’m going to stay stock. Don’t want to risk going the low restriction route and then not be happy with the additional noice it would make.

Spent the day yesterday wire brushing everything I could in the area of where the radiator mounts. Noticed a couple pin holes in the exhaust elbow so out it came. Looks like a new exhaust system will be installed also. I have a Series 60 Engine. Anyone know where I can get the exhaust pipe that comes off the turbo and goes under the engine? I bought the muffler and other pipes I’ll need last night. If I can’t find this one I’ll have a friend who this kind of work fabricate it.

RSH told me the weight when they were looking into if they could reduce the price. This weight does not include the CAC or oil cooler. Not sure if it includes the shipping crate. Even so that would mean the radiator is around 300lb. The tanks on this radiator are made from plates steel that is bolted to the core about every inch or so. My son cam over yesterday to help me move it outside with a hand truck as I could not safely lift an end of it to get it vertical. Going to be unite a job to get the whole assy back in position for install.

Thank you My radiator is not aluminum. I’ve confirmed that just the radiator weights 340lbs. Crazy! I have placed an order for the radiator with RSH.

With lateral arms the only vertical adjustment is by unbolting it from the inside wall, raising it and revolting. Very painful. I did do it but it’s not easy

I agree. The hose fittings have a pretty good amount of corrosion. All hoses, both hydraulic and cooling are being replaced. As is all clamps. Although the clamps are stainless I still want to start fresh. Besides the hose fittings at some locations everything else is just some light surface rust. The Coach did spend a couple years near the Fl coast.

I did take a look at the CG&J website and I found a radiator that appeared to look like mine. I did not confirm dims. But it was an all aluminum radiator which I would not consider for any motorhome because they cannot withstand the movement and vibrations related to the application and therefore the life expectancy will certainly be shorter than a copper/brass core. Both Source and Radiator Supply House will not build an all aluminum radiator because of this. I have confirmed my dims from the supplied drawing from The Radiator Supply House. Will get one ordered tomorrow

Unfortunately I do not but once I confirm the dimensions from their drawing I’ll hopefully can talk to them about Friends and Family discount 😂

I got back to the radiator project yesterday and got it out. It is massive. Easily weighs over 200lbs with the fan, shroud and CAC removed. Fortunately the original sticker was still intact with the manufacturer and part number still attached. Contacted Radiator Specialty (the builder). They cannot sell it to me because they have an agreement with Source for this radiator. Source quoted me $6800 plus freight 😳. I spoke to CG&J and they cannot cross this number and directed me to their website in the Monaco section to look at pictures to try to match it. Sounds to risky to me. Searched and found Radiator Supply house in Oregon and they were very helpful. They have the drawings and also build in house with a copper and brass core. 5 day build which is the same a Source and their price is $5800. What a deal. Only about double what I thought it would be. Oh well. Once I confirm the dims I will likely order from them. Went out today and purchased all new radiator hoses, clamps, CAC clamps, and all new hydraulic hoses to the time of approx. $850. Still need to get a new wax valve and 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid, 5 gallons of Transynd and 8 gallons of coolant. Good grief! Now I will need to spend quite a bit of time cleaning and wire wheeling all of the structure and then POR-15 and paint it.

I think Chuck needs to take a time out. In my opinion the attempts to stir the pot whenever the opportunity arises hurts the forum and its purpose.

Thank you.

7 posts and no one has made the attempt to help the OP 😳. First of all being able to go a few weeks without significant sag is pretty darn good as it relates to leaks. On my Coach the system will let air out of the side that is higher when it starts to get out of level. I know my compressor works also but I also have not had it kick on when sitting, although I don’t stay in one location for a long time. Sorry that I don’t know the answer to your question but there is a great HWH Tech That is on IRV2 regularly. He goes by AZPETE. I would suggest contacting him there. He will help you out Good luck!

So I began my radiator remove project and it is quite the project. Certainly not one for the faint of heart. Raised the entire Coach 14” to allow for the radiator to come out the bottom, removers coolant and hydraulic fluid and have everything disconnected except the top CAC line. Have about 7 hours into it. Going to take a break from it today except for cleaning up the work area and organizing tools. Pretty ugly worksite at the moment. once I get it out and get the needed measurements and details I plan on getting pricing from Source also.

It is held in place with Velcro but you may also find a screw at the top. Kind of tough to find. Try a small mirror behind the very top. What kind of adjustment and you wanting to do?

If it is an HWH system they still support it. Might be best to send them the whole module. They will go through it and test it. Give them a call. Be aware that you will have to leave a message and they will call you back. The call backs take a couple days but they are very good about returning calls.

Yes. Under the armrest behind the cover next to the seat there is a jungle of plugs. This is where the things coming from the rear of the Coach join with the front. I have no idea which plug it is. They are plugs that lock together but mine must not have been snapped together and it worked loose

You can also look at the Intellitec module while someone presses one of the slide buttons. If it illuminates then you know that Intellitec is sending the signal to the HWH system. I had a similar problem and after a ton of searching it was found the the plug that is inside the drivers armrest had worked it’s way loose.

$600. 😳. Wow! I would have signed up for that in a minute. My biggest issue is that I’m too neurotic to have other work on my Coach unless absolutely necessary. The other thing I wanted to do while it’s out is to clean up and POR-15 and paint everything in that area that I couldn’t get to previously with it assembled. Like everything , it’s takes a bit longer doing it the first time and all of my tools are in my workshop which is separate from the motorhome garage so a lot of steps logged going back and forth. I’ll be glad to have it out tomorrow and start the cleaning and detailing while I wait for the new unit to arrive.

So I began my radiator remove project and it is quite the project. Certainly not one for the faint of heart. Raised the entire Coach 14” to allow for the radiator to come out the bottom, removers coolant and hydraulic fluid and have everything disconnected except the top CAC line. Have about 7 hours into it. Going to take a break from it today except for cleaning up the work area and organizing tools. Pretty ugly worksite at the moment.

It is common that the headlights end up seeing lower than needed voltage and therefore dimmer lights than what they were designed for. I chose to swap out my bulbs for high quality fan cooled LEDs. Much much better visibility but I still choose not to drive at night unless absolutely necessary

Things like this continue to amaze me regarding the lack of oversight and direction regarding the safety of motor homes by the government. They are very diligent and focused on automobile safety and improvements but zero input regarding motor homes. I understand that the volume of motorhome product is minuscule in comparison but it doesn’t seem like it would take a whole lot of effort to implement some improvements. Most needed are some regs. regarding Class A rigs

I spoke with CG&J. Looks like there were a few versions of the radiator that were used in my Coach. Looks like I will have to get it out to confirm the questions they had before I can order. Will start that project when the season winds down