walt2137

Good to hear from you Van , im not working on his coach only passing on info to him. At 86 it getting harder to do maintenance on my coach i am mostly fooling with gardening . We haven’t traveled in our coach in apr 3 yrs and don’t expect to be doing much traveling but life is still good and have a lots to keep me busy, couple yrs ago i bought a little bandsaw mill to play with and if i get bored i can go cut up a couple logs.

12 minutes ago, jacwjames said:

If it is algae you will see it in the filtering system.  Back in 2009 I had a bout of algae, the top of my primary filter was almost plugged. 

I would recommend treating with some sort of algaecide, I use Biobor but there are other.  I would have multiple sets of filters available as if you have algae you will go through filters. 

I also agree with FASS system, I took Van's suggestion 2 years ago and installed a system.  This was after I found the lift pump on my 8.3 ISC leaking. 

 

James i think that is a good chance some of his problem but the Fass pump system i dont think will help him on the ISM Engine as i think the fuel system is more like the later ISC Engines with the HP inj fuel system. Thanks James!

18 hours ago, Ivan K said:

Walter, the fuel and filters could always be a suspect. There is also a shutdown valve so it can be bad too. It can not be mechanically externally operated unfortunately but you could check its outlet. There was a post recently that seemed related. It also has a pic of the fuel flow.

ISM 500 No Start https://www.monacoers.org/topic/6070-ism-500-no-start/

Thanks again Ivan for your help , i printed out the picture of fuel flow for my neighbor.

Thank Ivan   The coach has been setting for a few months and the owner said he was getting ready for a trip and the coach started then cut off right away and would not start after many attempts . I think it may have that slime problem from the fuel tank but i didnt know about the fuel pump configuration and wanted to try and get info on the set up. Im not sure about the Wynn as i have not been to the coach.

any thing else you can think of.

Bill F passed a couple yrs ago and his wife wanted to sell the coach as it had been setting for about 5 yrs in a covered parking , Sharon ask for help in selling the coach and i knew my neighbor was looking because he tried to buy my coach, i gave him Sharon info he made a deal with her and bought a full set of batteries and 6 new tires and went to San Antonio TX and drove it back to Mississippi .

Bill F was a member of Al P old MCOA and later with Bill D when he started Monacoers 

I have a neighbor who bought Bill Fauber old coach a 99 exe with a ISM coach built in 98 and he is having problems with the fuel getting to the injection pump my question is what type fuel pump (pump from fuel tank to injector sys)does the ISM have, the ISC before 2002 or 3 had a fuel pump that came on for a couple minutes at start up then the injector pump took over. Im pretty sure the 98 ISM was HP injection system?

thanks Walt

Rex Darley wrote a detail explanation of how to solve that problem years ago on his 2000 or 01 Diplomat look in the files and see if its there.

   Walt

On 3/3/2023 at 6:46 PM, dl_racing427 said:

The 2012 to 2018 ford focus and fiesta both have a problem trans but there is a easy fix that will work extend the life of these trans, these trans are basically manual trans with a auto shifter and clutch dust gets in and on the worm gear and the little electric motor cant move it up and down. Look up this u tube name  12 to 18 ford focus slipping ? no reverse? no drive?   This can explain it better than i can. The tool to use for this is a (excuse the caps was a paste from e bay)For Ford benz DSG gearbox clutch motor electromechanical unit unlocking tool .

The fiesta also had a ground problem dont know about the focus but suspect it does also, there are 3 ground straps that the paint was not removed from and the ground was making through the threads and the ground will fail the fix is remove the paint and i used a dielectric past to get a better ground on my sister’s car also used the little tool (name above)to run the worm gear down while spray brake cleaner and wd40 the worm gear is spring loaded up dont get to rough with it. Real simple fix as most of these cars will have trouble before 10000 miles and most cases before that

hope this helps some of you guys that has this car, i think anyone could do this simple fix.

walt

Thats Autotrader.com not rvtrader

On 2/25/2023 at 9:27 PM, 1nolaguy said:

We decided to go 4 down after our tow dolly lost a wheel ( entire hub sheared off) why we were in mid-tow. New towable vehicles being priced extremely high and somewhat hard to come by, we though of going used. When going use there seems two routes, considering younger vehicles, say 2017-2020, and adding the cost of readying it for tow ($2-4K)  or buying one that is older (2010-2014) but already outfitted. The only place I have found listings are on IRV2.com and they seem to be old with tons of miles or ridiculously priced ($60K+). Do any of you have experience in buying used toads (good or bad) and does anyone know of a source other than IRV2?

Try rvtrader.com  and notice all the boxes you can fill out , use your zip code and in the drop down the distance from you , new or used box, and many other options, i have used this site to buy the last 4 new vehicles i have bought and trucked some of them in and beat the price i could buy at a dealer (Manheim ) auction in Mississippi low milage used . Car prices used and new is kinda crazy now. From your name it looks like you are from NO LA , i livrd for 30 + yrs in the Venice Boothville area. Let me know if i can assist.

Walt

Dennis there is a file section with a part list for our Monaco built coaches attached and in most cases where to buy the part, i think this file is one of the best addition to our forum and was started by our old friend and mechanical guru Rex Darley.

What Nosmo said and most truck stops has info on a mobil hydraulic  hose repair service that can come to you and cut and repair hydraulic hoses in the field.

Woody the picture does not look like your air dryer, your coach should have came with a meritor wabco R955205 air dryer that takes a R950011 filter. Need to back off a little further to identify but it looks like your inversion valve but not sure.

walt

Bill run the rear wheels up on a couple 12x12 deplete the air in the system use a 1/4 or 10 mm open end wrench and small hammer (with a little WD40) to push the little rings in and remove the plastic tubing and replace if needed with DOT tubing at NAPA. It is a simple fix no reason most could not do the repair. 
 

Walt

Last year i went from the 8D to two 900ca napa batteries, getting to old to handle the 8D.

My son went from 2 8D to 4 900ca napa in his snapper fish boat and he is pleased with the change and so is his back.

Kieth your info shows a 1986 Monarch but i dont think one was built until the early 2000? Did you make a mistake?
 

Walt

Jim not sure this will help but its a copy of owners manual and there is also a wiring diagram available.

https://www.rvajack.com/RVA-Manual-Jack-Operating-Instructions

Think you will be coming through meridian any time if so i will take it and can send the money now?

Did you sell it Scotty?

On 11/5/2020 at 8:20 AM, Jim McGarvie said:

Thanks Bob. I've experienced that situation once before, and the battery voltage was a little low this time too; right around 12.0V. After a day of solar charging yesterday the furnace worked fine all night, and is still working this morning, with 12.23V. But if battery voltage is the cause, it would be nice if it would continue to work at a little lower SOC.

And I REALLY don't think the blower should continue to run if the burner fails to ignite.

Jim

Jim my furnace will do the same if it fails to ignite and that is normal and I’m sure you are aware that your battery is considered dead at 12 volts and you are really close at 12.3 

Walt

d/or bearing play that would allow for misalignment of the pulley.  I saved this to PDF and attached. 

When I change my belt I will check the tensioner for any play.  While the engine is running I'll observe to make sure the belt is running smoothly, not bouncing etc.

Im with james although he did not say this, i think the In our RV maintance That we tend to over do it and spend cash that that’s is unnecessary.

Here is a complete break down including tools needed and o ring size by Mike Carter on IRV2 , might have to join in order to view?

https://www.irv2.com/forums/f115/air-leak-in-chassis-leveling-system-160935.html#post1565325

It looks like the 99 Monaco Exe tail lights are 1990 to 1996 F150 tail light lenses and not listed in the parts data base.

walt

Mike Carter gives a good explanation on IRV2 of how to rebuild with pictures

https://www.irv2.com/forums/f115/air-leak-in-chassis-leveling-system-160935.html#post1565325

Bill was a old MCOA and Monacoers member.

Sorry im so late reporting this sad news Bill passed around noon last Wednesday . About a month before his death he had got so he could walk without a walker and getting along well and good spirits and 3 weeks ago he fell at night in the bathroom Sharon got him to the hospital after a few days the hospital released him to  rehab after a few days in rehab rehab sent him back to the hospital for some other suppose simple problem about two days into the hospital stay Sharon said that he just stopped breathing around noon Wednesday. Bill had been struggling for a few yrs with health issues.
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Kurt have you removed the brass inlet suppose regulator in the wet bay as UKENDOW suggested , i removed my little supposed regulator and gutted it then installed a real regulator and it solved my problem.