Georgia Mike

Thanks, I am going to crawl under and see how exposed it looks and wrap it in some water proof material.

Where is this connector for the TCM located that gets wet? I looked on line and some people say it’s in the front run bay on other Monaco’s. I haven’t had any problems with the transmission but if I do I want to know where to look first.

Richard, mine was inside that stainless service door near the hose reel. I would think it would be out in open and accessible but maybe they hid it in an odd place you never know.

Richard, reading your story sounded like you telling my first drive home in my countess. I have the same problem of the small compressor not working and I had the driver side wiper go all the way past the windshield and get stuck there in pouring rain. Stoped at Walmart as you did and got rain x. I purchased a small ladder and was in the parking lot putting it on in the rain. I also have water coming out of my hose reel hose end. I put a cap on it for the time being. I think it’s a bad check valve but I’m not sure where it’s located. Anyways glad you made it back ok and I’m sure you will get everything to your liking in time.

I would like to get a locking fuel cap as well for my Dynasty. Only one of the bay doors on both sides of the fuel tank lock. Has anyone found a locking cap for these tanks?

Thanks Dan for the information. I will know where to look when my power reel stops working. I looked in the Monaco owners manual but couldn’t find any information about it.

You have to open the stainless door and its right in front of the hose reel. I pressed it and nothing happened from what i can tell. Thanks Mike but its not that. I have switches in front of this area like a false wall that has the power cord reel for electric, water, sani flush, water pump and something else i forget. This switch is by itself and I traced the wires into a bundle. Anyways, just thought someone might know its bugging me.

Had to go over and winterize my bus again and while I was in the water bay area I found this switch and was wondering what it’s for.

We just purchased our 06 Dynasty and I plan on getting a Hughes Autoformer. In my opinion it is a must have to protect your ac motors, microwave or anything that low voltage will effect. My previous Motorhome was a older Fleetwood Discovery that believe it or not was 30 amp service. The first two years of ownership I had to replace my shore power plug 4 times, almost after any long trip because it was melting from getting so hot. It had a shedding system that would regulate the power and I thought something was wrong with it. Someone on one of the forums I was posting on said to get one and after installing it I still have the same plug end 7 years later. If you have a voltage meter in your bus you would be surprised how often the voltage drops below 105 or even lower at RV parks especially when it’s crowded. When it drops that low your ac units or anything else draw more amps and has to work harder and the motors run hotter ( ohms law lower voltage=higher amps) so you end up shortening the life of your ac units. The autoformer boosts the voltage I think 10-15 percent only when it determines that it is low and keeps it in the correct range of 115-120. I know there are some that don’t like them but from my experience ever since I installed mine on my Discovery around 2014-15 I haven’t had one electrical problem or replaced any appliances.

I did the same as Doug and just took off the regulator at the grill and installed a quick connect fitting. I purchased a quick connect LP hose from Amazon and got some of the fittings from Home Depot to convert it. I only have the stove top and the refrigerator that use propane for the 38 gallon tank so It will be nice not to use those disposable bottles. It works great!

Yes we were the second ones to look at it that day. We have the same year and model but yours has 5 bay doors on the passenger side between the wheels and we have 4 doors. Ours has Aqua hot or is it something else that would make it different just curious.

Bought it Melbourne Fla. This is a few pictures of it when i picked it up from the seller. It had a motorcycle lift on the back which i removed and sold. And also to Paul yes I will find some time soon to come to Woodstock to get my system backed up. I will get in touch with you soon.

Richard, I see you are getting the same coach that I just purchased. Bought it in Florida from a private seller just before Christmas. We really love this layout and love the way this thing drives and handles. My previous motorhome I thought drove ok but when I drove this for the first time it was like night and day. My older Freightliner chassis felt top heavy when going around long bends in the road or turning corners but not the this thing it handles so much better. I don’t know if it’s the tag or the air bags being out further from the middle but it’s fantastic on the road.

Mike, thanks for all of the information. I don’t understand fully how this air system works on this Motorhome I am still learning. My previous Motorhome was a Fleetwood Discovery with just 4 air bags and not as complex. I just came back from a trip and fortunately our site was level so I didn’t have any problems. I ordered some heavy duty jack stands and plan on going under soon to start looking for leaks. I have replaced two dump valves that were hissing bad and can’t hear any other audible leaks. The rear seams to stay up fine but the driver side starts to drop with in 30 min then the the entire front goes down in a few hours. My Thomas compressor isn’t working either so I plan on pulling that out as well. I have another one I ordered to replace. I will check all the areas you mentioned and hope I find something obvious.

Paul, I just purchased my 06 Monaco in December and would like to get my system backed up. I would be interested in buying your system or driving somewhere to get it done. I live in Georgia so I’m not sure where you are or where I could get the backup done. My system is working fine but I don’t want to put it off until something goes wrong.

I cleaned the contacts and still didn’t work. I went out to front run bay and found both of those actuator fuses and pulled them both and they were good. Tried the door and everything works perfect. I guess pulling those two fuses reset it. Now i know what to check for if it happens again. Thanks for the help guys

We are on our Maiden voyage and so far no major problems fingers crossed. Only issue is our keyless entry has been working fine but as we left to go out yesterday I hit 555 on the key pad and the doors locked just fine. When we arrived back an hour later it wouldn’t work. It lights up and beeps when you press the buttons but nothing happens. Also the key fobs don’t work either and they always worked fine. I looked for fuses in the front run bay and nothing was marked keyless or door entry and the fact that it lights up seems that it’s getting power. The Essex manual was no help.

Thanks Granville for the information about removing the unit that’s what I am going to do when I return from this trip. While I was under checking the unit it was extremely dirty, it’s a wonder it works at all. I think I will make a box or something to that affect as others have done to help protect it from the elements. Main issue is figuring out why the front bleeds down so fast…..going to have go under and spray a lot of soapy water on everything. Thanks again to everyone for all the help.

I shorted out the two terminals you said and I heard a click which I assume was the solenoid working but the motor didn’t turn so I assume it’s shot Unless it’s the brushes as you mentioned

So I went under looking for an in-line fuse for this compressor and I can’t seem to find one Well regardless of the fuse I just went under and Pulled apart the connector at the compressor and I had 12 V so I guess the pump is bad.

Thanks I found it in the front generator compartment

It’s the passenger side door where the fuel tank is

Thanks for all the replies. The only thing in my front run bay is one 15 amp and one 5 amp marked air level and they are both good. I am going to bring some wood blocks and block the frame rails where the air bags are to keep it from going down. Hopefully I will have a level site. question.. where do you plug in to air up your tanks with a compressor? I have two quick connects in my side bay with a gas and air line next to each other is that where you connect your external compressor at or is there another location?

This is my front run bay… can someone point out the compressor fuse?

Getting ready for a trip and I have my Dynasty parked in the driveway. I leveled the coach and the HWH system did it’s thing and I got the little flashing light. After about 30 min I heard the system adding air to the front because my driveway is sloped it has to keep the front elevated because I have a slow leak in the front. After a few hours of this I noticed the front was going down lower and lower. I have realized that my on board compressor isn’t working. I have looked through the forum and it seems it is located near the drive axle or near the front. Does anyone know where it is on an 06 Dynasty and where the fuses are located? I only have a few days before I leave and trying to figure a solution in case my camp site isn’t level. Can’t run the refrigerator if it’s way out of level.