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8.1L, on our way to Las Vegas and about 3/4 of the way to our first stop in Wells, NV, the rig started feeling gutless going uphill. I kept the cruise control on, which seemed to mitigate the issue. Yesterday morning we gassed up at Flying J and started off. Not even five miles out of town the check engine light came on, so we turned around and went back to Wells and spent the next several hours on the phone with Good Sam. I managed to get a mobile repair guy to read the codes, P0131 and P0151, low-voltage circuit O2 sensors Bank 1 & 2. I spoke to Jon Brazel, from Ultra RV, who is the nicest and most helpful person. According to him, the odds of both O2 sensors going bad is incredibly remote and points to the MAF sensor being bad. It was one of the things I cleaned, when I serviced it before the trip, so I ordered a new one and two new O2 sensors, to be safe. Barbra, the parts specialist at Ultra RV made sure they went out overnight to the dealership in Elko, where it’s being towed. DW is incredibly calm about all of this, calling it an adventure, which is what makes her so great.

RV Furniture Center, in Nampa, Idaho. Ray, the owner, is an amazing guy...he was a subcontractor for Caribou Manufacturing and did the interiors on Monaco motorhomes in the 1970's. He redid our 1976 Monaco Winchester Class C for us five years ago and it turned out spectacularly, so we trusted him implicitly to do the LaPalma. We leave for Pocatello, Idaho next weekend and when we get back he's going to do the upholstery and valances.

We’re in the homestretch. Cleanup has started. I really like the way the flooring turned out. What I like best is the molding around the entry steps is now aluminum, in a gunmetal color. I didn’t get to take a picture of the front, because one of the workers was working up there.

Carpet is installed, much better than the original.

Hi everyone, we just bought our LaPalma last month and love it, but the interior was ready for an upgrade. It was looking a bit worn and dated, so we took it to the place where we had our 1976 Monaco Winchester interior redone. Ray is a great guy and, funny enough, used to do the interiors for Caribou Manufacturing in the 70’s. We told him to gut it and start fresh, high-end carpet in the bedroom, dinette/sofa area and doghouse, and LVP everywhere else. A couple of repairs had to be made to the floor, one soft spot in front of the fridge and one in front of the toilet. With the wood cut out and replaced, they skimmed the floor, and that’s where we’re at so far. The floor will get skimmed again and then the LVP will be glued down. Right as it’s done is when we’ll be getting back from visiting my mother in South Carolina, in time to take it to McCall, Idaho, then back in to the shop for upholstery replacement. The dinette, rocker and valances all get fresh designs. Here are some pics.

What a beautiful sound. Moe, I found this site for you: http://www.detroitmanuals.info/series-60-egr/790600.html

Check out a YouTube channel called “Bus Grease Monkey’. Scott is a DD guru, mainly pre-DDEC, but he does work on them and has forgotten more about the Detroit Diesel than most mechs could ever learn. If I remember, there was a video of a 60-series bus that came to him with the same symptoms, it might be helpful to you. He’s located in Tennessee, btw.

Wait, lighting a match to look in a gas tank is wrong? No wonder I have no eyebrows! 😁 I did it, because I was 99.9% sure that it was a sensor. What I didn’t think about was the 6v vs 12v post…my batteries are opposite the way Rik’s are, so I’ll be changing them to match the way his are. Thanks for everyone’s input, I greatly appreciate it.

Hello everyone, I replaced all of my batteries today and went back to the 4-6v setup that was originally in our 2005 LaPalma 37PST…the Previous Owner had put in two 12v cheapos that were burned out and discharging sulphur gas. After cleaning out the compartment and hitting it with a lick of paint, I noticed that there was a wire that looked like a telephone cord curled up and tucked away. Am I correct to AssUMe that that wire is for the Xantrex Freedom 458 inverter/charger? I ask because we had a similar wire in our Airstream hooked up to our Iota and it functioned to let the charger know when the batteries were charged. I hooked it up to a positive post of one of the 6v batteries, because it looked like the perfect length…am I correct? I’ve attached a picture for reference.

Rick, this post has been a Godsend for me. We just bought a 2005 Monaco LaPalma 37PST last month and have the exact same issue as you, except my P.O. taped the wires together, after using the guts of the old cutoff switch to bolt them together. Thank you so much to everyone here for the help!