Raymond

I have been a fan of mothballs since I purchased our coach. I buy the ones in perforated bags and place them in the water bay, on top of the generator, and in all the cargo bays. I wipe the surface of the water bay with white vinegar. I have not had ants, or any rodent issues. Knock on wood. Oh, engine compartment too. And no, you can’t really smell me coming. LOL!

Had the same issue two weeks ago—domestic water fittings loose. Take you time and look carefully and tighten fittings as you go.

In 2018, they were $459.00 for the tank.

WOW! This was helpful. I’ve experienced the same “heart stopping” phenomena of not starting every once in a while. I recently changed batteries (and upgraded to MHD) just because the (LHD) were due—never thinking the start problem was connected to the batteries and so I continue to be on alert for the starting issue to reappear. After reading your post I don’t need to have that worry anymore! Thanks.

The 2 hoses: one has a larger diameter than the other. The larger moves coolant from your turbo and the small diameter is coming from the top of your radiator.

Our 2008 Dynasty has yet to have its 1st brake job, thanks to jake brakes. On a trip from Florida to Seattle Washington traveling along the Pacific coast I used the jake brake exclusively descending the mountainous terrain. Every year I have my brakes pads checked and they are still near 90%.

I was an absolute believer in the Sani-Con; until it became clogged. I replaced it with the gravity setup with cam-locks and will never go back!

Odd you are experiencing this issue with the mud flap—have you checked your travel height? Would not be unusual for the travel height to have changed over a long period of time. Too low of a travel height setting could be the culprit. Start with eliminating the simple probabilities, then escalate to more costly possibilities.

Interesting that there is such confusion on extending/retracting the slides. When slides are not extended properly there are many unsavory consequences including misalignment over time and interior gaps when the slide is fully seated. The easiest way to think about and remember it, is that the slide needs to be extended in the same manner as to how it was originally installed. The slide was set into place on a ride height chassis—and therein it needs to be retracted on a ride height chassis. This is consistent with the manual on the Dynasty. Leveling is for comfort and appliance efficiency practicality. Ride height “extend” and ride height “retract”.

Better NOT! Those slide locks are exactly that, they lock the top of the slide in place—especially when negotiating a turn/curve while in motion. On our way to Cocoa Beach (Florida) we witnessed the value of those slide “locks”. A Monaco coach, don’t recall model, was on the side of the road with its left front (driver’s side) slide laying face down on the roadway along with personal contents scattered around. The place to have them repaired is Stone Vos, Martin has a source for the internal mechanisms- it an easy repair if the flanges have not been cut off by a totally uncaring or clueless RV shop. Don’t loose your locks—just saying. Ray W.

Centramatics on steer, drive and tag; they have been in place for 10-years now and function troublefree.

Comments thus far are precisely why I have come to believe “we have bought our last coach first”. Upon retirement we bought our 2008 Dynasty with the intent of keeping it 5-years during which time we would see if RVing was something we wanted to do long term. Well, we found we love RVing. However, our coach is now 15 years old and we considered updating; only to find nothing new measures up. The quality of new affirms the old adage: “They don’t make them like they used to”. It’s not only the downgrade of materials but also the things they are taking away—things you’d not immediately notice unless you had experience with a coach and likely find missing in usage. Even the ‘bling’ is of low quality and somewhat obvious. When we take our coach for service (Cummins, JoSam’s, Lazydays) the technicians seem to comment about the quality of the coach and echo the same comments about how you can’t find coaches built like this anymore. Guess it’s true, if you have a good one you better keep it. It’s amazing! Anyone check the rates a Fort Wilderness lately? And even at their current pricing the place fills up. RV parks are enjoying a price bubble that has to burst at some point, hopefully, maybe.

Looking for: VALID POWER GEAR LEVEL CONTROLLER AIR, TAGLIFT LEVEL TOUCH PAD POWER GEAR PART NUMBER: 1401212 VTL02A009-1

Where did you find another controller?

Don’t get caught up in mileage; that chassis, if cared for, is built for 1 million miles and the engine, if cared for, will be ready for a on frame rebuild at 500,000 miles. The focus should be on service records. Hopefully the air bags (all 10) were replaced.

I have been the recipient of experiencing Barry moving “Heaven and Earth” to rectify a problem. I trust JoSam’s because of Barry.

This unfortunate situation happened to me; it’s not a problem with your lock and not a problem with the pneumatic bladder that surrounds the door opening. The problem is a lack of lubrication on the upper and lower latches. The latches float with the movement of the coach and if they are not lubricated they stick and when they stick the door will not open. The latches may adjust on their own in time, but if after an hour or so they don’t then through a window you will have to go. The skylight in the bathroom is not an option because there is another skylight just below the outer one—double panes—and is only removable from the inside. Once inside the coach you can push the door open. That door is remarkably secure when closed— but the floating latches are your problem. To lubricant them once the door is open—just spray a good silicone lubricant on the shaft that is visible in the threshold opening and don’t be stingy but don’t flood it either. Lube it every couple of years to prevent a reoccurrence.

Viair 250C-IG 12 Volt Air Compressor with Thermal Overload Protector Ray W 2008 Dynasty

Your best option would be to talk to those who install and service inverters. Reason for this suggestion being, I too intended to switch my flooded lead batteries to AGM or lithium; however after talking to the experts at Inverter Service Center I ended up replacing my flood lead batteries with flooded lead batteries. Ray W 2008 Dynasty