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That is not ideal, but might be worth sending oil sample for analyses. Annual change is for environmental issues causing oil degredation. You never see a use by date on sealed oil. If the old oil is still in it send a sample for analysis. Amsoil was recommending running their oil indefinitely with their filtration system and oil analyses done at filter change intervals at one time. The lab can tell you if there are issues. It is no guarantee that the oil went bad where the coach was stored, count it as a potential issue and verify if it is indeed one.

Here is Michelin's white paper on RV tires. There are lots of factors going into the tire life. How long they sit without rolling, are they parked on concrete without a plywood or rubber buffer between them and the concrete, are they exposed to UV light, are they aired to maximum pressure for storage and aired down to correct pressure for travel? rv-tires-whitepaper.pdf

I am learning from the discussion on Cummins, I make no claim to have Cummins programming knowledge. I have a couple of nexiq usb links and use them on Caterpillar and Navistar engines. I have Insite on my laptop, but haven't had an issue with any of my Cummins engines so I haven't licensed it yet. Calterm is available for purchase, not sure of it's origins. If you have the right links and software you can do a lot, I have a medium duty on highway truck running a marine computer on a cat c7. The computer was correct for the generation of the engine, all the on highway software was moved to it and OEM parameters set to match the truck and it has been running for years. Just like in this discussion, setting up the oem side was the challenge. I do not see giving up on fixing an otherwise serviceable coach over ecm programming issues. It may be difficult to obtain the needed information, but it should be possible. INSITE does have the ability to create and export an ECM image, as well as apply it to an ECM. It does not have the ability to make an engine illegal, such as remove emissions programming, but provides a way to program a replacement ECM from an original image. All this is motivating me to create an image file for my Monaco while all is functioning correctly. It would be a nightmare to go jump through the hoops of recreating everything from scratch.

I get what you are saying, but I do not get why you can not create your own page by page screen shot pdf or jpg file by scrolling through the insite screens and screen shotting the data on a sister coach, then entering it on the needy coach. There are some auto manufacturers from this period that required an as built file by vin because programming wasnt identical on identical vehicles. I am unaware of heavy duty applications set up this way. If it was the case, the paper PDF from another coach would be useless as well.

I do not know how uniformily Monaco programmed their coaches, I would say the closer the match to your coach the greater the chance of everything working. You need to find a fellow Monacoer with a sister coach willing to go to a shop that has access to cummins insite and have them pull the ecm software from it and email the file to you.

I run that route regularly. I have done it with pickups and long 5th wheels with or without exhaust brakes, old 40 ft motorhome with brake retarder, and current one with engine brake. If your brakes are good and you know what you are doing you will have no issues. There are a couple of places that you could get in trouble and overheat your brakes if you don’t. I pull a jeep that weighs 6,000 lbs and dont always hook up the supplemental braking for the route, it is very doable.

We start with a test block installed between the tank valve and the pigtail or piping when testing in the propane business. Be sure all propane outlets are off, valves off. Turn the system on and pressurize it, cut the gas off with the test block and see if it holds pressure. If it does not hold pressure, there is gas leaking in the piping system, regulators, or appliances provided you have no leaks at the test block (Test with soapy water to be sure.) If it holds you need to wash your tank with soapy water. I have seen them leak in the welds, and even in the steel before. (RARE) Typically in the bonnet, gauge gasket, fill valve, or around threads where things are attached to the tank, or openings are plugged. If you are using an electronic leak detector, be sure it works. (test on gas). We have also found open sewer vents and dead animals that were decomposing when called for a leak. You can't afford to get this wrong, you can not safely travel with a leak, consider getting a propane service tech to investigate.

Many of the roads in cities limit trucks to the right two lanes, they cannot pass to the left. If you drive in the second lane from the right and do not run adequate speed you may be the source for backed up traffic and the catalyst for road rage drivers. Everyone needs to be considerate of others and drive safely.