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Eric Maclean Co-Admin:
Don
My coach also has a front Gen slide making it easy
I know it's tight getting up into the front cap as Steve stated earlier you may have to find someone slim to fit up in there.


Eric

Don Forsyth:
I finally had time to get baci over to the storage lot to work on this. I extended the front generator and with pictures in hand, was able to locate the different items. (Your right, it is very tight in there.) There is just enough room to get my hands up in between the top of the generator and the framework. I found the relay and replaced it. The fan is working great now. I was able to get the hose pliers off. They say to just pull them apart and remove. Not so easy when you can barely get your hands in there. I now have dash heat and all my fan speeds. Thank you everyone.
So Steve you mentioned putting a shut off valve in there. I gave it some thought and started wondering, isn't that what the water shut off valve actuator is supposed to do? It wouldn't be hard to replace it. Again, you are working blindly and go from memory of what you have seen in the pictures. Also it is much more expensive to replace the valve actuator than to put in the shut off valve you mentioned.

Steve Huber:
Don,
I believe so but if everything seems to be working I'd leave as is. After couple of times having to stop to open the manual valve, I decided to leave my manual shutoff open and everything seemed to work fine with good A/C temps, so decided "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Continued to work for 6 years+ then sold coach.
Steve

Fred Brooks:
   Steve,
 I did the exact same thing on my coach. I was thinking why let any hot coolant into the evaporator compartment and depend on the air conditioner to over-power the heat. I thought I could get a few more degrees cooling out of the registers.
No difference after the modification. I too stopped turning off the valve because of the difficulty. Concerning cooling the cab area in transit, the best upgrade was to add curtains behind the drivers and passengers seats to trap all the a/c cold air up in the cab area and recirculate it on "max air". Fred

Roy Warren Co-Admin:
We have found that a couple of fans to keep the cool air circulating in the front compartment has helped keep our coach much cooler.  We bought two WooZoo's from Costco ($40 each) and with their circulating system it really kept the front much cooler.
We didn't have to run the generator and use the roof air in plus 100 temperatures.
Roy Warren

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