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Purchase of 2001 Contessa

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Richard And Babs Ames:
One of the big things on all rear radiator motorhomes is keeping the radiator and intercooler clean and being sure the engine crankcase vent tube does not vent through the radiator allowing an oily buildup. Neither is a big deal. There are numerous threads (CAT RV Engine Owners Club) and you tube videos on cleaning the radiator and the crankcase vent.

Jeff Watt:

--- Quote from: Marty and Suzie Schenck ---... All the Beaver motorhomes built up to 2005 or 2006 were built at the factory in Bend, OR. by the same employees. The only thing that changed was the management in or around 2000-2001 I believe. The coaches didn't really take on any of the Monaco traits (different slide designs) until 2003-2004. You really should not have to worry about quality control. Marty
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Following from this statement from Marty, can someone elaborate where subsequent year Beavers were built? My 05 was in Oregon, but I am wondering about say 07 (06?) and newer?

When I look at photos of 2000 +/- year Beavers the quality of wood work is evident, and these are in coaches that are now 10+ years old. Just wondering if the quality diminished over time, although the wood work in my 05 is very good and certainly is much better than many newer coaches.

Jeff

Gerald Farris:
Jeff,
All Beaver coaches were built in Oregon. They were built in Bend Oregon until Monaco moved production to Coburg Oregon in 2005. If you have a 2005 model, it was probably built in Bend.

Gerald

Jim Camarata:
Thank you all for responding - We bought the '01 Contessa and are pleased with it.  FOR YOUR INFO RE:NORCOLD 1200 REFRIGERATOR:  The reason we were looking for an RV was because the Norcold refrig in our Allegro Bus caught on fire while we were in it at 0400 hours on Feb. 1, 2012.  That was after all the recalls had been done.  I am a master RV tecnician and did all the recalls myself so they were up to date.  I replaced the Norcold 1200 LRIM with a $425.00 Kenmore refrig and am extremely, repeat, extremely happy with it.  I picked that particular model because it fit the existing enclosure very well.  The only problem with the Kenmore is the door shelving which is very wide and comes with a very low retaining wall.  As far as power drain, my Xantrex 2000W converter, with four 6 volt batteries, functions well with only a 1.0 amp draw when on stacdby.  I would close by recommending all of you replace the Norcold and Dometic refrigs with domestic models when they fail rather that replacing the cooling unit.  For you who boondock, I will run a test to determine how long my four 2010 6 VDC batteries will continue to operate the converter before it shuts down for low DC.
 Jim Camarata  423-413-9866

Tom and Pat Fudale:
Do you have  a model # for that Kenmore fridge?

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