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Title: Blower in picture - what does it do?
Post by: AC7880 on February 12, 2014, 03:45:05 pm
In the atchd picture, what does this do?  It looks like a squirrel cage blower, but what is the function?  (drivers side front basement compartment)  My 2 coaches have not had one.
Title: Re: Blower in picture - what does it do?
Post by: John S on February 12, 2014, 03:48:03 pm
That is a fan for your generator. The radiator is mounted on the side and that is what keeps it cool.  THe smaller Fortravels with the 7.5 Kw genny have the radiator attached to the generator but the bigger ones have the radiator remote mounted and that pushes air thru it.
Title: Re: Blower in picture - what does it do?
Post by: JohnFitz on February 12, 2014, 04:03:23 pm
I might be wrong, but on that particular one it looks like the radiator is flat on the floor of the compartment and the blower is pushing air through the radiator and down towards the ground.
Title: Re: Blower in picture - what does it do?
Post by: John S on February 12, 2014, 04:06:07 pm
yes that is on the floor.  I have had mine standing up too. But it is the generator radiator fan.
Title: Re: Blower in picture - what does it do?
Post by: JohnFitz on February 12, 2014, 04:07:55 pm
John,
Just out of curiosity, where does air enter into the compartment?
Title: Re: Blower in picture - what does it do?
Post by: wolfe10 on February 12, 2014, 04:24:50 pm
It is NOT a sealed compartment.  You can see that the front is open-- just outboard of the Sheppard steering gear.
Title: Re: Blower in picture - what does it do?
Post by: AC7880 on February 12, 2014, 05:57:46 pm
Thanks,

I pulled the pic from the ebay link with this thread link (2002 U295 Foretravel) :

 2002 U295 Foretravel on Ebay (http://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=20357.0) 

02 Foretravel No Reserve New Tires One Owner 2 Slides 400HP 73K Miles Clean | (http://www.ebay.com/itm/02-FORETRAVEL-NO-RESERVE-NEW-TIRES-ONE-OWNER-2-SLIDES-400HP-73K-MILES-CLEAN-/221361656444?forcerrptr=true&hash=item338a2ed27c&item=221361656444&pt=RVs_Campers) 

I had noticed similar blower fans in pics from the MOT and FOT site.  Appreciate the explanation.

Title: Re: Blower in picture - what does it do?
Post by: alan1958 on February 14, 2014, 08:54:02 am
That was a great buy, i wish I had seen it. I would own it! Maybe lol but probably! Lol