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Title: Coolant in storage bays
Post by: Yetch on June 23, 2025, 10:09:12 am
Started the coach this morning for the first time in several months.  Stop engine light came on, and both storage bays are filled with what I believe is engine coolant. 
Any ideas on where I should check first?
Thanks, Mike
Title: Re: Coolant in storage bays
Post by: John44 on June 23, 2025, 10:24:52 am
Sounds like the lines coming from the engine to the heater core,if so one scenario would be to block them off at the engine and
let the new owner deal with it.Would be a labor intensive job.
Title: Re: Coolant in storage bays
Post by: wolfe10 on June 23, 2025, 10:26:27 am
Be sure to dry it up-- you don't want the moisture, chemicals or smell to permeate the foam insulation in the basement floor.

That big a leak should be easy to locate.  May have to drop the basement ceiling trays, access the Aquahot (if equipped), back of the water heater (if motor-aid), etc.
Title: Re: Coolant in storage bays
Post by: fourdayoff on June 23, 2025, 10:28:35 am
Would have to be a deep discount for me to sleep at night. Jim.
Title: Re: Coolant in storage bays
Post by: John44 on June 23, 2025, 11:01:55 am
I'm slow please explain above post,totaly lost me.
Title: Re: Coolant in storage bays
Post by: Chuck & Jeannie on June 23, 2025, 11:23:05 am
Another possible source of engine coolant: if the coach has the Motor Aid option, hoses circulating coolant to the water heater might crack or completely break.
Title: Re: Coolant in storage bays
Post by: rbark on June 23, 2025, 11:39:58 am
Giving that its a U-320 it probably has an Aqua Hot. My guess is the engine pre-heat lines.
Title: Re: Coolant in storage bays
Post by: John S on June 23, 2025, 08:26:34 pm
Check the Aquahot loop. I have had the elbow go out on mine three times in 20 years
Title: Re: Coolant in storage bays
Post by: Elliott on June 23, 2025, 10:28:35 pm
Check the Aquahot loop. I have had the elbow go out on mine three times in 20 years
I also had a rat chew through mine once. In that case, it would only show itself under pressure so I eventually found it by checking for leaks while the AH was calling for heat