Foretravel Owners' Forum For owners and Fans of Foretravel Motorcoaches February 28, 2026 ...

The fiberglass fan on my 1991 U300 with 6V92TA engine and less than 80,000 miles on it lost a blade while cruising on interstate 40 at a steady 1500 rpm. The blade hit the front core of the radiator and a small hose that I haven’t yet identified. The engine was vibrating badly and I pulled over thinking I had a flat tire. Road service sent out Tennessee Towing and they took me to J&K Truck Repair in Crossville TN who refused to do the repair even if I showed him the cash beforehand. He had at least one garage bay empty all day and as many as three mechanics mopping the floor at once. He wouldn’t even allow me to stay in his parking lot where the tow truck left me. He called Reed Truck repair and they sent a mechanic to look at it, but they also refused to fix it. They called everyone in town but didn’t find anyone. I walked across the street to the BP truck stop and asked if I could park in their truck parking area but they wouldn’t allow it. I then walked over to Cumberland Worship Center and asked if I could park in the church parking lot and they said I could. I found the broken blade and removed all of it, putting all the pieces together to be sure none of it was still in there. I removed the water sensor from the top of the radiator and put it in a bucket of water on the back bumper so the computer would allow the engine to run. I started the generator and let the air compressor pump up the air brakes and suspension. I then started the engine and immediately limped away slowly to the church parking lot without letting the engine warm up. Now I’m in the process of removing the radiator myself in the church parking lot 30 feet away from J&K Truck Repair. I worked on it until it got dark last night and then walked over to a pizza joint cuz I was starving. The lady who owns the place asked me what’s wrong so I told her the story. Her son in law owns a trucking company in town and she said she’d call him. I’m telling everyone about J&K Truck Repair, Reed Truck Repair, and the BP truck stop refusing to help me at all. Tennessee Towing was very helpful however, as was the church. Without them I don’t know what I’d do. I’ve never felt so alone before. What a cold hearted little town to be stranded in. I called Foretravel and got some valuable advice. They told me to remove the radiator from the bottom of the coach because there are brackets that won’t fit through the rear door. I see the brackets that they’re talking about but I really think it will fit through the rear door. Have any of you removed the radiator through the rear door successfully?... Those of you with a fiberglass fan should get rid of it before it explodes. According to Foretravel it has been replaced by Flex-O-Lite part number 8681 and it’s now a plastic 28” diameter fan blade which hopefully is stronger? The radiator is unavailable and VERY expensive. I’m told I’ll have to get a local radiator shop to order a new core and solder it in which will take a week or more and cost a thousand dollars... (sigh)... thought you guys would wanna know this stuff.

Scott

Rick, please include Tennessee Towing in Crossville as being motor home friendly. He tows a lot of motor homes and is very familiar with them. He's a really nice guy and he actually lives in a motor home about 30' behind me here... When he was underneath my Foretravel he was admiring the suspension and all the engineering and design and said he'd never seen anything as advanced before. He said it was state of the art... and it's 20+ years old!... He said it must ride way better than other motor homes. The mechanics that looked at the 6V92TA engine were admiring it and said it was state of the art... I got a lot of compliments but not a lot of help.

Also, whenever you're in the Crossville area and you want to visit a nice church that helps stranded motor home owners, not just me but others before me, visit Cumberland Worship Center. They broadcast their church services on the internet worldwide too.