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Reply #50 –
Well I have been cooking all morning getting ready for turkey day. It takes a while to assemble a #3 wash tub full of dressing. Yes as if the dressing has time for the flavors to marry it makes all the difference just like using stale cornbread. With this not being the cooking  section let me give an update.

Pam (the HWH operator) went out and checked the com cable for good connection. On a side bar yes Pam parks the coach at a campground. I look the site over and put my foot down were I want the rear tire and she does the rest. So she found the cable had fallen off before at some point in time as it was ty wrap holding it in place. SO it still could be a bad com cable or bad control pad but more testing will be needed.

Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

Re: The Project Coach

Reply #51 –
Quote from: Pamela & Mike –
Well I have been cooking all morning getting ready for turkey day. It takes a while to assemble a #3 wash tub full of dressing. Yes as if the dressing has time for the flavors to marry it makes all the difference just like using stale cornbread. With this not being the cooking  section let me give an update.

Pam (the HWH operator) went out and checked the com cable for good connection. On a side bar yes Pam parks the coach at a campground. I look the site over and put my foot down were I want the rear tire and she does the rest. So she found the cable had fallen off before at some point in time as it was ty wrap holding it in place. SO it still could be a bad com cable or bad control pad but more testing will be needed.

Mike

Sounds good Mike. Just let me know what I need to do and I will get it done. Thanks
Zack & Ginny Methvin
1998 U270 36' WTFE
Build# 5242 (E-25 code)
FMCA# 548390
Longview, Texas

Re: The Project Coach

Reply #52 –
Zack,

It is quite a standard procedure for HWH not to allow you to talk to a tech on the phone and to delay email responses for weeks. So their response to you is typical. Sending a board to them may take a couple of weeks to receive your board back. This is SOP for them.

Possibly you might get faster service if you make an appointment with Ashli to just go there. The HWH 800 phone answering person will send an internal email to Ashli in service and pretty quickly she will call you back for a service date. Often service dates are a few weeks out.

However, their service is excellent, and prices are quite fair. Folks who have gone there are usually quite happy. They truly are the main source for their product repairs.
Jim

On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 11:29 AM Zack & Ginny via ForeForums noreply@foreforums.com> wrote:

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On: Sun Nov 19, 2023 Pamela & Mike Wrote: >

Me 2

Mike

> The com cord on the back of the pad is the next thing on my list, then out > comes the troubleshooting book.   
Mike

Tried calling HWH this morning, no dice. They said their techs are backed up 2 weeks and would not allow me to break in line and speak to one. So, I'm completely of no use on this issue. She said all they can do is have me send in my control panel and board for repair & return but we don't know if my panel & board are actually defective yet so I don't know. I'm still searching online for anyone else with an issue like this but nothing so far .

Zack & Ginny Methvin
1998 U270 36' WTFE
FMCA 548390

Longview, Texas
Jim Frerichs
2002 U320 42'

Re: The Project Coach

Reply #53 –
Doubtful

On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 11:33 AM Zack & Ginny via ForeForums noreply@foreforums.com> wrote:

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On: Sun Nov 19, 2023 craneman Wrote: > > When that happened to mine, the plug had fallen out of the back of the > dash controller.

craneman

Provided the plug has fallen off the back of mine, would the green travel still be lit up?

Zack & Ginny Methvin
1998 U270 36' WTFE
FMCA 548390

Longview, Texas
Jim Frerichs
2002 U320 42'

Re: The Project Coach

Reply #54 –
Hi Jim
Thanks for the info. Unfortunately I cannot make a trip to Iowa at this time.  The coach is sitting on jack stands in Mike's driveway and is not able to drive anywhere until we get this issue fixed. The bags are empty and the control panel will not activate to fill the bags to raise enough to get off the stands.
Zack & Ginny Methvin
1998 U270 36' WTFE
Build# 5242 (E-25 code)
FMCA# 548390
Longview, Texas

Re: The Project Coach

Reply #55 –
You could use a jumper wire to put 12 volt power to the travel valves. You would need to unplug the travel valve harness from the board in the control panel. Is the salesman switch on. Also have you checked both 12 volt sources to the control box. There is one from the chassis battery controlled by the ignition and another from the house batteries that is a constant 12 volt.
previous 1984 35 ft ORED 250 HP 3208 Cat       
previous 1998 40 ft U295 CAI 325 hp Cummins
previous 2003 40 Ft u320 build #6140 450 Cummins M11.                                                         
1999 Mazda Miata
Ron, Nancy, Tipper the cat, Max The dog
1997 U 270 36 ft build number 5174 8.3 Cummins

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Reply #56 –
You might try pinging azpete (Paul Maddox) on iRV2.  He's an HWH tech.  He doesn't operate as an independent contractor, only factory, but he might be able to help diagnose.  If you view his posts, you'll find his phone number.

iRV2 Forums - View Profile: azpete
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

Re: The Project Coach

Reply #57 –
Well we are back in business. After I crawled up in the belly of the beast with a meter and done some checking behind the kick plate it was determined that the system sure needs12VDC to even turn on. Breaker fixed system is functioning. Now we need to turn the coach around and put the front end over the pit so I can check the exhaust ports on the 6 pack for dirt daubers as the front won't lower. Even manually jumping the coils open no air coming out the exhaust port.
It's always the simple stuff that makes me loose my hair.

Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

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Reply #58 –
Quote from: Pamela & Mike –
...put the front end over the pit so I can check the exhaust ports on the 6 pack for dirt daubers as the front won't lower. Even manually jumping the coils open no air coming out the exhaust port.
Yes, dirt daubers can certainly plug up the exhaust ports, AND I found out (the hard way) about another critter that can be equally troublesome.

See link below for the intriguing tale of my encounter with  MASON BEES!

Mason Bee Plugs in 6-Pack Exhaust Ports

1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Nature abhors a vacuum"

Re: The Project Coach

Reply #59 –
Does any body know the amp rating for the preheat relay for an 8.3 mechanical engine. '98 model in this 270
Parts place has 20 amp rating to about 500 amp.

Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

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Reply #60 –
Here is a couple of pics as to what we need.

Update: Just got the part number from a Forum member and was confirmed through Quick Serve.
Thanks to all
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."