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12-21-2019, 11:36 AM
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Vintage RV Owners Club
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97 MOUNTAIN AIRE PUSHER LOCATION OF engine block heater switch?
I am wondering if I have an actual switch to turn on my block heater. Nothing in the cabinet above passenger seat but I do have a switch on dash panel that says aux heater HI & Low next to the booster switch. Is that for the heater or is there an actual plug cord in engine compartment?
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12-21-2019, 11:42 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Newmar Owners Club
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Our 2002 has the switch in overhead cabinet on passenger side but their is also the outlet in the bay with the transfer switch and cable hookups. Back side of bay right side.
There is also a dedicated circuit breaker for this outlet.
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2002 Newmar Mountain Aire 4095
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12-21-2019, 11:59 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Prescott, Arizona
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Do You have a Hydro-Hot? If so it could be for the heat radiator blower fan in the dash. Or it may be a switch for the engine heater that runs off the Hydro-Hot.
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12-21-2019, 11:14 PM
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"Formerly Diplomat Don"
Newmar Owners Club
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Location: Moorpark, Ca.
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Different coach, but my older Monaco didn't have a switch, you just plugged it in, in the engine bay. If you have something where you can watch amps, plug it in and see if the amps increase.
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2019 Newmar Dutch Star 4018 (Freightliner)
2019 Ford Raptor
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12-22-2019, 05:02 AM
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Senior Member
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I just have a receptacle in the electrical bay and a cord/plug coming through the wall near it. You plug the cord into the receptacle when you want block heater.
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1997 40' Newmar London Aire DP CTA 8.3 (Mechanical) 325 Spartan MM
Bringing her back to her glory.
'08 Jeep GC Overland.
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12-22-2019, 01:10 PM
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Thank you for your help.
I did find the switch. I thought it was supposed to be in front main upper cabinet with water heater, tank info and other things.
I found the receptacle in the main power bay but still did not have power to the recp. I found a block heater switch in the upper cabinet behind the passenger seat above a table. It was mixed in with satellite switches.
Hey BYETHEWAY ( no pun intended) what and how does the hydro-hot high and low switch work? . Front and rear??
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12-22-2019, 09:16 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Nor'easters Club Workhorse Chassis Owner iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Oct 2004
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RKins write up of his 97 London Aire may answer other questions you may have bioguy its in QT's #3 old coach section.
FUSE SYSTEM --- BIRD CHARGING SYSTEM
You will find other info in this link also.
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12-27-2019, 11:36 AM
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Vintage RV Owners Club
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Wow how to find that? This is a pic of my dash panel. It has a " aux heater high low" switch? What do I have and what does it do?
Also if anyone knows how the lights work on that panel I have alot of failed illumination areas on it.
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12-30-2019, 09:20 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
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Location: Michigan
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On our 1999 MADP, that dash aux heater switch controls the fan under the lift up bed in the back. Said fan is in a radiated box with 2 coolant lines running through it. There is also a small valve you manually open in one of those engine coolant lines when you want coolant to run through. Basically it’s a rear heater option when you are running your engine. Blows warm/ hot air out the forward facing wall under the bed.
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12-30-2019, 07:29 PM
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Member
Vintage RV Owners Club
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Well thank you for that info. I will be checking on that as soon as I get to the storage. Makes sense. I have only taken a quick look at that compartment as we have nothing stored in it.
May be handy on a real cold day.
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