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Old 03-19-2015, 10:25 AM   #1
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Coolant sight glass

I think this topic is here somewhere but I could not find it. Just received my new sight glass from Spartan and the bill for $27.12 plus $16.02 shipping. Spartan claims they will replace defective sight glass but not one that you can't see through. "Just clean it" was their response but of course you can't.
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We got a new see thru sight glass at No Charge.
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Old 03-19-2015, 11:52 AM   #3
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They were giving them away at the Tampa show.
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Old 03-19-2015, 12:00 PM   #4
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Mine was also no charge. After taking mine off, it was stained and would not clean.
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Old 03-19-2015, 02:55 PM   #5
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Funny this is on here. Was leaving lazy days today and coolant running out of cracked sight glass. Can someone post pic of replacement pleAse
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Old 03-19-2015, 03:55 PM   #7
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Thanks Keith, I will show it to them but I don't want to wait 2 weeks for it to get here. LOL
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I think this topic is here somewhere but I could not find it. Just received my new sight glass from Spartan and the bill for $27.12 plus $16.02 shipping. Spartan claims they will replace defective sight glass but not one that you can't see through. "Just clean it" was their response but of course you can't.
Same for me although I had a Spartan authorized shop do it while they were doing other stuff so they were charged. Obviously doesn't break the bank but also doesn't make you feel good.
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Hikndog...........is this the thread you're looking for???

Changed out the old coolant sight glass for the new one....Nice - Page 2 - iRV2 Forums
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I had the old style on our last coach. It did get dirty and every year or two I would have to remove it and clean it. It wasn't that hard to clean. I just sprayed WD-40 in the glass bowl and wrapped a heavy paper towel around a Q-tip and wiped it out, put some Teflon tape on the threads and screwed it back on. I agree that it wasn't the best design because it was hard to tell your coolant level. The new style should be much better, assuming that the flat surface doesn't gunk up like the bowl style did. Time will tell I guess.
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I had the old style on our last coach. It did get dirty and every year or two I would have to remove it and clean it. It wasn't that hard to clean. I just sprayed WD-40 in the glass bowl and wrapped a heavy paper towel around a Q-tip and wiped it out, put some Teflon tape on the threads and screwed it back on. I agree that it wasn't the best design because it was hard to tell your coolant level. The new style should be much better, assuming that the flat surface doesn't gunk up like the bowl style did. Time will tell I guess.
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Old 03-21-2015, 08:35 AM   #12
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LD replaced my leaking original sight glass and they had the new one in stock, thankfully.
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Replace mine after second, I never called & reported but did save receipt, last week in Tampa I looked @ 15 units & they had flat type like mine.
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