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04-07-2011, 02:45 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Wellington, Florida
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I start the Cummins only when I am going to go somewhere.
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2005 Newmar KSDP 3910 + GMC ENVOY XUV 37K lbs Moving Down The Road
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04-11-2011, 10:15 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: SW Florida
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One thing you will have to worry about if you don't move the coach (if it's gas with disc brakes) are the brakes locking up. My back brakes locked up and it cost $416 to fix them. Now I take it for a short drive at least once a month.
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04-11-2011, 11:41 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Take it for 30 mile drive once a month just to exercise the tires and engine. Also run the genset at half load.
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04-11-2011, 11:50 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: McKinney, TX...For Now
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I try to drive mine about once per month, but sometimes we are at a gate for longer...nothing I can do about it...so far no problems...knock on wood!!
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04-11-2011, 12:00 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: KM Parks in Western Washington and Yuma,Az for the Winter
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Billieg
One thing you will have to worry about if you don't move the coach (if it's gas with disc brakes) are the brakes locking up. My back brakes locked up and it cost $416 to fix them. Now I take it for a short drive at least once a month.
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Just curious------what chassis do you have?
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04-11-2011, 12:09 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: On the Road
Posts: 346
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Use it or lose it... wise words to live by.
Why pay all this money for something thats just gonna sit and depreciate and/or deteriorate ???
Besides that seals, gaskets, tires, rubber all benefit from use, heat drives out corrosion causing moisture and freshens fuel.
Always added a biocide to fuel for the diesels, I used ATF Fluid...cheapest I could find usually at the Dollar Stores. This was highly recommended by Peugeot Diesel Factory Rep back in early 80's. I put 485,000 miles on the Peugeot Turbo Diesel, it never missed a beat, consistently gave us 45 - 48 mpg and ran like a new one, even after for sitting 3 months at one point. Gave it to my son as wedding gift and he and DW put another 127,000 miles on it and sold it for $4,000.00 to first person looked at it !!! Did same with 93 GM 6.5 Turbo Diesel... 165,000 towing miles and never a fuel related prob. The ATF has strong biocide and helps clean the injectors and injector pump...good stuff !!!
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04-11-2011, 07:07 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: SW Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finhawk
Just curious------what chassis do you have?
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I have the Chevy P32 with a tag axle and disc all around.
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04-11-2011, 07:22 PM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 1,499
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My excuse is that it needs exercise, but in reality I just like to drive it. When not on a trip, I always run my gasser for 15 to 30 miles twice a month (around the beginning of the month and middle of the month) and only when roads are dry. Also, I run my gen. under load for 45 min to an hour once a month.
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04-11-2011, 08:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
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What if your staying in it @ the same place for several months? Do you need to break camp & go for a drive ?
when I had my hotrods they would sit all winter in inheated garage, or carport. Never had a problem.
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04-11-2011, 08:20 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club Solo Rvers Club
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Some Place
Posts: 1,161
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I start mine every time I drive it 
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04-11-2011, 10:57 PM
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Senior Member
National RV Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Bremerton, WA
Posts: 267
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I've read somewhere here that if you've got a gasser, you have to drive it at least once a month (30 or so miles sounds right) but for a diesel, you can probably have it sit for as long as you want. I hope mine (a gasser) won't give me any problem when I do bring it our for a drive. It's been in storage mode since January.
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2007 NRV Dolphin LX 6355 W24
2006 Jeep Liberty 4X4 LE
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04-12-2011, 05:19 AM
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Administrator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Newark, DE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stepside454
What if your staying in it @ the same place for several months? Do you need to break camp & go for a drive ?
when I had my hotrods they would sit all winter in inheated garage, or carport. Never had a problem.
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Nope. Snowbirds including me just let them sit.
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04-12-2011, 05:29 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,496
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Just when I need to use it and before I change the oil.
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04-12-2011, 07:12 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner Coastal Campers Carolina Campers
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Conway, SC
Posts: 23,641
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fxdave
just curious how often one actually starts there coach ?
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Just starting a motorhome does it absolutely no good and could cause cumulative harm. A vehicle like a motorhome is basically a heavy duty truck. It needs to be started and run on the road for at least a half an hour as frequently as possible. The requirements are to run the vehicle under load and to make sure it achieves operational temperatures.
"Use it or loose it!"
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"Drive it like you stole it!"
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