Itasca/Winnebago 40U upgrades

[Gordon Dewald]

Checking shortly. Thanks for the heads up.

[jerichorick]

We made it to the GNR yesterday. We are waiting for an appointment at the factory shop. The line is long and the big crowd is not in yet.

Well, when we set up we braved a try at putting the slide in question out. Before it got too far into the process there was a loud bang. I gave a quick look outside and found nothing significant. The slide came back in and now we just wait for the shop to tell us what comes next.

We have Cornerstone for our extended warranty. So far they have been useless. They are very good at finding ways NOT to pay. I will try to get them to pick up the tab on this fix. My hopes are not high.

We came too close to having another insurance claim of the worst kind. A deer ran between us and an oncoming 18 wheeler. I was too busy recovering from the fright to think to look back to see if it made it all the way. The things that pass through ones mind at a moment like that are amazing. I am so glad that what could have been counts for nothing. Now our task is to enjoy the GNR. Took 1900 miles of adventures to get here.

Happy trails,
Rick Y

PS: For those with the roof ripple: I am going to have that looked at while here. Will post on that to.

[ChasA]

Rick,
Winnebago will not work with your insurance (Cornerstone) during GNR.

[jerichorick]

Originally Posted by ChasA

Rick,
Winnebago will not work with your insurance (Cornerstone) during GNR.

Thank ChasA. I realize this. What I want to do is the leg work of providing all the Winnebago estimate documents to Cornerstone and have the service rep talk on my phone with them, if he will, to get me covered. I may still have to pay out of pocket, but I might get reimbursed.

[Gordon Dewald]

Originally Posted by jerichorick

Thank ChasA. I realize this. What I want to do is the leg work of providing all the Winnebago estimate documents to Cornerstone and have the service rep talk on my phone with them, if he will, to get me covered. I may still have to pay out of pocket, but I might get reimbursed.

Rick - We always to up the road to Lichtsinn for our service. Have had great work done there and have always been treated very well. I imagine Lichtsinn will be really busy as well with GNR running.

[Jim Estes]

Rear A/C does not seem to be working...we are camping in 98 degree weather...and I feel cool air coming out of the bedroom supply vents...but I do not hear it running. Have not been up on the roof to verify/remove cover/and trouble shoot yet...anybody else had one fail at 5 years? And I suppose it could also the the thermostat...let the games begin😂

[Jim Estes]

Nevermind...it was the breaker under the bed...face slap😂

[jerichorick]

Originally Posted by Jim Estes

Nevermind...it was the breaker under the bed...face slap😂

Jim, Why did the breaker trip? You could have a start or run capacitor on its way out.

Just as thought for all... Check the condensation pump discharge hose end of each A/C unit. There is a plastic barrel screen fitted into each hose. They tend to get plugged over time. This can be pulled out of the hose end, cleaned and reinstalled with little trouble.

Happy trails,
Rick Y

[Gordon Dewald]

During our walk through the screens were particularly pointed out to us by the Tech.

[Jim Estes]

They were good...the ducting tape was not! Corners and other seams of the airbox had numerous places where water could in...especially in a torrential downpour with the unit running...the fan spreads water omni-directionally !

[jerichorick]

Originally Posted by Jim Estes

They were good...the ducting tape was not! Corners and other seams of the airbox had numerous places where water could in...especially in a torrential downpour with the unit running...the fan spreads water omni-directionally !

Jim, it can be a bit hard to follow some threads without an occasional update that is a bit more detailed than this one. I take it that you got up on the roof and took the covers off the A/C units? Water was getting into the controller located in the front of the unit?

Thanks for clarifying.

Rick Y

[Jim Estes]

I did remove the plastic cover. The air box ducting that connects to the a/c discharge that the cold air flows through had several areas where the tin foil backed ducting tape had deteriorated allowing water to get into the air flow duct. It did blow 60-70 MPH for several minutes and the rain was torrential at the same time. The a/c was running during this event. Water began to come out of my bedroom overhead a/c vents. When I secured the a/c the water stopped. I believe the fan was blowing the water in through the seams on the air box where the ducting tape had deteriorated. It is possible with that heavy rain and severe wind, the water came through the A/c unit ceiling penetration...I would have to remove the a/c to recaulk that...

[mjeffrey]

We had rain coming in thru the ceiling ducts but only when it was rain very hard and the fan/system was running.

We had gaskets replaced. Screws tightened. Tape applied all around. And it still leaked but only with heavy rain when running.

Was very hard to figure out, but replacing the small seal between the fan motor and the housing fixed it. (Long story to get to that point). 8333-383 was the part number from Coleman. Contact me if you want to discuss.

[mjeffrey]

By the way, I believe this part number would only apply to 2011 and 2012 units as before and after had different designs.