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03-25-2016, 09:38 PM
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Junior Member
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Newbie in the SouthEast
Hello to all! Newbie RVers here. We went all in on a used Fleetwood Discovery 42a and we'll be touring the SE for 4 months as we transition life to SE Virginia in August.
This forum has been a fantastic resource as I was researching different motorhomes and is my go-to source for questions as we start to get to know our new home and the RV life.
I am constantly finding out how much I don't yet know. 
For instance, I bought our rig in Texas and wasn't on the road home more than 3 hours when I see a warning flash on my dash. "High Engine Exhaust Temperature"!
Of course I panic!
I start looking at all my gauges, temperature readouts, etc at the same time I'm trying to figure out how long I have before my engine explodes. "Can I make it to the next exit?" and "This has to happen in the middle of nowhere!" is mixed with a few choice words for the previous owners and the guys who checked out the RV. 
Well, I pull off the road at an exit with cell service and find out that it simply means the diesel engine is doing some sort of cleaning (Or something like that) and the exhaust is hot. So don't go parking over grass or something flamable. 
Anyway... I'm sure I'll be asking all sorts of questions. Thank you in advance! And maybe in a few years, I'll have enough of the above experiences to share a bit of knowledge as well.
Chris
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2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
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03-25-2016, 09:44 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 5,127
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Hello Chris 
Congrats on your rig!! Wishing you many safe miles/memories ahead!!
Best regards,
W.D.
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03-25-2016, 09:47 PM
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Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
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Hi Chris
Glad to have you here with us. Isn't having something go wrong on your first trip exciting. 
We've all had those panic feelings. Thank god they are few and far between.
Best of luck with your new Fleetwood, Keep asking questions when you need to.
Happy Trails!!!
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Tony & Ruth........... FMCA#F416727
2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
My get up and go, got up and went.
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03-25-2016, 09:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Woodland, CA
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Gotta love the unexpected and being a newbie 
I am there with you being a newbie myself...at least we have the internet and mobile phones.
I have no idea how our parents generation did it!! 
Have fun!
Chance
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2016 Winnebago Vista 31ke, toad - 2011 FJ Cruiser 4x4
Mike, aka: Chance, CP: Irene
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03-26-2016, 04:36 AM
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Nor'easters Club Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NH
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FMCA F280542
2004 Bounder 35E
US Navy Vet.
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03-26-2016, 04:53 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Spartan Chassis
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Location: Sterling Heights, MI
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2010 Ventana 4333
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03-26-2016, 08:28 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chance31ke
Gotta love the unexpected and being a newbie
I am there with you being a newbie myself...at least we have the internet and mobile phones.
I have no idea how our parents generation did it!!
Have fun!
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I know! I can only imagine the $$$ and time I'd spend through trial and error if I couldn't do a quick internet search.
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2011 Fleetwood Discovery 42a
2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Me, my wife, 2 girls, 1 dog
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03-26-2016, 08:34 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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Hi Chris! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined the bunch here! 
Congrats on the new rig! Keep her between the ditches!
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!  
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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03-27-2016, 12:23 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Appalachian Campers Coastal Campers Carolina Campers
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: North Carolina
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Hello, welcome to IRV2. Enjoy your adventures and safe travels.
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Raisin our mixed hound and BooBoo our cat.
2004 Itasca Suncruiser 
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03-27-2016, 03:56 PM
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Senior Member
Appalachian Campers Heartland RV Club
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: West Virginia
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Welcome to the forum!!! We are glad you joined us!!!
Glad your "warning light" wasn't serious!!! 
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2015 Ford F450 Platinum DRW , 2017 Heartland Landmark 365 Charleston Me, Wife, "Canines" Lucy [Chihuahua/Jack Russell Terrier mix] & Fawn [Chihuahua] and “Felines” Pixel & Pollux [Manx], Iris, Pepper & Max [DSH], Mystique [DLH]
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