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10-09-2022, 02:35 PM
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Southwind 32v
Greetings from IN! We are new owners of an old Fleetwood Southwind 32v coach with Workhourse frame. As we are working through the obvious needs, we would be glad for things to look for that rookies would miss!
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10-09-2022, 02:40 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: DFW, Texas
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Welcome to IRV2!
Here's a couple of forums that you might be interested in.
Workhorse Chassis Forum
Fleetwood Owner's Forum
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 2017 Phaeton 40IH XSH Maroon Coral - Power Glide Chassis with IFS
Previous '15 Tiffin Allegro RED 38QRA and '06 Itasca Sunrise 35A
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10-09-2022, 03:00 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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Hi ! Welcome to IRV2! We’re sure glad you joined the gang here! 
Congrats on the new rig! Have fun and keep her between the ditches!
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!  
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Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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10-09-2022, 03:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Ohio
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Welcome to IRV2.. flush and replace all fluids.. most over looked .. is brake, diff, and p/s oils..
Good luck and keep us posted
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2000 southwind storm, workhorse custom chassis with 7.4l vortec
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10-09-2022, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Clovis, CA, USA
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What year is your coach?
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2000 LEXUS RX300 FWD 22MPG 4020 LBS
Put a tent over this circus.
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10-10-2022, 05:36 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2022
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Southwind 32v
It is a 2003, but manufactured in 2002. Has 74K miles. Appreciate the responses! I received hardly any maintenance records, so will change all the fluids. We do have a "check engine" light on (since we bought it), as well as the "EGS" light. The former owner said the EGS brakes were behaving erratically, so a mechanic verified that pulling the fuse on them would solve the problem, which he did, and the noise went away, though the EGS is not functioning. I presume I need to pull all the wheels, and check brake wiring and linings?
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10-10-2022, 09:40 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Clovis, CA, USA
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Do you mean the "ABS" light? I've never heard of a EGS light.
There was a brake recall on the Bosch brakes that came with the coach originally. Do you know if the recall has been performed?
You need to get an OBDii reader and find out what the Check Engine Light is telling you.
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2004 Monaco La Palma 36DBD, W22, 8.1, 7.1 MPG
2000 LEXUS RX300 FWD 22MPG 4020 LBS
Put a tent over this circus.
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10-11-2022, 04:50 PM
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Junior Member
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Sorry, a typo. Yes, I meant ABS light. No, not sure if any factory recalls were performed. I am supposing so. Today, I changed the coolant and the brake fluid, and the check engine light is now off. I do need some info on the plastic radiator drain plug. I totally removed the center of it to get the water to drain, and then reinstalled it inside the plastic base, barely tightening it. It is not leaking but I'm concerned about its stability. Anyone had experience with that?
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10-11-2022, 05:18 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Clovis, CA, USA
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I always had my dealer replace my coolant because here in our city we can't just run it down the storm drains. I know that drain plug can be a bit of a pain from reading other peoples posts about it.
You said the check engine light is out...what about the ABS light?
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2004 Monaco La Palma 36DBD, W22, 8.1, 7.1 MPG
2000 LEXUS RX300 FWD 22MPG 4020 LBS
Put a tent over this circus.
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10-11-2022, 05:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Grapevine, Tx
Posts: 5,746
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Welcome fellow Southwind 32 v member. There is a Southwind subforum and also Workhorse and Fleetwood forums. They can be a wealth of knowledge.
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ReadyBrute Elite towing a 2017 Ford Edge Sport
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10-12-2022, 08:11 AM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Johnstown PA
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Welcome to IRV2! Good to have you here and I look forward to reading about your adventures. Sit back, relax and please, above all……stay safe out there!
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2016 Tiffin Allegro Red 33AA
Towing 2014 Jeep Wrangler
On the Road with 13 Rescued Cats
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