Well sealed radiator blower box

Scott & Heather · September 22, 2016, 04:48:38 PM

I spent three days carefully sealing my blower box. Removed old weatherstripping and replaced with fresh stuff. Removed shutters and used the new loctite dense rigid spray foam to seal openings. Trimmed foam to look nice and made sure belt was tensioned tight. All weatherstripping around blower access door was pulled and scraped out and new fresh strips were put in. Also installed misters while I was in there. After all said and done, I idled the coach at normal idle (not fast) and threw a rag in front of the radiator opening and viola, it stuck. I stood with my upper body up against the fiberglass radiator grill with ear protection on while Heather floored the throttle. Bad idea. Don't do it. Pretty sure my hair and cheeks are permanently stretched. https://vimeo.com/183918748

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buswarrior · September 23, 2016, 08:23:49 AM

The right way.

Good job!

happy coaching!
buswarrior

Fredward · September 23, 2016, 09:35:08 AM

Maybe you won't need misters now.

Scott & Heather · September 24, 2016, 07:54:47 PM

Drove coach today in the hills of southern Georgia. It was 94 degrees F and coach just hovered in the upper 190's. Still not what I'm looking for. Tonight it dropped down to 82 and coach ran 75mph all the way without breaking a sweat. So I still have warming issues during hot days. Have to sort this out

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Seangie · September 24, 2016, 08:36:22 PM

Quote from: Scott Bennett on September 24, 2016, 07:54:47 PM
Drove coach today in the hills of southern Georgia. It was 94 degrees F and coach just hovered in the upper 190's. Still not what I'm looking for. Tonight it dropped down to 82 and coach ran 75mph all the way without breaking a sweat. So I still have warming issues during hot days. Have to sort this out

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Scott - I think that's pretty normal for a stock 8v92 with stock cooling. Our 6v92 runs at about 195 closing in on 200 when pulling hills in 95+ temps.

-Sean

Sam 4106 · September 25, 2016, 06:27:56 AM

Scott,
I think you know the solution to your heating issue. If you didn't have a heating problem before you had the horsepower increased, and do now, if you return to the original setting your heating problem will be solved.
Good luck, Sam

luvrbus · September 25, 2016, 07:02:10 AM

You are good leave it alone a 180 T stat operates from 180* to 197* with shutters 200* a cold engine is as bad a hot engine it will damage the transmission and the engine

Scott & Heather · September 25, 2016, 08:54:56 AM

200 degrees running temp on a 94 degree day is ok? I have been driving carefully to keep it below 200 because I thought that was danger territory. Relieves me a little. Today it was 84 in florida this morning and I was running a consistent 72-74 mph and it stayed around 195. Go figure

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Oonrahnjay · September 25, 2016, 09:13:42 AM

Quote from: Scott Bennett on September 25, 2016, 08:54:56 AM200 degrees running temp on a 94 degree day is ok? I have been driving carefully to keep it below 200 because I thought that was danger territory. Relieves me a little. Today it was 84 in florida this morning and I was running a consistent 72-74 mph and it stayed around 195. Go figure

I'm not experienced on those engines but that sure sounds to me like a thermostat is supposed to work.

luvrbus · September 25, 2016, 09:35:26 AM

His engine is a DDEC so he probably has 185* or 190* thermostats sound like they are working to me too

Scott & Heather · September 27, 2016, 05:19:47 PM

I'll keep an eye on it. I haven't been able to stay in one state long enough to get a silverleaf shipped to me. So I am still waiting on digital confirmation of my actual engine temps. But as the days get cooler I might not know how she does in the heat until next year :-/

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