Dead Batteries Finally

[dalej]

Well I just finished putting on the Enviro-Cool coolant filter. The one that scrubs everything on the inside of the cooling system. When I finished I wanted to start the bus and get all the air worked out.

When I flipped the chassis main battery switch, the old girl wouldn't do anything but click. I knew this day was coming since I last replaced my chassis batteries December of 1998.

I had told Jan the other day the batteries turned 10 years old, it might be time to change them out sometime soon. I just had a hunch!

[Kevin Erion]

Dale, can you keep us in the loop about the coolant filter. I would like to know if that will keep us from having to change out the coolant every 2 years.
Thanks

[merle&louise]

Hey Dale,

I gotta ask you. What kind of batteries lasted 10 years?

Be sure to replace them with the same brand.

[merle&louise]

Dale, can you keep us in the loop about the coolant filter. I would like to know if that will keep us from having to change out the coolant every 2 years.
Thanks

Kevin,

I don't think the EnviroClean coolant filter is going to prolong the life of your anti-freeze. I would still change it every 2 years.

The Enviro filter is supposed to clean the inside of the radiator.

I ran an Enviro filter for 10,000 miles, and honestly, I see no difference in my operating temps. My series 60 still runs at 185 to 190 like it did before I installed the Enviro filter. Short of looking inside the radiator, I don't know if it did any good or not.

Just my .03 (.01 added for inflation)

[dalej]

I'll let everyone know what the Enviro-cool filter does to our cooling temps and what I find in the filter when I cut it apart after 3000 miles. We should get those miles after our Arizona trip in the next couple of months.

I was having my temps rise upward of 215 climbing hills in warm weather and after hearing what happens to 8v's when you run them to hot, I thought I would try this system and see if there is good results.

I could re-core the radiator but that doesn't help the rest of cooling system. I guess the engine has a lot of tiny areas that improve with this filter.

If I have any trouble what so ever you guys will always be the first to know.

The batteries that I put in the bus back in 12/98 were Napa. I really don't think Napa makes them though. I put a Exide brand in this time. They were $87 each.

[BrianE]

Dale,

You can't go wrong with Interstates.

As to your cooling issues, good luck with the filter however if your radiator hasn't been replaced or rodded since you've had the coach would expect it may need attention. Whether a recore or just a rodding, a good radiator shop should be able to help you decide which is best. In either event you will make short work of removing and reinstalling the radiator yourself.

After we overhauled our 92 I talked to a guy in Oregon that builds custom cores. He promised almost twice the cooling area with the same size core. As it turned out our engine cooled very well after heating up in a hard climb so we took a wait and see attitude. Incidentally, before the overhaul we were seeing 210-220 grade-climbing temps, after the OH we never saw over 200 and more often not over 190.

Whatever you do, BE CAREFUL, overhauls are expensive.

[dalej]

I'm betting that the cooling system has never been touched. We owned it since 98 and it was 12 years old then.