Jim
RVF Supporter
- Joined
- Dec 18, 2019
- Messages
- 3,896
- Location
- North Carolina
- RV Year
- 2016
- RV Make
- Newmar
- RV Model
- London Aire 4551
- RV Length
- 45
- Chassis
- Freightliner
- Engine
- Cummins / I6 Diesel Pusher 600HP / 1,950 ft-lbs
- TOW/TOAD
- 2016 Jeep Rubicon
- Fulltimer
- No
These diesel engines have a lot of moving parts and are a small universe unto itself. And Cummins gives us a whole array of lights, bells and whistles to warn us when that universe becomes unaligned. Yesterday I pulled into a rest area and just after parking, I saw a strange emblem on the dash that I was unfamiliar with. It stayed lit for a minute or two and then went out. Of course, no internet to diagnose the display and as such, I misinterpreted its meaning.
It was a strange symbol with a temp symbol in it, and I assumed it to be the transmission temp. And for the next 100 miles I drove at a snails pace to keep the tranny cool. We parked at the scheduled RV park for the night and I did some research.
Turns out the light, a high exhaust temp light, was telling me that the DPF (diesel particulate filter) had recycled and the heat at the tailpipe was extremely hot and to be sure and NOT park on anything that could catch fire. Like tall grass or the like. A far cry from an overheated transmission!
So on my list of thing to learn, I'm going to study all of the warnings and displays so that I don't get caught in a position of ignorance again.
Question to all my RV friends, how may of you know and understand all of the warnings that the Freightliner (or other make) instrument display can present?
It was a strange symbol with a temp symbol in it, and I assumed it to be the transmission temp. And for the next 100 miles I drove at a snails pace to keep the tranny cool. We parked at the scheduled RV park for the night and I did some research.
Turns out the light, a high exhaust temp light, was telling me that the DPF (diesel particulate filter) had recycled and the heat at the tailpipe was extremely hot and to be sure and NOT park on anything that could catch fire. Like tall grass or the like. A far cry from an overheated transmission!
So on my list of thing to learn, I'm going to study all of the warnings and displays so that I don't get caught in a position of ignorance again.
Question to all my RV friends, how may of you know and understand all of the warnings that the Freightliner (or other make) instrument display can present?
