Table Of Contents - Fleetwood Bounder 1987 Owner's Manual

TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1
Planning and Preparation ................... .
2
Loading and Weight Distribution ........ , ... .
Have It All Under Control . . . ..... .
2
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Inspect and Maintain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Keys and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The Owner's Information Package, . . . . . . . . . . 3
Emergency and Identification Information . . . . . . 4
Bounder Motor Home Specifications. . . . . . . . . 6
Travel Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior Walkaround . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ON THE ROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Motor Home loading ..
......... 10
Carrying Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 10
Determining and Distributing
Your Motor Home Load . . . . . . . . . . 10
Weighing Your Loaded Motor Home. . . . . 11
Loading Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Trailer Hitches and Towing .......... , . . . 12
Towing Automobiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cockpit and Driver's Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Driver/Passenger Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat Belts . . . . . .. ......... . ... 15
Child Restraint. . . . . . . .......... 15
Sunvisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Front/Side Slider Windows ................ 16
DrivIng and Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fuel and Fuel Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fuel Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fuel Types and Vapor Lock ................ 17
Alternative Fuel Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Overheating. . . . . . . . .............. 18
Variable Speed Engine Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Carbon Monoxide Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Engire Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '.' . 19
. Tires ....... ' . .' ..... .' ............. '.' ..... 19
Tire ReplacelT1ent ............... '.' ...... 19
Changing A Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Re~uired
Tools and Equipment, ... , ........ 20
TowIng. ' ....•............ : ......••......• 22
Folding Curtition
Interior Lighting ..
Overhead Vents ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Effects of Prolonged Occupancy ..
Controlling Moisture Condensation .
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Fire Safety. . . ........ 29
Smoke Detector, ...... , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 29
PLUMBING SYSTEMS . . . . . ......... 30
Fresh Water System. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 30
Water Purifier System .. , , . . . . . . . . . , , , , ... 31
The Water Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The Monitor Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sanitizing the Fresh Water System .... , ..... 31
Troubleshooting The Fresh Water System. , . 32
Leaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 32
Clogged Water Filter. . . . . . ....... 32
Excessive Water Pressure. , ' . . . . . . . . . , 32
Water Pump Troubleshooting . , .... 32
The Waste Water System . . ......... 33
Toilet. . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 33
Toilet Maintenance. , ..... , . . . . . . . . . 33
Toilet Troubleshooting. . . ....... ' ... , .. 34
Dumping The Holding Tanks ............... 34
Holding Tank Care and Maintenance, ... 35
Water System Winterizing .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chassis ElectrIcal System. . .. . .............. 36
Chassis Bulbs & Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
12·Volt Coach System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Auxiliary Battery .... , ..... ' , , ... , , ..... 36
Battery Inspection and Care., . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Selecting a Replacement Battery . , ... 38
12-Volt AC System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
The Power Converter , , . . . , ....... ' .. 38
Ground Fault Interrupter, .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 38
Entertainment Equipment .... , ....... , ....... 39
TV Antenna ...... : .. ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
TV Ghosts and .FM Flutter ........ ' ... ' ........ 39
Min.imizing Multipath Distortion and
Improving Signal Quality ................ 39
Generator Power Plant ....................... 39
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LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS SYSTEM •••..•. : .•.....• 42
. ,Generator Operating Safety Preciluii6n~ •• ,:: . 40
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Do;"s. Screens; and Locks' .... : .. '. :' .. ' ... '. 23
Windows ' ........... ,'" . ' ........... '.' ... '.' 24
Emergency Exit Window' .............. " ...... 24
Storage ... : ... , . '.' ................ ' ......... 24
. ·Exterior.
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. Interior Storage ........... " ............ 25
Interior and FurnIshings ............•• '.' ... ,. 25
. Dinette ConversIon· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ..• ' .. 26
Sofa/Lounge Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ' .
Filling LP Gas Tanks .. : .•....•..... ' ......... 42
. LP Gas Regulator .••............. , .......... 42
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.LP Gas System At Low Temperatures. : . ' .. ': .42
LP Gas Syste!" Leak Checks ...... .' ... : .... : .. 42
LP Gas Leak Detector ... ' ..... " .. : ....... 43
LIghting
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Gas Appliances .•. : •.•. : .• : .. : .•... 43
LP. Gas Safety Precautions •• :' •..... , ,', .......• 43
APPLIANCES .... '" ..... ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Water Heater'. . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . .••• 44
Furnace ... ' •. '.' .. ,., , , ..... ' ... , , ... '.' ...... 44