Engine Temperature Gauges - Fleetwood 1998 American Tradition Owner's Manual

ON ThE
ROAd
When the engine is under load or requires maximum cooling,
the engine fan turns faster. The fan may become noisy at high
speed and when maximum cooling is required. High speed fan
noise can sometimes be misinterpreted as transmission slip-
page. This is not the case. This fan noise indicates that the fan
is doing what it is supposed to do. This noise is not a defect in
the fan or the transmission.
Your motor home engine has been designed to conform to
applicable exhaust emission requirements. To meet these
requirements, engine operating temperatures are high. As a
result, the engine and exhaust systems radiate a great deal of
heat.
Special heat shields are built into your motor home to protect
wiring and other components from possible heat damage
caused by the exhaust system.
Engine temperature gauges have been calibrated to indicate a
midrange reading as the "normal" operating temperature. The
reason for this is that many owners perceive 212
0 F. as the
boiling point. However, this is not the case in an engine with a
pressurized cooling system and a coolant mixture of glycol
and water. As a motor home owner, be aware that the gauge is
intended to provide a warning of any rapid change in engine
coolant temperature from the "normal" reading of the gauge
rather than an absolute temperature reading ..
ExliAUST
SYSTEM HEAT
CAUTION
Do not remove exhaust
system heat shields,
modify the exhaust sys-
tem, or add additional
equipment, such as wir-
ing, plumbing, or other
components, which will
be affected by exhaust
system heat.
ENGiNE
TEMPERATURE
GAUGES
AMERiCAN TRAdirioN - CopYRiqHT 1997, FlEEnvood ENTERPRiSES, INC. All RiqHTs RESERVEd.