Engine Fan; Exhaust System Heat; Engine Temperature Gauges - Fleetwood PaceArrow Vision Manual

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fuel from nationally recognized fuel dealers, your chances of
vapor lock can be reduced. If you store your motor home
during the winter months, be aware that when you take the
vehicle out of storage in the spring or summer, winter fuel
may cause vapor lock until it is consumed.
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 transmis-
sion slippage. 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
Federal and State 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. Do not remove these shields,
modify the exhaust system, or add additional equipment,
such as wiring, plumbing, or other components, which will
be effected by exhaust system heat.
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
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ENGINE FAN
EXHAUST
SYSTEM HEAT
ENGINE
TEMPERATURE
GAUGES

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