Newer Wanderlodge For Me...Or Not?

[Leroy Eckert]

If you do not have air leaks the air Microphor works great. I have had no trouble in 4 years. I had Primus and had trouble with the one of the control panels, so I converted to a far better system; Webasto in a single loop and it works great. You don't have to worry about filling the propane tank any longer. I have filled mine once in 3 years and it is still half full. As for the air vents, yes mine are air operated, and the chassis heater has a timing board to operate a valve that sends hot water to the exchangers. I have not had any problem with that either. Knock on wood. My personal take on some of the perceived upgrades as the years went on is a high end coach at the time needed a sales tool. There is nothing wrong with a wire that sends heat to the driver. Later model WB's have DDECI or DDECII. I have been good there also. Knock on wood again. I did purchase a well documented well maintained coach so consequently I have had very few problems. I once thought I wanted an LXI but based on what I read I will stay with what I have. Mine is just like yours iit is just younger. Mine has a galley, bed, head, sofa, tv and all the other goodies. It's that pay me now or pay me later deal if you do not purchase the right coach. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors Dahlonega, GA Royale Conversion --- On Mon, 1/5/09, dthollis1961 wrote: From: dthollis1961 Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Newer Wanderlodge For Me...Or Not? To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 6:15 PM I started out 5 years ago with a nice '78FC33. Great coach, reliable and simple. It never left me stranded and when I got done with it, it went to a happy new owner. I've now owned my present 84FC35 for 3 years. Great coach- More power, retarder, diesel generator, air ride, etc. It is also more complex. That makes sense with the upgrades over the '78. What I can't seem to get over though, is what appears to me as taking a reliable, simple way of doing things and making it complex only for complexities' (?) sake. For instance: The '78 has fresh air vents for driver and passenger operated by either a cable or a rod. This allows the vent to be opened a little or wide open with a touch of your hand to give just the right amount of fresh air. The '84 has air operated vents that are either fully opened or fully closed. It's the same with the driver's and passenger's heat. '78 has a cable operated valve in a coolant line that can be opened anywhere between full on and full off to fine tune the coolant flow to the heater. '84 has a Sporlan valve that is either opened or closed. I've got the '84 in great shape now and have been thinking of moving up since I've run out of things to do to it, but I find myself thinking of more complicated things on a new coach(early '90s). I'm talking toilets here!(among other things I'm sure) If I want to take a dump, you're telling me I have to have not only water, but also air and 12 volts for a royal flush? Primus heating also seems to generate more discussion than Suburban furnaces. I don't mind working on a system to make it right, but by reading the posts here it seems that some of these systems cannot be made to be as reliable as say pushing a pedal on the toilet and the poop drops through the trap door. That is simple and it works every time. What I'm looking for is for you guys to tell me that I am wrong. I'm looking for owners that have moved up in model years that say that the benefits are far and away better than the negatives that are stuck in my mind.(and not just because it cost a bunch more money) I should be out working on that stuck Sporlan valve, but it's too cold. David Hollis 84FC35 Springfield, IL