BillofPA
York, PA
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I never mentioned this "problem" because it's not a problem in our coach. After a day of driving the only place the floor feels slightly warm is in the wardrobe/closet at the back of the bedroom. The bedroom doesn't get hot/warm.
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Bounder Billy
Colorado
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After a day of driving the floor in the back bathroom is warm, but room itself is comfortable. The heat has no affect on the bedroom which is forward of the bathroom. The reason we got a diesel pusher was from the heat and noise from the engine in front. Could never keep it cool up there while driving in the summer.
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patrioticstablist
Conroe
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What gets me is when the generator is running. I'm used to the gas motorhome and when I speed up and slow down not hearing the generator change engine tone throws me for a bit till I remember, the engine isn't there anymore.
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JC2
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down home wrote:I haven't fixed it but I saw a coach with the insulated aluminum foil under the closet and rear floor area.
That would be an excellant choice. We had a heat radiating issue from the dog house cover of our previous gas engine coach and it went away after installing the foil backed insulation. Reduced the engine noise noticeably also. 
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Pogoil
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Our 1995 Beaver has thick foam insulation lining the base of the bed and some silver stuff along the floor and an extra heat shield so it is no warmer than the rest of the MH. Not sure about other coaches.
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-Gramps-
Portsmouth VA
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No bedroom heat problem in our coach at all.
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stardalo
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I have an 03 Journey DL with the CAT 330. This month I took a 3,000 mile round trip from NY to Key West. I drove 9-10 hours in high heat upward of 90 degrees pulling a toad. When I stopped to overnight in a campground, I had no issues with excessive heat in my bedroom. I would suggest you pick up your bed and unbolt the plates and check that the gaskets on the 2 plates are seated correctly.
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BarbaraOK
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Never worry about it. Come summer we are in the north where it cools off pretty quickly in the evening. Plus we are always in a park by 2:30 or so in the afternoon - plenty of time for it to cool. Love it in the winter when we are traveling.
Seriously, look at the area over the engine and make sure that the insulation is intact.
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Greginsd
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Thank you all for your responses to this issue I am having with the heat in the bedroom. To Stardalo, the upper gasket was shot so I had that replaced. The lower gasket looked ok compared to the upper but I will take a better look at it and probably replace it just to be sure. The lower panel gasket is 12 years old after all.
There is no insulation of any kind under the bed. So that will be my next move to install some after the lower gasket replacement.
To all my gasser friends. I have driven gas motor homes for years before I went to a DP and I am never going back to gas, just a personal choice.
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Laman
Florida
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CharlesOK wrote:It's called a Diesel Pusher. It's one more reason I drive only front engine gas. MY rear bedroom is cold enough to hang meat when we get stopped for the night and I have been running the top airs on the Gen set. The DP folks will never mention this small issue, stays warm till the motor cools down, maybe 6 hours or more.
Thats truly laughable, DP owners never mention it because it is very rarely a problem. I just recently completed a 10 hour drive in 90 degree heat, parked, turned on the rear air and 15 minutes later it was the same temperature as the front living area. Now noise and heat from a front engine gasser, that you hear talked about around the campgrounds.
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