kwbusby
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Obviously I am sitting on top of an engine but man-O-Man does it get hot up there while driving. I felt like my sandals were melting at one point and some of the wires for things like my cell phones felt like they were melting too. I am having some issues with my generator and AC not working properly while driving so that of course didn't help either.
Do the rest of you notice that it gets VERY hot from engine heat in the front seats? I am going to put some radiant barrier down under a floor mat to see if that helps but not really expecting a miracle from that.
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ArchHoagland
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In the summer I don't wear dark colored clothes while driving and I keep the side curtain pulled forward to block the sun. My mirrors are way forward so that works well.
We don't get any heat from the dog house and our A/C works fairly good blowing down at our feet. We do run the generator and keep the front room A/C on.
Heading into the sun is pretty hot, not much you can do about that.
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rvten
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No did not notice when I had my class A, or in my class C. I drive with the AC on.
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dcbrewer
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I drive bare foot a lot, have never noticed it being hot, while driving our Pace Arrow with Workhorse chassis. We run the genny with the front AC on.
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path1
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Stop by a heavy duty truck place and talk to parts guy. Insulation now days has some pretty fancy stuff, of course not cheap but maybe worth it to you. Then again in the winter how are you goin to keep your coffee warm?
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Pawz4me
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kwbusby wrote:Do the rest of you notice that it gets VERY hot from engine heat in the front seats?
No. The carpeting over the dog house and under the driver's and front passenger's seat gets just a little warm. Not enough to notice in the summer, just enough that it feels nice in colder weather. I think you've got something unusual going on to have that amount of heat.
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rgatijnet1
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Look for an air leak somewhere on the firewall or side of the dog house. You may also have an exhaust manifold leak that is sending hot exhaust gasses right at the floorboard.
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I put a latch on the divider door so that I can keep the front isolated. The dash A/C works fine in temps to the upper 90s so far. Yes the doghouse gets warm, but no hot.
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eemsdad
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When we're pulling up a big hill, I believe our dash A/C diverts to cool something in the engine/transmission. Once we start back down a hill it reverts back to normal operation. I don't know if this is typical, but I have experienced it in two different coaches by different manufacturers.
On a hot day, it gets pretty warm without the dash A/C.
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mowermech
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I have owned three Class A coaches (1977, Dodge chassis; 1988, GM chassis; and our current 2002, Ford V10 chassis) and one Class C (1995, Ford Chassis).
In none of them have I encountered a problem severe enough to match that described by the OP. While it did/does get warm, it won't even keep my coffee mug at good drinking temperature, much less melt anything.
Come to think of it, neither of the two Ford E150 Club wagons that we had long ago were bad enough to complain about.
IMO, the OP needs to check the doghouse to see if the gasket is good and properly in place, and the doghouse is properly latched. It sounds like he is getting hot air from the engine into the cockpit!
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