jeffshrop
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I just purchase a 2010 Windsport. I stopped after two hours on our first trip at a rest area and noticed the generator exhaust had melted the hydraulic fluid holding tank. I can't believe the generator exhaust pipe was run from the manufacturer up against the plastic hydraulic tank. I'm guessing the tank is the wrong size and it extends too far out to where it hit the exhaust or the exhaust has been rerouted up against the tank. Has anyone ever seen this happen before?
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roam1
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jeffshrop wrote:I just purchase a 2010 Windsport. I stopped after two hours on our first trip at a rest area and noticed the generator exhaust had melted the hydraulic fluid holding tank. I can't believe the generator exhaust pipe was run from the manufacturer up against the plastic hydraulic tank. I'm guessing the tank is the wrong size and it extends too far out to where it hit the exhaust or the exhaust has been rerouted up against the tank. Has anyone ever seen this happen before?
Hmmm, I gotta Windsport, 12000 miles, I'll look tomorrow!
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yloshrk
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THOR MOTOR COACH (TMC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 WINDSPORT AND HURRICANE MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 3, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 18, 2011. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS CLOSE TO A VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT. HEAT CAN BUILD UP IN THIS AREA.
http://www.lemonlawspecialists.com/recall/?make=THOR&model=WINDSPORT&year=2012
Not this huh?
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Trap
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yloshrk wrote:THOR MOTOR COACH (TMC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 WINDSPORT AND HURRICANE MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 3, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 18, 2011. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS CLOSE TO A VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT. HEAT CAN BUILD UP IN THIS AREA.
http://www.lemonlawspecialists.com/recall/?make=THOR&model=WINDSPORT&year=2012
Not this huh?
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fredaevans
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You just have to wonder what the 'Pay Scale' of the Village Idiot who thought this one through ........
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moisheh
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Hydraulic fluid is flammable. This is a safety issue!
Moisheh
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jeffshrop
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What's worse is the fluid was smoking and dripping off of the exhaust pipe when I found it.
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roam1
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just checked my 2010 Windsport that shipped January 2010
the genny exaust goes within inches of the hydraulic res
looks like it could be an issue
read the recall, it's for units manufactured from 9/2010 - 8/2012
mine doesn't appear to be in the recall but looks like it may have the same issue
I will be calling Thor today
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roam1
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yloshrk wrote:THOR MOTOR COACH (TMC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 WINDSPORT AND HURRICANE MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 3, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 18, 2011. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS CLOSE TO A VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT. HEAT CAN BUILD UP IN THIS AREA.
http://www.lemonlawspecialists.com/recall/?make=THOR&model=WINDSPORT&year=2012
Not this huh?
Not clear if that recall is engine or genny exhaust
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roam1
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jeffshrop wrote:I just purchase a 2010 Windsport. I stopped after two hours on our first trip at a rest area and noticed the generator exhaust had melted the hydraulic fluid holding tank. I can't believe the generator exhaust pipe was run from the manufacturer up against the plastic hydraulic tank. I'm guessing the tank is the wrong size and it extends too far out to where it hit the exhaust or the exhaust has been rerouted up against the tank. Has anyone ever seen this happen before?
do you have a picture of your genny exhaust & hydraulic tank?
I would like to compare to mine
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