05-16-2018, 04:28 AM
My coach got the scoop crunched and forcibly removed. (The tow truck incident). I had to drive it from Knoxville to Miami and found that the generator really liked not having the scoop. It ran much cooler. Also, the scoop takes the hot air off the generator and routes it right to where the AC units are. That cant be good.
So...when I was at Newell, I asked them to make a simple deflector. Rather than the scoop, there is a simple piece of metal that deflects the hot air slightly towards the back of the coach. It looks nice from the front of coach (if you even notice it)....and keeps the hot air from hitting your feet as you walk by the front.
I have not looked in detail but my feeling is that the hot air now is dispersed in a much larger area and is not funneled towards the AC units.
Bill
So...when I was at Newell, I asked them to make a simple deflector. Rather than the scoop, there is a simple piece of metal that deflects the hot air slightly towards the back of the coach. It looks nice from the front of coach (if you even notice it)....and keeps the hot air from hitting your feet as you walk by the front.
I have not looked in detail but my feeling is that the hot air now is dispersed in a much larger area and is not funneled towards the AC units.
Bill
Bill Johnson
Birmingham, Alabama