PT-42 Front Heaters

[Pete Masterson]

Looks like I need to do some digging in the front dash area... I
probably have the same situation with the fans under the front dash.

Alarm system: My coach was reported to not have an alarm system.
There is nothing (obvious) that arms it -- although there was one Ace
key (the round kind) that came with the coach and I haven't found
anyplace where it is used. That said, when I experimented with the
panic switch above the bed, an alarm sounded (darned if I know where
it is mounted). I also noticed magnetic switches mounted on the
bedroom window -- that are commonly used with alarm systems. So,
there might be an alarm system _somewhere_ but previous owners were
unaware of it. Or, the coach is prewired for an alarm system, but it
isn't activated until a control box of some sort is installed. (The
owner's manual is silent on the topic.)

I also note that there is a switch for a radar detector on the dash.
Up at the top of the windshield is a black box thing -- that I
discovered was empty. So, it's possible that a radar detector was
installed at one time in the past (and was removed) or that it was
never installed, but a bracket for it was. I'm not really interested
in a radar detector anyway... (The bracket holds my GPS aerial very
nicely.)

As for plugging in the alarm system, I don't think it will shut down
the coach -- but it might set off a noisy alarm when you least expect
it!

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
aeonix1@...
On the road at Lockhart Texas



On Nov 22, 2007, at 5:49 PM, Kurt Horvath wrote:

> Well now I feel stupid, Tom is right, it is a heater for the Aqua
> hot and if I'd have looked past my nose I would have seen the
> heater core from the CB compartment. I took the little compartment
> below the drawer / cup holder out. There is a covering, plywood,
> above the heater core. There was a large tangle of wires and the
> control box for the musical horns and a wiring loom, all of it was
> just lying on top of the fans keeping them from operating. I moved
> everything out of the way and it is functioning fine.
>
> <snip>The wiring harnesses are not hooked up. I’m not sure if all
> of these pieces are related or are for different systems. I was
> told the coach did not have an alarm system when I bought it but
> that appears to be wrong.
>
> If some one could tell what this stuff is I'd appreciate it. I'm
> hesitant to just plug everything in and wait to see what happens.
> The last thing I need is an unknown system shutting down the coach
> when least expected.
>
> Kurt Horvath, ( bumpersbird )
> 95 PT-42 WLWB, ( Indulgance )
> 10AC, ( Tennessee )