Georgetown 378XL new owner!

Mooney 78865 · 08-22-2018, 09:20 PM

A few weeks ago my wife and I went over to Camping World for a set of angled valve stem extension for our 2001 Four winds Infinity 34'. We had bought the coach a year and a half ago for a great price that left us with money in the budget to put in new flooring as well as all new furniture. As luck would have it, Camping World is next door to RV country. We had been looking halfheartedly at upgrading and had looked at a few used Monaco coaches as well as a few Tiffin units. I had been surfing the net and had seen a 2014 Georgetown 378XL they had listed and asked if she would like to see it. Long story short she fell in love with it. With the exception of the furniture it is pristine! (furniture needs re upholstery)
When we asked to see it, the sales staff couldn't even find the coach! After an hour of going in and out of the sales department they were able to locate it. The sales guy asked if this was the unit I was looking at as he handed me inventory sheet. It was, and I noticed that the unit had been in inventory for over 320 days! At the time, the coach was as you might expect, completely filthy outside as well as pretty dusty inside. The sales guy was actually embarrassed! We walked away, thinking it was a huge lump. The next Friday the salesman called saying that the coach had been detailed and asked if we would like to see it again. So off we went Saturday to see what we thought would be a pretty disappointing unit. Boy were we wrong! With the exception of the flaking furniture, it was amazing! The exterior is PERFECT! Inside was scary sharp! The wife and I fiddled with what we could figure out and eventually took it out on a test drive of about 50 miles. Still, we were not that enthused about buying a new to us coach that would need furniture work so we hemmed and hawed and eventually left saying we wanted to sell our Four Winds bla, bla, bla. I listed the Four Winds that night, it sold the next day, cash buyer! Spoke to the salesman and started haggling on this and that. We eventually settled on what we think was a fantastic price (considerably below low retail), a new set of tires, and a very short list of fix it's. With the test drive I have put about 110 miles on it and it drives/runs flawless. We spent the weekend detailing, discussing what to do with the furniture, eventually settling on having it reupholstered. On the way back to the storage yard the odometer turned over 7,500 miles.
We are planning a trip to Yellowstone in a few weeks for the shakedown. That will be a 2,000 mile round trip and should shed some info on what life will really be like.
Anyone need a pair of valve stem extenders??

Iggy · 08-22-2018, 10:35 PM

Welcome and glad you are here.
Amazing story and wish you the best on your Georgetown XL 378TS
I own a 2012 378TS and have use dit a lot and have over 60,000 miles on mine.
If you have any questions you can send me a PM here or start a new thread and ask the question and I'm sure we can find a quick answer.

The few things I want you to check is your tire pressures and for you to closely inspect the hydraulic system for the levelers and slides. Not sur eif your slide s are still hydraulic or cable.
Anyway check the fluid level at the hydraulic system located under the removable interior steps. Fluid should be within 1/2" from the top when everything in up and normal position.
Also closely look for any leaks in the hoses, fitting or bubbling on the lines.

If all looks great have a fun trip to Yellowstone.
Suggestion try The Grizzly RV Resort in West Yellowstone.

Take care and have fun.
Iggy

Mooney 78865 · 08-23-2018, 12:01 PM

This weekend will be spent going through the mechanical side of things for sure! Everything works as advertised but you are most correct about checking the things that make them work.
We met with the upholsterer this morning and will be removing all of the soft goods this weekend to have them re done. I'm the Director of Facilities for a casino so rounding up a competent upholsterer was pretty easy. It's not like I haven't seen his work!
We are super excited and have planned a trip for Yellowstone in a couple weeks!

pilotalso · 08-23-2018, 03:27 PM

Hello fellow aviator and Georgetown owner.

My wife and I have reservations at Bay Bridge and Grant from Sept 7-12.

Keep any eye out for us if you're there. We'll do the same.

Always have cold beers ready to go.

Mooney 78865 · 08-23-2018, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotalso

Hello fellow aviator and Georgetown owner.

My wife and I have reservations at Bay Bridge and Grant from Sept 7-12.

Keep any eye out for us if you're there. We'll do the same.

Always have cold beers ready to go.

Copy that!

Darrens02 · 08-23-2018, 10:48 PM

We also have a 2014 378 XL, We have been up and down the Alcan Hwy 3 times, and love the floor plan that it has. The Georgetown has a lot of the features of higher priced units, sometimes the quality is not competing with others. As with all RV's there is always something to work on, or as I look at it. There is always something to tinker with, and I enjoy that a lot.

ckrkrovers · 08-24-2018, 04:30 PM

Welcome,
We have same rig but a 2013 which we also bought used. We've added solar, vinyl plank flooring, recovered driver and passenger chair, new couch, new mattress. We are enjoying ours and have been happy with the performance. Have lots of fun in yours!

Carol K

Mooney 78865 · 08-24-2018, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ckrkrovers

Welcome,
We have same rig but a 2013 which we also bought used. We've added solar, vinyl plank flooring, recovered driver and passenger chair, new couch, new mattress. We are enjoying ours and have been happy with the performance. Have lots of fun in yours!

Carol K

Thanks Carol!
We had the upholstery guy out yesterday and I will remove all of the soft goods this weekend for him to pick up. He's saying a week on the turn around, so all good there.
I plan to do more exploring on the features this weekend as well. First up will be to get familiar with the electrical system, specifically the invertors. I know there is a dedicated invertor for the refrigerator, but am unsure how to turn it on and off. There is a switch at the entry control panel that says PRO Watt, or something to that effect, so I'll start there. With all the manuals I received (a 3" binder full) I have yet found a narrative on what all of the switches do in the two panel locations. Guess that's what the weekends are for!

360true · 08-24-2018, 07:21 PM

Yes. The prowatt switch turns on and off the inverter. No need to ever turn it off unless in storage. Of you need to access the GFCI switch on the inverter it is accessable through a port cover on the driver's side I'm mediately above the propane tank

ckrkrovers · 08-25-2018, 07:28 AM

We only have one inverter in our 2013, I am not sure if that is standard or the previous owner changed it. Anyway when we got our rig home we searched hi and lo for the inverter and couldn't find it! We seemed to have lots of booklets but nothing told us where the inverter was. After looking in all the bays we were at our Witt's end, and then noticed in the cupboard opposite the toilet there was a piece of board screwed in and seemed like it was made to be removed. Ta da the inverter!
This forum is just so valuable to newbies and experienced alike, It's my come to place if I have a question on my mh.

Carol K

happywhencamping · 08-25-2018, 08:43 AM

Mighty pricy valve extensions. Welcome to the GT crowd.

pmsherman · 08-25-2018, 03:43 PM

I'd take the rig to a Cummins service center and have them perform a 500 hour maintenance on the generator. I'm sure that there's no where that number of hours on it but it'll ease your mind that the generator will work when you need it. They should have a service special for that job which runs $200.

Phil

John s. · 08-26-2018, 01:50 PM

Welcome to the family
We have a 2012 360 DS and just love it we bought it new in Arizona so all the bugs were mine from day one. You are going to love your 378 the Georgetown series I think are some of the best riding and handling gas coaches out there. The only thing I would warn you about are the entry steps they have a tendency to fail and when they do you usually are on them and your shins take the fall, also there is a recall on them so you should check into it to see if yours has been done. Yellowstone is amazing we just went up there in July ore son lives by there. Have fun and be safe.

Vudu13 · 08-26-2018, 04:53 PM

We purchased the 2019 378XL, and LOVE IT. Have 2400 miles, mostly from Devils Tower, WY to Estes Park, CO, then to Moab, UT, and back to Canon City, CO. Only issue is the inverter not switching power to refrigerator while in transit. Setting up an appointment to get that fixed soon. Everything else with the 378XL is great. You will love the Georgetown!!!

360true · 08-26-2018, 05:31 PM

Is the inverter switch (blue light) on? It needs to be on for the fridge to be powered by the batteries. Of it is on, locate the support inverter and check that it is also on. The inverter will be blinking like 12.6 volts (DC) then 115 volts (AC). Also check to make sure the GFCI in the inverter has not tripped.

Vudu13 · 08-26-2018, 05:35 PM

We went through the entire system with the FR Reps. Checked everything the I could on the road. All things are correct, except the switch is not working, so have to wait for warranty repair. We ran the generator while in transit.

360true · 08-26-2018, 05:39 PM

Try disconnecting g the remote switch wire (looks like a phone data) cable from the inverter and be sure the Inver power button is on. Is the GFCI outlet on the inverter tripped? If it doesn't reset, the inverter is blown. I have replaced four this far

Vudu13 · 08-26-2018, 05:43 PM

GFI is good, data-like line checked, it's got to be the switch. I have is scheduled for a look-over. Still under warranty, so I will let the pro's do it... and hopefully it will not be a continual issue like you have experienced. I will let you know what they find...

360true · 08-26-2018, 05:51 PM

What is your fridge make and inverter? Mine is Frigidaire and Xantrex Prowatt 2000. (2014 378TS)

Mooney 78865 · 08-26-2018, 07:27 PM

Well, staying in the inverter theme, I looked in the little closet in the toilet area and I do not have a removable bottom. I then looked over the propane tank and found the GFI, which wasn't tripped, so I felt obligated to do just that, and reset it. Long story short, the refrigerator works just fine on the batteries. I must have disconnected the shore power and got the coach batteries and invertor on/off switch out of sequence. It's all good now.
I do have a couple questions for the group:
1. No hot water. Hot water heater works just fine, no hot water at any of the taps. Plenty of flow, just no hot. I pulled the anode rod out of the tank, (new) and flushed out about a pound of calcium build up! Never seen anything like it. Reassembled, started it up, used the "blow off" to bleed any air out and water coming from it was hot. Still nothing in the coach.
2. I'm missing a couple of the "lug nuts" that are used for the hub covers. Anybody know where I can get a few?
3. My left hand side camera looks to have gotten moisture in it. Picture is foggy where and who can I get that from.
Thanks in advance!

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