Fleetwood 1980 Tioga User manual

BY FLEETWOOD
1980

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the recreational vehicle lifestyle and the fast grow·
ing family of motor home owners. We sincerely thank you
for choosing our product.
Your motor home has been designed to provide you with
many years of carefree, pleasant traveling and vacationing.
This manual describes many features of your motor home
and provides a guide to operating procedures so that you can
obtain optimum performance from those features. Like all
finely crafted equipment, your motor home will require care
and regular maintenance in order to retain its maximum
performance characteristics. Thi. manual, along with the
inform&tioll provided in your Owner's Packet, outlines the
important areDS of maintenance and provides a maintenance
schedule that you should follow to asSuro safe, trouble-free
service from your motor home. Study these instructions care-
fully. A good working knowledge
of your motor home and
how to care for it will help you enjoy many miles of
recreational pleasure,
Your motor home hilS bucn designed to conform with, or
exceed the American National StandardS Institute A119.2,
ANSI/NFPA 501 C, Canadian CSA Standard Z-240
(Canadian-built,
or units built for Canada), and/or appl,eable
motor homa veh ide standards. Thes\! standards establish the
plumbing, healing, electrical, and other ,equirements for
quality and safety. Compliance with these standards is
indicatud by the seal attached just outside the entry door.
This
s\!a) is th\! outward sign of internal quality,
The motor home has been thoroughly inspected before ship-
ment. It is thH duty of your dealer to inspect the motor home
and to prep~ro it for you during the predelivery phase of the
sale. He will instruct you in its basic use; however, this should
be supplemented by your roading all instructional material
furn,shed with the motor hom\!. If, after taking delivery of
your new motor home, you feel it requires additional
conditioning or adjustment, pleasH return it to your dealer
as soon as possible.
Should you have any questions regarding operation, main-
tenance, or service, pleaso contact your dealer immediately
so he can be of assistance. Your dealer's service or sales
department will promptly handle any normal problem which
might occur. Customer "",vice ;s of utmost importance to your
dealer, as well as to the manufacturer. If, for some
reason, a problem
is not handled to your satisfaction, we
make the following suggestions:
1, Discuss any waranty·related problems directly with
the General Manager
or the Owner of the dealership,
giving him an opportunity
to help his servie<l depart-
ment resolve
the matter for you.
2. Should a problem arise that cannot be resolved to
your satisfaction by your local d<laler, comact the
factory service supervisor. The b<ick page of this
manual has a factory listing. Please contact the one
nearest you.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PLANNING AND PR[;PARATION, ............ ·······l
VEHICLE LOAD WEIGHING CAPACiTy .............. 5
READY TO LEAVE ...........................•... 6
Starting and Warmup, ........•............. , : .... 6
Safety Belts ....................... , .......... ,.6
ONTHERQAD ......•.........•................. 7
Drivingnnd Parking ........ " .......... , ........ .7
Miscellaneous Safety Tips .................... , .... 7
Overheating .... , ............ , .................. 8
Windshield Defrost _ Comfort Control .... , .......... 8
12·Volt FU"e Replacement ....................... ·8
Changing a Tire .....•.......... , , ............... 8
Emergency Start System (Optional) ........•........ 8
SERVICING .................................... 10
Motor Home Chas~is Operator's Manual ............. 10
Battery Service ................................ 10
Generator Power Plant System Service
...••......... 10
Automotive Air Conditioner (Optional) ............. 10
EQUIPMENT AND FURNiSHINGS .................. 12
Swing'Down Dinette Table ....................•.. 12
Pedestal Dinette Tables ......•...........•....... 12
Pull·Out (Gaucho) Beds .......................... 12
Storage .............•........................ 12
PLUMBING ...................•............•.... 14
FreshWater •...........•...................... 14
External Water Supply .......................... 14
Filling Fresh Water Supply ...........•........... 14
Troubleshooting Water System .................... 15
Sanitiling Water Tank ........................... 15
Waste·Water System .......•.............•...... 16
WasteWater Draining .............•............. 16
Do'sand bon'ts·WasteTanks .....•............•. 17
WintBrizing the Water System, .................... 17
Winter Storage Checklist.
.......... , ........... , .17
ELECTRiCAL ... , ............•.................. 19
115-Volt System Power Cord ........... , ......... 19
12·Volt System ...... : ......... , ............... 19
115-Volt AC to 12·Volt DC Converter.' ..... , .•. , ... 19
Fuses ........................... ,., .......... 20
Auxiliary 12·Volt Battery ......• , ................ 20
Auxiliary Generator Power Plant (Optiorwi) .. , ....... 20
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS SYSTEM ............. 22
Using Your LP Gas System at Low Temperatures .. , , .. 22
Operation of LP Gas System ............. , , ....... 22
Filling the Removable LP Gas Tanks ............... ,23
Filling the Chassis·Mounted LP Gas Tanks ....• , ..... 23
LP Gas System Leak Checks ........•. , ........... 23
APPLIANCES. , ...........• , , ............... , ... 25
LP Gas Appliances, ..............•............. .25
Roof Air Conditioner (Optional) .......... , •....... 26

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1. Hood Support
2. Engine Service Hood
3. T,ansmissiofl and Dipstick and FillerCap
4. Radiator Cap
5. Brake Cylinder Resivoi!;
6. Engine Oil Filler Cap
7. Coolant Recovery Reservoir
8. Windshield Washer Reservoir
9. Main Battery
LP GAS MAIN VALVE iN OR-
EXTINGUISH ALL PI LOT ",; iHTS
FILLING GASOLINE TANKS.
PLANNING
AND
PREPARATION
Plan your trip and organize all preparations bato.-e you Icav€.
Proper prcpnralion can be the key tu getting the most enjoy-
men\ from your mOlur home. The following suggestions are
provided as a guide, Review them carefully b~forc starling on
your first trip. flefer to the li,t when on tripS and m~ke note
uri tems forgone" to make subsequent Irips even mure
enjoyable.
Plan your route careful IV. Consult mop" and guidebooks
(available at moS! bookstunds or ne\flll)tamls) to b~comc
aware beforehand of any rom) condi1;ons, cumpsitc
availability, or other circumstances
BE SURE ALL EQUIPMENT IS SERVICED AND READY
FOR TRAVEL. Check the following itum,'
a. Check all fluids including'
MOlOr home engine cmnkcase oil
Transmission fluid
Power sleerinn fluid
Radiutor recuvery system reservoir
I~vd
Ma<ter cylinder bmkc fluiu
Electrolyte
lev€1 of main "nd auxiliary batterie'S
Windshield washer reservoi, level
b. Inspoct whed Iligs for lightness. See Chassis Operator',
Manual for torque "p~cifications. Exammu ull tires for
road damage, than inflate to the prope' pre£suru, lIS reo
communded ill the Cila.s;, Operator's MUI111al. Check
spare tire pressure. I" usin~J your Cila""i. Opumtor's
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Manual, note that tire pressures are given fur GOld lires
which erc to bH u..m unde, normal driving nnd load
conditions.
c. Check oil level in the generalor power plallt (if
installed). Refer to instructions and m"int!!nance manual
provided bV thu genemtor manufacturer for other pre-
uS\) scrvicH rsquirement!; apphcable to tili, equipment.
Check Ihat extra oil and other se,vice supplies are pro-
vidud
for the generator powBr planl if the motor home
is to be used for extended periods.
d. Chock
that jack, jack handle, and lug wrench are pro-
perly stowed. NOTE:
The cila,;i. lug wrench may nOl
fit the spare tire holts. Be sure you have the proper
.ize wrench to remove the sflare lire.
H. Check that the 115-volt power cord is properly stowed
in compartment. A power slipply cord adapler wil! be
required
in some campiog areas. Be sure tu use adapters
which provide proper electrical ground.
f. Check thilt" sarviceublu fimextinguisher is secured in
tlw mounting bracket.
g. Verify that all i,emsyou plan to take are 011 board.
NOTE:
Be sure thu·wcight of passengers, equipment,
"nd .upplles docs not cause your motor home
to excE!€o axle loao; and overall vehicle loads
for which it was desi(jned. If in doubt, weigh
the vehicle at a public scale. See pmaqraph
on "WEIGHING".
h. Check that accessories. such as a sewer hose with tile
necessary fittings
and a water ,upply line (slich as
garden-ho"" type approved for 125 psi) are on-board.
(II may be desir~ble to chuck ahuad with speciflc camp'
site, whcru you plan to ;top for any special a.daptars
which may he required.)
Fill frEsh water tank. if required. (RHfur to Plurnbill~
Section.)
j. Start refrigeralor a day ahead of time. Refrigerator will
stay cold for several hOlH" aher being turned OFF
while lrave!;n!!. Be sure 10 rp.light [t whan parked ilt
your campsite.
Check to see lila t drain-line cap and holding-tank knirn
v"ivc{s)
are closed and secured. Add a holdinn-tank chemical
to a row 9ullons of water in your oody·waste holding tank.
(Refer to PlumbinQ Section.)
Check
all stop lighls, runnin'j liQllls, turn signals ~nd mirrors.
Pm motor home contents i~ "travel condition".
tl. Secure any luose objects whiCh could shifl while
traveling.
b. Secure refrigerator contems (place I im on "II containcrs
holdinfjliquids, for example) then secure locking latch
on rufrigcmtor door.
c. Be sure ~II cabinets have the content:; sL'Curcd and the
doors latChed.
d. Be sure all exterior doors are closed and lockEd.
Adjust th~ drivur·s SCilt to thu moot Gomfortablc position,
thEfl
adjust the side-view mirrors for maximum visibility.