Marathon H Rear Door

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Any idea of the purpose of this hinged door? Not the camera.    Tom & Nancy 7 Prevosts Owned

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That’s where they use to have the rear camera. It use to pop out but they had too much problems so they eliminated it. Thats how it’s been explaind to me. Now I guess it could be converted to a drain dump for people who tailgate you on the interstate !! I’ll check into that !!

Sid Tuls 2021Marathon H #1314 2023 Jeep Grand C
La Quinta,California

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Our last coach being #0586 Matathon H utilized an air activated door for rear camera.   Never had issue with it.

Jim n Chris
2000-01 Featherlite XL45 dbl slide w/Rivets (Current)
Past Busses
2000 Marathon XL 40 (0593)
1992 Beaver XL 40 (Bus #34)
2000 Marathon H3-45 (0586)
2002 Marathon XLII (0740) Panel delam was a mystery back then
2001 Country Coach 2 slide (60449) 1st one

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I’ve heard of some coaches that have 2 rear view cameras.  The one that is always visible is pointed directly behind the coach.  The other is pointed down at the trailer hitch.

Now there’s a reason to have a macerator; to support the tailgater eliminator.

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I’ve seen many that open as you have noted, but wasn’t aware that there would be a fixed factory camera and a door that does nothing.

Tom & Nancy
7 Prevosts Owned

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This one I can answer… I heard something simiar to SID either problems or wrong angle… so it opens when you go in reverse and there is a flood light to help when backing up.

Hope that helps….

Bill

Bill, Lauren, Emma, Grace and Will2007 Marathon H3-452012 Chevy Traverse

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As most of you know Bill / Lauren plus family have been on the road for over a year on full time adventure In their Marathon 2007 ‘H-45″

They are currently waiting to enter Canada headed to Alaska  but have been held back  by of all things the dogs (Buddy)  entrance papers into Canada.

So Bill, did Buddy get his passport ?

AL
Bus Less in KC,MO
3 Marathon’s owned 1- XL 2-H3

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Yep Buddy got his papers and we crossed into Canada spent a few days in Vancouver and Victoria… Drove today to Kamloops, BC and had more check engine lights and a repeat of the S 147 VNT vanes not responding-EGR… so talked with Peter Campbell since he knows just about everyone around here and we have decided to hang out in Kamloops until Monday when the local DD dealer opens back up so they can take a look at it.  Figure better safe than sorry.

Bill

Bill, Lauren, Emma, Grace and Will2007 Marathon H3-452012 Chevy Traverse

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Tom there must be access from the interior to what ever is behind that door.

Greg & Huong Meiling
92 Beaver Conversion # 25
05 Excursions toad

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Our is the backup camera and I have a switch on the left hand panel to open and close it.

Tom Hamrick
Forest City, NC
1991 H3-40 VIP Hoffman Conversion
2010 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

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Bat house?

Karl and Natalie

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I had major problems with the 147 VNT vanes not responding egr last fall.  Have them check your VPOD out.  Mine was the cause of all the issues, and it took three rebuilt ones to finally get one that worked.  It could be something else, but that was what caused all of my problems.

Mark & Kristi
Jasper, TN
2022 Newmar King Aire
2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

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Tom, thats is the ejection port for the macerator pump while underway!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks Buddy, I knew you would have the answer..

Tom & Nancy
7 Prevosts Owned

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Tom, You could do like the moonshiners do around here, They have a door in the floor of the trunk that opens when needed, to spray burnt motor oil on the road, so when the “Fuzz ” is after them they will leave the road on the first curve, hard but its fair had a home and would not stay there!  and as others say you could hook to the mazerator, does Marathon have them? if you do that then you would need to consume large amounts of croton oil to get the same effect of burnt oil, This is a holiday, so my brain takes off too! gary

MEGAN & GARY CARMICHAEL FLOYD VA 2005 H3-45 LIBERTY Jolie Blonge, black lab

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