What did you do with your Bus today

[curtsprenger]

R&R'd the big engine alternator and new belts. Alternator was giving high readings (output sometimes at 15/16 volts at higher RPMs)...this started after the almost coach burn down between Casper and Gillette, WY in August.

[Randy Dupree]

Originally Posted by susanmarycamilleri

John
Email sent.

I have no idea what Petes telling you John,But Pete and I had his rad and CAC out in an hour or so.
Just the CAC will be easy on the 96,take the louvers off and the grandson will have it out in 20 minutes.
I can give you a number for a new CAC,put the old one in the jeep and run it down and wait a day and drive home with a new one.

[Mallie Lennon]

John, not sure what "off to the shop" means, but I hope it is not to a DD shop.
Most of the mechanics you find at those shops use your money to learn at $150+ per hour.

I had smoke and low boost and it ended up being the CAC split on both side as it come loose at the top and leaned back against the AC condenser.

I am no expert, But if you are sure no smoke, I would guess you may have other problems.
fuel, sensor or computer bad?

[Keirn and Carolyn]

Originally Posted by birds_first

I loaded up the Silverleaf on my laptop and installed it in the bird today. I took the bird for a 60 mile run and determined I have a turbo boost issue, I only get 12 PSI max, under any driving conditions. I get minimal black smoke, so it's off to the shop on Monday.

I just have a Cummins 8.3 mechanical engine but when I had the same symptoms it was the disconnected boost sensor line across the top of the engine. The fuel pump anaroid saw no boost so it added no fuel. We had no more than 10 inches all the way from Pensacola to Home in North Carolina. We stayed on level highways no short cuts. We had gotten new exhaust gaskets installed at the Cummins shop at home before we left and they probably stepped on the line while struggling with the manifolds. Quick easy fix when we figured out what the problem was.

We have a manifold pressure gauge and an EGT gauge as part of our Banks Turbo system.

[Rick]

Randy made up a set of plugs a gauge and a chuck with a shut off valve to test Thomas's CAC. Don't know if you could test without removing the CAC but you might be able to test it yourself.

[Randy Dupree]

Originally Posted by Rick

Randy made up a set of plugs a gauge and a chuck with a shut off valve to test Thomas's CAC. Don't know if you could test without removing the CAC but you might be able to test it yourself.

I think Johns grandson could use them to test the CAC in the coach.
Hey,all we did was use PVC pipe caps,drill and tap a hole in one cap,add a valve,a gauge and an air chuck.
We could not see any cracks or anything in Thomas's CAC,but it would not hold any pressure at all,it was leaking all over the place.

[birds_first]

Originally Posted by Randy Dupree

I have no idea what Petes telling you John,But Pete and I had his rad and CAC out in an hour or so.
Just the CAC will be easy on the 96,take the louvers off and the grandson will have it out in 20 minutes.
I can give you a number for a new CAC,put the old one in the jeep and run it down and wait a day and drive home with a new one.

Randy, Do you have a source, a phone number or is it a part number? Right now I have a lot going on and it may be difficult to take time off to drive down. I may have to take it to Diesel Injection Services that is all they do is injection & turbo systems. Email or call me if you like. Thanks

[birds_first]

We replaced the tag axle bags and I did some other stuff. See my thread Post 87

[Randy Dupree]

Originally Posted by birds_first

Randy, Do you have a source, a phone number or is it a part number? Right now I have a lot going on and it may be difficult to take time off to drive down. I may have to take it to Diesel Injection Services that is all they do is injection & turbo systems. Email or call me if you like. Thanks

we have a place over in Alabama that can recore your CAC,we had them do Thomas's CAC last fall,we shipped it over but went and picked it up what it was done.
Picking it up saved us a few days shipping.

[SNOWBIRD]

Started pulling up the tile. New flooring is here.