Breakdown Information
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RV particulars:
Driveline (8.1L Vortec, Allison Transmission):
Miles: 3600
Year: 2003
Break Down Description: Leaving a dealership after some warranty work; 1 mile away from delaership, two miles from the RV park where we were staying.
Symptoms: Loud noise between pilot and co-pilot seats, no other indication of a problem.
Effect: Serpentine belt is frayed, and has (2) 7" gouges (belt is onlt about 1/4 wide in areas)
Cause: We believe something was left on the engine at the dealership and it fell into the belt, causing damage.
Outcome: Need to have the belt replaced (May 5th). It will be towed (as per Workhorse) to another repair facility which is approximately 35 miles away.
Yes, this can be annoying. Especially when you are a fulltimer. We had unrelated warranty work performed at a dealership close to the RV park where we are staying until June. One of the repairs was verifying a recall with hydraulic hoses too close to the engine. About a mile from the dealership, we heard a loud bang right between the seats. No loss of power, and everything else seemed OK. Drove back to the park (about two miles), and the next day, while crawling under the coach, I saw the damage to the serpentine belt. We called Workhorse, and they recommended not driving it. The belt is still intact.
2003 Southwind 36B
2003 Ford Focus (the little red toad)
A darling wife and two cats!
Quando omni flunkus moritati (when all else fails, play dead)
Driveline (8.1L Vortec, Allison Transmission):
Miles: 3600
Year: 2003
Break Down Description: Leaving a dealership after some warranty work; 1 mile away from delaership, two miles from the RV park where we were staying.
Symptoms: Loud noise between pilot and co-pilot seats, no other indication of a problem.
Effect: Serpentine belt is frayed, and has (2) 7" gouges (belt is onlt about 1/4 wide in areas)
Cause: We believe something was left on the engine at the dealership and it fell into the belt, causing damage.
Outcome: Need to have the belt replaced (May 5th). It will be towed (as per Workhorse) to another repair facility which is approximately 35 miles away.
Yes, this can be annoying. Especially when you are a fulltimer. We had unrelated warranty work performed at a dealership close to the RV park where we are staying until June. One of the repairs was verifying a recall with hydraulic hoses too close to the engine. About a mile from the dealership, we heard a loud bang right between the seats. No loss of power, and everything else seemed OK. Drove back to the park (about two miles), and the next day, while crawling under the coach, I saw the damage to the serpentine belt. We called Workhorse, and they recommended not driving it. The belt is still intact.
2003 Southwind 36B
2003 Ford Focus (the little red toad)
A darling wife and two cats!
Quando omni flunkus moritati (when all else fails, play dead)
