Breakdown Information
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RV particulars:
Driveline (Engine, Transmission): 330 Cat, Allison Transmission
Miles: 21,000
Year: 2001
Break Down Description:
Symptoms: Would overheat when climbing, never on the flat roads
Effect: Alarms would go off and we would have to stop and wait
for the temp to come down
Cause: A bracket had come loose that was holding an expansion joint causing hot air to spill out and be trapped under the coach
Outcome: We got it fixed.
A little more info: WE were told that there was a problem with the radiator collecting road dust from an oily discharge from the engine. It was a design failure. They told us just to keep the radiator clean and we would not have a problem. However, when we headed for the mountains, we would continually overheat. It finally overheated to the point that our hydraulic lines to the slides and the air hoses to our breaks melted. THe guy that was sent out for road side service shined a flashlight down into the engine and noticed the loose bracket. He said by the looks of the carbon built up, it was loose for quite a while. Since we got everything fixed, we haven't had ANY problem at all. Karel
Driveline (Engine, Transmission): 330 Cat, Allison Transmission
Miles: 21,000
Year: 2001
Break Down Description:
Symptoms: Would overheat when climbing, never on the flat roads
Effect: Alarms would go off and we would have to stop and wait
for the temp to come down
Cause: A bracket had come loose that was holding an expansion joint causing hot air to spill out and be trapped under the coach
Outcome: We got it fixed.
A little more info: WE were told that there was a problem with the radiator collecting road dust from an oily discharge from the engine. It was a design failure. They told us just to keep the radiator clean and we would not have a problem. However, when we headed for the mountains, we would continually overheat. It finally overheated to the point that our hydraulic lines to the slides and the air hoses to our breaks melted. THe guy that was sent out for road side service shined a flashlight down into the engine and noticed the loose bracket. He said by the looks of the carbon built up, it was loose for quite a while. Since we got everything fixed, we haven't had ANY problem at all. Karel
