overheat issue Diesel engine
Well, After almost 3 1/2 months in Ringpower CAT in Brooksville Florida I finally had the shop foreman admit that they screwed up on my coach. I took it there August 30th, 2015 for some repairs and maintenance:
belts
dash ac issues
thermostats
oil leak above starter
what they did:
thermostats
belts
replaced rear wheel bearing seals
a/c compressor - rcvr dryer - condenser motor
sensor replaced for the oil leak
found cracked fan blade( wasn't cracked when taken in(as far as I know)
supposed to be finished November 1st, 2015 the latest!
Still not together:
overheated engine (225) when test drove after work complete
started pulling radiator, found some insulation from engine compartment between CAC and radiator(said 95% sure this causing issue)
Hooked radiator back up.Ran coach again says good 200 degrees, day before Thansgiving)
Wanted to keep till after Thanksgiving, Monday after he drove again, now (217) too hot. Now pulling radiator and CAC out to radiator shop, radiator shop pressure checks and says its ok, CAC leak checked too, ok!
Radiator delivered back to CAT 12-8 yesterday at 2 pm. We went up there at 410 pm 12-8. Radiator sitting on pallet,foreman showed me some hoses they replaced, and a line they replaced for cooling system. Then I asked the same question I had been asking since they installed the brand new fan assembly "are you sure the fan was installed right? I asked him to get the fan(removed now for the radiator removal) and hold it up to the mount on engine, as he did he said, the fan was marked by the technician how to install the new fan, and he marked and installed it backward back in November causing the overheat issue.
All this time and work didn't even have to be completed, so he basically was caught red handed and was not going to tell me about the fan at all and blame it on something else they replaced.
Today they are starting to put it together, I was told yesterday!
I had to cancel November's trip and have another coming up the 19th to the 28th of December.
They really have not had good communication from the start, as the only way I knew anything was to go there. Thank goodness it is only 10-15 minutes away from my home.
This is just a heads up for anyone that needs engine work done, be vigilant if you decide to go there, and be smart wherever you take your motorhome for any repairs. They are not all as honest as you think!
belts
dash ac issues
thermostats
oil leak above starter
what they did:
thermostats
belts
replaced rear wheel bearing seals
a/c compressor - rcvr dryer - condenser motor
sensor replaced for the oil leak
found cracked fan blade( wasn't cracked when taken in(as far as I know)
supposed to be finished November 1st, 2015 the latest!
Still not together:
overheated engine (225) when test drove after work complete
started pulling radiator, found some insulation from engine compartment between CAC and radiator(said 95% sure this causing issue)
Hooked radiator back up.Ran coach again says good 200 degrees, day before Thansgiving)
Wanted to keep till after Thanksgiving, Monday after he drove again, now (217) too hot. Now pulling radiator and CAC out to radiator shop, radiator shop pressure checks and says its ok, CAC leak checked too, ok!
Radiator delivered back to CAT 12-8 yesterday at 2 pm. We went up there at 410 pm 12-8. Radiator sitting on pallet,foreman showed me some hoses they replaced, and a line they replaced for cooling system. Then I asked the same question I had been asking since they installed the brand new fan assembly "are you sure the fan was installed right? I asked him to get the fan(removed now for the radiator removal) and hold it up to the mount on engine, as he did he said, the fan was marked by the technician how to install the new fan, and he marked and installed it backward back in November causing the overheat issue.
All this time and work didn't even have to be completed, so he basically was caught red handed and was not going to tell me about the fan at all and blame it on something else they replaced.
Today they are starting to put it together, I was told yesterday!
I had to cancel November's trip and have another coming up the 19th to the 28th of December.
They really have not had good communication from the start, as the only way I knew anything was to go there. Thank goodness it is only 10-15 minutes away from my home.
This is just a heads up for anyone that needs engine work done, be vigilant if you decide to go there, and be smart wherever you take your motorhome for any repairs. They are not all as honest as you think!
