The Workhorse Isn't

leaddog wrote:
Why don't you take the MH to a Workhorse dealer in the Las Vegas area? It looks like Swanty's is a muffler & brake shop and not sure what RV service you are using in Las Vegas. The engine and radiator problems should be handled by a qualified dealer in my opinion. JMHO

when we broke down on hwy 95, geico in their infinite wisdom had us towed back to bullhead city to top hat (we were trying to get to findlays). top hat is a corner rv dealer with no services. we managed to get it to swanty's (rv service) who replaced the heat sensor, water pump, thermostat, and fan clutch to the tune of 2k. obviously that wasn't a permanent fix, we limped it into findlays (las vegas), one of the larger workhorse dealers in NV. we had not experienced an over-heating problem until we tried to manage the hills around bullhead city. temp blew the lid off the coolant reservoir and blew steam and coolant everywhere. findlays maintain their engine computer diagnosis was radiator and that the head gasket was okay and no cracks in the block. 2 wks sitting here and 3k later, engine sounds good but temp still spiking. tomorrow we are going to try to get them to "burp" it; thinking there is an air pocket creating a block and try to get them to ck the thermostat (see if it was installed backwards). my DH also wants to install a scangauge as he felt, and findlays confirms, that the dash temp at 260 is really 235--still uncomfortably warm for this engine.