Another seminar for Kerrville.
George, since yours has been done, you can do the seminar on mine. 225,000 miles and never been done. Not making metal yet based on the oil change I just did 0 miles ago.
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Another seminar for Kerrville.
George, since yours has been done, you can do the seminar on mine. 225,000 miles and never been done. Not making metal yet based on the oil change I just did 0 miles ago.
George,
How did you rotate the crank, big macho breaker bar or using the starter?
David, the handle for the locknut socket and the adjusting screw socket are home made, just cut off a 3/16" hex T handle for the other one.
Jon, you must have missed the part about if I do this again the closing cover is coming out. Or maybe we can get a contortionist to adjust # 5 & 6, I used up all my moves on this one.
Tom, the DD service manual says to turn the engine with the 3/4" square drive in the crankshaft pulley, I turned it with nut on the auxialiary drive, engine turns pretty easy. I turned off all the chassis battery disconnects so the starter would be inop.
George, I didn't miss it. We need a demonstration of the method you will not be using again. Plan on the availability of my coach.
I agree with turning the engine using the aux drive on the LH side.
Discovered today that the top of the engine compartment in my bus is 3" taller than a standard XL, 86" floor to ceiling verses 83" floor to ceiling, this could make moving around in my engine compartment easier than it is in most XL's. I don't think the area under the electrical enclosure is different and I believe the closing cover is in the same place, but this 3" difference could be a big deal when adjusting the valves.
Jim C. said "you best fess up on POG before someone else catches that" so now we have full disclosure of this dirty little secret.
I don't think it has an impact on clearances George.
The additional height comes between the floor and the bottom of the windows so the clearances you had will be the same for all coaches.
At one time I could tell the difference by counting the ribs below the windshield, but I forgot the standard number.
The area I'm talking about is the section directly above the electrical enclosure, Jim's has 4 5/8" clearance for the top corner of the electrical enclosure to the top of the compartment, mine is closer to 8". I think everything else is the same from the vertical section behind the enclosure forward.
In that sense yes. That is where the height can become an advantage. Actually we don't need height as much as we need longer arms and younger eyes.
Yea man! Arms short about 10" (for this job), eyes about 15 years.
Well I just had my cataracts removed and it looks too tight for me to even think about tackling that job from below.