Getting to PT engine from bedroom

[Scott Forman]

Still trying to figure out how to access the front of the engine from
the bedroom. I have twin beds. When I remove the night stand between
the beds, these is plywood under it with no seams or "doors". Under
the mattersses, there is insulation glued to the top of the plywood, so
I cannot see it. I would rather not pull up all that insulation if I
can avoid it, is that all one piece of wood under there or is there a
seam somewhere? When I look into the engine compartment from the side,
it looks like there is a small opening above the alternator. How do I
get to it???

Scott Forman
86 PT38
Memphis

[Ryan Wright]

I'd like to know an answer to this, too, as I need to have my
alternator checked out and possibly replaced. Sure would save me on
labor costs if I could say, "Here, go through this hatch." I have the
same twin bed configuration as Scott.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92
Tri-Cities, WA

On 7/27/07, Scott Forman <sforman@...> wrote:
>
> Still trying to figure out how to access the front of the engine from
> the bedroom. I have twin beds. When I remove the night stand between
> the beds, these is plywood under it with no seams or "doors". Under
> the mattersses, there is insulation glued to the top of the plywood, so
> I cannot see it. I would rather not pull up all that insulation if I
> can avoid it, is that all one piece of wood under there or is there a
> seam somewhere? When I look into the engine compartment from the side,
> it looks like there is a small opening above the alternator. How do I
> get to it???
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
> Memphis

[scoggins_jim]

I had an 86 PT40 with a queen bed. At the rear of the coach was a
wooden panel about 2.5 ft square that was screwed down. Once removed,
there was a metal panel about 2 ft square that had to be removed. I
guessing on the dimensions as it has been a while. Once you get the
panel off it is still a bear to work as one is leaning down into the
hell hole.

To work on alternators--small diesel mechs crawled in over the
batteries on the right side and got to it. Fat me was even able to
wiggle in up there to tighten tension bolts.

Regards,
Jim

[Scott Forman]

OK, I got in.

1) Lift off night stand
2) Find edges of the plywood panel in the middle. It extends a bit
under the mattresses, you will need to remove them or tilt them up on
their side. My bus has some heat insulation glued on top of the
plywood, I had to peel it back until I found the seam.
3) Remove wood screws holding this panel on. On mine, they were
placed randomly.
4) Remove plywood. You are now looking at a metal plate. Mine is
the dark red primer color.
5) Remove the screws around the perimeter of the plate (there are a
bunch). DO NOT remove the four bolts around the center, they hold on
a head sheild on the engine side of the panel.
6) Pry plate off. You are now looking directly down on the
alternator. I suggest doing this with a cold engine, as there is
also an exhaust pipe running right past the opening.

Scott

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> I'd like to know an answer to this, too, as I need to have my
> alternator checked out and possibly replaced. Sure would save me on
> labor costs if I could say, "Here, go through this hatch." I have
the
> same twin bed configuration as Scott.
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
> Tri-Cities, WA
>
> On 7/27/07, Scott Forman <sforman@...> wrote:
> >
> > Still trying to figure out how to access the front of the engine
from
> > the bedroom. I have twin beds. When I remove the night stand
between
> > the beds, these is plywood under it with no seams or "doors".
Under
> > the mattersses, there is insulation glued to the top of the
plywood, so
> > I cannot see it. I would rather not pull up all that insulation
if I
> > can avoid it, is that all one piece of wood under there or is
there a
> > seam somewhere? When I look into the engine compartment from
the side,
> > it looks like there is a small opening above the alternator.
How do I
> > get to it???
> >
> > Scott Forman
> > 86 PT38
> > Memphis
>