Maiden Voyage with 95 WBDA 4203

[Pete Masterson]

Rob,

The radiator grill has 3 'twist' fasteners along the top edge. The
bottom edge is held in place by an "L" shaped piece of metal that
fits over the bottom rail that holds the body in place. Once the
fasteners are unlatched, you tip the grill outward and lift up to
completely remove it from the body.

The fasteners appeared to once have had Allen wrench "holes" in the
center, but over the years they had become completely corroded and
are a rusty mess... and no longer have "corners". (The allen wrench
that fits simply goes round and round.) So, using a Dremel tool with
a cut-off wheel, I ground a grove that a wide blade screw driver
would fit. Once I had something that would give me leverage, it only
took a quarter turn to unlatch the fasteners.

On May 30, 2006, at 4:55 PM, Rob Robinson wrote:

> Pete could you tell us what was involved in getting the grill to
> open up.
> Were those hex things frozen? Is the grill hinged and if so where
> is the
> hinge (side, bottom)
>
> On 30/05/06, Pete Masterson wrote:
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>> James,
>>
>> Thanks....
>>
>> I managed to get the radiator grill off this afternoon and using a
>> bright light from the inside, the top 1/3 was fairly clean; the
>> middle portion showed some material clogging the fins, and the bottom
>> 1/3 seemed pretty blocked up (but not totally). I'll get it steam
>> cleaned before our next outing...
>>
>> On May 30, 2006, at 12:00 PM, orbitalsolutions wrote:
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>>> Hello, and Congrats on purchasing a very fine bus.
>>>
>>> About running hot ... Clean the radiator with pressurized hot
>>> water. It's amazing how this simple maintance task can have such a
>>> dramatic effect on your engine temp. Most likely, this will be all
>>> that is needed.
>>>
>>> If still running warm, check the flow rate of your water pump.
>>>
>>> If still running warm, I would contact an authorized DD shop and let
>>> them trouble-shoot the situation.
>>>
>>> That's my two cents, good luck and best wishes.
>>>
>>>
>>> James
>>> 78FC33SB "Old School"
>>> Tunica MIss.
>>>
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>> Pete Masterson
>> aeonix1@...
>> '95 WBDA 4203
>> Formerly "George's coach"
>> El Sobrante CA
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