Stuck in Van Horn, TX

[g_man1146]

Hi Julie,

When you say; "The turbo boost won't." I assume that you are loosing
power. Detroit Diesel Electronic Controls (DDEC) will automatically
cut engine power for many reasons including overheating, etc. If you
are getting a repeating engine or transmission warning light, the
cause of that may also be causing the DDEC to cut engine power. A
Detroit/ Allison shop should be able to read the code and determine
the cause. Perhaps those more knowledgeable will jump in here to add
to this.

Rich D. '99LXi43' CT


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Julia Bonser
wrote:
>
>
> We have been having problems with our Bluebird since Iowa. The
turbo
> boost won't. The problem has been intermittent if we waited
awhile
> then she would drive fine. We stopped in Oklahoma City and had
them
> change the oil and filters and they said that was the problem. We
> stopped in Duncan to have Ralph to some work on our coach and
then
> were going to Irving, TX to have a shop there check the axle
seals
> and install new front shocks.
>
> We lost the turbo boost just as we were getting on the interstate
at
> Gainesville so I pulled off immediately as the check transmission
> light came on. I pushed the check transmission button and got
code
> 21. After some time we started up again and it ran fine. It acted
up
> again just before we got off the freeway for the shop and it
limped
> into the parking lot. They checked it out and said it was faulty
> ground and cleaned all the corrosion off the chassis batteries
and
> all of the ground connections and the other connections all the
way
> to the front of the coach where the translator device is located.
> Test drove it and said the problem is fixed.
>
> We left Saturday morning and made it to Pecos on Sunday. We
stayed
> there until Tuesday and 30 miles south of Pecos we again lost
power.
> Dick phoned the shop in Irvine and he walked us through clearing
the
> code and we started up again and just past Van Horn we had the
same
> problem. We wound up on the roadside half on an exit ramp from
the
> scenic overlook. We phoned our ERS and the person they contacted
kept
> stalling about coming out to assess the problem. Finally as we
were
> yet again on the phone to the ERS a tow driver stopped because
the
> sheriff asked him to see if he could help. We started up the
engine
> and it ran again so we went down hill into Van Horn and are
parked
> in the lot of the tow truck driver. He says our problem is the
> transmission filters. Dick checked with the Allison shop in
Irving
> and they said that didn't sound right to them.
>
> So we are going to find a campground and phone the Detroit Diesel/
> Allison people in El Paso who have mobile service to find out if
they
> can come check our rig out.
>
> I hope we can get someone to figure out what the problem is
instead
> of paying everyone down the highway money to figure it out.
>
>
>
> Julie Bonser
> 1992 WLWB PT 40'
>