Removing the doghouse 84FC35

[Eric Johnson]

Keith,
You won't need to remove the doghouse to check the belts, hoses and air filter
but you
will need to open up the front of the coach which is much easier than removing
the
doghouse. If you have a swing radiator, it will be a pretty short job to get to
the front of
the engine. If you don't have a swing radiator (I don't) you will need to drain
the radiator
and remove it. Takes about an hour when you're used to doing it.

Removing the doghouse is required when you need to get into the top of the
engine to
adjust valves, replace injectors, etc. I posted a Wanderlodge procedure for
this in the Files
section of this forum. I just had an experienced BB mechanic pull the doghouse
to do
some engine work. Took him 2 hours to get it out and 2 hours to put it back in.
It's heavy
and cumbersome to work with in a fairly tight area. Avoid this unless it's time
to adjust
valves (every 40,000 miles per Caterpillar).

Regards, Eric in San Antonio
84FC35SBWL2

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Strehle"
wrote:
>
> I recently saw a post on removing the doghouse. I'm having some
> maintenance done tomorrow by a mobile mechanic and thought it would be
> a good idea to be familiar with doghouse removal. He says he will check
> all the belts , hoses, and air filter, etc. I think it says "dynapak"
> on the filter housing and I'm certain I'll need to remove the doghouse
> to get at the belts, etc.
>
> Your help is appreciated, Keith
>
> 84FC35
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