Can Anyone Help??? Stuck with an extended generator... 84PT40!!!!

[Richard Hayden]

Interesting. Mine doesn't have that lever (lock) either. However, it has a
electric screwjack instead of a air or hydraulic cylinder. Before we bought
this coach I looked at an '86PT that did have the lock & lever. (I don't
remember how the gen. drawer was moved). There is no evidence that a lock was
ever this coach. I thought that because mine used a screwjack that BB figured
that was sufficient. But you know, the pins holding the thing on could either
break or just fall out. I check them quite regularly. This is on my to-do list
to fix it somehow.

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Wright
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Can Anyone Help??? Stuck with an extended
generator... 84PT40!!!!


On 6/29/07, mbulriss <mbulriss@...<mailto:mbulriss@...>> wrote:
>
> Scott,
>
> I don't known the answer to that. I thought all the early/mid 80s
> with hydraulic rams had the manual lock. Looks like I was wrong in
> that assumption. Someone with another 86 will have to address your
> question.

Scott,

'86 PT-40 here. I have a lock. Big black lever on the front. I would
expect you should have one, too. Do you have the corresponding dash
light?? I have a red light on the dash that will come on if the gen
tray is unlocked. The digitel will also complain about it.

I'd find out why you don't have one - previous owner modification is
my guess - and get it fixed. I'd imagine this is a critical safety
feature to keep the genset in the coach. You'd hate to lose the entire
unit into the back of a compact if you had to come to a quick stop and
the hydraulics decided not to hold it.

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




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