Getting to PT engine from bedroom

[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
>