450lxi owners

[Dan and Cindy Sunderland]

Hi Jerry

We have had electrical charging problems from the chassis ayatem (Alternators).
BB has
resolved this problem. Buddy Trussel is the engineer who got the problem
resolved.

We had a lot of small items, too many to mention here. Contact me off line.
760-744
-1621.

Still have a leveling problem with the Hadley system. I am going to contact
them
personally and try to resolve if possible. We lean to the road side between 1/2
and 5
hours after leveling.

We have a blowby problem with the CAT. CAT is working on the problem. Not
resolved
yet.

Weight issue on the front axle. GVWR is 16000lbs. We weigh loaded 18300lbs.
Coachworks is working on the problem with Bluebird bus company. Not resolved
yet. My
concern is we have to have our front tires inflated to 130lbs to carry this
weight and this
only covers us to 9090 per tire. Wheels are only rated to 9000 each. We just
drove 2200
miles with this air pressure in the front tires and the coach rides hard and the
bumps and
holes are jaw shaking. I am looking into asking Hadley if we can move some
weight off
the front end to the drive axle by lowering the tag axle pressure. I do not
know how to do
this as the system is mostly computerized. There in lies the problem.

The coach drives like a dream and handles better than anything on the road. We
just need
to get a few things resolved.

Complete Coachworks is doing a great job and hopefully will get this resolved.

I would like to know if this problem exists with all the 450s. Most owners are
not on any
forums.

One thing I would like to ad is --anyone owning a coach with a C13 CAT engine
should
check in with a warranty station, or call the CAT RV hotline from their web page
and make
sure their motor has all the current updates. Mine needed 4 and a dipstick
calibration.
The motor was being over filled by 2 quarts of oil. All 450 owners need to get
to a
warranty station and have their engine checked out.

thanks for the inquiry
Dan
2005 4540Lxi
San MArcos, CA






--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "JERRY SMITH" <medpro@...> wrote:
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> Dan, curious as to what type problems you have been having, since I have a
> 2005 LXI?
>
> Jerry Smith
> 2005 450 LXI
> Sarasota, Fl.
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: 12/22/07 10:46:08
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] 450lxi owners
>
> All owners of 450Lxi Bluebirds that monitor this board, lets get some
> inherent issues with
> our buses resolved. I personally want to get a contact list of as many
> owners together, so
> we can find solutions to thes issues and resolve the problems.
>
> Thanks
> Dan
> 05 450Lxi
> San Marcos, CA
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