Information Please - '85 PT36 on Ebay

[Markus Meyer]

Scott,



Have you had your compressor coolant hoses changed? Those are a prime culprit. On the 6V, there is actually room to get to them, on an 8V, much harder. I had mine changed when I bought the coach, from other forums and mechanics I know, they all warned of failure of those hoses, when they go, coolant gushes out and you can't shut the engine down fast enough, by the time the signal reaches the dash its too late. When the mechanic went to take mine off, they crumbled in his fingers, even though they "looked fine".



In the research I did before I bought my coach, this issue was more prevalent on the 8V's, I think because of the fact that its a larger engine in the same space, hence more heat generated in that engine compartment, plus, with the hoses harder to get to, they aren't always replaced by people, especially if they "look ok". Again, almost all stories of rebuilt engines I have read about are with 8V's, I only know of one on a 6V and that was a seriously neglected coach overall.

Markus

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To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
From: slpeatross@...
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:27:08 +0000
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Information Please - '85 PT36 on Ebay

Keep in mind Markus, that the PT36 we're talking about doesn't have room for an 8V92, so if stuffing the maximum engine into a coach makes more prone to overheating, the PT36 is a candidate.

That said, I don't know of any overheating issues with either the 6V or the 8V Wanderlodges.

Scott Peatross
1987 PT40

Markus Meyer wrote:
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as the 8V's are more prone to overheating issues than the 6V's, being a smaller engine stuffed into the same space as the larger 8V.
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> Markus
> 86 PT40
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