Diesel Smell

[George Lowry]

Jim,

Vehicle Systems had a problem with the fuel pump in the Aquahot
leaking a few years ago. Mine did in the '95 Bird. Took me quite a
while to find it. Meanwhile all the carpeting in the bays were soaked.
Got most of it out by soaking the carpet with vinegar, vacuuming. then
washing with soap an water with lots of vacuuming.

The leak could be in either the supply or return lines of either the
generator or the Aquahot. I think that BB should stand behind it also.

George Lowry
'06 Alpine Apex - Formerly '95 WBDA 4203
Spearfish, SD - Enroute to Wilderness Lakes TTN, CA

Scott wrote:.

> Jim, a 04 M380, lemme get this right (at the risk of being a smart a$$)
> You paid several hundred thousand for a new coach and it smells like
> diesel, and has for some time. I am sure you have contacted BB for
> advise and to fix the problem, under warranty of course! Just curious
> what they said and have done. Ya know they resevered 14+million for
> warranty issues, in their self professed revival. None the less what
> did they say?? Have they left you to figure it out yourself?? Some
> time soon, I know that they will be sending a tech with a coach (a new
> 450) to the left coast to redeliver it since in appx a year the coach
> has had several "false starts" This coach has never made it to the home
> of the owner! Last attempt it made it appx 100 miles from Ft Valley!
> Maybe, the Tech could come to your location when delivering that coach.
>
> Anyway, I rememeber a post from another owner on this forum that had a
> similar issue. Jim Scoggins owns a M380 (not his coach leaking) and is
> very knowledgable owner. (mebbe he will chime in here) but I think they
> had fuel leaking into one of the bays as well. There has to be a fuel
> line as Greg suggests leaking. Keep in mind that diesel can follow a
> fuel line for a long ways before finally dripping off. Especially, if
> the coach sits in one place for any period of time. I would check very
> closely the heating system for a fuel leak, this may take some
> creative thinking and lots of flashlight batteries. Can you see the
> fuel line from underneath the coach (be very careful) from the fuel
> tank forward? What about the top, sides of the storeage bays, you have
> access to the rear of the refer? A fuel leak around a flame is a very
> dangerous issue. I would think it is somewhat of a small leak (even
> though it probably smells like a refinery) otherwise you would see fuel
> dripping on the pavement, or the underside of the coach and/or your
> towed and the back of the coach would look like it has a sheen, or
> specks of road dust from the diesel fuel.
>
> Best of luck and hope you get to the bottom of this. Let us know what
> you find.
>
> Scott B
> 86FC35
> SC
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sizzbiz2" <sizzbiz2@...>
> wrote:
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>>We have a 2004 M380 and despite the efforts of the factory, we
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> continue
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>>to get the smell of raw diesel in the coach as well as in the first
>>three bins. The smell in the coach seems to come in via the heater
>>vents and from the air intake vent under the refrigerator.
>>I would appreciate knowing of others who have had this problem and
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> what
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>>solutions have been developed.
>>Thanks for the help.
>>
>>Jim McGinnis
>>M380 # 151
>>Los Angeles
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