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dctrcarter

Hi, all Richard here from big Decatur, Il. I have brought a Bluebird
about three months ago, looking for some place to take it to for a full
body look over an repair. Anyone know of the good place to take it?

dctrcarter

Hi, all, Richard here from the big city of Decatur, Il. I brought my
coach about three months ago, looking for a place to take it to get a
full look over an repair. Have gone about as far as I can by myself.
Want to restore an need help!! Looking for a good place to go with it,
all help is welcome.

Leroy Eckert

I don't personally know of a place in IL familiar with BB's. There is the BB factory in Fort Valley, GA and Coachcraft by MacDonald in Columbus, GA. I have used Coachcraft which is a certified repair station for BB's. Their work was excellent.
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
Dahlonega, GA
Royale Conversion

--- On Thu, 11/6/08, dctrcarter wrote:
From: dctrcarter
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] 1989 Silver ED.
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:33 AM



Hi, all, Richard here from the big city of Decatur, Il. I brought my

coach about three months ago, looking for a place to take it to get a

full look over an repair. Have gone about as far as I can by myself.

Want to restore an need help!! Looking for a good place to go with it,

all help is welcome.



sfedeli3

Hi Richard,

Welcome to the forum. Jay Darst and I have both had engine work done
by Coile's Diesel in Saybrook, IL. They were terrific and pricing was
extremely fair. They are very familiar with the screamin' Jimmys and
should be able to handle any engine issues for you. It'll probably be
tough to find one shop that is thoroughly qualified to look at all
facets of your coach- but try
{http://www.funroads.com/coachcare/normal/} They should have the staff
on-hand to look at the genny, jacks, suspension and drivetrain. We
have a branch of the Coach Care network locally and they have always
treated me fairly.

Shane Fedeli
85PT40
Hershey, PA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "dctrcarter"
wrote:
>
> Hi, all Richard here from big Decatur, Il. I have brought a Bluebird
> about three months ago, looking for some place to take it to for a full
> body look over an repair. Anyone know of the good place to take it?
>

dctrcarter

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Leroy Eckert
wrote:
>
> I don't personally know of a place in IL familiar with BB's. There
is the BB factory in Fort Valley, GA and Coachcraft by MacDonald in
Columbus, GA.. I have used Coachcraft which is a certified repair
station for BB's. Their work was excellent.
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
> Dahlonega, GA
> Royale Conversion
>
> --- On Thu, 11/6/08, dctrcarter wrote:
> From: dctrcarter
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] 1989 Silver ED.
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:33 AM
>
> Thanks for the tips, Still have trouble with the wireing on the
lites, think its a ground on the groung bar on front drivers side, a
million wires are going in an out from that point.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi, all, Richard here from the big city of Decatur,
Il. I brought my
>
> coach about three months ago, looking for a place to take it to get
a
>
> full look over an repair. Have gone about as far as I can by
myself.
>
> Want to restore an need help!! Looking for a good place to go with
it,
>
> all help is welcome.
>

dctrcarter

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sfedeli3" <sfedeli3@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> Welcome to the forum. Jay Darst and I have both had engine work
done
> by Coile's Diesel in Saybrook, IL. They were terrific and pricing
was
> extremely fair. They are very familiar with the screamin' Jimmys and
> should be able to handle any engine issues for you. It'll probably
be
> tough to find one shop that is thoroughly qualified to look at all
> facets of your coach- but try
> {http://www.funroads.com/coachcare/normal/} They should have the
staff
> on-hand to look at the genny, jacks, suspension and drivetrain. We
> have a branch of the Coach Care network locally and they have always
> treated me fairly.
>
> Shane Fedeli
> 85PT40
> Hershey, PA
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "dctrcarter"
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, all Richard here from big Decatur, Il. I have brought a
Bluebird
> > about three months ago, looking for some place to take it to for
a full
> > body look over an repair. Anyone know of the good place to take
it?
> >
>
Thanks for the tip, I know J, talked to him about going to his place,
an he could lead me to the right people to get this baeutly on the
road.

Leroy Eckert

I do not know if you have drawings or what group of problems you are having. It is extremely important that the coach have total ground integrity. Some easy things to check and clean are as follows as located on my coach. Yours should be similar.
Main battery ground-It is a gang ground located at the rear curb side attached to the jumper start bar. It runs street to curb near the rear bumper below the bulk oil fill switch. Take it apart clean all connections, use electrical grease and reassemble.
Secondary ground-On the curb side about half way up the engine bay front wall above the batteries is another ground to the frame. Disassemble it, clean and reassemble.
Engine to frame ground-Clean it up
There should be one for the tranny also. Do the same. If necessary you can run additional ground straps from the engine and tranny to the frame.
In the
front lower load center where all the relays are located you should find a ground bus bar 6"-8" long and a couple inches wide.and 4? fuse centers along with about 40 relays. Check out the integrity of the ground connections there. There may be a gang location at this ground bus bar for several smaller 16 gauge wires.
I have never had any problems with my lights but some folks have. It may be necessary to use relays to make them work properly. It is also possible there is corrosion in one or more or the cannon plugs out front forward of the driver. Unscrew them and check for a burned pin or corrosion.
Always disconnect grounds first and install them last. All of this assumes your coach is similar to mine.
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
Dahlonega, GA
Royale Conversion


--- On Thu, 11/6/08, dctrcarter wrote:
From: dctrcarter
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 1989 Silver ED.
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:31 PM



--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", Leroy Eckert

wrote:

>

> I don't personally know of a place in IL familiar with BB's. There

is the BB factory in Fort Valley, GA and Coachcraft by MacDonald in

Columbus, GA.. I have used Coachcraft which is a certified repair

station for BB's. Their work was excellent.

> Leroy Eckert

> 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors

> Dahlonega, GA

> Royale Conversion

>

> --- On Thu, 11/6/08, dctrcarter wrote:

> From: dctrcarter

> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] 1989 Silver ED.

> To: "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"

> Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:33 AM

>

> Thanks for the tips, Still have trouble with the wireing on the

lites, think its a ground on the groung bar on front drivers side, a

million wires are going in an out from that point.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Hi, all, Richard here from the big city of Decatur,

Il. I brought my

>

> coach about three months ago, looking for a place to take it to get

a

>

> full look over an repair. Have gone about as far as I can by

myself.

>

> Want to restore an need help!! Looking for a good place to go with

it,

>

> all help is welcome.

>



Al Scudder

Richard, I am not a techie guy and do not have any knowledge of the systems on my coach I have Holland Motor Coach in Holland MI do ALL of my work. I am treated fair and have been taken care of by them since I purchased my Coach. The Service manager is Mike Mulenberg 800-221-7197
----- Original Message -----
From: dctrcarter
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:43 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] 1989 Silver ED.

Hi, all, Richard here from the big city of Decatur, Il. I brought my
coach about three months ago, looking for a place to take it to get a
full look over an repair. Have gone about as far as I can by myself.
Want to restore an need help!! Looking for a good place to go with it,
all help is welcome.

dctrcarter

Still having trouble with air lights on front of coach, ground bar
I found in front driver side under steering column, thousand wire are
coming an going here, how about the grounding bar in the generator
side above the cooling fan, is their a wire to the lights ? Have some
drawning to this 1989 WB, Body #f82081,40',tag, Silver Ed. This coach
set four five years, would love to get it traveling again.



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Leroy Eckert
wrote:
>
> I do not know if you have drawings or what group of problems you
are having.. It is extremely important that the coach have total
ground integrity. Some easy things to check and clean are as follows
as located on my coach. Yours should be similar.
> Main battery ground-It is a gang ground located at the rear curb
side attached to the jumper start bar. It runs street to curb near
the rear bumper below the bulk oil fill switch. Take it apart clean
all connections, use electrical grease and reassemble.
> Secondary ground-On the curb side about half way up the engine bay
front wall above the batteries is another ground to the frame.
Disassemble it, clean and reassemble.
> Engine to frame ground-Clean it up
> There should be one for the tranny also. Do the same. If necessary
you can run additional ground straps from the engine and tranny to
the frame.
> In the front lower load center where all the relays are located you
should find a ground bus bar 6"-8" long and a couple inches wide.and
4? fuse centers along with about 40 relays. Check out the integrity
of the ground connections there. There may be a gang location at this
ground bus bar for several smaller 16 gauge wires.
> I have never had any problems with my lights but some folks have.
It may be necessary to use relays to make them work properly. It is
also possible there is corrosion in one or more or the cannon plugs
out front forward of the driver. Unscrew them and check for a burned
pin or corrosion.
> Always disconnect grounds first and install them last. All of this
assumes your coach is similar to mine.
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
> Dahlonega, GA
> Royale Conversion
>
>
> --- On Thu, 11/6/08, dctrcarter wrote:
> From: dctrcarter
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 1989 Silver ED.
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:31 PM
>
>
>

>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, Leroy Eckert
>
> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > I don't personally know of a place in IL familiar with BB's. 
There
>
> is the BB factory in Fort Valley, GA and Coachcraft by MacDonald in
>
> Columbus, GA.. I have used Coachcraft which is a certified repair
>
> station for BB's. Their work was excellent.
>
> > Leroy Eckert
>
> > 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
>
> > Dahlonega, GA
>
> > Royale Conversion
>
> >
>
> > --- On Thu, 11/6/08, dctrcarter wrote:
>
> > From: dctrcarter
>
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] 1989 Silver ED.
>
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com
>
> > Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:33 AM
>
> >
>
> > Thanks for the tips, Still have trouble with the wireing on the
>
> lites, think its a ground on the groung bar on front drivers side,
a
>
> million wires are going in an out from that point.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Hi, all, Richard here from the big city of Decatur,
>
> Il. I brought my
>
> >
>
> > coach about three months ago, looking for a place to take it to
get
>
> a
>
> >
>
> > full look over an repair. Have gone about as far as I can by
>
> myself.
>
> >
>
> > Want to restore an need help!! Looking for a good place to go
with
>
> it,
>
> >
>
> > all help is welcome.
>
> >
>

Jim Riordan

AIR LIGHTS?? are you refering to the driving lights that drop down or
the lights that are associated with the low air pressure or the
lights associated with the air suspension system?

Jim Riordan
Stuart, Fl. 34994
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "dctrcarter"
wrote:
>
> Still having trouble with air lights on front of coach, ground bar
> I found in front driver side under steering column, thousand wire
are
> coming an going here, how about the grounding bar in the generator
> side above the cooling fan, is their a wire to the lights ? Have
some
> drawning to this 1989 WB, Body #f82081,40',tag, Silver Ed. This
coach
> set four five years, would love to get it traveling again.
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Leroy Eckert
> wrote:
> >
> > I do not know if you have drawings or what group of problems you
> are having.. It is extremely important that the coach have total
> ground integrity. Some easy things to check and clean are as follows
> as located on my coach. Yours should be similar.
> > Main battery ground-It is a gang ground located at the rear curb
> side attached to the jumper start bar. It runs street to curb near
> the rear bumper below the bulk oil fill switch. Take it apart clean
> all connections, use electrical grease and reassemble.
> > Secondary ground-On the curb side about half way up the engine bay
> front wall above the batteries is another ground to the frame.
> Disassemble it, clean and reassemble.
> > Engine to frame ground-Clean it up
> > There should be one for the tranny also. Do the same. If necessary
> you can run additional ground straps from the engine and tranny to
> the frame.
> > In the front lower load center where all the relays are located
you
> should find a ground bus bar 6"-8" long and a couple inches wide.and
> 4? fuse centers along with about 40 relays. Check out the integrity
> of the ground connections there. There may be a gang location at
this
> ground bus bar for several smaller 16 gauge wires.
> > I have never had any problems with my lights but some folks have.
> It may be necessary to use relays to make them work properly. It is
> also possible there is corrosion in one or more or the cannon plugs
> out front forward of the driver. Unscrew them and check for a burned
> pin or corrosion.
> > Always disconnect grounds first and install them last. All of this
> assumes your coach is similar to mine.
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
> > Dahlonega, GA
> > Royale Conversion
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 11/6/08, dctrcarter wrote:
> > From: dctrcarter
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 1989 Silver ED.
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:31 PM
> >
> >
> >
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, Leroy
Eckert
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I don't personally know of a place in IL familiar with BB's. 
> There
> >
> > is the BB factory in Fort Valley, GA and Coachcraft by MacDonald
in
> >
> > Columbus, GA.. I have used Coachcraft which is a certified repair
> >
> > station for BB's. Their work was excellent.
> >
> > > Leroy Eckert
> >
> > > 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
> >
> > > Dahlonega, GA
> >
> > > Royale Conversion
> >
> > >
> >
> > > --- On Thu, 11/6/08, dctrcarter wrote:
> >
> > > From: dctrcarter
> >
> > > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] 1989 Silver ED.
> >
> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com
> >
> > > Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:33 AM
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Thanks for the tips, Still have trouble with the wireing on the
> >
> > lites, think its a ground on the groung bar on front drivers side,
> a
> >
> > million wires are going in an out from that point.
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Hi, all, Richard here from the big city of Decatur,
> >
> > Il. I brought my
> >
> > >
> >
> > > coach about three months ago, looking for a place to take it to
> get
> >
> > a
> >
> > >
> >
> > > full look over an repair. Have gone about as far as I can by
> >
> > myself.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Want to restore an need help!! Looking for a good place to go
> with
> >
> > it,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > all help is welcome.
> >
> > >
> >
>
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