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Dwight Lindsey

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    2005
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    Tehachapi, California

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  1. Thanks everyone for the help on this. We arrived safely home with the temporary serpentine belt bypassing the AC compressor. A local RV repair facility is going to replace the AC compressor. All things considered, this all worked out very well. When we drove to Bahia de Los Angeles in Baja, we were driving on very narrow roads and very long stretches with no shoulder, no pull outs and no services. We were very fortunate that the belt did not break on one of those long stretches. It broke as we were leaving town and we could easily get back to the campground on the beach, and to the auto repair shop, a couple of miles at a time with cooling off periods. It was a very long drive about 3.5 hours each way in a Jeep to get the new belt. We went to the Autozone in San Felipe and I bought ALL the belts, one of which we used. We returned the others for a full refund. All in all, a very good result. Thanks again for all the help. I learned a lot. Dwight
  2. Jim: I added a couple of gallons of water to the overflow tank. Engine temp has been fine today. I have a planned coolant change anyway, so I'll drain and fill soon. Dwight
  3. We got a belt on, bypassing the AC compressor. It works. I did a long test drive this morning around Bahia de Los Angles and then we headed up the mountain and North to Rancho Grande on Bahia San Luis Gonzaga. About 3.5 hours driving with no issues. The belt is working! We'll stay here two nights and then head to Pete's Camp in San Felipe. The compressor failure caused us to spend 3 extra unplanned nights in that beautiful place, parked right on the beach. We did need to drive a long way to get the belts, but other than that the delay was not a problem, we like that place When we got to the AutoZone in San Felipe to buy the belts, I bought many belts, not knowing exactly which one would fit. The 69.5 and 70 inch belts did not fit. 72 or 73 inch would have worked but I didn't buy those . . . By changing the routing, my Son-In-Law made an 80 inch belt work Now, when I get back home, I have to sort out how to get the AC fixed Dwight
  4. I doubt the alternator is locked up. As previously said it would be unusual for both to lock up at the same time. We'll see this afternoon. I now have a high resolution copy of the diagram and I do see that bypassing the AC and the alternator seems impossible. I just loaded it here, see below, and it's low resolution again. I'll try to post it to the files section.
  5. If I can find them, I'll get a replacement air conditioner compressor and a spare, as well as a spare alternator to keep in the coach. And of course spare belts. If we were in the U.S. when these things broke, it would be relatively simple to get towed to a truck shop. Here, we're a long ways from anywhere. We like Baja, we'll be back and I'll be more prepared. In the specific situation I'm in, a spare belt would not have solved the problem. I now have a lot of belts of different lengths and if we find one that works to bypass the AC . . . I'll keep a spare of that as well.
  6. I unplugged the alternator this morning and the pulley does not turn. Sammy thinks the bearing is seized up. I have an appointment with Sammy today at 1:30 PM and he'll try to get a belt on the water pump, fan and alternator. I bought all the belts I could find yesterday in San Felipe and if the 69.5 or 70 inch belt won't drive those three things, maybe one of the shorter ones can drive just the water pump and fan. There is some chance we'll get this fixed at least enough to drive, today. We won't actually drive today, because I won't chance driving or potentially getting stranded on these narrow roads after dark. If we get the water pump and fan working today, we'll drive North tomorrow.
  7. Thanks Benjamin: I couldn't read the pulley labels on the routing diagrams that Richard sent, so I just did a google image search and found an original image that is slightly higher in resolution, I can barely the labels, but I can read them and now that I can read the labels on the pulleys in the diagram, I realized that the water pump must rotate the opposite direction. The fact that it must be the smooth side of the belt surprised me, so I'm glad to have your confirmation on that. I feel more confident now. If the AC clutch can be freed up and the pulley spins, we'll get this done and get home. Thanks everyone for the help, very kind and helpful as always Dwight
  8. Absent a routing diagram for the belt, can someone tell me which direction the pulleys move? When looking at the pulleys from the back of the coach, do they all spin the same way? Clockwise or counter clockwise, when viewed from the back of the coach?
  9. We got some belts in San Felipe today. 8 hours of driving. We did get an 82 inch belt, which should work if we can get the AC compressor pulley to spin. We'll try to free up the clutch tomorrow. We also got a 69.5 inch belt and a 70 inch belt. A 69.75 inch belt is what the coach manual says is one that should do the water pump, fan and alternator in a 2 belt configuration. So one of those belts may work to get water pump fan and alternator to work. We also got a couple of shorter belts, which is a Hail Mary pass that might let us just run the fan and water pump, which will get me home. Any hints about belt routing would be much appreciated. Dwight
  10. We're working on getting some belts. Difficult here in Baja. Meanwhile I'm starting to think about replacing the dash air compressor. My RV Data Card says dash air conditioner SCS 1689747, which is not made anymore. Suggestions?
  11. My air conditioner compressor has a pulley for the 8 rib serpentine belt
  12. So I've got an update, and a puzzle. We took the motorhome to a local mechanic, Sammy, in this very small town on the bay of Los Angeles, population between 800 and 1000, depending on how many Gringos are here. My manual says that I should have two belts, a DAYCO 14565 for the AC and a DAYCO 3911581 for the alternator. Sammy is sure that there's only one tensioning idler and that there's only one belt. The DAYCO 39911581 is, according to my google search, 69.75 inches long. We measured the broken belt, which we have. The ends match, so we have all of the belt. It's 82 inches long. So without being an expert on idler pulleys, I think he's right. He says that the dash air compressor is seized up and the alternator and water pump are fine. So now I need to sort out how to get a shorter belt, that will run the water pump, fan and alternator. I wonder if it's the 69.75 inch DAYCO 3911581 I'm going to need to drive something like 4 hours in each direction, even if they have the belt and if I get the wrong one, we'll need to repeat the process. So I might try buying all the suspect sizes. Once we get a belt or belts I don't personally know how to arrange it on the pulleys. I'd appreciate any advice and especially diagrams showing how to put the belt on. Dwight
  13. OK, it does seem as if there are two belts DAYCO 14565 for the AC and DAYCO 3911581 for the alternator, which must run the water pump as well. I just got turned around and the temperature didn't redline during that short turnaround. I'm letting it cool down again before trying to get down the mountain about 2 miles. I'll try to get under the coach and feel the alternator, idler and water pump after I'm off the mountain. I can live without the alternator, to get home. I can't live without the water pump and fan running. Is the fan direct drive? Or is it on a belt. No mention of a "fan belt" in the manual Dwight
  14. OK, I've got the remnants of the belt and my manual says Dayco 3911581, which seems to agree with a 2001 Diplomat from the parts list. We have the entire belt, the ends match up. I'm thinking that something seized up, probably the dash air compressor. I had noticed that we weren't getting good cooling from the dash. I'm not going to get that replaced here, so I'm thinking of a shorter belt that bypasses the dash air compressor, if that is the problem. Dwight Has anyone done this before? What length would a shorter belt be? It's an 8 rib belt
  15. I just tried to climb out of Bahia de Los Angeles in Baja and dramatically overheated. The engine de-rated and I got a STOP light on the dash. I managed to pull over and am stopped on a steep climb above the bay. I found a piece of the serpentine belt . . . so that is the issue. I'm stuck here at least until the unit cools down. I hope I can get turned around and back off the mountain later. I'll search the files to try to find the part number and information for the serpentine belt, which I'm sure I can't find here in this little town. Meanwhile if someone can give me a shortcut to the part information, I'll be grateful. I've got Starlink setup, so I can get internet while I'm stopped here. Dwight 05 Knight ISC 330
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