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Greyhawk 33DS overheating storage compartment

Yahoo Message Number: 868
I am the one who got this whole overheating, melting thing started.
After returning from a trip last fall I was preparing to take the rig
to the dealer for some minor warranty work. When I took my toolbox out
of the right front storage bay...I discovered that a large portion of
the back wall of the bay had melted almost all the way through. I
crawled underneath to see what might have caused this...The exhaust and
muffler were at least 10" from the side of the compartment and I also
noted that both hanger straps on the exhaust pipe were broken.

To make a long story short, the dealer had my rig for almost 5 weeks
waiting for Jayco to tell them what to do. The service dept. told me
that Jayco told them that the melting was caused because the exhaust
system was the same as the diesel models and that the gas exhaust ran
hotter..? ? ? ? ? Anyway...they plastic welded another piece of the
fiberglass into the storage bay and added a larger heat shield.
The storage bay now gets warm but not hot like before. I called my
dealer and they stated that they even went further than the Jayco TSB
advised....Hope so.....................

Re: Greyhawk 33DS overheating storage compartment

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 870
5 weeks. Seems to me that you should qualify for the $1,000 payment. :)

Don

On 30-Mar-08, at 12:59 PM, exfuzz01 wrote:

Re: Greyhawk 33DS overheating storage compartment

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 871

Exfuzz,

Do you have the 2007i compliant diesel engine? If it is a 2008 duramax diesel, it would be. If so, your exhaust should have an "exhaust tip cooler" installed, and the system does run hotter. I am not aware of any gas models that use a regeneration system like the duramax emission complaint. If yours melted while 10" away from the bin, I have found Four winds 2008 duramax diesels where the exhaust is only 3-4 inches from the plastic bin that should melt nicely.

Denny

Re: Greyhawk 33DS overheating storage compartment

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 873
There was no diesel in the Greyhawk during its limited life.

My hope is that when the 4.5 Duramax appears they put one in a 28 ft Greyhawk. 300 hp and torque of 500+ would be about right. :)

D

On 30-Mar-08, at 1:08 PM,

Re: Greyhawk 33DS overheating storage compartment

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 874

No....I have the Chev 8.1 gas engine.

Re: Greyhawk 33DS overheating storage compartment

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 877

Hummm.... ok, then I wonder why the exhaust temperatures would be similar to the diesel particulate system... which gets up to 1300 degrees F.... someone doesn't have the right answers for your problem. And, yes, the pics came thru great.

Denny

Re: Greyhawk 33DS overheating storage compartment

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 878

Did the dealer give you a copy of the TSB??? Often the manufacturer will have mailed one to you.

Denny

 

Re: Greyhawk 33DS overheating storage compartment

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 882

I got 2 copies of the TSB in the mail.....after that I contacted my dealer and was told that they had exceeded what the factory advised.