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Engine problems in Wyoming

Yahoo Message Number: 1597

Yesterday I was 10 miles from Yellowstone Park destined to fly fish until I have to go back to work adjusting storm damage, when my engine shut down completely. The "low coolant" warning light went on, then the engine recheck light , then the engine shutdown warning, plus an alarm buzzer.

The GMC certified service center in Cody, WY refused to work on the coach, telling the warranty hotline that their shop "wasn't big enough" which was an outright lie. The shop was empty except for 4 vehicles, they had 35 ft stalls 10' wide, and the doors were well oversized....and was listed in the warranty dealer manual. The Billings, MT shop told me that Webster Motors in Cody do not like to work on vehicles unless they sold the vehicle to one of their customers. They work on GMC oilfield trucks all the time. We should get a list of all these shops to GMC and get them unpublished.

Anyway, that is another story... the coach was towed to Billings, MT, 120 miles distance, and this morning the shop showed me where a large wiring bundle had been rubbing against an aluminum casting with a sharp edge. The wiring insulation had worn off 4 wires. They are test driving it as I write this, and hopefully will resolve the problem...

Anyway, you may want to check the same wiring bundle.... I didn't get a photo, but you can't miss it. Facing the front of the engine, the bundle is on the left side on top of the engine, about 2" in diameter, and should be lying against a bright metal fitting with a sharp edge and pointed corner.

Denny

It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here.

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1598
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Anyway, you may want to check the same wiring bundle.... I didn't get a
photo, but you can't miss it.

Refresh my memory Denny, is yours a diesel? If it's a gas version I'll
go check mine this weekend.

Sorry about the trouble. Your experience with finding a GM dealer to
work on or do warranty work for the chassis is the same as mine. They're
listed in the book, but they don't really do it and GM could care less.

Take care,
Greg

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1599
Sorry to hear about your problems. Sure wish GM would come out with a
good list of places that will service our MH's.
There are many common problems with the GM trucks. Both pickups and
Kodiak. One of them is the wires that are tie-wrapped to the
alternator bracket. When I was trouble shooting my "Service Brakes
Soon" problem it was one of the items on the list. Another is pin 17
on one of the connectors. Also a ground connection at or near the
batteries. On the Diesel place they seem to mention the ice pick
repair to some of the connectors.
There is a 8.1 section on Diesel place that has some of these repairs
for the gas model trucks too.

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1600

Thanks, Greg, I forgot to mention... I have the diesel....

Denny

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1603
Thanks for the heads-up ...finally getting to go on a short weekend trip so I'll check that out before I get started.

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1619
-Do you remember the issue I had with the engine shutting down and
the issue is the egr valve that has a recall from GM. If you do not
fix it you will have coolant in your cylinders. So if you are
leaking coolant and cannot find where it is going that is the issue
and needs to be fixed quickly. I am still at the Jayco ralley at the
factory and will return home next week. Dane

-- In KodiakChassisClassC@yahoogroups.com
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Yesterday I was 10 miles from Yellowstone Park destined to fly fish
until I

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have to go back to work adjusting storm damage, when my engine shut
down completely. The "low coolant" warning light went on, then the
engine recheck

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light , then the engine shutdown warning, plus an alarm buzzer.

The GMC certified service center in Cody, WY refused to work on the
coach,

Quote
telling the warranty hotline that their shop "wasn't big enough"
which was an

Quote
outright lie. The shop was empty except for 4 vehicles, they had
35 ft

Quote
stalls 10' wide, and the doors were well oversized....and was
listed in the

Quote
warranty dealer manual. The Billings, MT shop told me that
Webster Motors in Cody

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do not like to work on vehicles unless they sold the vehicle to
one of their

Quote
customers. They work on GMC oilfield trucks all the time. We
should get a

Quote
list of all these shops to GMC and get them unpublished.

Anyway, that is another story... the coach was towed to Billings,
MT, 120

Quote
miles distance, and this morning the shop showed me where a large
wiring bundle

Quote
had been rubbing against an aluminum casting with a sharp edge.
The wiring

Quote
insulation had worn off 4 wires. They are test driving it as I
write this,

Quote
and hopefully will resolve the problem...

Anyway, you may want to check the same wiring bundle.... I didn't
get a

Quote
photo, but you can't miss it. Facing the front of the engine, the
bundle is on

Quote
the left side on top of the engine, about 2" in diameter, and
should be lying

Quote
against a bright metal fitting with a sharp edge and pointed corner.

Denny

It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find
your travel

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1622

Thanks, Dane.... I have the duramax diesel engine, and did not receive any recall notice. Did it only apply to the gas models?

Denny

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1623
, "dane.goodwin"
wrote:
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-Do you remember the issue I had with the engine shutting down and
the issue is the egr valve that has a recall from GM. If you do not
fix it you will have coolant in your cylinders. So if you are
leaking coolant and cannot find where it is going that is the issue
and needs to be fixed quickly. I am still at the Jayco ralley at the
factory and will return home next week. Dane

I had this problem as well, although it didn't cause the engine to shut
down, nor did I receive a recall. My symptom was that I was not
getting any cabin heat. Apparently exhaust gasses got into the heater
circuit and blocked any water from flowing through. It built up enough
pressure that they had to replace the heater core.

I also experienced the 'no service' service in Cody, but at least I was
drivable, so I went to the next service center along my route, which
was Denver.

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1625
Was this with what year Kodiak's , diesael ?? I can't find the recall listed anywhere, to call
Chevy truck service center about it. Where is it listed or what number ?? Thanks for the help

johninaz21 wrote:

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #9 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1634
2008 Seneca Kodiak 5500 and yes there is a recall on the egr valve.
They need to be replaced. dane

, Gary Myers
wrote:
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Was this with what year Kodiak's , diesael ?? I can't find the
recall listed anywhere, to call
Chevy truck service center about it. Where is it listed or what
number ?? Thanks for the help

johninaz21 wrote:


, "dane.goodwin"

wrote:

-Do you remember the issue I had with the engine shutting down
and the issue is the egr valve that has a recall from GM. If you do
not fix it you will have coolant in your cylinders. So if you are
leaking coolant and cannot find where it is going that is the
issue and needs to be fixed quickly. I am still at the Jayco ralley
at the

Quote
factory and will return home next week. Dane

I had this problem as well, although it didn't cause the engine
to shut

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down, nor did I receive a recall. My symptom was that I was not
getting any cabin heat. Apparently exhaust gasses got into the
heater circuit and blocked any water from flowing through. It built up
enough pressure that they had to replace the heater core.

I also experienced the 'no service' service in Cody, but at least
I was

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drivable, so I went to the next service center along my route,
which was Denver.

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Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #10 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1636
Denny it was on the 07 chassis with an issue with the EGR. It should
be replaced especially if loosing coolant. The dealerships have the
recall and it was not sent to consumers. Dane

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #11 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1637

Dane,

I don't know what an EGR is...would it involve diesel as well as gas engines?

Thanks,

Denny

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #12 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1656
It has to do with the emissions and only on the diesel. All general
motors 5500 dealers should have the recall. Dane

 

Re: Engine problems in Wyoming

Reply #13 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1657

Great... thanks, Dane. I will check with a dealer.

Denny