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The Dieselfication of Coach 1046
Author: BigRabbitMan (Show all albums)

This album is dedicated to following the process of Coach #1046 being converted from a 1976 Chrysler 440-I with a 4spd Allison AT540 transmission to a 2006 GMC Duramax LBZ turbo diesel with a 6spd Allison 1000 double overdrive transmission. There is a companion discussion thread in the Mechanic's Corner section of the Forum area of this site.
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This is what a mobile shop looks like! I transferred all the tools that I thought I might need into the back of my '87 Subaru Brat tow vehicle so that at the conclusion of this visit I can tow it home to Oregon behind the FMC. I will have to come back with my regular pickup and trailer to haul all of the other misc. stuff that I have here home also.

It didn't look completely "right" until the ladder was reinstalled! Also note that the work table that we have been using during this project is now gone!

All aluminum panels are now back in place.

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And, finally, here is the dash cluster with the engine running. Idle rpm is at 500. Good oil pressure and alternator output.


A few of the added circuit breakers are on the side of this box as well as a switch that will turn on the "ignition" so that the engine can be started from the engine compartment. The box itself has all circuits for the engine and everything else that is at the rear of the coach going through numbered connectors that snap out for trouble shooting or testing.

The fuse and relay center that was originally on the donor's fender is now fully populated and will control many functions with relays that were previously direct wired such as the rear tail and clearance lights and the trailer lights. They now get full voltage and are brighter.

Since all of the electronics have been installed, the turbo to intercooler tubing has been installed. The display screen that you see at the center bottom will be moved to on the dashboard.

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You are looking at the adapter plate that was added to the shift lever on the transmission to allow for the difference in angles of the shift cables between the donor pickup and the FMC. In the donor, the cable came from about a 45 degree angle from above the transmission. In the FMC it comes from the horizontal so this plate was bolted to the shift lever and then the cable attached to the plate. The length of the radius between the input shaft of the transmission and the attachment point of the cable determines the length of the stroke of the shift lever up front.


The receiver hitch has now been installed. I need that to continue to tow my '87 Subaru Brat. Success is partially due to the constant supervision by Curiosity the cat!

Another view of the dash area. It is almost ready to close up.

What's that! The bumper is now mounted (with the assistance of Larry, Mark and Anthony).

Anthony, standing, is assisting Eric with the wiring that is on the engine firewall.
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