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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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Help is good! Here Larry Enoksen is reaching through the read engine compartment door to assist Mark, my son laying down, to manipulate the muffler.

The dash area is starting to take shape. Note that the dash instrument cluster (sitting on top of the dashboad) is now plugged in.

And from the back it is looking even better. At this point the rear panel with the door is installed. The louvered panel for the radiator is still loose. This is being done while elecrical work is still being done over on the right side.

It looks good from this side.


The new 4" straight through muffer is in the old muffler location.

One of the two batteries that the engine requires is placed on this platform made from Uni-strut secured to the orginal sturdy muffler support.

Finally!! The first of the engine compartment/rear panels goes onto the coach.

Here you see the added fuses to the left of the original relay/circuit breaker panel and to the right you see two added relays. The added relays help divert current away from switches to make things more reliable and safer.


These mega fuses will be added up front under the dash to the left of the exising ciruit breaker/relay panel. These fuses will add protection for some major circuits.

This is the front bulkhead at the nose of the coach. Two pass-throughs were added so that all of the communication lines and automotive power to and from the dash area can be neatly secured.

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Here is the radiator for the water-to-air intercooler. It has been plumbed and a small expansion tank (7-Up bottle was just the right size and shape)added. It's electic fan has been added as well.

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While a lot of time and effort is being expended tracing and connecting wires, it doesn't lend itself to pictures. Here is a bundle of wires that are the extended original wiring harness all neatly labeled as to function. They will be landed in the junction box to numbered connections. From the junction box, the circuits go to the fuses/relays and then on to each function. All of this is also being drawn and labeled on a revised coach electrical schematic drawing. The blue spot behind the fuse panel is the Banks engine tuner. Hidden beside it is the Banks Speedbrake controller that creates/controls the exhaust braking system. The remnants of the original wiring harness that can be seen on the right will disappear.
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