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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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The exhaust pipe and muffler have been installed.	This where the wiring harness will go. Some poor wiring added by previous owners was identified and removed. The fuse box for this subsection will be mounted down low on the front wall or side kick board.	This is the wiring harness that will be installed in the dash. Note, again, that all wires are labeled. Included here, but will not be presently used, are the wires necessary should I later decide to install the steering column from the donor vehicle. At present, I will be retaining the stock FMC steering wheel. This harness includes the Body Control Module (BCM) and a small fuse panel.	This junction box is what is missing on most coaches. All of the circuits that eminate from or go to the rear of the coach will pass through this box. Each juction connector is removable individually for inspection or trouble shooting. They each have a number and that number is recorded with the name of the circuit. Also each wire is tagged with the name of the circuit as well. There are unused junctions so circuits can easily be added later.
The exhaust pipe that goes from the engine to the muffler has been made. The exhaust will enter the exhaust pipe from the engine on the left and exit from the pipe to the muffler on the right. Yes, this is the entire exhaust system except for the muffler!	..... the battery is added. Two thirds of the platform remains open should other things need to be mounted somewhere. Note the small circulation pump for the intercooler system that is mounted on the firewall.	Here the battery holder from the donor vehicle has been added and then .....	Two things were needed. The first was a place to put the second battery as this engine uses two batteries. The second thing was to devise a means of supporting the large muffler and exhaust system. Using the Uni-strut material which was available, a small platform was created with a beam underneath which would give a place to hang the muffler.
Split loom covering has been added to the hoses to avoid wear to the hoses from the door being opened and closed. This location allows the system to draw the coolest air possible. A fan will be added to pull the air through the radiator.	The coolant then goes into the top of this small radiator and back through the pump and then back to the bottom of the intercooler.	You can see how the hoses that carry the intercooler coolant from the right reat across the top the engine compartment and over to the left side.	The cooled air then comes across the top of the engine compartment and drops down and into the stock intake system.
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