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Bernd

September 04, 2019, 07:58:33 pm

Does anyone happen to have contact information for Bernd - the diesel mechanic in Lufkin?

Larry

Re: Bernd

Reply #1 – September 04, 2019, 08:07:01 pm

Nacogdoches

World Line Motors

Approach with caution mixed reviews Bernd Ramspeck
(936) 707-1584

Tim Fiedler
Gen-Pro.biz
630 240-9139

Re: Bernd

Reply #2 – September 04, 2019, 08:09:50 pm

Thank you very much, Tim. I understand that he can get cranky, but that he is THE best diesel mechanic to be found. FOT told me to use him, but gave me incorrect contact info.

Re: Bernd

Reply #3 – September 04, 2019, 08:13:53 pm

Quote from: U295 Owner – September 04, 2019, 08:09:50 pm

Thank you very much, Tim. I understand that he can get cranky, but that he is THE best diesel mechanic to be found. FOT told me to use him, but gave me incorrect contact info.

Dont think the crankiness was the issue..

You are on a forum for foretravels only... Advice is given freely here... take it for what its worth as most of what is suggested has already been done.. So take it for what its worth

Re: Bernd

Reply #4 – September 04, 2019, 08:23:04 pm

We took our coach to FOT for a complete chassis service. We got it back with the 'check engine' light on. We were advised that FOT was not responsible - even though the light came on while in their care - and that our only remedy for us was to use either Bernd or Cummins. They gave me a little sticky with Bernd's number, but it was incorrect.

Re: Bernd

Reply #5 – September 04, 2019, 08:30:32 pm

Use Cummins for sure. I think the closest Cummins shop is in Houston. Others may have additional suggestions.

George

Re: Bernd

Reply #6 – September 04, 2019, 08:40:10 pm

Would you be willing to drive from Nacogdoches to Houston with a 'check engine' light on?

Re: Bernd

Reply #7 – September 04, 2019, 08:44:10 pm

Is you coach running ok? Before going to a shop you might try removing the negative cable on the chassis battery for about 5 minutes. That should remove any not hard fault codes that may have been stored.

Re: Bernd

Reply #8 – September 04, 2019, 08:44:36 pm

Quote from: U295 Owner – September 04, 2019, 08:40:10 pm

Would you be willing to drive from Nacogdoches to Houston with a 'check engine' light on?

It would depend on the code that caused that check engine light, and there are ways to get that yourself using either VMSpc or, more basic, the momentary switches you can find in the dash secret? switches inside dash

I've been out of the Nac loop for a couple of years, but is Beau Reece still an option in the area? He was mobile and we were very pleased with his service.

Re: Bernd

Reply #9 – September 04, 2019, 08:45:54 pm

Would avoid Southern Plains Cummins in Houston. Called them and asked how much to read any stored codes on my ecm? [pre vmspec days] They said $225, seemed expensive for 30 mins work but I said okay, got the readout, and the Service Manager said that would be $450. Luckily the service advisor who quoted me the $225 price was there, so the price was lowered to $225. I asked why, and he said RV's are harder to work on. I said the diagnostic port is under the dash just like a regular truck. He just gave me a dirty look and said it would be $450 next time.

Re: Bernd

Reply #10 – September 04, 2019, 09:02:11 pm

Most shops have the software to plug into and read codes , doesn't have to be a Cummins Cat or Detroit shop.. Half the trucks I ever owned kept a check engine light on half the time.. Not saying it doesn't need looking at but you shouldn't have to drive to Houston to get it plugged into.. Check oil, coolant and the usual and if ok drive it to a shop.. I can't find where you post year model and that makes a big difference in advise.

Re: Bernd

Reply #11 – September 04, 2019, 09:19:25 pm

I'm not in sales for them but several times over the years we have had a code come up that was minor and it was so easy to diagnose with the Silverleaf. I wouldn't be without one. If you had a Silverleaf you'd know immediately what the code was. It sure beats doing the trick with the blinking lights like we used to.

I'm on my way back to Oklahoma in our kids' U320 and stopped right outside Memphis now for the night. This morning when I started out in Virginia I saw that the coolant temp didn't look right to me on the readout. A call to my son-in-law verified that it always ran about 180 like our coaches have. It continued to climb as I looked for a place to pull over. I found a place to pull over and unplugged the fan controller and watched the temp go right back to normal where it has run all day. It is so much easier to see minor changes on the digital display than trying to interpret the analog gauges.

I doubt I would have spotted and temporarily solved the problem so quickly without the Silverleaf.

Re: Bernd

Reply #12 – September 04, 2019, 09:26:53 pm

Quote from: Michelle – September 04, 2019, 08:44:36 pm

It would depend on the code that caused that check engine light, and there are ways to get that yourself using either VMSpc or, more basic, the momentary switches you can find in the dash secret? switches inside dash

I've been out of the Nac loop for a couple of years, but is Beau Reece still an option in the area? He was mobile and we were very pleased with his service.

Reese went to work full time, I believe in construction, according to Rance at Xtreme.

Re: Bernd

Reply #13 – September 04, 2019, 09:50:51 pm

Check with any heavy duty truck shop to see if they can pull the codes. They should have a heavy duty scanner that will work on the Cummins.

Re: Bernd

Reply #14 – September 04, 2019, 10:54:14 pm

If Silverleaf can read the codes - and I'm totally ignorant of computer applications and usage - wouldn't FOT be able to read these codes and determine their level of severity?

Question #2: since a number of you feel that Bernd is NOT the solution, whom would you recommend in the Nacogdoches / Lufkin region?

Re: Bernd

Reply #15 – September 04, 2019, 11:02:16 pm

beaureece@yahoo.com

936-221-2055

Re: Bernd

Reply #16 – September 04, 2019, 11:14:19 pm

I don't think MOT or FOT do any engine work other than basic maintenance. We have a Cummins Coach Care near us (45 miles). They are a major engine service center as well. They do trucks, RVs, busses, locomotive engines, tow boat engines. Huge stuff. They are not the cheapest place in town but have earned my trust.

Re: Bernd

Reply #17 – September 04, 2019, 11:43:39 pm

Have driven hundreds of miles with check engine light but I would not depend on silverleaf for codes as I have had dozens of times the code came up but Cummins could not fi d any on their computer to match. I now drive using silverleaf just for the gauges set up but not codes. I do not have 19 or 20 injectors like it tells me.. emailing silverleaf the last few times with the codes has not got me a return answer.
JohnH

Re: Bernd

Reply #18 – September 04, 2019, 11:51:14 pm

Red lights on dash, stop. Check with Cummings, but I believe OK to drive to service center with yellow check engine on Let us know what they say. Also might be in your documentation

Re: Bernd

Reply #19 – September 04, 2019, 11:57:30 pm

What engine do you have???

Re: Bernd

Reply #20 – September 05, 2019, 12:03:56 am

Quote from: Tim Fiedler – September 04, 2019, 11:57:30 pm

What engine do you have???

From his profile:
1995 Foretravel U295C Specifications

Re: Bernd

Reply #21 – September 05, 2019, 02:38:50 am

Will look at mine in the morning but I did'nt realize the mechanical 8.3 had any engine codes,give it fuel and air and open the fuel solenoid and go,how are your fluid levels?

Re: Bernd

Reply #22 – September 05, 2019, 07:01:21 am

Quote from: U295 Owner – September 04, 2019, 08:23:04 pm

We took our coach to FOT for a complete chassis service. We got it back with the 'check engine' light on.

Can you expand on what "complete chassis service" was.
Did this include new fuel filter?
Did this include flush and fill of the cooling system?
IIRC on your age coach the check engine light is triggered by the water in fuel sensor and the low water sensor on the cooling system. If they worked on either one of these systems it could be a loose wire that wasn't plugged back in. If the cooling system wasn't filled properly it could be just low on coolant. Both of these things are simple to check as there are few things that trigger that light on a mechanical 8.3 engine.

Mike

Re: Bernd

Reply #23 – September 05, 2019, 09:14:27 am

U295,
Bernd is an excellent diesel mechanic. He is in the process of finishing up our coach. Yes, I am sure Mr Hatfield will say it took him almost two years, but considering the immense amount of problems that our ISX had, it has been well worth the wait. Nothing Bernd could do about a fan that had to travel to England to be fixed. He kept us in the loop on everything. Our engine runs smoother than it ever did before and it had no leaks of any kind. So not sure what happened with Mr. Hatfield's lines. I do know that as long as we have our coach, Bernd is going to work on the engine.

Re: Bernd

Reply #24 – September 05, 2019, 09:32:28 am

Have build #4810,we do not have a low coolant sensor or the water in fuel sensor.

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