Good job ! Nice to see your experience and talent at work ! I wish that diesel pushers had more easy access to their engines!

By '09 Country Coach used aluminum extrusions around the opening as well as the tile hatch. Only a thin top coat was applied to cover the seam. Also, a pair of suction cups are very handy when lifting the tile hatch. It's heavy as well as fragile so prying is the last thing to do. Nice job of feeling your way through the unknown, James. I had to do my learning on the side of the road when a turbo actuator went out on my Cummins ISM.

Your sense of humor is interesting 🤠

James, you are a craftsman deluxe! That is the craziest thing to access engine I have seen ! Terrible engineering

Ole world craftsmanship 🇺🇸

That is crazy! So glad my Cummins is under the bed!!

Thank you for helping keep us safe wile you were in the Service Brother that was a very good job 👏 us Army here hope you have a safe week

good video and thanks for your service

The owner of this coach will appreciate your attention to detail. Nice job.

Nice! As you have discovered, Country Coach did some amazing cabinetry. I am glad you recognized the subtle difference in the tile floor. Hidden in plain sight! The Prevost is designed first and foremost as a commercial vehicle. It is paramount that mechanics can access the engine in time of need, in order to return the coach to service as soon as possible. Well, if you are just dealing with passenger seating, hiding the access matters not. But, in a custom coach, we get cool cabinetry and furnishings. I discovered this dealing with my friend's Country Coach, accessing the Detroit 8v92 front end. I took my time, we disassembled the bed cabinetry, and I am very impressed. They built the cabinetry with the goal of being serviceable. My bone to pick with corporate mergers and time? Good luck getting information about details on the Country Coach. Unobtanium!! Sorry, but Country Coach built some absolutely superb conversions. In this video, you can see what I am talking about. But, here is my strongest suggestion, albeit late in the game. I was a manufacturer back in the day, so to speak. On the sidelines, I must qualify this. There is absolutely nothing more sacred, in my mind, than supporting the people that decided to buy and support your product. Support is paramount, folks. IF YOU SUPPORT YOUR CUSTOMERS, you do more for the value of your product than millions of dollars in advertising and marketing could even DREAM of doing. Truth. Letting the end customer know how to access that engine? Priceless. There should have been a placard in that cabinet! Remove the drawer, and voila! A diagram for all time. Guess they did not think of that.

As with most jobs they are very simple. Not all, but most. GReat job

Wow - US Army! As if your stock wasn't already sky high, it just ratcheted up even more. Many thanks for your service. As I'm seeing this, I keep thinking to myself DD60 Series in a Prevost, pre DEF.

Wow, you are the Man!!

Wow, awesome job James! Amazing problem solving!

Wow! That was a ton of work!!! Great job James!

Very interesting. Thank you for the video James. Happy trails!

I lot of work to service the engine. It shows what type of craftsman you are, great Video ✌🏽

Nice video. Thanks for posting it. It is good to see how it is done properly.

Very interesting, Love we got to discover the way it came apart as you did. LOL Excellent caulking job.

Can't help but appreciate the quality of your work... interesting video! thanks James

What a nightmare! Great job and a huge amount of patience!

Beautiful Coach for full time living, but that access is like a weekend process to P.M. the coach. Cat's seem to be pretty bulletproof on the lower end , but I'm seeing that the rocker arm rollers tend to wear out once in a while, clogged injectors too are a maintenance issue that would pop up. It's all accessible right there. Pretty convenient really. Surgical strike though in that you want none of the greases, fuel any of that in the coach.

James thank you thank you thank you this will be very helpful for future Country coach owners without support from the factory

That was a wise thing for the buyer to have this inspection done. This is a Acert regin engine, the twin turbos and the exhaust burner are a clue. The long haul truckers hate these engines because of the problems. It is a lot easier to work on these in a Peterbuilt or a KW. These put out a lot of heat during regen, so the owners need to be aware of where they park when they are close to regen mileage. The good news is that the Cat mechanics are well aware of what to look for and an RV does not get the hard service of a truck.

Amazing, what patience

I'm impressed you were able to do this, BY YOURSELF, WHILE FILMING.

Holy Cow...end of statement.

I would love to see a video of the access through a north south bed, looks pretty straight forward, but always better to see what others have done before tackling it yourself.

Man nothing is easy on an RV is it. Awesome job on this one. Definitely looked tricky to me. But you made it look easy. It's probably why your the go to guy in the RV world.

Premier RV service in junction city Oregon is a great source of info on country coach's

Nice. I find your videos remarkably interesting. I assume this is also a good technique to show your customers what you find along the way and to give yourself some insurance evidence. Keep them up, good channel. 👌

Great job James! If that were my coach I would install a plexiglass door on that floor!

Another great video James!

Great work and fun viewing on nice coach

I am new to your channel thanks to an awesome referral from the man who just showed us a motor home with an outdoor porch, Andrew Steele! I was really holding my breath as you worked with that heavy tile and grouted in access panel. It was more of an entire engine hood than an access panel!

Cat did go to a twin turbo set up. It was almost impossible to get any mpg out of that engine. I believe it was the only down falls ot the cat engine.

I think I'm going to say this on all your videos. You're a brave man!

Excellent James......"You da Man".......

You save many a ass with these videos.

sequential turbo. small one feeds the big one. helps with turbo lag :)

Great Video.......

I love that you work out of a fuel efficient vehicle!

WOW great job.

Wow....thanks for posting this! Something to look for when looking at a coach...engine access! At least after all that work, there is decent engine access to the top side.

I used to be a final finisher on the F22 Stealth Fighter Jet. We placed a nylon cord in the gap before adding the final caulk in the access panels so we could take a tool and find the string and use as a rip cord to remove most of the caulk around the perimeter of the panel. Just a thought

an ice cube is a good way to leave a clean grout line, since the silicone won't stick to the ice cube.

You do good work!!

AZ Expert. Very good! Carpentry isn't in my wheelhouse so I'm very impressed by your adeptness in disassembling the cabinet. I either wouldn't have figured it out or it would have taken me days to do so. You certainly are an expert. I found your use of the word "carcass" to be an interesting choice. I say this not out of amusement or as being a sideways insult, but as a person that enjoys writing. In part, it was an interesting choice as I've never heard "carcass" used in relation to furniture. I'm a newer subscriber and I have enjoyed all of your videos that I've seen so far. I have an appreciation for your dialog and the concise method format of your videos. When there're two turbos on an engine, one is smaller and spools up faster allowing for much less lag waiting for the bigger turbo to spool up. You found an excellent match for the caulking color. But how they ever got "Haystack" for that color I can't begin to imagine. On this end it just looks like Taupe.

Great job

That looked to be a Acert Caterpillar.

"Luckily this isn't too complicated!"

Nice job.

Looks good ! Trying to figure out why someone would give a thumbs down .

I love this video but I would have fixed the motor I loved cats I was in construction for 47 yrs and cat motors where in everything on site work and I fixed them Thanks

well that was insane

I must say I really like this guy .. I’ve dealt with many many Mechanic In the trucking industry- RV is a bit different Takes way longer lol!! Having to learn that all over again

“Oh this looks like fun.” Said no person ever…

Is it possible to pull the head out thur that opening. Thanks.

Wow!

That's just one reason I just flip right passed CC when I was looking for my DP

Thank you

Those were beautiful coaches for sure. I've had two diesel pushers one Cat one Cummins. The engines could be rolled out of the chassis were it to be necessary. It was bolted in of course but access was certainly better than this one. Nicely done!

At least you don’t have to pull cab off to work on a 6.7 Ford motor.Talk about engineering!!!

Herb Quandt 1 second ago I have a 2005 Monaco diplomat with 80000 miles ,the windshield has been put back in many times ,and now i have straps on top and bottom holding it in place ,is the any thing I can do to fix it right , . thank you

You work the caulk gun better with one hand than I do with 2 hands. LOL thanks

If I buy a coach (especially a Beaver), I am hiring him. He is simply the best there is. Country coach is doomed if Winnebago owns them.

that was scary!

What needs to be checked on the engine? Maybe produce a video on that?

Wow. You are a pro

Would it be easier to get the coach on a lift and lower the engine for major maintenance? Requires a lot of specialized equipment clearly.

Well OK, I’m so glad I saw this! This has tipped the scale for me, no rear engine diesel! Super C is looking better and better. Thank you very much.

Great video....that looked like a lot of work to me.....lol

Thanks. You show me what to avoid in an rv in addition to how work on them. How many hours to R&R the cover and cabinets?

Why hasn't someone figured out how to have a rear diesel engine that can be on a sliding rack out the back of the bus or RV?

2stage turbocharger ?

Thank you for convincing me that a Super C is preferable to a bus by a long shot. Wondering if this nonsense is common to all diesel pushers? What kind of an engineer in their right mind would design something as inconvenient to service like this?

Well.....that was easy !!!! ha ha It was easy watching it on my computer. Good job James.

Excellent video. Now I’m going to go look to buy a 2006 Country Coach🤪. 2006 = less smog, but probably didn’t involve RVs

So is this issue only on the coaches with the rear bath? Would a rear bedroom be infinitely better for engine access / maintenance?

This is the type of guy who could make millions in his lifetime with his brain. Even more if he has his own bussiness

Just curious what was your time to R & R the access cover just to get to the engine? watching things like this makes me want a Super C for my next unit.

So glad my Cummins is under my bed. So glad I have a red top Cummins ISM.

I am surprised at diesel shops that know so little about diesel pushers. They may know the diesel engine but it is like they have never worked on a motor home before. The 2 turbos is pretty common for a while now, one is high pressure one low. Heavy diesel and Adept Ape (youtube) have videos about it that can explain it a lot better than I would.

I’m about to purchase a 2016 Newmar Baystar with 7000 miles, one owner and very nice. Can anyone please tell me about them and there quality? Thanks 🙏

Ho. Lee. Cow. Let's put the engine access under tile. Sounds like a great idea... Remind me to always check the ease of engine access next time I buy a Class A diesel pusher.

Every interesting, seems like there could have been an easier design by Country Coach for removal of the cover. 👍😎🇺🇸🦅

That's ridiculous. If I had that I would convert that to some sort of easily removable hatch.

Just a little more work than lifting the hood

Maybe spread on bed before putting parts on it. Wife suggest this

More expensive things are intricately put together. That's what high dollar stuff does. I'm not saying it's bad or good it just comes with the territory . If you can pay for an $800,000 coach you can certainly pay for the labor.. I believe it's the rear bathroom is the reason why it's designed like this

10mm and 12mm sockets ,,man I loose them all the time ,,, great vid brother ,,,,,Ride that dog viking man

What would you charge for that. Seems like a lot of time spent. But you do great work.

Fellows , think back when it was buit. Why it was designed this way. The CC was 800k while the average price of a house was 250k. Brand new and under a warranty, nobody care about how difficult or expensive engine access was, the more difficult the better, . Only now, that this coaches have gone down in price to 200k, we care, why? Having said that , some DP have roll on /off engines, that is a great way think about engine access.

Twin turbo means it is ACERT engine. First attempt for emissions

I had to watch again to believe it.

Twin turbo is not as good the oldet single turbo application

For Country Coach advise I'd contact Brian through Brian's RV on You Tube. He's a CC exfabricator and expert on them.

That sure is a lot of work just to “raise the hood”!

IMO... this is EXACTLY why I would buy a Super C diesel. Complete access in the front... where it belongs... and you even have crash protection as a bonus.

Why wouldn’t you heat an engine cover?! fucking hilarious! Bumming me out a little bit though, I was really hoping to score this exact model same year in good health. that engine access is a nightmare tho....