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Old 03-04-2007, 04:38 PM   #1
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Today I decided to try to get my doghouse open before taking it in for the fuel clip swap at my local workhorse service provider. I don't know if anyone else has tried to do this, but I'll tell you it was one tough job on the Gulf Stream. The V.P of service at Gulf Stream said they don't plan on any service from the top of the engine for at least 100000 miles. They had stapled the carpet down over the screws that hold the cover on and then the carpet underneath covered the screws along the lip that hold on the cover on. Man, what a job!
I'm glad I did this though because I think the Workhorse techs would have torn this up trying to get it off when I took it in. Let this be a warning to those if you want to keep the doghouse in reasonable condition. You might want to remove this gently yourself before taking it in for service.

So....... Now, I don't want to go through this unscrewing nightmare again. Has anyone come up with a way to reinstall the doghouse with some nice looking clamps or hardware that would give easier access????
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Today I decided to try to get my doghouse open before taking it in for the fuel clip swap at my local workhorse service provider. I don't know if anyone else has tried to do this, but I'll tell you it was one tough job on the Gulf Stream. The V.P of service at Gulf Stream said they don't plan on any service from the top of the engine for at least 100000 miles. They had stapled the carpet down over the screws that hold the cover on and then the carpet underneath covered the screws along the lip that hold on the cover on. Man, what a job!
I'm glad I did this though because I think the Workhorse techs would have torn this up trying to get it off when I took it in. Let this be a warning to those if you want to keep the doghouse in reasonable condition. You might want to remove this gently yourself before taking it in for service.

So....... Now, I don't want to go through this unscrewing nightmare again. Has anyone come up with a way to reinstall the doghouse with some nice looking clamps or hardware that would give easier access????
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:00 PM   #3
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My 2001 has convenient rubber-type latches on each side which keep it in place with no trouble removing it when needed. I'm not sure where you would buy a set but they would also probably be easy to install.
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:04 PM   #4
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I wonder what the VP of service at Gulf Stream's response would about that statement now? Bet he has gotten some feedback from many Gulf Stream owners.

They popped the doghouse off of mine in about 10 seconds. One minute to replace the fuel clip. Popped the doghouse back on again. No problem.
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:14 PM   #5
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Our doghouse has two metal over-center clamps on each side. They are visible if you get up close and look but the doghouse can be removed in about 30 seconds.
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I know how you feel. I have an 03 Pace Arrow, the carpet tack strips cover the screws, then the doghouse itself is glued to the floor with a black asphalt type of sealant - looks like roofing sealant. You can imagine what my white ultraleather looked like by the time I got it off and out of the coach...

Sometimes I wonder what the ^@&$ they are thinking...
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Mine takes about 3 minutes. four screws have to be removed that are treaded into a receiver mounted to the coach body. I just replaced the seal as well. Fits like a glove.
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:43 PM   #8
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WGO was pretty good to "us". We just have a 3/8" inch Allen key and a latch to deal with and the thing comes right off. They normally install 2 screws up forward for security but I've had the house off now so many times for all kinds of reasons that I didn't reinstall the screws but the dog house isn't going anywhere and it's really tight to the gasket.
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On my Mountain Aire they have a set of "hinges" up front and latch in the back. You can remove the doghouse in about 30 seconds with a screw driver. The fit is real tight due to the carpet.

I worked on Bad42's Gulfstream and he has the same "screw" problem as mentioned above. When he called GS the first time the rep wanted to know why he wanted to remove the cover. I am not impressed with some of GS's engineering and fabrication. Nice coach be there are a few things that are hard to accept.
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Old 03-05-2007, 05:14 AM   #10
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I suspected this would be a tough job and that's why I decided to pull it off myself. GS has some very poor engineering designs I have already ran into. Especially with their slides, seals, windows and kitchen plumbing.

I will be using some of the advice of others to "re-engineer" this dog house access too.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">(snip)...but I've had the house off now so many times for all kinds of reasons that I didn't reinstall the screws but the dog house isn't going anywhere and it's really tight to the gasket. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Me too.

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">(snip)...but I've had the house off now so many times for all kinds of reasons that I didn't reinstall the screws but the dog house isn't going anywhere and it's really tight to the gasket. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Wish I'd known it would be ok to leave the screws off! It took me just as much time to reinstall them (finding the holes) as it did to find the screws in the first place. Getting the cover ready ahead of time is a good idea, I have to take mine in this spring to get the fuel clip replaced and I hadn't thought about it might be frustrating to the mechanic to remove the cover or about the mess it might make!
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Old 03-06-2007, 05:15 PM   #13
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I searched today at Lowes and Home Depot for some type of latches to use for holding it on but didn't find anything. So I put it back in place and it seems pretty tight sitting there.

We'll see if the engine noise or road noise is louder, but, if not I'm inclined to leave it sit too. Even with it loose, it's a pain to wriggle and twist out from between the seats. I'm sure the techs would not baby it off after fighting the screw issue.

As a side, after getting the cover off and seeing the fuel clip, mine is rusty but at least not cracked from what I could tell.
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