TheProfessor

Hey there. I have an 86 New World and just had a similar experience that did end in eventual overheating. On my rig it was the harmonic balancer pulley assembly. The pulley that runs the alternator and water pump is press fit on the harmonic balancer and only adhered with some type of thin rubber interface. The rubber degraded allowing the pulley to at first come out of alignment slightly, causing it to make noise as the pulley bumped against a bolt on the front of the engine. In the last hundred miles or so before the pulley freed itself I also noticed the engine temp creeping up more than I had noticed in the past. You might want to take a look and be sure everything looks straight down there. easy fix but tough part to find in Mandan, North Dakota on a Saturday. Hopefully it was just the weather for you!

Once again, thanks for the pictures. Looking at how your couch converts (86Dolphino) I am certain that I do not have the same setup. I can see from your pictures that I have a very different hinge setup. The only thing I can figure is that once upon a time there was another pillow insert. I lifted the couch off the wood support and can’t see how the hinges could move in any other configurations Fred- nice setup! I am thinking I will eventually build something more comfortable.

The metal frame is there. It is not currently attached to the wood framing below. The couch seems to hinge pretty smoothly into the position in the previous post. I tried to pull the back rest toward the seat to close the gap, but there was not any movement it was willing to do aside from folding back into the couch position. When end you say it folds the other way, what do you mean? Many thanks for the replies!! -N

Hi all, I have a 1986 New World (similar to dolphin). This has the “Jack knife couch” that folds out into a bed. I feel as if I am not understanding how it is supposed to work. When I fold it flat, there is an 8 inch gap between the seat and backrest cushions. We have made do filling the space with pillows etc, but it terribly uncomfortable. Is there supposed to be another cushion, or is the bed supposed to compress to eliminate this space? Thanks for any ideas on what I might be missing here.