I-75 runs along Bushnell’s western edge. When a diesel pusher develops a problem on that stretch, or when a Bushnell owner wants a coach checked before a trip, RDI Power handles the diesel side: engine, transmission, chassis, air brakes and suspension. Our shop is at 1665 Donto Way in Brooksville, about 28 road miles from central Bushnell.
Diesel pushers on I-75 past Bushnell
Interstate travel is a coach’s hardest steady work. Hours at highway speed with a full load keep the engine, cooling system and transmission near their limits, and a weakness that never showed around town shows up on a long pull in summer heat. The Exit 314 interchange at CR-48, with its truck stop, is a reasonable place to get off the highway when a warning comes on, and a technician can often come to the coach there.
Heat on a long interstate pull: Bushnell coach cooling checks
Rear-engine coaches pull cooling air through radiators and charge air coolers that sit where road dust, oil mist and grime collect. Once the fins load up, the engine runs hotter on every grade and in every traffic slowdown, and the charge air runs hotter too, which costs power. A fan drive that slips, a belt that glazes or a coolant level that drops slowly all add to it. Before a long trip, we inspect and clean the cooling stack, check the fan drive, belts and hoses, and pressure test the system; our radiators page covers the repairs when a part has failed.
Derates and the Allison on a Bushnell coach
A modern pusher engine protects itself by cutting power when something is wrong, whether that is high coolant temperature, an aftertreatment fault or a failed sensor. A scan shows why, and a few direct tests confirm it before parts are ordered. RDI Power is Caterpillar certified and works on the Cummins engines common in pushers as well.
Behind the engine, the Allison automatic needs clean fluid at the right level. A late shift, a flare between gears or a stored code starts with fluid condition, then codes and shift data, then a road test. The air brakes get their own check on every coach: build-up time, governor, dryer, leaks and chamber stroke.
From Bushnell to Brooksville with a sick coach
A healthy coach makes the trip south on I-75 and west on SR-50 in about 40 minutes of driving; call (352) 433-3800 first so a bay is ready for its length and height. A coach with a warning that should not be driven needs a different plan. A mobile technician may be able to diagnose it at a campground, a truck stop lot or a safe roadside spot, and if it needs the shop, we help arrange a heavy tow suited to a rear-engine coach. Our mobile diesel repair in Bushnell page explains how those visits work.
Every coach gets a digital inspection with photos, and the labor carries a 3-year / 36,000-mile warranty. For the full scope of our motorhome work, see RV service and repair, and our Brooksville RV repair page describes the shop town itself and the roads out of it.