2005 MONACO COACH KNIGHT Fuelpropulsion System Problems

BETWEEN ST. IGNACE AND TAHQUAMENON FALLS STATE PARK THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL RAIL BURST. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR 30+ MINUTES. IT SATURATED THE ENTIRE ENGINE BAY. HAD WE DRIVEN 10 MORE MINUTES THE FUEL WOULD HAVE REACHED THE TURBO AND THE COACH WOULD HAVE STARTED ON FIRE. CUMMINS HAD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED RECALLS ON BLUEBIRD BUSES WITH 330 ISC ENGINES GOING BACK TO ENGINES PRODUCED IN 2004. MY ESN IS 2004. CUMMINS SUPERSEDED THIS PART SO MANY TIMES WE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A CURRENT REPLACEMENT PART AFTER OUR CUMMINS PART FAILURE. CUMMINS ISSUED TSB100452, CAREFULLY CRAFTING THE WORDS TO ENSURE THIS IS NOT A RECALL BUT A "PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT" WHEN THE BLUEBIRD RECALL/SERVICE CAMPAIGN C0610 CLEARLY STATES " HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE MAY LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ATOMIZING DIESEL FUEL COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR...

FUEL SUPPLY LINE FAILED/RUPTURED. IN FEB OF 2008 CUMMINS ISSUED RECALL FOR BLUEBIRD BUSES WITH THE IDENTICAL ENGINE -ISC-330 RECALL R08MZ ALSO REFERRED TO AS CUMMINS SERVICE CAMPAIGN C0610 (FUEL LINE BRACKET). REFER TO MONACO/RV GROUPS, YOU WILL SEE MANY CUMMINS 330-ISC ENGINES HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN FAILURE OF THIS FUEL LINE. CUMMINS HAS BEEN AWARE OF ISSUE FOR YEARS. FAILED TO NOTIFY OWNERS THIS FUEL LINE FAILURE ISSUE IS OF CONCERN AND CAUSE LOSS OF THE VEHICLE/LOSS OF LIFE AND PART MUST BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. CUMMINS TSB 100452. BY ADDRESSING THIS THROUGH A TSB THEY ARE HIDING THIS PART HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE, KIT REQUIRED TO REPLACE IT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AS A TRP/CAMPAIGN/FULL OF DISCLAIMERS THAT TSB IS NOT A RECALL. THERE IS FAILURE DATA DRIVING CUMMINS ENGINEERS TO CONTINUALLY CHANGE/SUPERSEDE THE PART NUMBER FOR THE FUEL LINE. DONE SO, SO MANY TIMES DEARBORN MI CUMMINS COULDN'T...