diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.cc b/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.cc
index 0004d7468..833c40e04 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.cc
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.cc
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void casCoreClient::postEvent ( tsDLList < casMonitor > & monitorList,
     epicsGuard < epicsMutex > guard ( this->mutex );
     tsDLIter < casMonitor > iter = monitorList.firstIter ();
     while ( iter.valid () ) {
-        iter->postEvent ( select, event );
+        iter->postEvent ( this->eventSys, select, event );
 	    ++iter;
     }
 }
@@ -296,12 +296,6 @@ caStatus casCoreClient::addToEventQueue ( casAsyncIOI & io,
     return S_cas_success;
 }
 
-void casCoreClient::insertEventQueue ( casEvent & insert, casEvent & prevEvent )
-{
-    epicsGuard < epicsMutex > guard ( this->mutex );
-	this->eventSys.insertEventQueue ( insert, prevEvent );
-}
-
 void casCoreClient::removeFromEventQueue ( casEvent &  ev )
 {
     epicsGuard < epicsMutex > guard ( this->mutex );
@@ -337,10 +331,5 @@ void casCoreClient::setDestroyPending ()
     this->eventSys.setDestroyPending ();
 }
 
-bool casCoreClient::eventSysIsFull ()
-{
-    epicsGuard < epicsMutex > guard ( this->mutex );
-    return this->eventSys.full ();
-}
 
 
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casInternal.h b/src/cas/generic/casInternal.h
index 8652c3bce..c4a508bc7 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casInternal.h
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casInternal.h
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ public:
 
 	caStatus executeEvent ( casMonEvent & );
 
-	void postEvent ( const casEventMask & select, const smartConstGDDPointer & pValue );
+	void postEvent ( class casEventSys & evSys, 
+        const casEventMask & select, 
+        const smartConstGDDPointer & pValue );
 
 	caResId getClientId () const 
 	{
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ private:
 	void enable ();
 	void disable ();
     casResType resourceType () const;
-	void push ( const smartConstGDDPointer & pValue );
+	void push ( casEventSys & evSys, const smartConstGDDPointer & pValue );
     void * operator new ( size_t );
     void operator delete ( void * );
 	casMonitor ( const casMonitor & );
@@ -196,21 +198,23 @@ private:
 // casMonitor::postEvent()
 // (check for NOOP case in line)
 //
-inline void casMonitor::postEvent (const casEventMask &select, const smartConstGDDPointer &pValue)
+inline void casMonitor::postEvent ( casEventSys & evSys, 
+    const casEventMask & select, const smartConstGDDPointer & pValue)
 {
-	casEventMask	result (select&this->mask);
+	casEventMask result ( select & this->mask );
+
 	//
 	// NOOP if this event isnt selected
 	// or if it is disabled
 	//
-	if ( result.noEventsSelected() || !this->enabled ) {
+	if ( result.noEventsSelected() || ! this->enabled ) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	//
 	// else push it on the queue
 	//
-	this->push (pValue);
+	this->push ( evSys, pValue );
 }
 
 class caServer;
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casMonitor.cc b/src/cas/generic/casMonitor.cc
index fb5db7f94..fc1210208 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casMonitor.cc
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casMonitor.cc
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ void casMonitor::disable()
 //
 // casMonitor::push()
 //
-void casMonitor::push ( const smartConstGDDPointer & pNewValue )
+void casMonitor::push ( casEventSys & evSys, 
+                       const smartConstGDDPointer & pNewValue )
 {	
 	casCoreClient & client = this->ciu.getClient ();
     client.getCAS().incrEventsPostedCounter ();
@@ -97,14 +98,14 @@ void casMonitor::push ( const smartConstGDDPointer & pNewValue )
 	//
 	// get a new block if we havent exceeded quotas
 	//
-	bool full = ( this->nPend >= individualEventEntries ) 
-		|| client.eventSysIsFull ();
+	bool full = ( this->nPend >= individualEventEntries ) || evSys.full ();
 	casMonEvent * pLog;
 	if ( ! full ) {
         try {
             // I should get rid of this try block by implementing a no 
             // throw version of the free list alloc
             pLog = & client.casMonEventFactory ( *this, pNewValue );
+            assert ( this->nPend != UCHAR_MAX );
 			this->nPend++; // X aCC 818
         }
         catch ( ... ) {
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ void casMonitor::push ( const smartConstGDDPointer & pNewValue )
 			this->overFlowEvent.assign ( *this, *pNewValue ); 
             // this inserts it out of order, but this is fixed below when the 
             // overflow event is removed from the queue 
-			client.insertEventQueue ( *pLog, this->overFlowEvent );
+			evSys.insertEventQueue ( *pLog, this->overFlowEvent );
 		}
 		else {
 			// replace the old OVF value with the current one
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ void casMonitor::push ( const smartConstGDDPointer & pNewValue )
         // remove OVF entry (with its new value) from the queue so
         // that it ends up properly ordered at the back of the
         // queue
-		client.removeFromEventQueue ( this->overFlowEvent );
+        evSys.removeFromEventQueue ( this->overFlowEvent );
 		pLog = & this->overFlowEvent;
 	}
 	else if ( ! pLog ) {
@@ -148,11 +149,12 @@ void casMonitor::push ( const smartConstGDDPointer & pNewValue )
 		//
 		this->ovf = true;
 		this->overFlowEvent.assign ( * this, pNewValue );
+        assert ( this->nPend != UCHAR_MAX );
 		this->nPend++; // X aCC 818
 		pLog = &this->overFlowEvent;
 	}
 	
-	client.addToEventQueue ( * pLog );
+    evSys.addToEventQueue ( * pLog );
 }
 
 //
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ caStatus casMonitor::executeEvent ( casMonEvent & ev )
 	//
 	// decrement the count of the number of events pending
 	//
+    assert ( this->nPend != 0u );
 	this->nPend--; // X aCC 818
 	
 	//
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/server.h b/src/cas/generic/server.h
index 47f832e6a..4b3b94de9 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/server.h
+++ b/src/cas/generic/server.h
@@ -479,13 +479,10 @@ public:
 	void addToEventQueue ( casEvent & );
 	caStatus addToEventQueue ( casAsyncIOI &, 
         bool & onTheQueue, bool & posted );
-	void insertEventQueue ( casEvent & insert, 
-        casEvent & prevEvent );
 	void removeFromEventQueue ( casEvent & );
     void removeFromEventQueue ( casAsyncIOI & );
     void enableEvents ();
     void disableEvents ();
-    bool eventSysIsFull ();
 
 	void setDestroyPending ();