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darren paget

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The ramp and raised floor section at the back were put there to make it more comfortable to sit there. The
seats were installed on top of the propane and genset lockers. Because of the higher propane locker it made it
necessary to raise the seats higher than a normal height for your legs. They raised the floor 2 inches to make
up for this difference. Darren

> what is the ramp on the floor in the back of my motorhome? thank you
> chris 75gb
>
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It is made so that your feet will touch the floor when sitting on the rear
dinette. It also has a mounting plate in the floor for the post for the table.

>what is the ramp on the floor in the back of my motorhome? thank you
>chris 75gb
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Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach
 
The ramp does nothing except to raise the floor about an inch and a half. When I put my bed in back, I
removed it so I could put a drawer underneath. Works great.

Al Chernoff

> what is the ramp on the floor in the back of my motorhome? thank you
> chris 75gb
>
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Gene,

We went to see the tilt bed article and none of the links worked on
your page. Just thought you may want to know. Good picture of
your GMC though.

> -- [ From: Eugene Fisher * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
>
> Look at the tilt bed article on my web site, you will see the ramp and a
> description
>
> http://www.california.com/~eagle/
> gene
>
> -------- REPLY, Original message follows --------
>
> Date: Saturday, 26-Dec-98 09:04 PM
>
> From: Chris Izzig \ Internet: (i.chris) To:
> gmclist \ Internet: (gmcmotorhome .org)
>
> Attachment: mimemsg.doc Code: 026F5E5 \ Created: Unknown [2 Kb]
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> Subject: GMC: floor ramp
>
> what is the ramp on the floor in the back of my motorhome? thank you
> chris 75gb
>
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> -------- REPLY, End of original message --------
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> --
> Gene 76Palm Beach /Or/CA
>
> GMC Technical Information
> http://www.california.com/~eagle/

Les and Des
73 Painted Desert
Rocky Mount, NC

mailto:lesndes
vist us at: http://www.livingpraise.org
 
they all work for me -- tried them 12/27/98

>
> -- [ From: Eugene Fisher * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
>
> hummmmm
>
> please try it again... I have tried them and they all work.
>
> What browser are you using ?? Any one else having a prob?
> gene
>
> -------- REPLY, Original message follows --------
>
> Date: Sunday, 27-Dec-98 09:53 PM
>
> From: Les Des \ Internet: (lpraise)
> To: gmclist \ Internet:
(gmcmotorhome
> .org)
>
> Attachment: mimemsg.doc Code: 01LVSKF \ Created: Unknown [3 Kb]
>
> Subject: Re: GMC: floor ramp
>
> Gene,
>
> We went to see the tilt bed article and none of the links worked on
> your page. Just thought you may want to know. Good picture of your
> GMC though.
>
> > -- [ From: Eugene Fisher * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
> >
> > Look at the tilt bed article on my web site, you will see the ramp
> and a
> > description
> >
> > http://www.california.com/~eagle/
> > gene
> >
> > -------- REPLY, Original message follows --------
> >
> > Date: Saturday, 26-Dec-98 09:04 PM
> >
> > From: Chris Izzig \ Internet:
(i.chris)
> To:
> > gmclist \ Internet:
(gmcmotorhome .
> org)
> >
> > Attachment: mimemsg.doc Code: 026F5E5 \ Created: Unknown [2 Kb]
> >
> > Subject: GMC: floor ramp
> >
> > what is the ramp on the floor in the back of my motorhome? thank
you
> > chris 75gb
> >
> >
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Web-Mail
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> >
> >
> > --
> > Gene 76Palm Beach /Or/CA
> >
> > GMC Technical Information
> > http://www.california.com/~eagle/
>
>
> Les and Des
> 73 Painted Desert
> Rocky Mount, NC
>
> mailto:lesndes
> vist us at: http://www.livingpraise.org
>
>
> -------- REPLY, End of original message --------
>
>
> --
> Gene 76Palm Beach /Or/CA
>
> GMC Technical Information http://www.california.com/~eagle/
>

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Eugene
I must have missed something. What type of insulation are you refering
to, "I just received the insulation pad. I was quite surprised how
thick the
metal part was and how thin the insulation was. I liked the look of it"

Herm
>

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I too have the material. It does look good. The sticky back won't in my
opinion make much of a difference in the installation. When you get the
wheel wells off, and take off the "stuff" connected to the back where the
cruise control et all is removed, a few screws are needed to hold it in
place. With the metal side out, it could be a good reflector. I find that
mine does give me the fire protection I was interested in, and secondary
the noise protection. I think I have both, but I do like the heavy
aluminum side that could protect the ceramic paper.

Al Chernoff

> -- [ From: Eugene Fisher * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
> Expanded recipient data:
> To: Adohen \ America On-Line: (adohen)
>
> Thank you very much , I could not find a problem
>
> I just received the insulation pad. I was quite surprised how thick the
> metal part was and how thin the insulation was. I liked the look of it
> also and I am going to show it to Al Chernoff when he is here next week.
> He has the ceramic paper listed in the Marketplace. I want to see what
> he thinks. I wonder if this pad has the same insulation prop. as the
> other ceramic paper? I like the stickey back , I think it would aid the
> screws to hold it in place but I am sure the screws would still be
> needed.
>
> Do you have a price yet ?
> gene
>
> -------- REPLY, Original message follows --------
>
> Date: Sunday, 27-Dec-98 11:19 PM
>
> From: Adohen \ America On-Line: (adohen)
> To: gmclist \ Internet: (gmcmotorhome
> .org)
>
> Attachment: mimemsg.doc Code: 006S1MJ \ Created: Unknown [2 Kb]
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> Subject: Re: GMC: floor ramp
>
> In a message dated 12/27/98 10:17:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,

>
> > Any one else having a prob?
>
> Hi Gene!
>
> Went to your site Christmas day and spent lots of time, everything
> worked good for me. I'm on Aol and I use Microsoft's internet explorer
> 4.0.
>
> Scott Adohen
>
> -------- REPLY, End of original message --------
>
> --
> Gene 76Palm Beach /Or/CA
>
> GMC Technical Information
> http://www.california.com/~eagle/
 
[ADMIN note - Terry, this one bounced as it was html encoded. Need to
set your address book in MSOE to always use plain text. Pat]

I don't know whether to thank you guys or not. I also have that ramp in
the back and wanted to remove it. After the urging of the last couple
Digests I ripped it out only to find out that some where in her jaded
past my GMC must have had a leak in that area and the sub floor is
rotted. Now I want to tell you my wife is planning a trip to Arizona in
January. Here is where you guys come in, just standing here looking it
seems like I should be able to pull the cover off the propane tank and
the same with the generator and that will give me enough access to pull
that section of the floor and replace it. Or... is this one of those
deals best left till we get back???

Terry Skinner
Web-footed in Washington
 
I had the same problem Terry and repaired mine very quickly once I figured
out how to do it. The method depends on how large the rotted area is.
Describe it please with a reference point. How wide ie; propane compartment
inner wall to generator inner wall. I did not take mine out under either
the propane tank or the generator. Was not rotted there. There are ribs
that go from side to side and I cut directly over one and rabbeted in a new
piece of 3/4' hardwood plywood (8 ply)I got from home depot. I completely
treatd it with Cuprinol. It should never rot again. Homedepot has pieces
2'X4' for about $9. I used construction adhesive at the joints, adn
stainless steel screws into the cross members. It is very solid, actually
better than the original as the quality of flooring material in mine was not
that good. Only exterior plywood.

I have pictures if you need to know how to do it.

>[ADMIN note - Terry, this one bounced as it was html encoded. Need to
>set your address book in MSOE to always use plain text. Pat]
>
>I don't know whether to thank you guys or not. I also have that ramp in
>the back and wanted to remove it. After the urging of the last couple
>Digests I ripped it out only to find out that some where in her jaded
>past my GMC must have had a leak in that area and the sub floor is
>rotted. Now I want to tell you my wife is planning a trip to Arizona in
>January. Here is where you guys come in, just standing here looking it
>seems like I should be able to pull the cover off the propane tank and
>the same with the generator and that will give me enough access to pull
>that section of the floor and replace it. Or... is this one of those
>deals best left till we get back???
>
> Terry Skinner
> Web-footed in Washington
>
>
>
Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach
 
There is really no reason to remove the propane and generator modules unless
the rot goes into the propane tank area. On the generator side it does not
penetrate the compartment. The structural members hold all of the weight.
The floor should be replaced from the top not the bottom. i never touched
the insulation or underside.

Have you probed the floor with a sharp pick to see how extensive the rot is?

>In a message dated 12/31/98 1:30:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, warner
>writes:
>
>> Or... is this one of those
>> >deals best left till we get back???
>
>Hi Terry!
>
>Hear it is kind of wet up in your part of the country.
>
>In my opinion, I think you should wait till you get back.
>
>I have a 75 Palm Beach which has the 2 small sofas that fold into a double
>bed. Water tank is on propane side. This section of my coach is accessible
>for a real good viewing at the present time since I didn't like some of the
>things those GMC guys did.
>
>>From what I can see and in talking with Zak last week. The structural alu.
>crossmembers changed between my year and Zak's, however, the plywood
>installation of the floor did not. The alu. extrusion crossmember on mine has
>a lip on the bottom which holds the alu skin and the polyurethane insulation.
>Zak told me he did not have the insulation, and we agreed that both of our
>floors were fastened from the top.
>
>Depending upon the extent of your bad wood, and from what I can see, if you
>have quite a large area of bad wood, removing the alu. gen. and propane box
>might be necessary and therefore a good size job.
>
>For what it is worth, maybe my little web site
>Underneath your GMC
> would be some help to see the crossmembers.
>
>Scott Adohen
>
>
>
Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach
 
Yeh, that will work. You might want to wait till you get back. You could
run into some problems. Broken bolts, fenders that won't easily come off
and the like. The foam insulation will be stuck to the plywood also. It's
not as big a job as it sounds when everything goes well though. Good luck.
Shipping your monitor next week. Darren

> [ADMIN note - Terry, this one bounced as it was html encoded. Need to
> set your address book in MSOE to always use plain text. Pat]
>
> I don't know whether to thank you guys or not. I also have that ramp in
> the back and wanted to remove it. After the urging of the last couple
> Digests I ripped it out only to find out that some where in her jaded
> past my GMC must have had a leak in that area and the sub floor is
> rotted. Now I want to tell you my wife is planning a trip to Arizona in
> January. Here is where you guys come in, just standing here looking it
> seems like I should be able to pull the cover off the propane tank and
> the same with the generator and that will give me enough access to pull
> that section of the floor and replace it. Or... is this one of those
> deals best left till we get back???
>
> Terry Skinner
> Web-footed in Washington
 
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