A couple of points I would like to raise:
1. I saw a GMC coach in Alex Sirum's yard in Florida a few years ago that he
had bought for salvage. It had been involved in a head on on the bridge over
the inland waterway at the south end of Lake Okeechobee. For those that
don't know this is a large lift bridge to let the sailboats through. The
traffic had been stopped for a boat and afterwards they let the bridge down
and some guys in a hot car booted it and lost control on the steel bridge
deck hitting the front of the GMC. Now I can't imagine either vehicle being
able to accelerate to a great speed in the short distance.
The long and short is the front end of the GMC was not that badly damaged
but the lady copilot was killed by a flying fridge. When I look at mine it
is held down by four little screws through flimsy flanges to a piece of half
inch plywood that it is sitting on. There is no metal straps from the top
sides of the fridge to the frame of the coach. It is enclosed by the
cabinetry but there isn't much strength there to hold a heavy fridge. I
refuse to be copilot in my coach, much too dangerous (grin).
2. Although many years ago (33) I took courses in gas fitting and home
heating with gas I would think twice about whether I would install a new and
different fridge in a coach rather than pay a licensed fitter an hours
wages.
I think many of us may have a problem in that if there is a leak in the
service area of our fridge where the business end of it is by the outside
access door there should be a passage for vapour to go down (it is heavier
than air ) and out without it leaking into the coach. Now it seems to me
that they have cut a notch in the plywood floor under the fridge in my coach
which would allow the gas vapour to pool on the floor of the coach through
the cupboard under the fridge and over the wheelwell.
I always have the copilot put the light switch on to test for vapour before
I get into the coach. (grin). You can't be too careful.
1. I saw a GMC coach in Alex Sirum's yard in Florida a few years ago that he
had bought for salvage. It had been involved in a head on on the bridge over
the inland waterway at the south end of Lake Okeechobee. For those that
don't know this is a large lift bridge to let the sailboats through. The
traffic had been stopped for a boat and afterwards they let the bridge down
and some guys in a hot car booted it and lost control on the steel bridge
deck hitting the front of the GMC. Now I can't imagine either vehicle being
able to accelerate to a great speed in the short distance.
The long and short is the front end of the GMC was not that badly damaged
but the lady copilot was killed by a flying fridge. When I look at mine it
is held down by four little screws through flimsy flanges to a piece of half
inch plywood that it is sitting on. There is no metal straps from the top
sides of the fridge to the frame of the coach. It is enclosed by the
cabinetry but there isn't much strength there to hold a heavy fridge. I
refuse to be copilot in my coach, much too dangerous (grin).
2. Although many years ago (33) I took courses in gas fitting and home
heating with gas I would think twice about whether I would install a new and
different fridge in a coach rather than pay a licensed fitter an hours
wages.
I think many of us may have a problem in that if there is a leak in the
service area of our fridge where the business end of it is by the outside
access door there should be a passage for vapour to go down (it is heavier
than air ) and out without it leaking into the coach. Now it seems to me
that they have cut a notch in the plywood floor under the fridge in my coach
which would allow the gas vapour to pool on the floor of the coach through
the cupboard under the fridge and over the wheelwell.
I always have the copilot put the light switch on to test for vapour before
I get into the coach. (grin). You can't be too careful.
