GMCer John Clement / Dana Compressor

[magnuson mike]

> I contacted GMCer John Clement in regards to rebuilding my Dana
> compressor. He seems to be a great guy. The problem I'm having
is that I sent the compressor to
> him over a month ago and have not gotten any response from him.
I've tried
> his number many, many times with no answer. It seems to me, he
had an
> answering machine in the past. Does anyone know him or his
whereabouts? He told
> me it would be about a 4 day turnaround. I've been sitting with a
flat
> coach for sometime now. I'm not trying to complain but am hoping
> that someone can shed some light on the subject. I've noticed
several posts
> regarding the Thomas compressor. Should I abandon the Dana since
the
> cost will be about the same? If so, I'm still stuck not being
able to
> contact John regarding my change of mind. If the advice is to
move to the Thomas, can I get the contact information again regarding
placing an order? Has anyone posted the results of the Thomas conversion?
Actual performance vs. the specs.

Thanks,
Mike

 

[gene]

It seems strange , maybe your dana got to him too late ?? I seem to
remeber a post saying he was going to be gone for a month or so to rallys ???

gene

> > I contacted GMCer John Clement in regards to rebuilding my Dana
> > compressor. He seems to be a great guy. The problem I'm having
>is that I sent the compressor to
> > him over a month ago and have not gotten any response from him.
>I've tried
> > his number many, many times with no answer. It seems to me, he
>had an
> > answering machine in the past. Does anyone know him or his
>whereabouts? He told
> > me it would be about a 4 day turnaround. I've been sitting with a
>flat
> > coach for sometime now. I'm not trying to complain but am hoping
> > that someone can shed some light on the subject. I've noticed
>several posts
> > regarding the Thomas compressor. Should I abandon the Dana since
>the
> > cost will be about the same? If so, I'm still stuck not being
>able to
> > contact John regarding my change of mind. If the advice is to
>move to the Thomas, can I get the contact information again regarding
>placing an order? Has anyone posted the results of the Thomas conversion?
>Actual performance vs. the specs.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
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[jerry hartley]

I had John rebuild my Dana about a month ago. He was just leaving on an
extended trip, more than a month as I remember, perhaps 2 months. I
mailed a check to him more than a month ago and it has not been cashed.
He did an excellent job. Jerry

 

[darren paget]

Mike. I recently converted to the Thomas 315 from the original 2
cylinder Dana on my 76 26'. The Dana had been rebuilt less than 1 year
earlier. On my own test with a leakless system and new air bags, I
totally deflated the air system to 0 psi. The Dana pumped up the system
to ride height in 9 minutes 25 seconds. The thomas 315 using the same
test was less than 5 minutes. Pretty good improvement in my books. I
can't comment on the 317 though. Darren

Has anyone posted the results of the Thomas conversion?
Actual performance vs. the specs.

Thanks,
Mike

- --
Darren Paget
76 Experimental
Another Fab Day
paget
http://www.TZEplus.com

 

[richard guthart]

Mike,

Cinnabar now lists the Thomas 317 as the official replacement for the Dana and
has assigned it "GMC
Motorhome Part Number 317." Price is $200 from them.

Some Thomas specs are compared with the Dana in an article in the September
issue of
GMC Motorhome News. Flow rate at 100psi is 0.56cfm for the Thomas vs. 0.35cfm
for the Dana.

Richard

.....I've noticed
> several posts
> > regarding the Thomas compressor........If the advice is to
> move to the Thomas, can I get the contact information again regarding
> placing an order? Has anyone posted the results of the Thomas conversion?
> Actual performance vs. the specs.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>