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al chernoff

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>GMCers
>
>Well, as of tonight I have put on 1024 miles on my lady on this trip.
>EVERYTHING is working perfect. Thought I would give you a toy report.
>
>
>Take Care
>Arch

Congrats... Seems like your doing great...

al
 
Hi Arch!

We been anxiously waiting for your report. Thanks for having your son
update us a while back. Glad to hear that all is going so well. All your
hard work and attention to detail is paying off.

Good Luck
bdub

>GMCers
>
>Well, as of tonight I have put on 1024 miles on my lady on this trip.
>EVERYTHING is working perfect. Thought I would give you a toy report.
>
>Shift kit: I thought I liked this toy before---now I love it. Hit the on ramp
>to the interstate with the toad. Stick my foot in it and it will not shift
>to 3 rd until almost 50. I get on real good.
>
>Toad Brakes: In one add from US Gear they claim that the motorhome
>and toad would stop in less distance than the motorhome alone. Yeah
>Right I thought. Well, its true. They have knob to adjust the amount of
>breaking force on the toad. 1 is least 9 is most. I now have mine down
>to 3. Other wise it wants to put your face in the steering wheel. It is
>working well.
>
>Norcold reefer: I have never owned an RV reefer as good as this one. It
>makes 4 trays of ice each night. I tried making 2 trays on the road today
>and they were all frozen when I got to my campsite tonight. Gas or electric
>it seems to work either way. This is the first trip that I have not lost even
>one ice cream bar.
>
>Statpower charger: Interesting note on this. When I first plug in each night
>the charger will put in a 20 amp charge for about 10 to 15 min. I guess it is
>making up for the .8 volt isolator loss.
>
>Fan Clutch: The next time someone says they dont know if their clutch
>is working I am going to tell them to get a new one. I got the heavy duty
>one from Cinnabar. When that puppy lights off it sounds like a 747 getting
>ready to take off. I have a NAPA sender -- the clutch lights off just before
>needle gets the center mark. It stays on for about 1 to 1.5 min and shuts
>down. It runs about once every 7 to 8 min. When it shuts down the needle
>is half way between the 1/4 and 1/2 marks.
>
>Had a wonderful time at Tim's. Best prime rib I have had in a long time.
>Was very cool to put names with faces. Thanks to all of you.
>
>Take Care
>Arch
 
> GMCers
>
> Well, as of tonight I have put on 1024 miles on my lady on this trip.
> EVERYTHING is working perfect. Thought I would give you a toy report.
>

Arch,

Congratulations on your maiden voyage. You deserve it after all your hard work.
Just goes to show you how planning and doing things the right way ultimately pay
off.

Lorry
 
Consider a phone like Gene or I have that can connect to the internet
anywhere there is a digital signal. Using Eudora, not too much time
taken to get mail.
al

>In a message dated 6/14/00 7:47:58 PM Central Daylight Time, mr.c
>writes:
>
>> Congrats... Seems like your doing great...
>>
>Al
>
>Thanks. Finally got a campground with a data port so I can do mail.
>I am using Flash Mail so there will be a whole bunch of replies at once.
>Some of the campgrounds I have been to which say they are modem
>friendly shut it off when they close the office. This place has a data port
>on the pay phone so it is available all night. WAHOO
>
>Take Care
>Arch
 
>In a message dated 6/15/00 10:55:30 AM Central Daylight Time,

>
> > Arch, you are now a veteran and can start sharing practical experience
> > instead of book larnin'!
> >
>Dave
>
>You are so right. Here is my first tip. The new Fantastic Fans have a glitch.
>If the fan is open but set to 0---i.e. not running it will not close in a rain
>storm. At least mine did not.

Mine do the same thing. BUT, if you have the temperature sensor you can set
the temp sensor so that the fan doesn't run, but when t rains the switch
will close the vent. At least it works on mine - providing the batteries
aren't dead.

Henry
 
> In a message dated 6/15/00 10:55:30 AM Central Daylight
> You are so right. Here is my first tip. The new Fantastic Fans have a
glitch.
> If the fan is open but set to 0---i.e. not running it will not close
in a rain storm. At least mine did not. No big deal the only thing that
got wet was me.
> Then once you close it ------it takes for ever to dry out so it will
open.
> That's what I have learned so far.
>
> Take Care
> Arch
There is a rain over ride setting in case the rain is slanting away I
guess. I haven't figured out how it works and I have 3 of hem.

One thing I noticed with mine is that evening dew will close the lid and
as soon as it dries it will open. This is annoying at nite when the hood
is opening and closing every 20 minutes or so!

Keep on Truckin'

David Lee Greenberg
GMC Motorhome Registry
Dedicated To The Preservation Of The GMC Classic!
www.gmcss.com/registry.htm
 
Set yuor Fantastic fan this way to leave open but not blowing (or sucking).
Put the fan switch to O, put the dome switch to OPEN, put the IN/OUT switch to
middle position (neutral). Dome will stay open until it rains, and then open
again when it dries out. Try it !! It works !!

Don Ogden
 
Hi Don

Our fantastic fan doesn't work like that. We found that ours had been left
in exactly that configuration the morning we left for a rally and the night
after a 3" rain. The carpet was soaked! We spent the last few days with
all the windows open trying to dry it all out.

We've found that the fan speed switch needs to be on any speed other than
zero for the rain sensor hatch to work. To keep the fan from running, we
just turn the thermostat to it's hottest position.

hth
bdub

>Set yuor Fantastic fan this way to leave open but not blowing (or sucking).
>Put the fan switch to O, put the dome switch to OPEN, put the IN/OUT
>switch to
>middle position (neutral). Dome will stay open until it rains, and then open
>again when it dries out. Try it !! It works !!
>
>Don Ogden
 
>Hi Don
>
>Our fantastic fan doesn't work like that. We found that ours had
>been left in exactly that configuration the morning we left for a
>rally and the night after a 3" rain. The carpet was soaked! We
>spent the last few days with all the windows open trying to dry it
>all out.
>
>We've found that the fan speed switch needs to be on any speed other
>than zero for the rain sensor hatch to work. To keep the fan from
>running, we just turn the thermostat to it's hottest position.
>
>hth
>bdub

I have heard that some have rewired the unit so that it works like
the original ones (like mine) do.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
 
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