I can remember as a kid before WW2 we would hook up a heavy trailer behind the '36
Chev and head up to Sequoia National Park for the summer. The road at that time
was very steep and crooked and the cars would boil over, even without trailers. We
had a hose with a water spray directed at the radiator and before starting up the
grade we would fill a large pump can with water, connect the hose to the hand pump
and place the thing between our legs in the passenger seat. As the temp would rise
we would give it a squirt and down the temp would come. It worked great; I can't
remember a single boil-over once the water system was "invented"...... and no
electrical problems from the water either.
Gary
'77 Kingsley
North Bend, Oregon Coast
> Excellent way to coold down the engine Arch. Let me make sure that I get
> this right, I might consider it. I have filled in some of the steps you may
> have missed, between when you hit the water switch and spray the radiator
> and the engine cooling off. The fan catches the water when it hits the
> radiator sprays the engine and of course the distibuter and shorts
> everything out and the coach stops. The whole thing cools off since it
> can't run until you pop the cover and dry everything off. Is this about right?
>
> >Roger
> >
> >I must say that none of us can answer that question for you. First
> >we must determine your Fear level (pucker factor) and then your
> >Dream level (smile factor). What do you think about when you drive?
> >Do you listen to the stereo or the engine? Does a single miss fire
> >on a 5000 mile trip cause you further hemorrhoid problems or do you
> >dismiss it as a fly in the gas you bought? Have you installed
> >a little mirror on each side so you can watch each front wheel
> >bearing? Now you must also must understand that I have only
> >driven me GMC about 50 miles. I am rebuilding my dream GMC.
> >It cant be worse than my LeSharo. ( It has even turned me from
> >a stereo listener to an engine listener)
> >
> >>From my perspective number one priority is to get all of the leaks
> >stopped. Understand I bought mine at a junk yard. Just put in a
> >door seal from gateway and it has stopped the floor from getting wet
> >around the door. Will be sending Patrick pics of what I found out
> >about wet cockpit floors in the morning.
> >
> >My next priority is I like to cook at campouts. Also I have no use for the
> >couch. I therefore am going to extend the kitchen counter and put in
> >a desk where the couch is. I have been offered several consulting
> >jobs when I retire so this seems like an upgrade to me.
> >
> >With my back there is no way I could sleep on that thing they
> >call a bed in the back of the coach. Took all of this out and I am
> >putting in a nice flat piece of plywood. Add a good mattress and
> >I will be able to sleep there. Now that is an upgrade.
> >
> >I would like to do some dry camping. I have only done one night in
> >my present rig. But this sounds like fun. All alone on some nice little
> >lake some where. I will put in a Smart charger 40 amp critter. I like
> >the looks of what I see.
> >
> >I am also putting in a microwave and an inverter. Never thought I
> >would need a microwave but now my mind has changed. It is
> >fast and sometimes that is nice. (See cant even make up my own
> >mind let alone yours)
> >
> >Since I like to cook and I also smoke there is no way I am going
> >to add one of those soft fuzzy headliners to my coach. Not even
> >carpet. I have put in a plastic headliner of the same material as
> >the endcaps. NO the people who put in soft fuzzy headliners are
> >not wrong. It just does not work for me-------and this is my coach
> >just like the one you get will be yours.
> >
> >Now this pure silly. I have studied the door switch on the entrance door
> >and I ask some questions in here and I came up with a plan. I have wired
> >the door switch so when the door is opened it turns on 4 nice lights
> >all over the front of the coach. Is this an upgrade-------heck I dont know
> >but I love it. Oh yes I also wired in a switch so the lights do not come
> >on when the door is opened. This is fun!!!
> >
> >Now here is a crazy idea for a crazy upgrade. I have installed
> >a water line from the kitchen to the front of the coach. I am going to
> >install a lawn sprinkler on the grill. If I am pulling a long hard grade and
> >the old girl starts to overheat--------hit the switch and the radiator gets
> >a shower from the water in my tank. Silly right ---------oh I dont know
> >I love it.
> >
> >I want to operate my laptop on the desk that I am making so
> >I have run a clean circuit up to just behind the drivers seat.
> >I have also put a clean circuit to the cabinet in the bedroom.
> >I will put a DC TV there.
> >
> >Roger Live you dreams not your fears. Yes, your fears will happen.
> >Your dreams will only happen if you make them happen.
> >
> >Take Care
> >Arch
> >
> >
> Tom & Marg Warner
> Vernon Center NY
> 1976 palmbeach
Chev and head up to Sequoia National Park for the summer. The road at that time
was very steep and crooked and the cars would boil over, even without trailers. We
had a hose with a water spray directed at the radiator and before starting up the
grade we would fill a large pump can with water, connect the hose to the hand pump
and place the thing between our legs in the passenger seat. As the temp would rise
we would give it a squirt and down the temp would come. It worked great; I can't
remember a single boil-over once the water system was "invented"...... and no
electrical problems from the water either.
Gary
'77 Kingsley
North Bend, Oregon Coast
> Excellent way to coold down the engine Arch. Let me make sure that I get
> this right, I might consider it. I have filled in some of the steps you may
> have missed, between when you hit the water switch and spray the radiator
> and the engine cooling off. The fan catches the water when it hits the
> radiator sprays the engine and of course the distibuter and shorts
> everything out and the coach stops. The whole thing cools off since it
> can't run until you pop the cover and dry everything off. Is this about right?
>
> >Roger
> >
> >I must say that none of us can answer that question for you. First
> >we must determine your Fear level (pucker factor) and then your
> >Dream level (smile factor). What do you think about when you drive?
> >Do you listen to the stereo or the engine? Does a single miss fire
> >on a 5000 mile trip cause you further hemorrhoid problems or do you
> >dismiss it as a fly in the gas you bought? Have you installed
> >a little mirror on each side so you can watch each front wheel
> >bearing? Now you must also must understand that I have only
> >driven me GMC about 50 miles. I am rebuilding my dream GMC.
> >It cant be worse than my LeSharo. ( It has even turned me from
> >a stereo listener to an engine listener)
> >
> >>From my perspective number one priority is to get all of the leaks
> >stopped. Understand I bought mine at a junk yard. Just put in a
> >door seal from gateway and it has stopped the floor from getting wet
> >around the door. Will be sending Patrick pics of what I found out
> >about wet cockpit floors in the morning.
> >
> >My next priority is I like to cook at campouts. Also I have no use for the
> >couch. I therefore am going to extend the kitchen counter and put in
> >a desk where the couch is. I have been offered several consulting
> >jobs when I retire so this seems like an upgrade to me.
> >
> >With my back there is no way I could sleep on that thing they
> >call a bed in the back of the coach. Took all of this out and I am
> >putting in a nice flat piece of plywood. Add a good mattress and
> >I will be able to sleep there. Now that is an upgrade.
> >
> >I would like to do some dry camping. I have only done one night in
> >my present rig. But this sounds like fun. All alone on some nice little
> >lake some where. I will put in a Smart charger 40 amp critter. I like
> >the looks of what I see.
> >
> >I am also putting in a microwave and an inverter. Never thought I
> >would need a microwave but now my mind has changed. It is
> >fast and sometimes that is nice. (See cant even make up my own
> >mind let alone yours)
> >
> >Since I like to cook and I also smoke there is no way I am going
> >to add one of those soft fuzzy headliners to my coach. Not even
> >carpet. I have put in a plastic headliner of the same material as
> >the endcaps. NO the people who put in soft fuzzy headliners are
> >not wrong. It just does not work for me-------and this is my coach
> >just like the one you get will be yours.
> >
> >Now this pure silly. I have studied the door switch on the entrance door
> >and I ask some questions in here and I came up with a plan. I have wired
> >the door switch so when the door is opened it turns on 4 nice lights
> >all over the front of the coach. Is this an upgrade-------heck I dont know
> >but I love it. Oh yes I also wired in a switch so the lights do not come
> >on when the door is opened. This is fun!!!
> >
> >Now here is a crazy idea for a crazy upgrade. I have installed
> >a water line from the kitchen to the front of the coach. I am going to
> >install a lawn sprinkler on the grill. If I am pulling a long hard grade and
> >the old girl starts to overheat--------hit the switch and the radiator gets
> >a shower from the water in my tank. Silly right ---------oh I dont know
> >I love it.
> >
> >I want to operate my laptop on the desk that I am making so
> >I have run a clean circuit up to just behind the drivers seat.
> >I have also put a clean circuit to the cabinet in the bedroom.
> >I will put a DC TV there.
> >
> >Roger Live you dreams not your fears. Yes, your fears will happen.
> >Your dreams will only happen if you make them happen.
> >
> >Take Care
> >Arch
> >
> >
> Tom & Marg Warner
> Vernon Center NY
> 1976 palmbeach
