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06-24-2007, 03:52
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Just a heads up on the 85 35FC Blue/Cream on Ebay, although it is a
nice looking bird it has a few small problems which will need to be attended to; dash A/C does not blow cold, all levelers do not retract and the generator slide does not open, and no cruise control, and the batteries may need to be replaced soon, hatchs & latches on the both inside & out need attention. It had what looked to be near new tires. All 3 top units worked great. but the dash unit blows but no serious cold air. The bird looks as if it had been extremely well maintained in a former life but looks to have been somewhat neglected recently. It appears to have been 3 owners. Engine rebuilt - top & bottom at 100K, odometer replaced at 103K and current total milage around 111K. Paint is in great shape for a 22 YO Bird, neede a serious buffing and wax job, it would look near new, under carriage is clean and no rust, awnings look good but could use a pressure wash. The bus rides and drives straight, good power and handling. I would rate this bird a possible 8 out of 10. We are considering this as our first bus but want to look at a couple more before we plung into another expendable funds adventure. Birds_first A Serious Wannabe |
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06-24-2007, 05:48
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Scott, my FC had the inoperative dash air. The 3 roof airs could enable meat
to be hung. My PT dash air is inop, also. Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Livingston, Mt ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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06-24-2007, 09:03
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In my experience, none of these problems abount to a hill of beans.
My FC had the dash air disconnected, though the fans still blew for circulation. Never had a problem with the front roof air keeping me comfy, even on the hottest southern summer days. Yes, that requires running the gen while you drive, but on a hot day you are going to need it anyway as the dash air alone can only do so much. Levelers are not a huge problem, I replaced the pump motor and one of the jacks on mine. Sometimes they jest need a good lube to work right. A rebuilt jack from HWH is about $250 if memory serves, and the pump wasn't too expensive either. Of course I did save a bunch by doing the work myself. The other things (cleanliness, latches, etc) are minor and in my opinion insignificant. Just my $.02. None of them are perfect. Working dash air on an FC is a relative rarity. Scott Forman 86 PT38 Memphis --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birds_first" > > Just a heads up on the 85 35FC Blue/Cream on Ebay, although it is a > nice looking bird it has a few small problems which will need to be > attended to; dash A/C does not blow cold, all levelers do not retract > and the generator slide does not open, and no cruise control, and the > batteries may need to be replaced soon, hatchs & latches on the both > inside & out need attention. It had what looked to be near new > tires. All 3 top units worked great. but the dash unit blows but no > serious cold air. The bird looks as if it had been extremely well > maintained in a former life but looks to have been somewhat neglected > recently. It appears to have been 3 owners. Engine rebuilt - top & > bottom at 100K, odometer replaced at 103K and current total milage > around 111K. Paint is in great shape for a 22 YO Bird, neede a > serious buffing and wax job, it would look near new, under carriage > is clean and no rust, awnings look good but could use a pressure > wash. The bus rides and drives straight, good power and handling. I > would rate this bird a possible 8 out of 10. We are considering this > as our first bus but want to look at a couple more before we plung > into another expendable funds adventure. > > Birds_first > A Serious Wannabe > |
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06-24-2007, 13:22
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Scott,
I beieve that this subject has come up many times. Most people agree that the fuel used by the dash AC is pretty equivalent to the fuel used running the generator for the roof AC uits, and the cooling is much better. On my '78 with a 3208 NA engine, there is an added air intake that uses the space where the AC compressor was. From what I have read this is one of the best uses of the space. I don't know if it would be useful for a turbo, however. Gardner 78FC33 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@... wrote: > > Scott, my FC had the inoperative dash air. The 3 roof airs could enable meat > to be hung. My PT dash air is inop, also. > > Ernie Ekberg > 83PT40 > Livingston, Mt > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |
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06-24-2007, 13:26
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Guys, I am not the one with questions here, I was responding to the
original post... --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw" wrote: > > Scott, > I beieve that this subject has come up many times. Most people > agree that the fuel used by the dash AC is pretty equivalent to the > fuel used running the generator for the roof AC uits, and the > cooling is much better. > > On my '78 with a 3208 NA engine, there is an added air intake that > uses the space where the AC compressor was. From what I have read > this is one of the best uses of the space. I don't know if it would > be useful for a turbo, however. > > Gardner > 78FC33 > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@ wrote: > > > > Scott, my FC had the inoperative dash air. The 3 roof airs could > enable meat > > to be hung. My PT dash air is inop, also. > > > > Ernie Ekberg > > 83PT40 > > Livingston, Mt > > > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > |
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