Climb every mountain, ...

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Hi Juergen:

The melting point of alum. is 1218 degrees F, but with your water temps and
all being in the range you mentioned, I would suspect that your pyrometer
or sensor is need of calibration. With those temps, 750 would be what I
would expect to be seeing. Just some thoughts.

Ralph

At 04:35 PM 11/23/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi Guy & Juergen,
> I've climbed many of the passes out west pedal to the metal in my
>PT40 and never have seen my pyro over 650 in the summer. Did El
>Cajon, Wolf Creek and the Grapevine all in July heat. Temps were 195
>Water and 230 Oil/Tranny. My turbo seems to get hotter with
>thicker "cold" oil and yesterday I saw 725 and got scared. What
>should the pyro max out at?
>Shane Fedeli
>85PT40
>Hershey, PA
>
>
>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "guysmalley"
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, john duke
> wrote:
> > >
> > > To all BB guys
> > > I have a question about climbing in a Blu-Bird. I have my WLSP
>36 now for 10 years
> > and I keep looking at mountain grades more and more. My last BIG
>endevour was the
> > Calif. Tehachapi pass from Bakersfield on up to where the
>windmills are. I pushed the
> > coach as hard as I could and saw Pyro reach 1050 at times and
>boost 15+. Water and Oil
> > temps were never over 190F Tranny was also in limits(95C). I
>passed almost every truck
> > on that climb.(Towing my jeep wrangler). Yet I keep watching the
>grades and reading
> > about them if they are listed.
> > > Going into Yosemite from the west, I would not take my BB up
>those grades, yet I saw
> > all kinds of busses and motorhomes going right in there. WHAT is
>the limit that a Blue-
> > Bird can do?? Am I too timid or over cautious in generalor is a
>10% grade too much? I
> > would love to hear of some of your experiences.
> > > Thanks
> > > Juergen in PA
> > > 1991 WLSP36
> > >
> > Juergen,
> > I worry more about the swith backs than the grade if you take your
>time gear it right it
> > would go up almost anything. I am a cyclist and riden all over the
>country (including the
> > road to Yosemite) so I am aware of grades. what I do in real steep
>climbs= winding roads
> > is to have my wife drove the tow car. less strain it is not
>nessasary but on hard swithbacks
> > it is just easyer. also I research roads before hand so not to get
>into a bad situation.
> > bottom line most roads that you would bring the BB on would be
>under 12% which a
> > pusher would do.
> >
> > guy smalley
> > 86 pt40
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm