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Kingsley Coach
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Wise words Bill Weaver...wish I had thought about that before I left Boone
NC a few years ago. Smoke at 6 wheels is a scary sight!
Mike in NM
On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 7:58 PM, James Hupy wrote:
> Brakes only cool when they are not generating more heat than they are
> giving up. DO NOT DRAG THEM. Apply them forcefully to lower the coach speed
> below the safe posted speed, then, take your foot off the pedal. If
> necessary, downshift and use engine braking in addition to braking effort.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Or
> 78 GMC ROYALE 403
>
> On Dec 19, 2017 3:49 PM, "Ken Henderson" wrote:
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> And generally go down in the same gear you went up (or would have to).
> Also, if you're going down too fast, use the brakes briskly to slow below
> the desired speed, THEN downshift to the gear that's needed to control the
> speed.
>
> Ken
> , Living in Flat Country but Been Up & Down Lots of Mountains,
> H.
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> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 6:39 PM, Bill Wevers wrote:
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>> Someone here once said, "Never go downhill in a GMC faster than you went
>> up the hill..."
>> Meaning: don't let your downhill speed get away from you.
>> --
>> Bill Wevers GMC49ers, GMC Western States
>> 1975 Glenbrook - Manny Powerdrive, OneTon
>> 455 F Block, G heads
>> San Jose
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS
Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
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