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Fri, 28 October 2011 17:28  |
Carl S.
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Location: Tucson, AZ.
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We made it to Ft. McDowell without a hitch. It was only about a 125 mile trip from Tucson. The coach performed flawlessly. We are staying at the "Eagle View RV Resort" along the Verde River, NW of Phoenix. The first thing we saw when we got out of the coach was, you guessed it, an American Bald Eagle soaring overhead.
As I suspected, the sway bars, connected to the torque boxes of the reaction arm kit, acted in much the same manner as the 'True Track' system. The rear end of the coach was noticeably more stable than before. The rear end was not steering the front end at all. I don't know if anyone else with the reaction arm system has noticed this, but it certainly seems to be true. Plus, it is really nice to have complete confidence in the brakes. I didn't have to make any panic stops, but if I had, I KNOW I would have been able to stop.
The new three-way Norcold works very well. I turned it on Wednesday evening, and by Thursday morning, the refrigerator box was at about 34 degrees and water bottles and ice trays in the freezer were frozen. It is automatic with the priorities being #1 - 115v AC, #2 - LP gas, and #3 - 12v DC. It ran on 12v DC all the way up here without any problems, even though I did not replace the 12g wires feeding it with 10g. I DID change the fuse from a 15 amp to a 25 amp. No problem.
The coach did not exhibit any signs of vapor lock, unlike the trip we took to Flagstaff in July. It ran like a clock the whole way.
I guess you can tell I'm pretty happy with it! 
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: [GMCnet] (Short) Trip Report [message #148063 is a reply to message #148060] |
Fri, 28 October 2011 17:35  |
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ljdavick
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Fremont, CA
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Carl,
Could you guess at the ambient temperatures while you were driving? Also, since you have the reaction-arm rear, do you miss the true tracker's at all?
Larry Davick
Fremont, California
The Mystery Machine
'76 (ish) Palm Beach
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Stouffer" <carljr3b@yahoo.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 3:28:21 PM
Subject: [GMCnet] (Short) Trip Report
We made it to Ft. McDowell without a hitch. It was only about a 125 mile trip from Tucson. The coach performed flawlessly. We are staying at the "Eagle View RV Resort" along the Verde River, NW of Phoenix. The first thing we saw when we got out of the coach was, you guessed it, an American Bald Eagle soaring overhead.
As I suspected, the sway bars, connected to the torque boxes of the reaction arm kit, acted in much the same manner as the 'True Track' system. The rear end of the coach was noticeably more stable than before. The rear end was not steering the front end at all. I don't know if anyone else with the reaction arm system has noticed this, but it certainly seems to be true. Plus, it is really nice to have complete confidence in the brakes. I didn't have to make any panic stops, but if I had, I KNOW I would have been able to stop.
The new three-way Norcold works very well. I turned it on Wednesday evening, and by Thursday morning, the refrigerator box was at about 34 degrees and water bottles and ice trays in the freezer were frozen. It is automatic with the priorities being #1 - 115v AC, #2 - LP gas, and #3 - 12v DC. It ran on 12v DC all the way up here without any problems, even though I did not replace the 12g wires feeding it with 10g. I DID change the fuse from a 15 amp to a 25 amp. No problem.
The coach did not exhibit any signs of vapor lock, unlike the trip we took to Flagstaff in July. It ran like a clock the whole way.
I guess you can tell I'm pretty happy with it! :d
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Carl S.
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
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Larry Davick
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1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
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| Re: [GMCnet] (Short) Trip Report [message #148097 is a reply to message #148063] |
Fri, 28 October 2011 21:25 |
Carl S.
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| ljdavick wrote on Fri, 28 October 2011 15:35 |
Carl,
Could you guess at the ambient temperatures while you were driving? Also, since you have the reaction-arm rear, do you miss the true tracker's at all?
Larry Davick
Fremont, California
The Mystery Machine
'76 (ish) Palm Beach
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Larry,
Dan's right. I didn't have True Tracks, so I'm just guessing at the effectiveness of the reaction arm versus the true tracks.
Ambient temps were on the low side for the first leg of the trip, from 8:30 to 10:45 (to the Mesa Family History Center), probably between 65 and 75. The last 15 miles , just after noon, it was about 80 outside. I didn't even have to turn on the electric fuel pump, however the fan clutch did engage a couple of times on the second leg.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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