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Mon, 04 June 2012 14:13  |
James Hupy
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I am putting together a Tech Seminar on Fires in GMCs, and how to
prevent and fight them . Does anyone have any good quality pictures they
would be willing to share for photo credits? I would appreciate anything
you might have. I will make it available to anyone who requests it when I
complete it.
Jim Hupy
Salem, OR
78 GMC Royale 403
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| Re: [GMCnet] Burned GMCs [message #172025 is a reply to message #172023] |
Mon, 04 June 2012 14:44  |
James Hupy
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Dwayne, Sure, just let me know the topic, and I will prepare something. I
see that you are coming to Pacific City. You and I need to get our heads
together and discuss the rolling rally across Canada. I need to know if I
need to drag a trailer for spares and tools. I have some ideas already, and
have been talking to DJ and Barbie about their plans also.
Jim Hupy
Salem, OR
78 GMC Royale 403
On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Dwayne Jacobson
<dwayne@havenproperties.ca>wrote:
> Jim;
> Will you be ready to give a Seminar at the White Rock Rally this August
> 2-6th?
> Best regards
> Dwayne
> 77 Kingsley
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> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 12:13 PM, James Hupy <jamesh1296@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I am putting together a Tech Seminar on Fires in GMCs, and how to
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| Re: [GMCnet] Burned GMCs [message #172027 is a reply to message #172020] |
Mon, 04 June 2012 15:12 |
Sean
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On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 1:13 PM, James Hupy <jamesh1296@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am putting together a Tech Seminar on Fires in GMCs, and how to
> prevent and fight them . Does anyone have any good quality pictures they
> would be willing to share for photo credits? I would appreciate anything
> you might have. I will make it available to anyone who requests it when I
> complete it.
I should be getting my coach from the shop some time next week. The
way my luck has been going, it will catch fire on the way home, so
I'll send some fresh pictures when that happens! ;)
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Sean
1973 260 Painted Desert
Luna County, NM
Gallery: http://goo.gl/Gfcpd
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| Re: [GMCnet] Burned GMCs [message #172028 is a reply to message #172025] |
Mon, 04 June 2012 15:26 |
Dwayne
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How about this topic - Fire in the hole!
I will see you in Pacific City.
I thought DJ and Barbie would not be going due to his on-going paint job.
Would love to have them along.
Dwayne
On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 12:44 PM, James Hupy <jamesh1296@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dwayne, Sure, just let me know the topic, and I will prepare something. I
> see that you are coming to Pacific City. You and I need to get our heads
> together and
>
<dwayne@havenproperties.ca>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Burned GMCs [message #172031 is a reply to message #172020] |
Mon, 04 June 2012 16:01 |
GeorgeRud
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You might want to contact Jim Bounds at the GMC Coop as he is involved in the FireFight line of extinguishers. I think he's had some photos on his website and may have others available.
George Rudawsky
Chicago, IL
75 Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] Burned GMCs [message #172034 is a reply to message #172031] |
Mon, 04 June 2012 16:22 |
James Hupy
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George, thanks for the suggestion. I met with Jim Bounds at the GMCWS rally
in Casa de Fruta, and he did a presentation for us on the Fire Fight line.
His stuff is absoutely the state of the art, I have it on my coach, and
highly recommend it to everyone that owns one of these coaches. 35+ years
with several owners, all of which have tinkered with something flammable in
the coach, make them extremely susceptible to fires. If anyone has not
considered fire in a GMC, I strongly suggest that you do so, and sooner
rather than later.
Jim Hupy
Salem, OR
78 GMC Royale 403
On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 2:01 PM, George Rudawsky <GeorgeRud@aol.com> wrote:
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> You might want to contact Jim Bounds at the GMC Coop as he is involved in
> the FireFight line of extinguishers. I think he's had some photos on his
> website and may have others available.
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> George Rudawsky
> Chicago, IL
> 75 Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] Burned GMCs [message #172060 is a reply to message #172020] |
Mon, 04 June 2012 20:30 |
g.winger
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Jim,,,never had a fire in my GMC. Good amount of experiance with other fires though. Electrical Fires. Electrician for 35 years. Couple things on my full pull and Caddy install. Insulated engine compartment with 1/2 inch ceramic insulation covered by .005 thou foil. Came in 24 inch widths. Took all of 50 feet. Also used flame resistant hoses,coolant and vacume. Ran the vacume lines in metal, brake,gauge and cruise. Ran the wiring from the rear of the GMC to the engine compartment in EMT,,,,aka thinwall. Ran the wiring across the front in conduit also. Still open to any other ideas on cutting back on any fuel in the engine compartment. As Larry would say,,,,JWID,,,,,,PL
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| Re: [GMCnet] Burned GMCs [message #172092 is a reply to message #172060] |
Tue, 05 June 2012 06:32 |
David Greenberg
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I trust you will include those that burned due to idling in high grass,
Jim?
On Jun 4, 2012 9:30 PM, "Paul Leavitt" <leavittpaul@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Jim,,,never had a fire in my GMC. Good amount of experiance with other
> fires though. Electrical Fires. Electrician for 35 years. Couple things on
> my full pull and Caddy install. Insulated engine compartment with 1/2 inch
> ceramic insulation covered by .005 thou foil. Came in 24 inch widths. Took
> all of 50 feet. Also used flame resistant hoses,coolant and vacume. Ran the
> vacume lines in metal, brake,gauge and cruise. Ran the wiring from the rear
> of the GMC to the engine compartment in EMT,,,,aka thinwall. Ran the wiring
> across the front in conduit also. Still open to any other ideas on cutting
> back on any fuel in the engine compartment. As Larry would
> say,,,,JWID,,,,,,PL
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| Re: [GMCnet] Burned GMCs [message #172097 is a reply to message #172044] |
Tue, 05 June 2012 07:34 |
Jim Bounds
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JIm,
Give me your addy, I have several pics.
Oh and in trying to pick up this thread I saw someone asked about ways to lessen the chance of fire. Well, I know you were waiting for this but man, put a fire suppression system in your coach! I'll shut up now but fire is something you can do something about--- no, it's not free, yea it costs a little but it's a drop in that proverbial bucket when compared with starting all over on a new coach because yours became a "smores". Go to www.firefightproducts.com and look at:
frig-- SS30
motor-- SS100R4
generator -- again SS30
Oh yea, I was supposed to shut up now...
Jim Bounds
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From: Chuck Garton <ceg777@earthlink.net>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Monday, June 4, 2012 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Burned GMCs
My coach burned on June of1993.
I have an article on the GMC PC web site under Shadetree entitled
Third Fuel Tank Instellation that has 2 pictures of the burned coach.
Chuck Garton
77 Kingsley 455
Ridgecrest, CA
On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 12:13 PM, James Hupy <jamesh1296@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am putting together a Tech Seminar on Fires in GMCs, and how to
> prevent and fight them . Does anyone have any good quality pictures they
> would be willing to share for photo credits? I would appreciate anything
> you might have. I will make it available to anyone who requests it when I
> complete it.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, OR
> 78 GMC Royale 403
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| Re: [GMCnet] Burned GMCs [message #172101 is a reply to message #172097] |
Tue, 05 June 2012 08:00 |
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Jim,
All the pictures you sent to me are in the document we brainstormed here:
http://www.gmceast.com/technical/Mueller_GMCer-Fire-Guide.pdf
You and JimK are listed as sources for fire fighting products.
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Bounds
JIm,
Give me your addy, I have several pics.
Oh and in trying to pick up this thread I saw someone asked about ways to
lessen the chance of fire. Well, I know you were waiting for this but man,
put a fire suppression system in your coach! I'll shut up now but fire is
something you can do something about--- no, it's not free, yea it costs a
little but it's a drop in that proverbial bucket when compared with starting
all over on a new coach because yours became a "smores". Go to
www.firefightproducts.com and look at:
frig-- SS30
motor-- SS100R4
generator -- again SS30
Oh yea, I was supposed to shut up now...
Jim Bounds
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] Burned GMCs [message #172145 is a reply to message #172100] |
Tue, 05 June 2012 13:49 |
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| Robert Mueller wrote on Tue, 05 June 2012 05:58 |
G'day,
I use the email system and I'm wondering if this made it to the Forum: ...
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Yup.
Both times.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
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