| Trip report and update [message #282311] |
Fri, 17 July 2015 10:33  |
Tilerpep
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Registered: June 2013
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Several folks helped me working on heat issues a month or so ago...
http://gmc.mybirdfeeder.net/GMCforum/index.php?t=msg&th=34218&prevloaded=1&rid=3615&start=0
I put in a high flow thermostat and a new water pump, and the trip dates arrived, so I took off!
Good news - spent two weeks in Hershey, NYC, and Philly, 1200 mile trip. Worked in a visit to Ken Frey in Quakertown and let him look over and give me ideas for improvement from stem to stern. A very good afternoon with Ken. Coach got us there and got us back, first two days were upper nineties temps and running AC. Still going to try a different fan clutch, but the NOS one did the job for a good trip. Had some black tank issues, and my rigged up suspension air pump gave out the morning we left, so I had to manually adjust for the trip duration. Front AC motor bound up, rear sufficed as it was cool while we were north, anyone have just the fan motor out of a Duotherm 13.5 they don't want/need?
Enjoyed the loop, thanks for the advice.
1975 Glenbrook, 1978 Royale rear bath
Raleigh, NC
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| Re: Trip report and update [message #282372 is a reply to message #282311] |
Sat, 18 July 2015 00:23  |
roy1
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Registered: July 2004
Location: Minden nevada
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When the fan motor went bad on my du therm. I bought a junker du therm from an rv dealer and used the motor from it. The newer du therm units have shorter shafts on the motor but work ok with the fan mounted at the very end of the shaft.
Roy Keen
Minden,NV
76 X Glenbrook
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| Re: Trip report and update [message #282390 is a reply to message #282311] |
Sat, 18 July 2015 11:15 |
A Hamilto
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Tilerpep wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 10:33...Front AC motor bound up, rear sufficed as it was cool while we were north, anyone have just the fan motor out of a Duotherm 13.5 they don't want/need?... I have had some luck taking motors apart and freeing up the bearings or replacing them. I am guessing better than 50% success rate. If the bearings are rusty and you free them up, the fix won't last long, but if you replace the bearings, something else will probably fail before that motor dies again.
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