| [GMCnet] Fire destroys another beautiful coach [message #286187] |
Sun, 30 August 2015 16:33  |
Botts Chuck
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Bought a complete liquid FIRE FIGHT systems for engine, refrigerator, and generator compartment all with automatic heat sensor that will turn on each system when there is excess heat in the chamber. Also two each hand held liquid extinguishers for both front and rear areas and a large hand held unit on door exit. Also bought hammer to break the rear window for exit. Installed all myself in less than a day. They are non corrosive so no replacements due to powered extinguishers caused corrosion.
After all the work we have put into our coach, less than $1,000 is cheap insurance. We have seen a lot of burned to the ground RVs on the side of road in our 240,000 miles in smallrvtouring.com .
Apparently the large amount of potential explosive bottled gas means that a fire department must keep everyone away while the unit burns out, mostly to the ground.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fire destroys another beautiful coach [message #286210 is a reply to message #286209] |
Sun, 30 August 2015 22:11  |
Otterwan
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I think what you are seeing is the combination of an awning arm lying on the ground and a fire hose. Also the generator is on is on the other side, as is the power connection in a Royale.
1977 Birchaven, Lynnwood WA - "We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us."
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fire destroys another beautiful coach [message #286216 is a reply to message #286210] |
Mon, 31 August 2015 00:47 |
Scott Nutter
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Absolutely tragic..............
Scott Nutter
1978 Royale Center Kitchen, Patterson 455, switch pitch tranny, 3.21 final drive, Quad bags, Dave Lenzi super duty mid axle disc brakes, tankless water heater, everything Lenzi. Alex Ferrera installed MSD Atomic EFI
Houston, Texas
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fire destroys another beautiful coach [message #286222 is a reply to message #286220] |
Mon, 31 August 2015 07:57 |
Ken Henderson
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Mac,
Royales and Birchavens were sold by GMC to Coachmen as Transmodes. The
Onan's were installed in exactly the same place as on GMC-fitted coaches,
apparently by Coachmen since they didn't connect the fuel lines to the top
of the main tank. Those coaches, at least most of them, have larger
propane tanks than GMC-fitted coaches which are mounted cross-ways beneath
one of the dinette seats. That's why you'll see the floor raised beneath
their dinette tables -- no one's feet would reach the floor because of the
seat being on top of the propane tank.
Ken H.
On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 8:42 AM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald
wrote:
> ...
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> Were Royales originally built as Trans Modes and then fitted out by a
> non-GMC finisher? It seems strange that somebody would swap sides for the
> genset and propane.
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fire destroys another beautiful coach [message #286235 is a reply to message #286222] |
Mon, 31 August 2015 09:07 |
k2gkk
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Thanks, Ken. I could not imagine that Coachmen (or any other finisher) would have made such a wild design change.
I now believe that David Orders and I were probably referring to different views of Bob's coach.
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> From: hend4800@bellsouth.net
> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:57:15 -0400
> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Fire destroys another beautiful coach
>
> Mac,
>
> Royales and Birchavens were sold by GMC to Coachmen as Transmodes. The
> Onan's were installed in exactly the same place as on GMC-fitted coaches,
> apparently by Coachmen since they didn't connect the fuel lines to the top
> of the main tank. Those coaches, at least most of them, have larger
> propane tanks than GMC-fitted coaches which are mounted cross-ways beneath
> one of the dinette seats. That's why you'll see the floor raised beneath
> their dinette tables -- no one's feet would reach the floor because of the
> seat being on top of the propane tank.
>
> Ken H.
>
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 8:42 AM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald
> wrote:
>
>> ...
>>
>> Were Royales originally built as Trans Modes and then fitted out by a
>> non-GMC finisher? It seems strange that somebody would swap sides for the
>> genset and propane.
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