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Tue, 26 November 2019 20:08  |
Bruce Hart
Messages: 1501
Registered: October 2011
Location: La Grange, Wyoming
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A friend has been wanting to get his coach back from Clarendon, Texas for over a year. He asked for my help last year but one thing after another came up and it got put aside. He approached me again a month ago and I responded that I would be available to go with him on the 23 and 24 of Nov. Well something came up again for him and he couldn't go. I suggest to him that my wife and I would go get the coach ourselves if he wanted. He was delighted in the idea. So we took off 511 miles to get the coach. Once there his grandson tried starting the coach but it wouldn't turn over. We ended up jumping the coach to get it to run. Next both air bags were down and with the flared skirts he has on the coach the shraeder valves were not accessible and the lock off valves were in the closed position. I was able to get my arm up from the bottom and turned the shutoff valve a 1/4 turn which allowed some air from the compressor to start inflating the bags. Once the bags got some air in them I was able to use a long flat bar and open the valves completely. Down the road we go. Speed-o doesn't work main fuel tank reads full while aux tank reading less than a quarter. Stopped at gas station to fill up for trip home. Switched to main tank and after 5 minutes engine died for lack of fuel, switched over to aux tank and away we go. 10 miles done the road switch back to main tank and again died for lack of fuel. Left the switch on the aux position for the rest of the trip. Coach running strong and true. Sun going down and its getting chilly so I turned on the heater, well the heat source worked but the temp slide would only go half way. At the next gas stop I was able to force the slide all the way over from under the hood. Got heat but not enough. 900 miles and 19 hours later we stopped at a truck stop and rested for 1 1/2 hours and hit the road home for the last 120 miles. Called my friend up the next day to make arrangements for him to get his coach. He asked how it ran for the trip and I told him it ran strong and I drove it like I stole it. He said yea that it will d0 90mph all day long. Good trip other than a few minor problems all went well.
Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
1977 28' Kingsley
La Grange, Wyoming
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