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| Re: What do these two things do? [message #218721 is a reply to message #218712] |
Sat, 17 August 2013 08:32   |
Joe Weir
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Hold up the engine cover?
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: What do these two things do? [message #218725 is a reply to message #218712] |
Sat, 17 August 2013 08:40 |
chasingsummer
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If the eye was on the end of the awning , I could use the tool to spinit and roll, unroll it.
If the eye was on the end of a jack, I could use the tool to raise or lover jack.
again as I look at tool, I can see how spinning tool would allow toool to latch to eye, but turning ccw instead of for example lowering a jack, would it not just unlatch for tool to be emoved from eye?
Is hook on tool small enough to hold a beer bottle because I am too lazy to get up and walk the 3 feet to the beer cooler?
maybe the eye is attached to the bottom og my cooler , so then the tools job is to help me drag mybeer cooler ?
brian
asheboro, nc
75 eleganza, 74 build
119k miles and counting,
DOG HOUSE
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| Re: What do these two things do? [message #218734 is a reply to message #218649] |
Sat, 17 August 2013 09:12 |
kerry pinkerton
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Not an engine cover brace...nothing to do with the awning or beer.
Another hint:
It is safety related.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: What do these two things do? [message #218747 is a reply to message #218649] |
Sat, 17 August 2013 10:49 |
habbyguy
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I'm betting it's a device to hold the steering wheel straight in a towd (the eye bolt being installed through the carpet near the front of the driver's seat).
Mark Hickey
Mesa, AZ
1978 Royale Center Kitchen
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| Re: What do these two things do? [message #218751 is a reply to message #218750] |
Sat, 17 August 2013 10:54 |
habbyguy
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| WD0AFQ wrote on Sat, 17 August 2013 08:53 |
| habbyguy wrote on Sat, 17 August 2013 10:49 |
I'm betting it's a device to hold the steering wheel straight in a towd (the eye bolt being installed through the carpet near the front of the driver's seat).
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I suspect you are correct but why do we need something like that?
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Maybe for backing up?
Mark Hickey
Mesa, AZ
1978 Royale Center Kitchen
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| Re: [GMCnet] What do these two things do? [message #218768 is a reply to message #218758] |
Sat, 17 August 2013 14:29 |
kelvin
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KISS at it's finest.
I think I'll build me one of these. I've done a lot of fiddling to make
the rear Caddy calipers work as an e-brake. Nope.
Wouldn't be a good choice for long term parking brake (tail lights,
mostly) but for those moments of terror when you KNOW you shouldn't be
relying on the transmission parking pawl it would be great. Gotta find a
way to store it within arms length, of course.
Kelvin
'73 23' with Manny Brakes and a useless parking brake.
On 8/17/2013 11:05 AM, Kerry Pinkerton wrote:
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> SteveW wrote on Sat, 17 August 2013 09:49
>> Hmmm...
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>> Some sort of contraption to push the brake pedal down and hook it... providing a make-shift emergency brake ??...
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> DING DING DING We have a winner.
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> Yep, it's a strictly mechanical version of Ken Henderson vacuum operated parking brake. I'll do a write up this evening.
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> Dirt simple, works good, adjustable, etc. Cost was just stuff I had laying around.
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6256/m_019.jpg
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6256/m_020.jpg
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> If you set it tight enough, you CANNOT move the coach with the motor.
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| Re: What do these two things do? [message #218784 is a reply to message #218758] |
Sat, 17 August 2013 17:32 |
George Beckman
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Bb[quote title=Kerry Pinkerton wrote on Sat, 17 August 2013 11:05]| SteveW wrote on Sat, 17 August 2013 09:49 |
Hmmm...
Some sort of contraption to push the brake pedal down and hook it... providing a make-shift emergency brake ??...]
If you set it tight enough, you CANNOT move the coach with the motor.
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Kerry, of course you won't be able to move the coach; the battery will be dead from the brake lights being on..
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Great contest!
'74 Eleganza, SE, Howell + EBL
Best Wishes,
George
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| Re: What do these two things do? [message #218785 is a reply to message #218784] |
Sat, 17 August 2013 17:40 |
kerry pinkerton
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[quote title=George Beckman wrote on Sat, 17 August 2013 17:32...
Kerry, of course you won't be able to move the coach; the battery will be dead from the brake lights being on.. ..[/quote]
Part of the write up later tonight will be to move the brake wire to a ignition switched circuit instead of an always on circuit.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: [GMCnet] What do these two things do? [message #218807 is a reply to message #218785] |
Sat, 17 August 2013 19:09 |
Ken Henderson
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Kerry,
Since I always want my electronic cruise control ON when driving, I moved
the parking brake to the CC power switch with my PNEUMATIC parking brake.
Ken H.
On Aug 17, 2013 3:40 PM, "Kerry Pinkerton" <Pinkertonk@mchsi.com> wrote:
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> [quote title=George Beckman wrote on Sat, 17 August 2013 17:32...
> Kerry, of course you won't be able to move the coach; the battery will be
> dead from the brake lights being on.. ..[/quote]
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> Part of the write up later tonight will be to move the brake wire to a
> ignition switched circuit instead of an always on circuit.
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> --
> Kerry Pinkerton
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> North Alabama, near Huntsville,
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> 77 Eleganza II, "The Lady", 403CI, also a 76 Eleganza being re-bodied as
> an Art Deco car hauler
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