| Kudos to Harbor Freight [message #313873] |
Mon, 27 February 2017 12:33  |
jhbridges
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The major vendor of the Heathen Chinee stuff is having a Parking Lot Sale Friday through Sunday, 10 - 12 March. Two items are of interest to GMCers. The 7KW generator set which will fit in a 23' is down to $500 even. Works great, isn't as quiet as the Onan - and probably won't last as many hours, but if you use it for on the road A/C and the very occasional no hookup site, it's perfect. Installation will cost maybe 50 bux for a pulse pump, some Kendorf, and a bit of hose, and another 25 for a split bus power panel.
The cheap half inch electric impact wrench is down to $37. Don't be looking t6o bolt propellers on airplanes with this one, but it's a time and ache saver for lug nuts, wheel and axle bolts, and the like. Suitable to remove and replace a rear spindle by actual test - it was worth the $40 I gave for it for that alone.
They got other stuff in the flyer, but I can attest to these two. They're worthwhile. I use my 50 amp extension cord to backfeed a 220 plug in the house for power failures. <THIS DOES NOT MEET ANYBODY"S CODE> However it isn't greatly expensive to wire in a manual switch and cord to run your house from the coach during power outages.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: [GMCnet] Kudos to Harbor Freight [message #313877 is a reply to message #313873] |
Mon, 27 February 2017 13:28  |
Kingsley Coach
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Johnny
It would probably meet my code !
Mike in NS
On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Johnny Bridges via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> The major vendor of the Heathen Chinee stuff is having a Parking Lot Sale
> Friday through Sunday, 10 - 12 March. Two items are of interest to GMCers.
> The 7KW generator set which will fit in a 23' is down to $500 even.
> Works great, isn't as quiet as the Onan - and probably won't last as many
> hours,
> but if you use it for on the road A/C and the very occasional no hookup
> site, it's perfect. Installation will cost maybe 50 bux for a pulse pump,
> some Kendorf, and a bit of hose, and another 25 for a split bus power
> panel.
> The cheap half inch electric impact wrench is down to $37. Don't be
> looking t6o bolt propellers on airplanes with this one, but it's a time and
> ache
> saver for lug nuts, wheel and axle bolts, and the like. Suitable to
> remove and replace a rear spindle by actual test - it was worth the $40 I
> gave
> for it for that alone.
> They got other stuff in the flyer, but I can attest to these two. They're
> worthwhile. I use my 50 amp extension cord to backfeed a 220 plug in the
[color=blue]> house for power failures.
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| Re: Kudos to Harbor Freight [message #313881 is a reply to message #313873] |
Mon, 27 February 2017 14:12 |
jhbridges
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Two t5hings I'd change on the genset. I'd remote the air filter with a piece of flexible hose, so it's accessible from the bay with the door open.. there are several possibilities for it. And, I'd get a $5 12V solenoid off ebay and hook it up with one of the $5 timer modules and pull the choke in with it and set it to keep choking for about three seconds or so after it stops cranking.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: Kudos to Harbor Freight [message #313888 is a reply to message #313873] |
Mon, 27 February 2017 18:57 |
JohnL455
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What about cooling airflow with door shut. Not engineered to create negative pressure in the compartment like the Onan that directs heat down and out.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: Kudos to Harbor Freight [message #313897 is a reply to message #313873] |
Tue, 28 February 2017 08:30 |
jhbridges
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My 23' was fitted with a fan on the door. I'd add one if there isn't one there. The rear flloor of the compartment was also opened up, I expect for whatever was fitted before the Junkerac. You (Obviously) have to remote the muffler, the exhaust pipe is right in the airflow from the engine. If you wanted to skip the fan, a bit of flashing to duct the engine air down and out will force air in the door opening. Most of it can be seen here: http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6827-new-genset.html
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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