| Dash A/C help [message #338003] |
Fri, 19 October 2018 17:38  |
Hal StClair
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Location: Rio Rancho NM
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Just a few thoughts on the dash air system on the late (1977-78) coaches. Our system seemed to work, after a fact, but nothing to write home about for sure. If it was much over 90 it wasn't very comfortable and we live in a dry area not plagued with the high humidity many are faced with. Before our last trip we decided to try using a curtain in the track GMC conveniently installed just behind the driver/passenger seats. My expert Blush seamstress wife whipped up a nice insulated custom curtain for that track. The first day out from Albuquerque with temps near 100 wasn't too pleasant especially late afternoon with the western sun making our seating location a real 'fish bowl' . But wait, we had that nice new curtain we hadn't closed behind us. The next day we closed it and headed on west on through Las Vegas and their 'dry heat' 108. I couldn't believe the difference in temperatures up front. With the A/C only having to cool the front of the coach, it did a pretty fair job. I'm not going to claim it's as cool as our car, but certainly acceptable. I guess GMC had a pretty good handle on the problem back in the day.
Something others might want to try for a really small investment.
Oh, BTW, we found some of the smallish hooks GMC used for the curtains already installed on a ribbon which makes the job soo much simpler.
Hal
"I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind, except you happen to be insane."
1977 Royale 101348,
1977 Royale 101586, Diesel powered,
1974 Eagle Bus 45',w/slideout,
Rio Rancho, NM
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| Re: Dash A/C help [message #338004 is a reply to message #338003] |
Fri, 19 October 2018 18:39  |
mghamms
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Location: Ware, Massachusetts
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How about a picture?
Wife interested in making a few buck.
i know i could use one and cant sew for $hit.
1977 Kingsley 455 as stock as it gets except lots of Ragusa parts
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| Re: [GMCnet] Dash A/C help [message #338009 is a reply to message #338005] |
Sat, 20 October 2018 07:09 |
Margie Van Winkle
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I have a heavy dapery fabric there, others have used clear plastic shower
curtains. Be sure they are long enough to reach the floor. Works equally
well for heating as well as cooling with dash air and heat, and living area
furnace and A/C while camping. If you have the wet bath floor plan, open
the bathroom door and close that curtain and you a small cozy area to heat
or cool.
We will be doing just that tomorrow as we head up to Minneapolis on our way
to the Tallahassee FL spring GMCMI convention. (via CA
On Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 7:32 PM Jim Kanomata wrote:
> We have found that the most practical way to do the drapes is to make it ,
> then use the SS hooks and use the nylon guide and slip them in the track.
> This way one can dry clean or wash the drap anytime and not worry about the
> plastic tabs breaking off onto the curtain.
> We are looking for someone bependable to make them for us. We have the
> measurments.
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> On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 4:44 PM Mike Hamm wrote:
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>> How about a picture?
>> Wife interested in making a few buck.
>> i know i could use one and cant sew for $hit.
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>> 1977 Kingsley 455 as stock as it gets except lots of Ragusa parts
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