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Fri, 14 June 2013 17:59  |
glwgmc
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Registered: June 2004
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Hi all,
Many of you know that Sharon and I purchased a second coach after loosing the engine in our 78 Royale rear lounge on the way to Mexico this winter. Three failed engines later it is sitting in our garage in Kerby, Oregon, with a forth rebuilt engine ready to go in when we get back.
The second coach is a Clasco that the owner of Laminart (high end industrial laminates) took to Clasco for a full redo in 1994. Both JimB and one of the guys who works with him were at Clasco when this coach was built. They both remembered the coach and the owner (now in his mid 90s and living in Naples, FL). This coach has been driven only 11k miles since coming out of Clasco and has been stored in an air conditioned building. The owner insisted on having a $300 detailing done before we took possession. it really is stunning and looks like a time capsule. You can see pics on JimBs Daily Pose.
The coach was taken to Orlando where it got new tires, tune up, belts, hoses and rubber parts where needed. All systems were checked and found functioning properly. We flew in a week or so ago to help with final preparations. We added a new 220ah 12vdc d4 AGM battery for the house and an AGM starting battery for the chassis. We left the front diode isolator in place as the .8 voltage loss across the isolator will bring the alternator output down to the correct long term charging voltage for the AGM batteries. A new three stage charger converter provides filtered 12dc to the house and proper charge for the house AGM battery. We will add a 2000w true sine wave inverter when we get home. For now a small modified square wave inverter powers the chargers for the cell phones, iPad, iPod, PowerBook and LED TV.
We are now at the end of day two of the trip home. I will use this subject as a form of a blog to share our experiences bringing this grand old lady to a new home in Oregon. She has never been to a rally so will be new to you all and I think you will like what you see when you join us for the three club rally in Coos Bay, OR, the first week in October (details on the GMCWS, GMC49ers and GMC Cascaders web sites or email me).
Tonight we are at a remote fish camp on the bayou in Mississippi. The coach is waking nicely and runs more smoothly today than when we started. She does run what I consider too hot at a gauge indicated 205 to 212 after I added a cooling system enhancer product that did reduce the temps 5 to 10 degrees right in line with claims. I can't hear the fan clutch cycling but Jim's guys said they did confirm that it was working properly. When I find the correct fan clutch somewhere on the road I will install a new one to see if that brings the temps in line. Locals say these temps are "normal" for air temps around 100 and humidity near the same. Hot here!
The coach is very solid with every surface a nicely coordinated light gray Laminart product mounted on really flat substrates. Doors close with a reassuring "snick", the counter tops are granite look solid surface, corners are all polished aluminum and light fixtures are chrome eyeball reading lights and hidden twinkly lights. Seating is all light gray leather look vinyl. The overall effect is what I call "who shrunk the Prevost" as it reminds me of pre-slide Prevost conversions of the mid90s. Floor plan is standard GMC but looks larger with all these light interior colors.
More tomorrow.
Jerry
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
in historic Kerby, OR
Http://jerrywork.com
541-592-5360
Cell 541-499-1027
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Jerry & Sharon Work
78 Royale
Kerby, OR
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