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Sun, 11 August 2013 09:07

Jeff Marten

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Well, I traded my BMW 850Ci for a '78 Royale (dry side bath) yesterday. Overall in pretty good condition. Has had many upgrades installed: quad bags, greasable front bearings, greasable sway bar caps, new greasable steering column linkage w/cv, 3.21 diff from a '66 Toro, rebuilt axles, shift kit, new shocks all around, new rear wheel bearings, new calipers, wheel cyl, pads and shoes, newer master cyl. Generator has been serviced and runs very well. Engine/trans have ~40k on rebuilds. Has 16" Alcoas including spare. All tires look brand new.

Needs: Drop-in stove top - someone replaced the counter and deleted the stove and installed a micro where the oven was. Headliner is beginning to sag in a few spots. Fridge needs a board - if you tweak the board a bit it'll run on propane, otherwise it won't. Wiper blades. Washer pump. Left side bags have a leak somewhere. Once they're pressurized the bags hold pressure if the valve is closed for the feed line. Leak must be between the valve and compressor. Needs a lower bracket for one of the skirts to work with the quads. About 1/2 the dash & indicator lights are out.

Super needs: It will not be driven again except to a shop so I can figure out what is wrong with the front end. At 70+ it's nearly uncontrollable. Wanders all over the road. Not just meandering, normal RV type wandering, but sharp jumps left/right. Feels like either worn parts allowing a wheel to move, worn steering box, or possibly just a bad alignment. It was mentally exhausting driving it, and scared the $#@# out of me a few times. My hands are sore today from a 7hr white knuckle ride.

Please tell the something is jacked up in the steering system - if this is normal steering behavior it'll hit craigslist today.

Here's links to a couple pics I grabbed with my cell.
http://www.vintagejetboats.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11484&d=1376227070&thumb=1
http://www.vintagejetboats.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11482&d=1376226801&thumb=1

Hopefully there is an issue, I can get it fixed and start enjoying the coach soon!
Jeff

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		[GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Sun, 11 August 2013 09:07
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: WD0AFQ on Sun, 11 August 2013 09:19
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Emery Stora on Sun, 11 August 2013 09:23
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: chasingsummer on Sun, 11 August 2013 09:30
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: kerry pinkerton on Sun, 11 August 2013 09:28
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: habbyguy on Sun, 11 August 2013 09:37
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: jhbridges on Sun, 11 August 2013 09:43
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Sun, 11 August 2013 10:17
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: n6mon on Sun, 11 August 2013 12:48
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Steven Ferguson on Wed, 14 August 2013 07:56
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Bruce Hart on Sun, 11 August 2013 13:22
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Sun, 11 August 2013 15:03
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: A Hamilto on Mon, 12 August 2013 12:11
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: powerjon on Sun, 11 August 2013 10:26
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Sun, 11 August 2013 14:57
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Sun, 11 August 2013 15:12
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: A Hamilto on Sun, 11 August 2013 15:20
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Carl S. on Sun, 11 August 2013 16:54
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Sun, 11 August 2013 17:30
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Matt Colie on Sun, 11 August 2013 20:34
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Sun, 11 August 2013 21:17
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: emerystora on Mon, 12 August 2013 10:12
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Mon, 12 August 2013 10:16
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Emery Stora on Mon, 12 August 2013 10:36
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		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Mon, 12 August 2013 18:20
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Sun, 11 August 2013 18:03
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Brian Waddell on Sun, 11 August 2013 23:31
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: USAussie on Mon, 12 August 2013 07:35
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: tphipps on Mon, 12 August 2013 08:32
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Mon, 12 August 2013 08:56
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Mon, 12 August 2013 19:17
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Bruce Hart on Mon, 12 August 2013 19:45
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		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Keith V on Mon, 12 August 2013 22:06
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		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Brian Waddell on Thu, 15 August 2013 18:49
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: USAussie on Wed, 21 August 2013 17:53
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Carl S. on Sun, 11 August 2013 10:36
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: WD0AFQ on Sun, 11 August 2013 12:25
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: USAussie on Sun, 11 August 2013 13:12
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Sun, 11 August 2013 15:01
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Matt Colie on Sun, 11 August 2013 21:20
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Bruce Hart on Sun, 11 August 2013 22:39
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: hnielsen2 on Mon, 12 August 2013 10:40
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		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Brian Waddell on Thu, 15 August 2013 18:59
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: habbyguy on Thu, 15 August 2013 19:26
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jerry Wheeler on Thu, 15 August 2013 21:14
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: WD0AFQ on Tue, 13 August 2013 16:54
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: hnielsen2 on Tue, 13 August 2013 17:06
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Wed, 14 August 2013 19:39
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Thu, 15 August 2013 22:38
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: C Boyd on Wed, 21 August 2013 20:37
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Wed, 21 August 2013 21:23
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		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: hnielsen2 on Thu, 15 August 2013 19:20
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		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Brian Waddell on Fri, 16 August 2013 21:37
		Re: [GMCnet] 'New' Royale - issues By: Jeff Marten on Fri, 16 August 2013 23:51
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