Hello FMCMotorCoach members, Steam here. Very interesting website foran equally interesting motor coach, a rare bird I've seen only onceor twice over the...
Hi Steam, You'll probably get several replies.FMC is Food Machinery Corp.I understand they started out building canning machinery for Calif. produce.Over the ...
Thanks to Jim Clay and Jim Steinborn for info. Jim Steinborn, thetransit conversion looks very sharp! What role did Jim Black at RVSplay in the conversion /...
... The actual conversion of the Transit into a motorhome was done by the previous owner, a resident of Boulder, CO. He bought the bus from a fellow who had...
FMCMotorCoach members, let me know if any of this is incorrect: Fromscanning the postings, I believe all FMC motorhomes (when new) hadthe Chrysler 440 engine...
... Correct. I suppose there is probably at least one exception, but all Motor Coaches came with the Chrylser 440 Marine/Industrial engine (commonly referred...
Hi Guys ------- Jim, when you switched to 19.5 inch wheels ---- did they give you better handling / less wander ? and how about fuel economy? Are these 19.5...
... They are pretty much the same pattern as the stock wheels. You can se them in my pictures (in the 'Photos' section of this club and on my website...
Hi guys,On the wheels.Part of the story on the FMC is that the co.had lost a military contract at that time but,had won another govt. contract(along with ...
Another thing on the wheels.Jim Black told me he has the 19.5s made for the FMC by Alcoa which means a minimum order of whatever number they say.I bought mine...
That's interesting that a 19.5 inch wheel and tire can besubstituted for a stock 17.5 inch. Did FMC offer the larger size asan option? If not, did the...
Steam, I do not believe FMC ever offered 19.5 inch wheels. My bus did not require any modifications to use the 19.5 inchers, and haven't had any problems w/...
Don't think so,Steam.I know the 22.5 fits just as well,and a lot of guys use them. This is just my thoughts and I've never asked anyone who might know.I ...
Hi Jim ---- do you think that the 19.5 or 22.5 wheels would eliminate the FMC ""sway"" or ""wander"" problem, or is that something else ? thanks, Eric ... ...
Hi Eric, Don't think so.It might help some but,most of us are accustomed to a front engine---mid transmission---- long driveshaft to a suspended differential...
An interesting note on the FMC suspension: This design was lifted, nearly intact from the front engine BMW 326 of the late 'thirties, which had it's roots in...
hi tom ----- thanks for such great information ... next time i'm at my fmc dealer (who sold my number 980 new, but who unfortunately no longer has the old fmc...
Thanks Tom, Suspect you may have touched the root of the FMC wander.I recently changed the upper control arm adjusters,whose bushings had been butchered in...
... Hi Tom, It's amazing where designs come from, huh? Makes one think there really is nothing new! Sounds like your coach is different than our (relatively)...
The gas tank is located very near the rear axle on a "short lever arm". The water tank is located a longer distance away on a longer lever arm and therefore...
Hi Jim ----- good advice; I'll ask my dealer to check all of the front and rear suspension in mine ---- although it is hard to believe that one of the last...
... That is probably true, but I would want to make sure everything is still well greased. ... Actually that picture is of Mario Andretti and Parnelli Jones at...
Hi Jim ------ interesting story ! Holiday on Wheels here (they are the original FMC dealer who sold my # 980 new, but don't any longer have their old...
Eric, ... You should load the coach as for a trip before alignment: full water, fuel, propane, clothes, food, etc. You might want to communicate with Jim Black...
Being the new owner of an old FMC I very much appreciate all of the information found on the message board, as I have a lot to learn about the coach. Maybe one...
Gene, RVS(Jim Black)is in Morgan Hill,Ca.1-800-821-2266 ... From: Gene H. Albers To: FMC Motor Coach Group Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 6:17 PM Subject:...
Thanx Jim Clay. Not ready to buy just yet. Trying to gain moreknowledge and perhaps stimulate conversation along the way. Now,about the wheels. Owners, please...
