hi jim -------- your fmc looks really nice! what is the unit on top? how does it handle? and what is the interior? eric ... From: Jim <jim.evans@...> ...
The air conditioner. Jackie tells me in later models it was moved to the nose, which helped with weight distribution. Theres also a TV antenna, which I...
Wow ---- it sounds like it drives fabulously ! No wander? I wonder what the folks at Billy Sims did to it to make it handle so well .... ... From: jim.evans...
I have two immediate comments: 1) I didn't say 'no wander'. I drove hertz from Colorado Springs to Lubbock, spent the night in the coach, then bought it and...
... major ... empty, and ... going down ... doesn't ... house ... to ... FMCs ... When I (Jim Evans) told Jackie Black I was buying coach 110, she said "be...
Glad you're here,Jim.I assume "that damn pass"is Wolf Creek.6.2 isn't too bad.We get as low as 5 but,I'm heavy footed.Enjoy it,let me know if I can help. Jim C...
Jim C, ... Going from Lubbock to Colorado Springs, I'd guess it would be Raton Pass. ... That's about what we get w/ the AirSensors FI - although it has not ...
Hi Guys ------ if you are serious about fuel economy as low as 5 mpg ---- that's around 600 gallons just to go one way across country ! With gas prices...
Hi Steam ----- you make a good point. And it's true that the FMC is a great design! I guess you are right: I shouldn't be shocked that a 15,000 pound ...
HEAR!HEAR!Steam!Exactly why we bought our first motorhome.A hotel is a hotel.I don't care how many "stars" it has.We have walked out of several high profile...
Hi Steam! Nah! 10-12 MPG is a pipe dream. I drive my FMC regularly, 'tho not on really long cross-country trips. I get between 6 and 7 1/2 MPG depending on...
Hi gang! We took our new coach to Sante Fe and Taos last week (just 500 miles south of us) and had a really great time. (check the photo area under #110 for a...
This may be my unique problem, but would appreciate any insight. On our whole trip from CO to NM and back, the temperature gauge never crept up above 130 F....
... Hi Stu. having just shopped for months before finding my dream coach (number 110), I can give you my own insight: Almost all of the 20 or so FMCs I could...
Jim, ... Ha! Wish we had that 'problem'! Like many others, ours runs hot - at least in the summer. ... Does your engine have a metal standpipe about 8 inches...
Please wish us luck. Tomorrow we are taking our Transit to an Allison shop to get a diagnosis on some trouble we're having with our Allison AT540 4-speed ...
... see? My problems are always unique ;-) ... Nope. Brand new hose right up from the block. ... Like other FMC 2900Rs, my 440i is mounted caddy-whompus, and...
... Glad you had such a great time. Sometimes maiden voyages don't go so well. We were lucky in that regard. We bought our Transit about 6 weeks before leaving...
Jim, Nothing's easy to get at on the engine but,I think you can change the thermostat.Think you are correct on location as well. On water to cockpit heater you...
oh wow, that's really good info! The previous owner, a Texan, probably hadn't opened the cockpit heater gate valve in 20 years, and I broke it trying to get...
20years brings another thought to mind.I found what appeared to be the original heater hoses on my coach.I replaced them along with the water control...
Good afternoon to all of you out there in FMC land, Attempting to get my newly acquired FMC (146) into acceptable warm weather operating condition. The...
hi gene ------ i'm far from an expert, but i think you would be better off repairing the automotive a/c for a couple of reasons: -- you keep the beautiful and...
Good news and bad news. The good news is I was able to climb into the engine compartment, work my arm in, up and over and get to the thermostat. It was marked...
