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9219
Actually what happens is that fuses blow from heat. As the fuse heats, the resistance goes up. When the resistance goes up, more current flows through the...
revconprince
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Jul 1, 2006
5:51 pm
9221
Roaming through the junkyard yesterday (in search of an Olds Knock Sensor & wiring) I stumbled onto a Frantz (toilet paper) bypass filtration system. It was in...
Greg Cifu
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Jul 1, 2006
7:47 pm
9224
... I knew I got it cheap and I knew they were still available. I also pulled all the hardware to go with the installation. The only thing left behind was the...
Greg Cifu
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Jul 2, 2006
4:53 am
9225
This is going to sound like insanity but discussing with one of my gearhead friends the following became obvious: * The Holley fuel injection system I have...
Greg Cifu
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Jul 2, 2006
5:40 am
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Greg; Turbo is a great idea, just figure out how to handle the heat. You just turn one manifold upside down and get the other one off EBAY. I saw a set for a...
GMCSOB
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Jul 2, 2006
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Greg: My father installed them in both his Jags and a Buick wagon back when I was in Jr. HS and HS and he paid me $0.50/quart to check and change his oil as a...
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Jul 2, 2006
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... Yes, read that but I read otherwise on another site (owner recommended). It was installed 'canister up' in the Riviera. I expected a huge gloopy mess when...
Greg Cifu
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Jul 2, 2006
6:11 am
9230
... Olds manifolds won't 'flip' over :-) You need to poke around in a Revcon engine compartment before writing it off. The manifolds already come straight off...
Greg Cifu
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Jul 2, 2006
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9232
... No, I understood that. That doesn't mean that it won't work better installed in a different position--just that the manufacturer wants to assure wary...
Greg Cifu
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Jul 2, 2006
7:11 am
9234
Hi Erin Kind of slow getting around to replying to this, just been in and out. My Evans units are just backwards from yours my front unit will work for a bit...
Curt 77 FN Tandem
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Jul 3, 2006
4:02 am
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-> Joe mine has done the same thing so your post has been of interest to me. I have never had one do anything like this so I am just guessing but I figure the...
Curt 77 FN Tandem
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Jul 3, 2006
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... Curt, Mine was doing that. Yours may be very similar to mine. Here's what I did: The fan motor runs both the squirrel cage fan for inside the coach and the...
Greg Cifu
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Jul 3, 2006
4:56 am
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Greg Thanks I was hoping they had lube holes but had not gotten around to checking and after the shut down other than seeing if it would restart after they...
Curt 77 FN Tandem
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Jul 3, 2006
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9239
I wanted to jump in here, since I am facing some replacement or repair of a Coleman AC. My salon ac is running smoothly, but just doesn't cool very well....
Chuck Warner
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Jul 3, 2006
7:19 pm
9240
where are the pics of the blue streak? giraffe interior? i gotta see this!...
tkbeamerbrat
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Jul 3, 2006
8:09 pm
9241
... I'd do this: remove the unit from the coach and take the bare A/C unit to a refrigerator repair place (indstrial refrigeration repair, not sears). They...
Greg Cifu
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Jul 3, 2006
8:19 pm
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Chuck most everything I think I know is self inflicted and learned the hard way, feet first. Anyway from what I glean from others and my own experience around ...
Curt 77 FN Tandem
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Jul 4, 2006
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9243
All the following is from a 1972 Revon 250 I have 2 rear and 3 front with tires, tires look excellent and have been stored indoors. I have 2 useable rear brake...
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Jul 4, 2006
2:32 am
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Thanks, Curt - your recommendation is good to have - the place Bob has chosen to have ours replaced only carries the other brand, (senior moment, can't think...
Erin O'Neill
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Jul 4, 2006
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9245
Erin I am not sure but would think that in todays market that there are only a few parts suppliers (compressors,condensors,evaporators) motors and the assorted...
Curt 77 FN Tandem
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Jul 4, 2006
2:37 pm
9246
Greg, I think your idea of turbocharging is great. A large, low RPM diesel turbo would be exactly what our Revcons need: 5-7 PSI at about 2500-3000 RPM. The...
Tom Parsons
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Jul 4, 2006
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9247
... I remembered that there was a weakness but I didn't realize that the oil went to the valvetrain first. I know I've seen oil restrictors for the Olds...
Greg Cifu
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Jul 4, 2006
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9248
Tom - Have to kind of disagree, Olds oils from the bottom up they just branch the same oil journal for cam and mains, not a real bright idea as you say the...
Curt 77 FN Tandem
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Jul 5, 2006
2:54 pm
9249
... weight? ... My info. sheet for the 1980 to 1984 28' Duke has the dry weight as 12,650 with the Gross 14,500. These capaities may help you, Fuel 58 gal.,...
bdjd85
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Jul 5, 2006
6:52 pm
9250
Most Mobil Synthetic is either 5-30 or 10-30. On rare occassions, I can find 10-40. Is 10-30 too light for a 454 with 40k? Marcus ...
marcus pizzorno
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Jul 5, 2006
10:53 pm
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Jim, that seems heavy based on my weight. Is yours an 84 or 85? In other words, is it 8 ft wide, or only 7.5 ft wide? I've heard the wider units are...
revconprince
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Jul 5, 2006
11:07 pm
9252
Ok, so anyone following the saga of my muffler issues, I believe I have a final answer. Short history: I'm running Thorley's on a stock 454. I originally ...
revconprince
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Jul 5, 2006
11:08 pm
9253
I hate quoting people behind their back, but... MM says to overfill the 454 by a quart (or 2) to compensate for the oil getting stuck in the valve covers. I...
marcus pizzorno
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Jul 6, 2006
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9254
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Jul 6, 2006
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... Dave, the dry weight of 12,650# is what the Revcon Manual list for a '80 to 84 28' Duke. Mine is a '85 29' Duke wide body and is listed at 12,560# wet,...
bdjd85
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