How To Install A Cheater Plumbing Vent System' title='How To Install A Cheater Plumbing Vent System' />Vintage Birds Chapter FMCADISCLAIMER Neither the editor nor the Vintage Birds Chapter can be held liable for hints published for your consideration.It is your responsibility to check whether the service tip is applicable to your coach and a given situation From Dan Stack OIL PRESSURE PROBLEMS ON FC Birds Have you noticed you oil pressure slowly dropping as you travel Before you get that bottom end overhaul, crawl under the coach and inspect the wiring from the oil sending unit.In some cases the wire passes directly between the frams and the exhaust, 2 3 inches.The protective sleeve may be burned away completely, exposing the insulated wire.Check the wire insulation very carefully, it can be baked dry, and cracked.Heat from the exhaust this close to the wire will cause a decrease in signal strength from the sending unit to the gauge, especially as the outside temperature rises and the more miles traveled.You can reroute the wire around the frame, and approach the sending unit from a different direction.Wrapping with insulating tape will then restore your oil pressure signal until a new wire can be installed.Good Luck.From Blair Harrington Are you thinking of installing a skirt on the rear bumper of your Bird in order to save the finish on your tow car The skirt from the factory will set you back 5.Double tapped circuit breakers are one of the most common electrical defects that I find while doing home inspections in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, and theyre.Ayuh.What are you using for wrenches.Try Bigger 1s, with a cheater pipe like yuri says.You may also need to use 2 wrenches, 1 to hold, the other to turn.Whirlpool and KitchenAid Ice Machine Parts and Repair.Instead try the skirt offered by Camping World be sure to order the 2.It does a beautiful job.From Ken Gill I found a simple way to improve the Turn Signal4 way Flasher Systems on my 8.FC coach.My local NAPA Store stocks a heavy duty electronicrelay type flasher for police cars, fire trucks, etc.These flashers cost about 1.The second item I replaced the fuse in this flasher system with an automatic resetting circuit breaker, which cost about 4.Upgrading these two items has removed my fear of failure of the flasherbrake light system while traveling.Additionally, if you tow a car, a heavy duty flasher eases the load just that much more.From Gene Winck To raise and support a sagging battery tray, I placed a threaded rod between the bottom of the tray and the coach frame.From Ken Gill I converted my stock trailer hitch to a Class III 2 square tube Reese Type receiver hitch.The original hitch, although very strong, did not allow for height adjustment to match towed car or trailer needs.My modification is very simple and inexpensive to do.I purchased a 1.This piece is pre fabed and pre drilled to Class III specs.Then I removed the hitch ball from the stock hitch and welded the new receiver tube to the top of the stock hitch.For less than 2.I have improved the looks of my coach and have made it safer and easier to tow.Dick Doty After paying 1.BB Parts for a new one, I wrote to ARO Corp.Bryan, Ohio.They make the air relay valve that opens and closes the steps and pushes the generator in and out.ARO says they have a Rebuild Kit for 2.Part No.Youll find it stocked at Hydraulic Parts Supply Houses such as Hydraulic Supply 7.Buffalo Ave.E Tampa, FL 8.If you have a different model, or need guidance that a Supply House cant provide, Call.ARO 4.CALIBRATION PROCEDURE for CLOCK THERMOMETER REMOTE THERMOMETER From PMMI Inc.Drawer 1. 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Old Ocean, Texas 7.Place an accurately calibrated thermometer next to the outdoor temperature probe while the coach is in a protected environment no sun shining on the exterior, no strong winds, etc.While depressing the outdoor temperature button on the Clock Thermometer, adjust the outdoor temperature adjustment, which is located on the extreme left center of the Clock Thermometer when viewed from the rear, to read the same as the calibrated thermometer.Next, place the calibrated thermometer next to the indoor temperature probe, and repeat the procedure, depressing the indoor button on the Clock Thermometer and adjusting the pot which is next to the indoor button, on the lower left hand side of the printed circuit board when viewed from the rear of the unit.After properly calibrating the Clock Thermometer, remove the Remote Thermometer from the wall, and with the switch set to read outdoor, adjust the pot on the extreme left center when viewed from the rear such that the outdoor temperature on the Remote Thermometer reads the same as the outdoor temperature on the Clock Thermometer.If the temperatures do not agree on both the indoor and outdoor, or over a period of time, it is because of poor grounding of the Clock Thermometer and Remote Thermometer causing excessive currents to flow in the shielded cable connecting the Clock Thermometer and Remote Thermometer together.With proper grounding, these units will calibrate and hold their accuracy for long periods of time.Suggestions from Roger Peterson of PMMI Ground Fault plug in problem Roger explained that this problem is created by the devise used to identify reverse polarity.If you want this corrected you will have to send the 1.Roger and a different kind of electric part will correct this problem.The cost should be under 5.Holding Tank and Water Tank Gauges Incorrect readings are caused by either debris on the probes in the tanks, or by algae.Two things can be done to correct this.Clean your tanks by putting in one gallon of Clorox bleach with water, and driving the coach to stir up the mix.Let set for a day, then drain.Then put in an algaecide that can be purchased from swimming pool supply companies.Repeat the same treatment.This should kill all algae and remove all debris from the probes.Next, cut off, or separate all of the ground leads from all of the probes except the bottom one.That would be the indicator for the full reading.One ground lead to the tank is all that is required.This will stop the false reading effect you get if something gets attached to the probes above the bottom one.Control of Battery Charging Voltage Roger has developed a system which anyone may purchase direct from him which will control battery voltage to stop the chargers from cooking out the batteries.It involves installing a relay in the line to the batteries which is controlled by an electronic voltage regulator.Sounds like the answer to a considerable battery problem.PMMI components and replacement parts.Roger will sell direct to Vintage Bird members, any replacement parts desired at normal cost.AIR COMPRESSOR AND AIR DRYER TIPS From Kim Hedden Located on the top side of the air compressor is the filter.There are two types the OEM is a small sponge.The Most Powerful Auto Blogging Software Executive Resume there.The best is a round replacement paper donut type kit.The dry filter is easy to replace when dirty.The attention paid to the filters has a lot to do with the life of the compressor To give you and idea of what you should be paying for a new type replacement filter kit complete, filter and holder HARDY Brake in Evansville, Ind.UPS charges for the filter kit.This is list, less 4.Part 2.Bob Kerney, Hardy Brake Electric, 1.N.
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