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by RSBILLEDWARDS
Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:19 pm
Forum: Electrical & Electronics
Topic: run time
Replies: 4
Views: 4733

Re: run time

Good question Mr. Mel I did not get that part...Definately use the 12 volt fan Don

Bill Edwards
1999 Panther
by RSBILLEDWARDS
Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:17 pm
Forum: Electrical & Electronics
Topic: Top lights
Replies: 8
Views: 5675

Re: Top lights

The light from NAPA are about as close a profile as can be found and I believe less than the 15 suggested. That said if you need somebetter ones I ahve all that I took off my coch infavor of new LEDs let me know. Pay the post and you may have all that I still have.. Going after the lenses with Mothe...
by RSBILLEDWARDS
Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:02 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Stuff
Topic: What is the Safari model lineup or hierarchy?
Replies: 21
Views: 43172

Re: What is the Safari model lineup or hierarchy?

The SMC corp used Continental Panther as their top of the line model. Basicly an engine upgrade. Monaco eliminated Continental I suspect when they built the wonderful tag axle coach, Gazelle, Simba and Cheetahs were Monaco designed and built and of lesser quality than the SMC units. Lots of complain...
by RSBILLEDWARDS
Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:03 am
Forum: Chassis
Topic: air filter
Replies: 8
Views: 25198

Re: air filter

NAPA has an annual filter sale, timing dependent apparently on the store where Wix Gold filters are on SALE 50% off. Most of the small filters are a great deal, the large filter being discussed is not always the best deal, I can not explain why this is so, just an observation made over a number of y...
by RSBILLEDWARDS
Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:56 am
Forum: Coach Upgrades & Updates
Topic: upgrade thermostat Penguin II
Replies: 8
Views: 10936

Re: upgrade thermostat Penguin II

Think the mystery is solved! First I bought the wrong Penguin II and the associated recommended thermostat. What it all turned out to be was a dual zone, 10 key thermostat and associated electronics, none of which is identified as such in Dometic's literature nor in PPL's. I called Dometic"s su...
by RSBILLEDWARDS
Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:34 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Pacbrake and warning light promlem
Replies: 9
Views: 7842

Re: Pacbrake and warning light promlem

Know that I have not driven the Z since I bought the Panther 5 some years back. If memory serves me correctly that little light was on to say that the PAC Brake was in an "active mode" ie on. I did not view it as a warning light. I was is very much like the little green light that comes on...
by RSBILLEDWARDS
Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:30 am
Forum: Chassis
Topic: who is the manufacturer of the "Air-over-Hydraulic" brake system?
Replies: 16
Views: 12555

Re: who is the manufacturer of the "Air-over-Hydraulic" brake system?

Well late to this discussion, sorry. John first unfortunately not in your reference book. Yes two installed with a tie bar. I spent a lot of time crawling around a Patriot at the 30th Safari Party in Oklahoma. I was trying to determine if better than Hyd over Hyd. From conversations not so much so I...
by RSBILLEDWARDS
Tue Nov 12, 2019 2:46 am
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: 1998 Trek 454 Exhaust Manifold Cracked
Replies: 9
Views: 8960

Re: 1998 Trek 454 Exhaust Manifold Cracked

Brett, would this be fuel injected?

Bill Edwards
by RSBILLEDWARDS
Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:56 pm
Forum: Slides and Levelers
Topic: Looking for info on an SMC Slide where support beams go through Frame rail
Replies: 9
Views: 17338

Re: Looking for info on an SMC Slide where support beams go through Frame rail

Beaver, it is now up to you and a little ingenuity. I 'd love the challenge to help you if you were on my route East after a 2 month stay in Arizona. Look, sue some long blocks I would if you can use 4 X 4s to spread the load over a 3 or 4 foot length of the slides outer edge. It will take two of yo...
by RSBILLEDWARDS
Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:42 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: 1998 Trek 454 Exhaust Manifold Cracked
Replies: 9
Views: 8960

Re: 1998 Trek 454 Exhaust Manifold Cracked

Here are some thoughts...Ask me how I know...I was a Ford 460 hot rodder in a 1 ton Ford Super Van. By all means do the headers but that is not all. There is a package of things to do to make it really work efficiently. It takes effort and some time but oh goodness the results are amazing. Fuel mile...