a few quick BB questions

[Jon]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" wrote:
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner
> wrote:
> >
> > Jon sometime in the middle 1970's the GMC motorhome set the
worlds
> > land speed record for motorhome and it still stands for Class A
> > motorhomes. My understanding is that the motorhome had to be
fully
> > equipped just like it did when it was sold. I believe someone
was
> > sitting on the toilet when it approached 99MPH. Could be that the
> > Bluebird engineers in all of their genius and wanting a really
safe
> > motorhome wanted to communicate with the person in the "loo" when
> > they tried to crack that barrier. Could that be possible?
> >
> > tom warner
> > Vernon Center,NY
> > 1982 FC35
> > 1985 PT40 with a phone in the "loo"
> >
> > At 08:49 PM 4/2/2006, you wrote:
> > >--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "George Witt"
> > ><mrdonut12@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birdshill123"
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bruce,
> > > > You just really don't understand overkill, do you? :o)
> > > > I swear, some of the Blue Bird Engineers must have
worked
> on
> > >the
> > > > space shuttle, they have so many backup systems.
> > > > If you have 3 and lose one, it's not a trip-interrupting
> event.
> > > > You also get to have separate temperature controls for
> > >different
> > > > areas.
> > > > Mine has the motor driven generator, I took it out and
put
> in a
> > > > Xantex invertor/charger. The motor driven unit was the best
> > > > technology available at the time. Many owners update things
> with
> > >that
> > > > in mind on the updates, going to the best available when the
> update
> > >is
> > > > done.
> > > > Blue Bird's engineering motto was: If some is good,
more
> is
> > > > better. ;o)
> > > > My '81 is still an engineering marvel 25 years later and
> has
> > >many
> > > > features even new "other brands" don't have.
> > > > We had a little get-together here and had 5 Birds show
> up. We
> > > > all gave tours of our coaches and wowed the group with the
cool
> > > > features each one had. It's just amazing to see what they
put
> in
> > > > these things.
> > > > The one thing that stands out to me from a design
> standpoint is
> > > > that it all makes sense and whoever designed these things
must
> have
> > > > used them a lot to come up with the neat ideas they had.
> > > > One of my favorites is the ladder to the roof. The top
> bars go
> > > > over 5 feet onto the roof. This lets you get horizontal
safely
> > >before
> > > > you hang one leg down searching for that first step on the
> ladder.
> > > > Every other ladder I've seen makes you try to find that
> step
> > > > while precariously perched almost upright with little to hang
> onto.
> > > > The more Birds you look at, the more awed you'll be by
the
> > >design.
> > > >
> > > > George Witt
> > > > 81 FC 35
> > > > Lincoln, Nebraska
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Why do the older FC's have a 12.5 KW generator? Our Bounder
DP
> > >has a
> > > > > 7.5 and it sure seems adequate. Why do they use the
powerline
> > >gen. as
> > > > > well? Did all the FC's use the motor driven gen. or was it
an
> > >option?
> > > > > Why do many BB's have 3 A/C's? Most coaches use 2 and I have
> > >never
> > > > > needed more. I just know that BB had a good reason for more.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks: Bruce
> > > > >
> > >
> > >Question? why did they install a telephone in the bathroom? Was
it
> in
> > >case the door got jamed and you couldn't open it from the inside?
> > >
> > >
> > >Jon Lechich
> > >1978 Wanderlodge
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > Oh yes and one thing the engineers did forget in that area of
> relief was a Bidet for our french owners. Hay that's a great idea
> for all those fokes that use that expensive toilet paper made for
> motor homes. Why didn't the design engineers think of that? Maybe I
> should contact them and ask them why? Jon

Owell I've got one of these in my motor home and it was not and extra
but an upgrade that I installed.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/1942...C01033.jpg

Jon
Rebel Bird
Bremerton Washington
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