A New Member to the Family!

[Mike Hohnstein]

PA has mountains, not hills. I was down to 35/40 on the route Andy took pulling
my Honda Civic. Improving the air inlet delivery is a good thing and I plan on
going up to 5" exhaust and losing the muffler, Dupree told me it wouldn't be too
loud. I believe every thing Randy tells me.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Forman
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 1:27 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: A New Member to the Family!


Andy,

I have an 82 FC with your same engine, and while it is certainly not
quick, it performs much better than what you have described. Mine
will cruise comfortably 60-65 mph. Grades will slow it down, no
doubt about it, but I've never had one drop me below 50. Now,
granted, I have never crossed mountains, but it doesn't sound like
you did, either. Sounds like there may be a power reduction problem
your mechanic will need to find. Does the engine smoke under load?
Check your air cleaner element, too, I changed a severely clogged one
out last year and there was a noticable change in performance.

Also, keep in mind that there is a bit of driving technique required
when driving these busses through hills, have to run hard downhill to
build up momentum to make it back up.

Scott Forman
82 FC35RB
Memphis



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Coleman"
wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Proud to say that I've just officially joined the Wanderlodge
Family.
> I'm now the owner of a 1983 FC-35 with a 225 HP turbo 3208. Bought
> it Sunday. Drove it 500 miles from Malta, Ohio to my home in
Central NJ.
>
> I wonder what the neighbors think about the new, brown addition to
my
> backyard!
>
> Bought the bus from a family that did not use it much. Only a few
> thousand miles of driving over the past 3.5 years.
>
> The power steering pump leaked fluid all the way home. Had to re-
fill
> several times.
>
> The worst problem I had, however, was speed. I averaged under 50
MPH
> through the 500 mile journey. Some of the Pennsylvania hills on
Route
> 70 & 76 slowed my coach down to 25 MPH in the right lane with the
> emergency flashers on. Any upward elevation change, even slight
ones,
> slowed my coach down into the low 50s. It was the long climbs that
> choked it. And the only excess weight in the bus was my girlfriend,
> tool box and 100 gallons of gas!
>
> A good friend of mine is a diesel mechanic. He is going to take a
> look at the bus for me shortly. I told him about this great forum,
> and he recommended that I ask experienced folks like yourself if
this
> performance is normal, or an indication of a problem.
>
> I realize that they are heavy buses, but are they really that slow?
> Even with the turbo? Creeping along in the right lane is dangerous!
>
> My friend and I are going to change the fuel and air filters, adjust
> the valve lash, replace the belts. Anybody else have suggestions?
> They will be greatly appreciated!
>
> Andy Coleman
> Wanderlodge Virgin No More!
> 83 FC - 35.
> Spring Lake Heights, NJ
>






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