3208NA driving tips

[Eric Johnson]

Doug,
We don't have propane injection nor do we have a full fuel light to watch. We
gained some
hill climbing experience on Monarch Pass last summer that may apply to your
question.
We're normally flat landers by comparison to Colorado so we had a steep learning
curve on
our drive to Ouray. We found that we could overheat the coach fairly easy by
holding the
throttle to the floor for extended periods while the coach gradually lost speed
and bogged
down.

Part of our overheat/boilover problem was a weak spring on the old radiator cap
which
was replaced during the trip. On our trip home to Texas, we experienced less
overheating
by proactively selecting lower gears and accepting slower speeds (say 20-30 mph)
that
could be maintained at something less than full throttle. We've since installed
a switch
that allows us to engage the radiator fan before getting too hot and that is
also helpful.

We recently had the valves adjusted on the 3208 and I've noticed a distinct
improvement
in power. It'll be interesting to see how the coach works the next time we hit
some serious
grade.

Regards, Eric in San Antonio
84FC35SBWL2


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "doug_ngl" wrote:
>
> Hey, On our recent trip to Moab (3 passes between here and anything
> remotely flat)I recently went into "full fuel" (read:overfuel) mode.
> Propane helps when acelerating, but when you get into an overfuel
> situation, it seems to have no real benefit. My question is: when
> pulling a grade, what driving style do you prefer? As far as going by
> the full fuel light, should I back out until it just flickers and have
> some popcorn until I reach the top, or just keep pouring the coals to
> her (or him as the case may be)? What seems to work best?? Best to all,
> Doug n' Pokey.
> Doug Engel, Gunnison, CO., 1981 FC35SB, "Pokey"
>