Climb every mountain, ...

[sfedeli3]

Hi Guy & Juergen,
I've climbed many of the passes out west pedal to the metal in my
PT40 and never have seen my pyro over 650 in the summer. Did El
Cajon, Wolf Creek and the Grapevine all in July heat. Temps were 195
Water and 230 Oil/Tranny. My turbo seems to get hotter with
thicker "cold" oil and yesterday I saw 725 and got scared. What
should the pyro max out at?
Shane Fedeli
85PT40
Hershey, PA


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "guysmalley"
wrote:
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, john duke
wrote:
> >
> > To all BB guys
> > I have a question about climbing in a Blu-Bird. I have my WLSP
36 now for 10 years
> and I keep looking at mountain grades more and more. My last BIG
endevour was the
> Calif. Tehachapi pass from Bakersfield on up to where the
windmills are. I pushed the
> coach as hard as I could and saw Pyro reach 1050 at times and
boost 15+. Water and Oil
> temps were never over 190F Tranny was also in limits(95C). I
passed almost every truck
> on that climb.(Towing my jeep wrangler). Yet I keep watching the
grades and reading
> about them if they are listed.
> > Going into Yosemite from the west, I would not take my BB up
those grades, yet I saw
> all kinds of busses and motorhomes going right in there. WHAT is
the limit that a Blue-
> Bird can do?? Am I too timid or over cautious in generalor is a
10% grade too much? I
> would love to hear of some of your experiences.
> > Thanks
> > Juergen in PA
> > 1991 WLSP36
> >
> Juergen,
> I worry more about the swith backs than the grade if you take your
time gear it right it
> would go up almost anything. I am a cyclist and riden all over the
country (including the
> road to Yosemite) so I am aware of grades. what I do in real steep
climbs= winding roads
> is to have my wife drove the tow car. less strain it is not
nessasary but on hard swithbacks
> it is just easyer. also I research roads before hand so not to get
into a bad situation.
> bottom line most roads that you would bring the BB on would be
under 12% which a
> pusher would do.
>
> guy smalley
> 86 pt40
>