Still need answers: prospective owner

[John Suter]

Boy, anyone who has seen the work John and his wife
have personally done on their 1980 model Bluebird, has
to bow in deference to their recommendation to try the
coach out first, and then decide what changes/upgrades
to make.
John, are the pictures posted? If not, it might be
a good excuse for a trip for a prospective purchaser
to see what they have done.

John Suter


--- John Stiles wrote:

> As usual Jeff is right on with his answers here. I
> used to dry camp
> for two weeks with ours with no problems whatsoever.
> I would run
> the generator a bit each day and didn't have any
> concern. The only
> thing related to batteries in the 1980 (and others)
> that I would
> concern myself with is the chargers. If it still
> has the old
> battery boilers I would consider going to a good
> microprocessor
> controlled charger such as the Truecharge or others.
> Other than
> that upgrade I use Trogan T125's (on my 6th year)
> and keep check on
> the water. As far as planning other mods I would
> suggest owning the
> coach first and get used to it. Its easy to get
> caught up in the
> excitement of buying an older bird and wanting to
> fix her up but you
> may find that some things such as the hot water
> system are a really
> good design for the period and will meet most folks
> needs more than
> adequately. Even though they are now 26 years old,
> alot of the
> systems in the 1980 are still a far cry better (and
> of higher
> quality) than what is in most new fiberglass rv's
> today. Try it,
> use it a while, fix what is broken and then make
> experience based
> decisions later on what you want to modify......
>
> Best of luck,
>
> John Stiles
> 1980 33FC
> "My Navion"
> Stockbridge, GA
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff
> Miller"
> wrote:
> >
> > I guess that before you condemn the 4-GC6 battery
> setup, try it.
> Being
> > series-parallel, there are plenty of cranking amps
> if the
> batteries are
> > good, cables are good, and charging system is
> working properly. In
> > short it works, that's why there are still
> thousands of BB/FC
> coaches
> > out there using this system after 15-25years.
> >
> > Sure the addition of a pair of starting batteries
> would be
> optimum, but
> > most of us don't want to give up the storage for
> something that
> the
> > coach doesn't need.
> >
> > I've gotten very familiar with Mike H's setup with
> an additional
> > battery bank, it works exceptionally well. He has
> the storage,
> wants
> > the inverter bank, it is a great setup also.
> >
> > - Jeff Miller
> > in Holland, MI
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com,
> "birdshill123"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I am still awaiting some answers from the
> experts. Please I need
> to
> > > know!!<<snip>>
> > > 5. I am watching the posts about batteries. I
> still find it hard
> to
> > > believe that BB would not supply a seperate
> starting battery.
> The 6
> > > volts are NOT designed for the heavy instant
> load of a starter
> motor.
> > > I
> > > I think the installation of at least a series 31
> would be my
> first
> > > mod.<<snip>>
> >
>
>
>
>
>


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