Bird of the Week - Glenn & Lisa Allen

[mbulriss]

Bird of the Week has been updated.

Today's example is what a dedicated owner can do. I normally do not
post extra information on the Bird of the Week pictures, but this one
so impressed me with all the new owner's upgrading in such a short
time period, that I felt compelled to pass along some of the
information they sent in with the pictures.

From Glenn's picture submission: "We've had the bird about 6 months
and are the 3rd owners. I purchased it from an owner in Texas and
drove it home to Georgia. I'm in the process of getting the bus
reconditioned. I have replaced the hot water heater, refrigerator,
front window, holding tank dump valves, battery cables, tag axle
pressure reducing valve, and air dryer. I have replaced the seals in
the drive axle and the steer axle. On the steer axle, I have replaced
the wheel bearings, shoes, and drums. I have purchased 3 new Dometic
Penguin low profile A/Cs and a Magnum MS2812 inverter for my next
projects. Hopefully I will have them installed in a few months. We
love to camp a lot and so I try to schedule my upgrades and
maintenance around our camping schedule."

Wow, what an impressive to-do list in such a short period. Glenn, are
you retired, or when did you have time to camp? Hopefully you will
document some of the upcoming projects and post step-by-step pictures
in the Photos section of the forum. I am personally interested in
knowing more about the A/C project; part numbers, thermostat changes,
wiring changes. Please keep us up-to-date on your projects.

Thanks to Glenn for his Bird of the Week submission!

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX - back from South Padre, darn it!!

[Scott Forman]

"tag axle pressure reducing valve"

Does this control tag ride height? Where is it? I think my tag is
riding high despite the pressure gauge reading ok

Scott Forman
86 PT38
Memphis

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
> Bird of the Week has been updated.
>
> Today's example is what a dedicated owner can do. I normally do not
> post extra information on the Bird of the Week pictures, but this
one
> so impressed me with all the new owner's upgrading in such a short
> time period, that I felt compelled to pass along some of the
> information they sent in with the pictures.
>
> From Glenn's picture submission: "We've had the bird about 6 months
> and are the 3rd owners. I purchased it from an owner in Texas and
> drove it home to Georgia. I'm in the process of getting the bus
> reconditioned. I have replaced the hot water heater, refrigerator,
> front window, holding tank dump valves, battery cables, tag axle
> pressure reducing valve, and air dryer. I have replaced the seals
in
> the drive axle and the steer axle. On the steer axle, I have
replaced
> the wheel bearings, shoes, and drums. I have purchased 3 new
Dometic
> Penguin low profile A/Cs and a Magnum MS2812 inverter for my next
> projects. Hopefully I will have them installed in a few months. We
> love to camp a lot and so I try to schedule my upgrades and
> maintenance around our camping schedule."
>
> Wow, what an impressive to-do list in such a short period. Glenn,
are
> you retired, or when did you have time to camp? Hopefully you will
> document some of the upcoming projects and post step-by-step
pictures
> in the Photos section of the forum. I am personally interested in
> knowing more about the A/C project; part numbers, thermostat
changes,
> wiring changes. Please keep us up-to-date on your projects.
>
> Thanks to Glenn for his Bird of the Week submission!
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX - back from South Padre, darn it!!
>

[Glenn Allen]

Hello Mike,

Thanks for the post. I wish I were retired! But, as you can see, I am
trying to get ready for retirement.

I will try to document the A/C and Inverter Upgrades. I'm sure I will
be posting a few questions. Today, I was looking over the electrical
breaker panel planning on what items to move to the inverter. For some
reason, I do not have an AC wiring diagram in my Blue Box....anyone out
there with an AC wiring diagram applicable for a '86 PT-40?

I recently installed a flat panel HDTV in place of the original and
still working analog TV. I have found the orginal antenna and rotor
work great in receiving the HD signals. Once the in-motion dishes
settle down in the next year(hopefully) I plan to add a dome to the
roof.

I am real interested in making a roof hoist to simplify kayak transport
and maybe a spare tire...????

I have been through a lot of RVs, but I find the BB an intersting
project that I enjoy. The more I work on it, the more I am impressed
with their engineering from the '80s. Some of the current coaches
still don't compete with the BB. I just wish I had more time to get
her up to the level I like...

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
Glenn, are
> you retired, or when did you have time to camp? Hopefully you will
> document some of the upcoming projects and post step-by-step pictures
> in the Photos section of the forum. I am personally interested in
> knowing more about the A/C project; part numbers, thermostat changes,
> wiring changes. Please keep us up-to-date on your projects.

[Mike Hohnstein]

Reassign one of the 30a shore receptacles to the inverter, that's what I did,
simple and works real well. You never use those any way.
Mike Hohnstein
Germantown, WI
83FC35
----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn Allen
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 11:19 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Bird of the Week - Glenn & Lisa Allen


Hello Mike,

Thanks for the post. I wish I were retired! But, as you can see, I am
trying to get ready for retirement.

I will try to document the A/C and Inverter Upgrades. I'm sure I will
be posting a few questions. Today, I was looking over the electrical
breaker panel planning on what items to move to the inverter. For some
reason, I do not have an AC wiring diagram in my Blue Box....anyone out
there with an AC wiring diagram applicable for a '86 PT-40?

I recently installed a flat panel HDTV in place of the original and
still working analog TV. I have found the orginal antenna and rotor
work great in receiving the HD signals. Once the in-motion dishes
settle down in the next year(hopefully) I plan to add a dome to the
roof.

I am real interested in making a roof hoist to simplify kayak transport
and maybe a spare tire...????

I have been through a lot of RVs, but I find the BB an intersting
project that I enjoy. The more I work on it, the more I am impressed
with their engineering from the '80s. Some of the current coaches
still don't compete with the BB. I just wish I had more time to get
her up to the level I like...

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
Glenn, are
> you retired, or when did you have time to camp? Hopefully you will
> document some of the upcoming projects and post step-by-step pictures
> in the Photos section of the forum. I am personally interested in
> knowing more about the A/C project; part numbers, thermostat changes,
> wiring changes. Please keep us up-to-date on your projects.





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