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| Kylexisxrad (Kylexisxrad)
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.....I finally crossed paths with an anti-busnut. I was calling around yesterday to local rv storage yards looking for a place to put the eagle 10 for a month or so, and the conversation with one storage facility(a really nice one actually) went something like this: me: do you have any 40 foot spots available? atendant: of course, you need to store a 40 footer? me: yup yup. attendant: what is it, a nice newell? me: no sir. attendant: a monaco? me: its an eagle. attendant: oh, sorry. we don't store buses. CLICK!!!!! and he hung up. nice huh? then I called back and offered to drive it over to show him how much nicer it probably was than anything else he had there, and how I could actually make his place look better from the freeway(hey, I already knew I wasn't gonna get a spot, so what do I care if I'm a jerk? he insulted my other girlfriend, and I was NOT about to put up with that)  also, on a side note, if any of you still have your newspaper from last friday, pull out te little condensed version of LIFE magazine that comes with it(some of you may not get it) and read the article about actor jeff daniels and his RV obsession. he's practically a busnut! he owns a 40ft Gulfstream TourMaster riding on a nice set of alcoas, and says its not the destination he looks forward to, its driving. quote: "Because an RV is so big, you only go 65mph, tops. You're in no hurry. That's what true RV'ers know. you'll get there when you get there. its all about the journey-whats around the next bend." I think we should all make it a personal mission to send him all the letters we can and infecty him with the busbug. haha. we can do it. I mean, he already insists that his friends and family call it "the bus", and likes to sleep @ truckstops, so he's already got the bug, just gotta turn it from the sniffles and a cough to a full blown cold! sorry for the long post. I'm on lunch break and motivated. kyle in norcal ps: there's even a story in there where he admits to accidentally leaving his wife at a truckstop!!!! lol | ||
| Geoff (Geoff)
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I watched a 30 minute promo for the new RV movie with Robin Williams and Jeff Daniels it was brought up that JD was an experienced RV'er and when interviewed Jeff put it quite plainly he wasn't a newbie and knew how to drive an RV (unlike the movie-wife of RB who almost crashed the RV in one of the chase scenes). More power to Jeff Daniels and the RV lifestyle! (maybe if he had a bus conversion he could go over 65 mph and feel safe). --Geoff '82 RTS AZ | ||
| Dallas Farnworth (Dal300)
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65???? We can go 65???? Wow! Cool! I got use to people showing me I was number one, using only one finger! Dallas | ||
| Kylexisxrad (Kylexisxrad)
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my thoughts exactly. you'd think as a hollywood star he'd want a conversion, you know? the best of the best on the road(read: eagle haha, j/k), not a S&S rig. | ||
| Kyle Brandt (Kyle4501)
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Just goes to show that just because someone makes a living acting does not mean they know about anything else. conversions, religion, pollitics, environment, etc. included kyle4501 | ||
| Jarlaxle Rating: N/A |
65? My friend's Dodge class C will run 75 without breathing hard. Gotta love big-block 440 power. :D | ||
| Bill Endres
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65? My Ford class C 26 Ft. Coachmen will run 85 without breathing hard.Just big gulps of fuel that 460 needs. 4 MPG GULP COUGH GULP CHUG CHUG. 55 - 60 11 MPG GREAT. Least the power poles don't look like a picket fence. Just sold my 4107, sure gonna miss it. I used to be #1 also. | ||
| Jarlaxle Rating: N/A |
4MPG? Dang--the Dodge gets 7-8 while towing a Toyota truck with a carb & somewhere around 100,000 miles. It will probably run 85 (3.91 gears, Gear Vendors overdrive), but that's too fast for me in anything that big. The current Dodge (with that big 440) gets about the same mileage (0.5-1MPG less) than his previous Dodge. Both were Coachmen-bodied class C's, the one he has now is a bit larger (24' versus 27, though weight is comparable), 3 years older (1974 versus 1977), and has about three times the power (440 versus 2bbl 318). Gotta say, though--that little 318 really wasn't enough engine for six-plus tons of dead weight, but it never missed a beat, running ~166,000 miles spending essentially every mile running flat-out. Many times, we'd stop after a run through the mountains (usually running pegged on the governor in second gear at ~3700RPM), open the hood, and see the manifolds & the first foot or so of the headpipe glowing a bright red. I'm almost afraid to think how hot the exhaust valves got. Then again, when sold it ran perfectly, and still held ~120-130psi in all 8 holes & 35-40psi oil pressure at hot idle. Those 318-3's were certainly built tough. | ||
| FAST FRED Rating: N/A |
Those 318-3's were certainly built tough. I understand there STILL building them for compressors. Only hassle is the HEAD warps , not the exhaust manifold after a really hard run and many are impossable to seal at the exhaust manifold . The cure is not a headder gasket as the engine is too commercial , and was never hot rodded. So the head exhaust ports needs to be surfaced , however if done its easily a 500,000 mile engine in auto service and 200,000+ dragging a box up hills. GREAT MOPAR , as usual, if only Harley could hire some of these folks! FAST FRED | ||
| Dallas Farnworth (Dal300)
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318-3 Just another example of great engineering. Along with 235 Chevy 300 Ford 6 (High torque) 237 Toyota Landcruiser Engine (stolen from GM) Toyota 22R series etc. Now lets hear the hollering! LOL Dallas | ||
| FAST FRED Rating: N/A |
You forgot those Slant 6 Mopars , harder to kill than Osalami. FAST FRED | ||
| Jarlaxle Rating: N/A |
The 318-3 had the same heads as any other 318--headers for them are easy to find, though van headers can be tough. This one never had exhaust leak problems. The big difference between a light-duty 318 & a heavy-duty (or any Chrysler "dash 3") is internal: steel crank (same as a 340), forged rods, forged pistons with moly rings, stainless steel exhaust valves with hardened seats (even on the leaded-gas engines) & valve rotators, big oil pans (7 quarts), oil coolers, & hi-volume pumps. In fact, the 74's 440-3 has the same steel crank & rods as a 440 6-pack. Then again, most HD truck engines are pretty tough--steel cranks, forged pistons, valve rotators, frequently 4-bolt mains. Heck, the Chevy 454 in the GMC wrecker at work went almost 300,000 miles. | ||
| Jarlaxle Rating: N/A |
And speaking of Dallas's list, the Toyota that we tow (a flatbed dually) has a 22R-E in it. It still runs perfectly with over 300,000 miles. Gotta give the nod to the 292 Chevy over the 235 Stovebolt, though. | ||
| Timnvt (Timnvt)
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Ignorance exposed... What does the -dash 3- indicate? I'm guessing three carbs? A friend of mine had a '68 or so Dart w/225 slant 6. He blew a rod right out the side of the motor. While towing it home to my place for parts my buddy popped the clutch and she started running. Made some racket but with a six inch hole in the side I'd hollar some too. | ||
| Jarlaxle Rating: N/A |
Dash 3 means a heavy-duty engine--motorhomes, HD trucks, industrial applications, that sort of thing. | ||
| FAST FRED Rating: N/A |
Canadian" HD version which is actually a 440 block with 318 internals and a special cylinder head set was in my first Shasta 20 ft MH. With no help but a new fuel pump it ran to San Diego ,Left coast , up #1 in La La land to PDX ans SEA finally to Vancouver and returned to the Right coast. Great MH , as long as the entire roof flexing up (as a convirtable top would) with the passing of any semi wasn't a bother. But it did teach us that Trailer Mfg do a better job of a livable interior with Great views out than the MH makers of that era. FAST FRED | ||
| Dallas Farnworth (Dal300)
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Boy, has this topic gotten hijacked! | ||
| Jarlaxle Rating: N/A |
Fred is wrong again. The 318-3 is no more or less than a standard 318 block with heavy-duty internals. Same block as my friend's Dodge Diplomat. | ||
| FAST F Rating: N/A |
You are right the 318-C is the heavy duty version , not the 318-3. FAST FRED | ||
| Jarlaxle Rating: N/A |
There is no engine that is a "440 block with 318 internals". The engines are completely different designs, sharing essentially nothing. The 318-3 (and 440-3) is, as I said, the HD truck engine. |