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Re: Floating Windscreen on my Grand Villa,

Reply #25 –
I found the video when I was looking at other interior re-model options. The title is.."Grand Villa Entrance"
Jeff & Carrie
2023 Geneva 31VA
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED "The Button Pusher" - GONE 🥺

Re: Floating Windscreen on my Grand Villa,

Reply #26 –
 Here is a link
Grand Villa Entrance

JohnH
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.

Re: Floating Windscreen on my Grand Villa,

Reply #27 –
Interesting video. What a driveway! I'm not at all sure I would have had the courage to attempt that climb!

Hope you are able to finally get the windshield issues solved. You need to begin having fun with your Foretravel!
David and Carolyn Osborn
1995 U320C SE 40' Build 4726 Feb 1995
FMCA 147762
Motorcade 17186

Re: Floating Windscreen on my Grand Villa,

Reply #28 –

That was one Scary drive,

My Coach just walks up the drive slowly now, It has plenty of Grunt, So no need for the Lunatic Speed.

And the Brakes do hold it on the drive,

I do have Fun and love driving it, Done about 4000 miles in it so far, If it wasnt so big, I would Drive it every where,

Its such a pleasure to drive, Easier than a car, And it does Goooooo, Hahahaha

But once I have all the Bugs sorted out, I wont have to touch it for a very long time,

I love the fact that I can just pull up any where its flat, No levellors needed, And can stay over night or for a month,

The Solar I whacked on the roof, Makes all the difference, Its totally self sufficient, I dont need or want C/P's,

The windscreen is costing me an arm and a leg to get it here,
But now I will get the right hand side screen as well at the same time, The extra cost of the second screen in the box, Wont affect the delivery charges by a significant amount,
Its an extra $600-00 for the second screen,

I will Remove the cut one, and put the new one in with all the new rubbers, I think it might solve my problems with it,

At least I know now that all the measurements are correct,

Thank you for all your help, It is very much appreciated, 

Some one on here mentioned Mud Daubers in holes, I pulled a Mud nest out of my water heater inlet, 3 inches thick, no wonder the heater wouldnt work, It was just having a flash back all the time, Could have burnt the Coach to the ground if I hadnt been watching it, The heater box was full of flames, Lucky that it didnt burn the paint on the outside of the Coach, Or go up through the interior of the wall,

Get a torch and look into the burner hole, It might save your Coach from burning, It is a big clear hole, if its blocked, you have a Mud Dauber nest in there, Or poke a wire into the hole, Its a clear round hole for about 12 inches, Then goes around the corner into the firebox,



Cheers,
Brian,

Toys, 1989 Grand Villa, 36 foot, ORED with 300 Hp Cat. 2002 Gemini 34 foot Sailing Catamaran, 2006 Honda Super Blackbird 1100XX, 2002 ZR7 750 Kawasaki,
25 HP Chinese tractor and Backhoe,

Re: Floating Windscreen on my Grand Villa,

Reply #29 –
Brian I was working on the coach today and took a couple more pics for you. These are from the front access doors showing the angle iron supports bolting to the frame.
Jeff
Jeff & Carrie
2023 Geneva 31VA
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED "The Button Pusher" - GONE 🥺

Re: Floating Windscreen on my Grand Villa,

Reply #30 –
Quote from: danieljeff545 –
Brian I was working on the coach today and took a couple more pics for you. These are from the front access doors showing the angle iron supports bolting to the frame.
Jeff

Mines the same in there, I was wondering what that square hole with the insulator around it was for, As my wiring dont go through it any more,
In Piccy 3, that angle iron that goes across the front that the frames are bolted too, mine has a cut out on it, Which could allow it to flex,
I will weld a plate across it, That will cure that problem,

The piccy of the vacuum thingy hanging there, Mine has a tube missing and spits oil out, Just oil vapour, But it is noticeable,
I must have dislodged a wire in the dash somewhere, as the pump works, but I have no water out of the taps now,

The weather here is atrocious, But nothing like your snow storms, I dont get snow here, But extremely high winds and rain, 95 KPH,
Cheers,
Brian,

Toys, 1989 Grand Villa, 36 foot, ORED with 300 Hp Cat. 2002 Gemini 34 foot Sailing Catamaran, 2006 Honda Super Blackbird 1100XX, 2002 ZR7 750 Kawasaki,
25 HP Chinese tractor and Backhoe,

Re: Floating Windscreen on my Grand Villa,

Reply #31 –
 May be a silly question Brian but are you still on that corner of driveway with the one side leaning over?? Maybe low on water and sucking air??
JohnH
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.

Re: Floating Windscreen on my Grand Villa,

Reply #32 –
Quote from: John Haygarth –
May be a silly question Brian but are you still on that corner of driveway with the one side leaning over?? Maybe low on water and sucking air??
JohnH

Hahahaha, No John, I got it out the next morning, Its sitting dead level now, The water tank is full,
Cheers,
Brian,

Toys, 1989 Grand Villa, 36 foot, ORED with 300 Hp Cat. 2002 Gemini 34 foot Sailing Catamaran, 2006 Honda Super Blackbird 1100XX, 2002 ZR7 750 Kawasaki,
25 HP Chinese tractor and Backhoe,

Re: Floating Windscreen on my Grand Villa,

Reply #33 –
Sorry Brian I cant help with the vacuum or tubing issues.  The PO of my unit had the front A/C disconnected because he said it never worked well enough to cool down the front half of the coach and he ran with the genny and front A/C when needed.
Jeff & Carrie
2023 Geneva 31VA
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED "The Button Pusher" - GONE 🥺

Re: Floating Windscreen on my Grand Villa,

Reply #34 –
 Good, then another question. Is the valve for filling the tank closed so that the pump can build up  pressure ???
johnH
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.

Re: Floating Windscreen on my Grand Villa,

Reply #35 –
Quote from: John Haygarth –
Good, then another question. Is the valve for filling the tank closed so that the pump can build up  pressure ???
johnH

The pumps working and building up pressure, I think I may have had block in the water line, ???????
Its working again, ????????  Its intermitant, I may unhook the pump and blow it backwards with the air compressor with the valves open, It may dislodge what ever is in there, Its a start anyway, I am still learning,

All your suggestions give me different ideas on how to go about it, Keep them coming, Even the silly questions give me ideas to try, They are all good,
Cheers,
Brian,

Toys, 1989 Grand Villa, 36 foot, ORED with 300 Hp Cat. 2002 Gemini 34 foot Sailing Catamaran, 2006 Honda Super Blackbird 1100XX, 2002 ZR7 750 Kawasaki,
25 HP Chinese tractor and Backhoe,