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Reply #20 –
Congratulations. It sounds like you got a good deal. And welcome.

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Reply #21 –
can someone tell me where to find the build number?
some good news since i last posted. the level system works great, the fridge works. and my wife says the ceilings and woodwork will clean up great.

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Reply #22 –
Congratulations on your purchase and your trip home.  I'm sure you will makes lots of good memories in your new to you coach.
Keep us posted on your progress.
Jerry

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Reply #23 –
started some of the major work this weekend. went after the rear bulkhead separation. before i start on how it went let me say that i found this forum a wealth of information and WRONG INFORMATION. seriously some people should not be allowed to work on their own stuff!
i started by making some safety props for the suspension. 3 in dia. thickwall pipe. front, 11 inches front and rear set by each airbag, rear  12 inch and 6 1/4. the longer one by the bag in front of the wheel and the short one onboard from the bag.behind the wheel. used 8 total.
we cut a 6 inch strip off the belly pan in the rear and cut out the foam. every bolt was broken.(talk about a stupid way to fasten the bulkhead, some engineer had his HUHA. ) i welded a nut on the broken bolt on the inside and turned them out. a lot of work, had to do some of them 2 or 3 times but got them all out. wire brushed the steel and it is in good shape. i am going to use the existing holes to avoid weakening the steel by drilling new holes. going to put a piece of 3/8 x1 1/2 flat stock between each section of the basement framing. i will drill thru the existing holes from the front side with a 5/16 bit using it to mark the new flat stock. i'll drill the flat stock on a drill press. then install the new grade 8 bolts from the inside and weld the bolt heads to the flat stock to prevent them from turning if they ever need to be tightened .
i am 100% sure that when people talk of spreading the bulkhead 4 inches or more to clean they are misunderstanding . i am sure what is meant is remove 4 or more inches of bellypan to access the steel to clean it.
monday i will order 8 new airbags. also going put on 6 new tires, going to use 295/75/22.5 way less money and within spec for oversize.(1/10 higher and wider) also i can gain a few hundred pounds load capacity.
got a good look under the coach and it looks very good , just an extreme lack of maintenance and some Rube Goldberg fixes that i'm addressing.

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Reply #24 –
The sad thing is that is how FT fixes it. They spread it out and you run the risk of delaminating the side walls.

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Reply #25 –
I don't think anyone ever answered your question about where to find the build number:

build number

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Reply #26 –
Farmerstu, post pictures if you can.

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Reply #27 –
Good to hear that it was just broken bolts and not bad metal .

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Reply #28 –
just ordered 8 airbags. 137.00ea no shipping . local (but big) truck dealer.

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Reply #29 –
We we bought our 1991 4 years ago, it also needed all 8 air bags. I had no problem replacing them, then you know what you have...

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Reply #30 –
I've been busy the last 3 weeks. we have repaired and reinforced the front and rear bulkheads. it pays to have friends, we did most of the work at a buddy s farm shop with it up on his 4 post semi hoist. made it a lot easier. installed all new airbags this last weekend, did that in my shop. lots of work but went well. fixed the front door hinge and lubed the weather strip, works like new. lots of little things inside and out. adjusted the valve clearance on the kubota and drained the coolant. ordered all new hoses for the gen set. next will be setting valves on the cummins and changing all fluids and filters on engine and trans and rear end. hired a neighbor to close up the cabinet for the front t.v. it's going to look great.

have a couple of questions if someone can help me out.
1. what does the switch in the front overhead( was to the right of the t.v. accessed from the center cabinet with the plexiglass cover) do? it's a rocker switch and the green indicator lights up when it's switched but i have no idea what it does.
2. the light over the door. it is two florescent tubes, they look ok. the switch labeled porch lite turns on the green indicator but the porch light doesn't come on. i have tried the push button switch at the light and am plugged into shore power. am i missing something?

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Reply #31 –
Quote from: farmerstu –
1. what does the switch in the front overhead( was to the right of the t.v. accessed from the center cabinet with the plexiglass cover) do? it's a rocker switch and the green indicator lights up when it's switched but i have no idea what it does.
2. the light over the door. it is two florescent tubes, they look ok. the switch labeled porch lite turns on the green indicator but the porch light doesn't come on. i have tried the push button switch at the light and am plugged into shore power. am i missing something?
1 Antenna booster for the OTA antenna.
2 The ballast that is hid inside of the fixture is bad, or the pushbutton switch has gotten wet and died. Lots of us have switched to LEDs  here.

Pamela & Mike

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Reply #32 –
wow! that was fast. thanks Pamela and Mike. that switch was driving me nuts! as for the porch light, leds are no doubt the answer.
again thanks. i really appreciate the help, this is all new to us after many years of tent camping on motorcycles. we thought that a small compressible pillow on the top of a wadded up leather jacket was a luxury. we have no idea what we are going to do with all the space.
on another thought. we were planning on towing a trailer with the bikes and a jeep in it. now the new idea is to flat tow our 84 f250 flatbed and put two electric motorcycle lift on the deck. open for suggestions. was not liking the idea of towing a 24 foot trailer but figured it was unavoidable. like the idea of towing the pickup a lot better. plus i already own the pickup. the lifts i am looking at are triple d lift and loader. have a friend who is a friend of the guy that builds them. open for suggestions and ideas.

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Reply #33 –
What heating system do you have?

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Reply #34 –
Guys,

Let's bring this discussion back to the OE's.  We seem to have taken a sharp left turn into insurance/legality.

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Reply #35 –
Quote from: Lon and Cheryl –
What heating system do you have?
not the aguahot.wehave two furnaces. i thought this was unusual as i was under the impression that aquahot was standard equipment on the 95 320 se, also have decals not full body paint.

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Reply #36 –
Quote from: wolfe10 –
Guys,

Let's bring this discussion back to the OE's.  We seem to have taken a sharp left turn into insurance/legality.
sorry i don't understand. what is OE. is there a problem?

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Reply #37 –
Quote from: farmerstu –
sorry i don't understand. what is OE. is there a problem?

Farmerstu,

Sorry, that should have been OP (Original Poster).  Certainly no problem on your part.

We try to keep posts on the subject set by the OP.  That way the search feature is a lot more helpful, as one topic/one subject.

Legality and insurance posts were the "left turn" I was referring to.

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Reply #38 –
A knowlegeable do it yourselfer can buy a rough coach and with a little time, effort, and money turn it into a jewel as long as the drive train is solid.  You made a great deal, and if it all went south you could recoup your purchase price by selling the engine and tranny.  Congrats!  You did well.
By the way, that dash air is a real bummer to work on! 
In my opinion ( everybody has one). The 95-96' coaches were some of the best built by Foretravel.  I have a 1990 and a 1996.
Several of the employees at the Foretravel factory own  95 and 96' coaches.

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Reply #39 –
Quote from: Kemahjohn –
In my opinion ( everybody has one). The 95-96' coaches were some of the best built by Foretravel.  Several of the employees at the Foretravel factory own  95 and 96' coaches.
I would only add one comment,  I'm a GV-Uni guy; I've talked with a lot of owners, and they ALL agree the  '93 thru '95 coaches were the best ever made.  ^.^d  Was the '95 the last GV  in the "classic" style built?