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Title: MudFlap Issues
Post by: Lee Casebeer_01 on November 18, 2004, 06:58:59 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 12895 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12895)
What if one was to lighten the weight of the Rear Flap so that it "Sailed in the Wind, to reduce the High Pressure in front of it, butt still depleting many of the rocks kicked up by the rear tyres. Plus I looking for some thin stainless Perferrated Stainless Steel to replace the outer upper solid metal panel above the rubber... to allow air to flow thru..
Lee in Portland, with son-in-law who will not let me tow his fancy new pick-up without the rear flap, because he does nto want the pretty paint job sand blasted... What is CC offcial opinion of the issue??????? "John Sinnar" jdsinnar@...> wrote:
Title: Re: MudFlap Issues -Stainless Steel
Post by: Dave Fagen on November 18, 2004, 08:06:41 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 12898 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12898)
RE: MudFlap Issues -Stainless Steel For perforated stainless look at McNichols >http://www.mcnichols.com/cqapp/stocklist?product=Perforated&productType=ROUND&selector=STAINLESS+316&View=View+Stock+List

At 18:58 -0500 11/18/04, lcasebeer@... wrote:
Title: Re: MudFlap Issues
Post by: Dick Campagna on November 18, 2004, 08:20:01 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 12901 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12901)
From: lcasebeer@...>

(snip) > looking for some thin stainless Perferrated Stainless Steel to replace the outer upper solid metal panel above the rubber... to allow air to flow thru.

I suspect that the holes would have to be realllllly big to allow significant flow-through. I do know that, sitting on our screened porch, the screen blocks a significant amount of wind.

Dick (& Geri) Campagna
'98 36' Intrigue #10571
Mfd: 11/97
Title: Re: MudFlap Issues
Post by: Dave Fagen on November 18, 2004, 08:54:04 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 12902 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12902)
Re: [Country-Coach-Owners] MudFlap Issues The larger hole size the better. Small holes could "whistle" due to vortex shedding at high speeds.
See the link to McNichols that I posted earlier.

Dave Fagen
1989 32' SE
Title: Re: MudFlap Issues
Post by: John on November 18, 2004, 10:29:56 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 12904 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12904)
Is there a way to install dual mud flaps in the wheel wells and take the full flap off instead? That may be a possibility along with a tow skirt for the toad to eliminate the sand blast effect.

John
Atlanta

Currently coachless
Title: Re: MudFlap Issues
Post by: Egon on November 19, 2004, 09:43:32 am
Yahoo Message Number: 12908 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12908)
Hello all,

Those of you that are having overheating problems, what engine do you have? I have the Cummins 330 and have no overheating problems.
However, in the summer of '01 we did have some overheating problems coming back from Vegas. Had Cummins check everything and they found that the thermostat had been dropped before it was installed. Since then, no problems and I do have the full rear flap.
John, I feel for you being coachless, was that way myself from July to end of November while waiting for our unit. Man, Labor day weekend and Fall Break weekend were the pits, had to stay home or take the SUV.

Egon

'99 Allure #30321
'02 Tahoe Z71

Quote from: John
Is there a way to install dual mud flaps in the wheel wells and

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Title: Re: MudFlap Issues
Post by: Egon on November 19, 2004, 09:45:33 am
Yahoo Message Number: 12910 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12910)
John, on the dual mud flaps-- mine has those but there is a big gap between the raod surface and the flap.

Egon

Quote from: John
Is there a way to install dual mud flaps in the wheel wells and

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Title: Re: MudFlap Issues
Post by: Larry F on November 19, 2004, 07:11:00 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 12922 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/12922)
Just brainstorming here, but you might be able to prop/wire the flap up at about a 45 degree angle. This might allow more cooling/ram airflow and still catch the rocks. Probably won't look too good though. I've only had my coach for about a month and hope I don't have any cooling problems this summer. Is this a common problem with CC/Cummins? Thanks

Larry, Debbie, Tiki and Tom (Pugs) 2003 Allure #30856

Quote from: Egon
John, on the dual mud flaps-- mine has those but there is a big

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Egon

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