On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Robert C Townsend wrote:
> Bob,
> I'm planning to pull the Coleman a/c off the roof, and the Onan 4KW propane
> genset out of its compartment in my Dodge mini-motorhome, and re-install
> them in a similar floor-level location in my '48 Trailwind. They'll be
> vented separately, but I really don't see any problems with this
> arrangement. Dense foam/metal-faced insulation (as used in marine engine
> compartments) should provide both sound and heat insulation. My original
> Coleman gas oven/range was mounted streetside just aft of the wheel-well,
> and the kitchen sink/countertop was located over the wheel-well; the Marvel
> fridge was mounted over the curbside wheel-well. I'm not sure how it'll all
> go back in... when i have the new frame set up, I'll experiment with
> equipment layout/weight distribution... Since you'll probably get yours done
> before mine, let me know how it works out...
Tuna, any idea what your Onan 4HW genset weighs? When I had my 73
International I bought a 2500 watt Onan a fellow had pulled out of
something, a motor home I imagine, as the cooling fan vented out the
bottom of the fan shroud. It's an older unit and has the cast iron engine
rather than the alloy engines used currently. My genset is very heavy and
would be okay for charging batteries to support running a small inverter.
I doubt it's heavy enough to run AC -- I'll have to check the numbers.
It's also pretty bulky and would take up a lot of interior space that my
Tradewind doesn't have so I was thinking I'd leave it in the truck and run
a heavy line to the AC panel.
Jim Greene
'68 Tradewind
Atlanta
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