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Originally posted by Nick Cagle:
Question for Bill H. In the picture of your ipd Bar, just to the side of the bushing appears to be a pull cable of some sort. What is it?
Nick


It is a throttle pull cable. I installed it when I was setting up my ignition centrifugal and vacuum advance curves. I would lie under there with a timing light, a tach, vacuum gauge, vacuum pump, and a notebook. My harmonic dampner is degreed and the timing pointer is best seen from underneath.

This might sound like picking fly specks out of pepper, but all gassers respond to distributor curving, and the 502 needs a different advance curve than the 454.

I wish I had a distributor machine.

And a dyno. Frowner


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84 30T PeeThirty-Something, 502 powered
 
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We just recently purchased our Barth - 1985 28' Regal. I am beginning the process of rebuilding the front suspension. I am having trouble finding the right bushings for the IPD bar. Any suggestions?
 
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Originally posted by Dave & Shannon OH:
We just recently purchased our Barth - 1985 28' Regal. I am beginning the process of rebuilding the front suspension. I am having trouble finding the right bushings for the IPD bar. Any suggestions?


Roadmaster is now selling the same bar. I believe the Hellwig bar for the P30 is also the same diameter, but measure before you call them. Hellwig is very good about parts, and might be more reasonable price-wise.


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84 30T PeeThirty-Something, 502 powered
 
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IPD Is no longer selling Motorhome suspension parts. They sold that part of the business to Roadmaster a few years ago. Most likely the same parts, just a different name. Don't know how the prices compare now to what they where when IPD did it.

John


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Hi John
I'm not sure what size bar is used on your coach. Our P-30/32(?) is a 1977/76, 21ft coach which uses a 1.25 inch diameter bar. I replaced the end bushings a couple of years ago with neoprene type that were a GM part # 8891-2397 or AC part 45G0628(it might be 4SG0628---- my poor writing.)
Regards Bud


1993 Breakaway 36ft & 1977 20 ft
Spartan: air ride and brakes & P32(?)
Cummins: 8.3 litre 250hp, PACBrake
Allison 3060 (6 spd)
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1999 2dr Tracker 4X4 5spd, SMI Braking system
 
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The manual for the coach has written on it P32 but when my mechanic ran the serial number it came back as a P30. Anyway, the front sway bar measures exactly 1.5 inches. I can only find bushings for 1 5/8th inches or 1.25.
 
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