I put a one-lung Generac in our previous SOB (3.5 KW?) It powered our single a/c nicely, & was much quieter than the 6.5 KW Onan in the Barth, mainly mechanical noise.

Hey Ed
What's the advantage of the aluminum billet pulleys you installed? Thanks

They are for street rods. They overdrive the waterpump at low RPM's and give you extra cooling in heavy traffic situations which is common around Houston. I needed to replace a couple of the pulleys anyway.

I'm installing a complete MSD 6 system with the rotor, cap, and coil. It'll be great if it reaps another 1-2mpg. It should pay for itself in a hurry.

Ed,

I am a new forum member. I joined to begin my search for a 1980's Barth in restored condition. My wife and I are a retired couple, age 75, and new to the world of RV. However, my research over the past several years has led me to narrow my search to Barth and two other brands.

Is your Barth still available for sale?

Thank you,
Dick and Mary Brown
Chambersburg, PA
rvbrown@embarqmail.com

Yes, it is.

Ed, what was the result of your MSD 6 system? I'm thinking about changing my stock distributer. Already have special wires and plugs and they seem to help my fuel economy.

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Originally posted by humbojb:
Already have special wires and plugs and they seem to help my fuel economy.

Wanna tell us about it?

Nology Engineering, San Diego, Ca produces something they call the Nology HotWires system. They have been used by various top fuel dragsters,Kenny Bernstein, Joe Amato, Cory Mac. The hotwires system delivers spark with an ulra-short duration, 4 nanaseconds, vs conventional long-duration spark of 4 thousands of a second. Tests using a GM HEI distributor and an MSD 6AL ignition showed increases of 7.3 HP and 7.8 foot pounds of torque. Quicker and better combustion equals better fuel consumption. Silverstone BERU plugs are used. I have claimed 10/11 mpg and no one believes me. Everyone says my speedometer is off. I'll be out this weekend and am going to check the speedometer(odometer) with mile markers. Won't it be interesting if my speedo is correct?

Ed,
Just curious, did the new MSD ignition , coil provide the improvements you were expecting. Did not see a response from this much earlier post...
Thanks

It's still a work in progress. My real job has been using up all of my time lately.