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Storage

SYSTEMS

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ONE-YEAR/15,OOO

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FOR

MOTOR

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Brand

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_____________________

MANUFACTURING PLANT,

AUGUST

1978

Model

__________

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS,

Consumer Fleetwood

P.O.

Riverside, From From

Affairs

Box

7300

California California: Outside

Department

Enterprises,

(BOO)

of

California:

Inc.

92523

442·4B04

(BOO)

Serial

No.

854·4755

_________

printed

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in

USA

NOTICE

Your selling dealer complete predelivery inspection

motor checklists supplied manufacturer. completed checklists from motor

home

is

responsible for performing a

of

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components

by

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delivered

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specified

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predelivery

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predelivery inspection procedure, dealer correcting any steering performance delivery

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motor

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back

front

limit.

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are

and

normal

motor The

following

method

measurements,

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obtain

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this

than

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determines

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a reading. (This first value

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obtain

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less

readings 1

the

exceeds

enough

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left edge

for

a fully-loaded vehicle

belongings.

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at a public

procedure

weight

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obtain

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than

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vehicle

a reading. (This

only

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a reading. (This

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equipment

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to

obtain

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the

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on

the

of

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by

values

important

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scale plat-

(both

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axle

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the

to

reduce

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verify

on

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within

optimum

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defined

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scale

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scale is

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should

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Fleetwood Flair 1979 Owner's Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual