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fresh water tank [message #322859] Mon, 28 August 2017 15:35 Go to next message
joewilly is currently offline  joewilly   United States
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I just found a leak in the fresh water tank in our new to us coach, is there anything to watch out for when I remove it to inspect? do the screws for sending sensors just unscrew ( the screws are covered in silicone )and does it just lift out after unhooking all hoses?
It feels like a crack on the bottom,
can this be repaired or am I stuck buying a new one? are they available that fit same space?
1978 Royale rear twin.
thanks
Joe


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Re: [GMCnet] fresh water tank [message #322863 is a reply to message #322859] Mon, 28 August 2017 16:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
William Shourt is currently offline  William Shourt   United States
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The tanks can be welded but if it is original they have steel nuts that the sensor screws into and the nuts rust which seem to cause small cracks and leak. Probably why the silicone. Small leaks go unnoticed and can cause dry rot and mold over time. If you plan on keeping the GMC for a while best to replace, I did mine 20 years ago with new tank that has brass nuts and it still holds well. I think it was from applied or cinnabar.

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> On Aug 28, 2017, at 1:35 PM, Joe williams wrote:
>
> I just found a leak in the fresh water tank in our new to us coach, is there anything to watch out for when I remove it to inspect? do the screws for
> sending sensors just unscrew ( the screws are covered in silicone )and does it just lift out after unhooking all hoses?
> It feels like a crack on the bottom,
> can this be repaired or am I stuck buying a new one? are they available that fit same space?
> 1978 Royale rear twin.
> thanks
> Joe
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> Joe Williams
> 1978 Royale rear twin
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Re: [GMCnet] fresh water tank [message #322867 is a reply to message #322863] Mon, 28 August 2017 17:12 Go to previous message
jimk is currently offline  jimk   United States
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We supply both the tank and sender.
Call us and see.

On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 2:33 PM, William Shourt wrote:

> The tanks can be welded but if it is original they have steel nuts that
> the sensor screws into and the nuts rust which seem to cause small cracks
> and leak. Probably why the silicone. Small leaks go unnoticed and can
> cause dry rot and mold over time. If you plan on keeping the GMC for a
> while best to replace, I did mine 20 years ago with new tank that has brass
> nuts and it still holds well. I think it was from applied or cinnabar.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Aug 28, 2017, at 1:35 PM, Joe williams wrote:
>>
>> I just found a leak in the fresh water tank in our new to us coach, is
> there anything to watch out for when I remove it to inspect? do the screws
> for
>> sending sensors just unscrew ( the screws are covered in silicone )and
> does it just lift out after unhooking all hoses?
>> It feels like a crack on the bottom,
>> can this be repaired or am I stuck buying a new one? are they available
> that fit same space?
>> 1978 Royale rear twin.
>> thanks
>> Joe
>> --
>> Joe Williams
>> 1978 Royale rear twin
>>
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