| [GMCnet] Fuel tank sending unit repair [message #323470] |
Wed, 06 September 2017 21:46  |
Ken Shaffer
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Location: Marion Iowa
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know of anybody that rebuilds sending units? Mine aren't that bad but both
are missing the resistor contact piece (the flexible contact piece on arm)
is this repairable? trying to avoid almost $400 for two new ones.
Ken Shaffer '73 canyon lands
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73 Canyon Lands, 455, Micro-level, Alum radiator, Alcoa wheels, Lenzi hubs/bearings, Howell EFI/EBL, Rostra Cruise, Custom interior
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fuel tank sending unit repair [message #323480 is a reply to message #323470] |
Wed, 06 September 2017 22:56  |
Ken Henderson
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Location: Americus, GA
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Ken,
You may want to consider something like this:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6842-fuel-tank-sender-replacement.html
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, etc., etc., etc.
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 10:46 PM, Ken Shaffer wrote:
> know of anybody that rebuilds sending units? Mine aren't that bad but both
> are missing the resistor contact piece (the flexible contact piece on arm)
> is this repairable? trying to avoid almost $400 for two new ones.
>
> Ken Shaffer '73 canyon lands
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76 X-Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fuel tank sending unit repair [message #323493 is a reply to message #323470] |
Thu, 07 September 2017 08:19 |
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Matt Colie
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Registered: March 2007
Location: S.E. Michigan
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Ken,
Welcome to the group, family, cult, asylum...
I'm back, but with no new specific information about sending units.
Yesterday was a very wearing day. I tried and only partly succeeded to correct the balance of my coach. This means a lot of crawling under the coach with a 1-1/4 socket wrench and even worse was the getting up and down. But, I am still here to see that you are properly welcomed.
What I am going to do that I did not do last night was to properly welcome you and ask you to fill in a more complete sigfile. You got part of it, but having the rest is a great help to those that want to assist you. More about that down the page...
If you go to <Control Panel/Account Settings> and scroll down, you will find the signature file box where you can finish filling in your name (we got that) a bit about the coach (we got 73 Canyon Lands (2?)) and a geographic reference so others that may choose to assist and are in striking range will know. Specific mods about the coach are also welcome. (I have one for you.)
Your coach is a 73, as such it does have some OEDs (Original Equipment Defects), many of these were covered by recalls but even those that were not are not a big deal as they are still capable of being mitigated. If your coach is a 23 foot (can you say Unicorn horn?) there are more than a few big differences. Most of these are covered in the downloadable manual X7425, but they are not in the later X7525 manual. Most of these have to do with the generator (APU) and plumbing.
There is one mod that I will recommend that you look into promptly. If it has not been changed, you still have Kettering (points and coil) ignition. If you do, think seriously about going to a Pertronix 1181. If you look on Ebay, they run between 60+ and more and there is only one difference. There is an kind with a timing ring and the Lobe Sensor (LS) version. The ring kind is more trouble to install, but it is supposed to be more accurate. Both work great and are good with the stock coil.
If your coach has been changed to HEI, please carry a spare and known to be good module and heat sink goo. A spare coil is also good and don't let the plugs get too wide. If you have an air filter housing that was hammered accept HEI, make sure it still seals the filter element well, many so modified do not.
Here comes the best part, by finding us here, you have also just connected with a couple of thousand brand new old friends. But be aware that just about everybody here has an agenda you should know about. That agenda is to see to it that you get to enjoy both your coach and what it can do for you as much as we all have on a regular basis. This is why we also need to know where you are and about your coach so advice can be accurately targeted. It is also a community of help and support like very few that I know of and in actual fact, I only know of one. That is that of the watermen that are my world. Because of this, I like to welcome the new people here much as they might be welcomed there. So,
May the Good Lord bless this coach and all those that set forth within her.
Welcome Ken
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fuel tank sending unit repair [message #323526 is a reply to message #323470] |
Thu, 07 September 2017 15:28 |
jhbridges
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Registered: May 2011
Location: Braselton ga
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Missing rub pads can be repaired by going to the Men's Mall and picking up the sender in a junker. Pry it open, cut the wiper off, and solder it on to the one you want repaired. It may take a bit of judicious bending to get it to maintain contact with the resistance wire from end to end and stop at each end, but it's doable. If you value your time, buy a new one off Jimmy the K.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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