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Re: [GMCnet] What has left you stranded on the side of the road [message #197486 is a reply to message #197463] Tue, 05 February 2013 17:56 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Bruce Hart is currently offline  Bruce Hart   United States
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Registered: October 2011
Location: La Grange, Wyoming
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We purchased our first GMC from an individual in Wisconsin. Flew out of
Denver into Minneapolis. Po meet us at the airport and we headed home. 30
miles later the front right brake caliper stuck closed. This was a Monday
before Thanksgiving in 2012. Could not find a repair shop to work on it
for a week. Than it hit me like a ton of bricks THE BLACK LIST, don't
leave home without it. Sure enough there was some one with in 30 miles of
us (The Mahowalds of Jordan, Minnesota). They took us in the early
afternoon changed out the front calipers, made a call to Jim K and was took
that the brake lines will deteriorate on the inside letting fluid to the
brakes but would prevent fluid from flowing out of the brakes. No brake
lines in immediate area and had have them shipped in overnight. The
Mahowalds were gracious enough to loan us a car so we could go out to
dinner and find a motel for the night. Up and running at noon the next
day, On I-80 outside of North Platte the engine started to sputter, what
luck there was an exit 100 feet ahead, turned off the interstate and engine
died going up the off ramp. Found out the gas gage didn't work and neither
did the selector valve for the reserve, but fortune was ours as the PO
insisted that we purchase a five gallon gas can for just this emergency.
Put the gas in and nothing we were parked leaning low on passenger side and
up the incline so fuel would not get picked up. Called our road side
service, and were told that we did not have coverage! WHAT!! Another
story. They suggested to call the Hi-way Patrol . An hour and a half later
an officer came and took me into North Platte for gas. Thank you Hi-way
Patrol. We made it home without any more incidents.
We bought another 76 Palm Beach and took a trip to Montana (780 miles) We
just got into Montana and pulled off on Aberdeen Rd. (middle of nowhere) to
stop and have a bite to eat. Went to start the GMC and nothing, found out
later it was the dreaded hot start problem. I checked all of the battery
connects they were good. I had a starter from a donor that I scrapped out
and proceeded to change out the starter. For some reason that did the
trick. My oldest son when told of what happened said "who in there right
mind carries a spare starter with them". Had the starter tesedt in
Helena and found it to be ok. On the trip home same starting problem
happened in Bozeman, switched starters and away we went. No more down time
the rest of the trip.

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On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Sean Kidd <fiatkidd@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> WD0AFQ wrote on Tue, 05 February 2013 16:28
> > Kerry Pinkerton wrote on Tue, 05 February 2013 12:52
> > > I know a few people have lost motors but don't see it on your list?
> >
> > Yea, 2 of them in 12 months. Same place and waited in same truckstop
> both times for the flatbed.
> > dan
>
>
> That's how my relationship started with GMC, less than 15 miles into
> journey home from buying, Rt 84 Just east of the Hudson River, oil line let
> loose (original), motor quickly followed. Thats why I now have stainless
> steel lines on my fresh engine.
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