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Fri, 21 April 2017 11:04 |
James Hupy
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Mac, I prefer to do my coach maintenance inside my well lighted and heated
shop, not alongside a 2 lane with trucks ripping by at warp speed. Just me,
I guess.
Jim Hupy
On Apr 21, 2017 9:01 AM, "D C _Mac_ Macdonald" wrote:
> Belt AND suspenders, eh, Jim?
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> Mac Macdonald in OKC
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Apr 21, 2017, at 09:36, Jim Kanomata wrote:
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> I take the stand that when the in tank pump goes out, the other inline pump
> will work.
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>> On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 7:22 AM, James Hupy
> wrote:
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>> It is not a problem, IF you are in a shop with a hard floor WHEN the pump
>> (s) fail and you need to drop the tanks. Carefully read the submission by
>> Glen Gregory about fixing fuel pumps alongside a busy highway while
> semi's
>> blow past at 70 per. Not a very safe way to spend an afternoon.
>> Jim Hupy
>> Salem, Or
>> 78 GMC ROYALE 403
>>
>>> On Apr 21, 2017 6:28 AM, "Larry" wrote:
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>>> A lot of us have "been there" with different ways of plumbing fuel to
> the
>>> engine. IMO, pumps in the tanks and all steel fuel lines is the final
>>> answer. Two tanks, two pumps. Both pumps are a back-up for the other.
>>> Either will allow you to drain...I'd guess...2/3rd s of the 50gal of
> fuel
>>> you
>>> can carry, meaning you can get'r home. JMHO
>>>
>>> As far as having access holes in the floor of your coach to change the
>>> pumps, personally, I would not bother. If you put pumps in the tanks, as
>>> outlined in the Stora article, because the assembled tank unit is fairly
>>> big, (especially if you change to all steel lines) you need a lot of
> room
>>> around the tank hole to manipulate the assembly when inserting it into
>> the
>>> tank. You'd have to have quite a large hole in the floor. I have a
>> small
>>> hole (6" in dia.) to check in case of leaks or electrical issues.
>>> Dropping the tanks is not as big of a deal as made out to be. The
> hardest
>>> part of
>>> the whole thing is draining of the tanks and where to put all of that
>>> fuel. Draining is actually relatively easy. Just hook a section of
> rubber
>>> fuel
>>> line to the line at the fuel rails, throttle body or a convenient spot
> in
>>> the fuel lines, and wire the pump to pump the fuel out. I can drop both
>>> tanks, fix and replace in a morning. .
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> --
>>> Larry
>>> 78 Royale w/500 Caddy
>>> Menomonie, WI.
>>>
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Re: [GMCnet] In tank fuel pumps, or external pumps.
By: USAussie on Wed, 19 April 2017 22:41
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Re: [GMCnet] In tank fuel pumps, or external pumps.
By: Glenn on Thu, 20 April 2017 17:17
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Re: [GMCnet] In tank fuel pumps, or external pumps.
By: USAussie on Fri, 21 April 2017 15:15
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Re: [GMCnet] In tank fuel pumps, or external pumps.
By: Larry on Fri, 21 April 2017 08:28
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Re: [GMCnet] In tank fuel pumps, or external pumps.
By: jimk on Fri, 21 April 2017 09:35
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Re: [GMCnet] In tank fuel pumps, or external pumps.
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Re: [GMCnet] In tank fuel pumps, or external pumps.
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