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Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! [message #323782 is a reply to message #323124]

Mon, 11 September 2017 22:59

Richard Denney

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It turns out that wasn't the only problem--I forgot to mention this in my
last missive. The '73's (and maybe later models) have a TEE in the fill
vent line that has two 3/8" legs and a 1/2" leg. That TEE was made of
plastic on my coach, and the stem of the TEE (one of the 3/8" legs) was
cracked. It broke off altogether when dropping the tank. The only thing I
could find to replace it that had two 3/8" legs and a 1/2" leg was an
aluminum manifold for a dual-carb setup with three 3/8" NPT threaded holes.
I put in two 3/8" barb fitting and a 1/2" barb fitting. At least these are
fuel-hose barb fittings that allow removal--one thing I learned is that my
mouse-proof steel-braid fuel hose doesn't come off a multi-barb tubing
connector easily at all. But it was $40 by the time I got it together.

And I poured 15 gallons into the tanks and, sure enough, only the main-tank
sender works. Sigh. The AUX tank sender reads EMPTY (which is 0 ohms
resistance--I'm not really figuring how that's happening--I tested shorted
and open on both sender wires when I installed the new gauge). I'm hoping
it wakes up with movement, but if not it's okay--one working fuel sender
tells enough of the story.

Anyway--Progress Report: Brake lines attached and brakes bled. All the
bleeders on the drums were clean and easy--these had been replaced within
the last 15 years. Fluid was old, but still brake fluid. All new now. Jim
Hupy's bleeder made it fairly easy. Nice firm pedal once I compressed the
calipers against the rotors.

Also the adjustable rear leveling valve linkages have been installed. That
will make setting ride height a lot easier.

Thursday is the day to button it up, but still lots to do. Maybe we'll get
out of here on Friday, maybe Saturday. We'll get to Elkhart when we get
there.

Rick "save us a spot" Denney

On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 7:04 PM, Richard Denney wrote:

> Now I know why my rear tank sender was reading nada. A little chewer had
> taken out a bit of the harness going to it.
>
> I thought it was a clean break and spliced the ends together, but no. When
> positioning the tank to raise it back up, I came up a coupla inches short.
>
> Blast!
>
> Now, I have to add an extension on the end of the wire--no way am I
> replacing the whole harness.
>
> Done for the night.
>
> Rick "who vacuumed up mouse nest out of both sender wells on the tanks"
> Denney
> --
> Rick Denney
> 73 x-Glacier 230 "Jaws"
> Off-list email to rick at rickdenney dot com
>

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'73 X-Glacier 230 "Jaws"
Northern Virginia
Offlist email: rick at rickdenney dot com
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		[GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Fri, 01 September 2017 18:04
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Harry on Fri, 01 September 2017 22:11
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Fri, 01 September 2017 22:32
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: k2gkk on Sat, 02 September 2017 10:33
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Sandra Price on Sat, 02 September 2017 11:23
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: jimk on Sat, 02 September 2017 09:54
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Emery Stora on Sat, 02 September 2017 10:23
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Sat, 02 September 2017 13:50
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: emerystora on Sat, 02 September 2017 14:00
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Sat, 02 September 2017 15:51
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Emery Stora on Sat, 02 September 2017 16:13
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Sat, 02 September 2017 16:39
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: RF_Burns on Sat, 02 September 2017 19:41
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Sat, 02 September 2017 20:06
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Ken Henderson on Sat, 02 September 2017 21:43
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Sat, 02 September 2017 22:14
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Sat, 02 September 2017 22:15
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Matt Colie on Sun, 03 September 2017 08:03
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Ken Henderson on Sun, 03 September 2017 11:08
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: <rallymaster on Sun, 03 September 2017 22:14
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Mon, 04 September 2017 21:19
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Ken Henderson on Mon, 04 September 2017 22:24
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Sat, 09 September 2017 15:00
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: GatsbysCruise on Tue, 05 September 2017 13:27
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: jhbridges on Tue, 05 September 2017 14:27
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Mon, 11 September 2017 22:59
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Matt Colie on Tue, 12 September 2017 07:58
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Tue, 12 September 2017 09:25
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Mr ERFisher on Tue, 12 September 2017 11:39
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Tue, 12 September 2017 12:28
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Matt Colie on Tue, 12 September 2017 16:38
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Wed, 13 September 2017 10:20
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Matt Colie on Wed, 13 September 2017 16:25
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: James Hupy on Wed, 13 September 2017 17:07
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Thu, 14 September 2017 21:55
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Ken Henderson on Thu, 14 September 2017 22:09
		Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! By: Richard Denney on Thu, 14 September 2017 22:51

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