GMCforum: GMCnet » [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice!

Home » Public Forums » GMCnet » [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice!

Show: Today's Messages :: Polls :: Message Navigator

Re: [GMCnet] &@":'#^>#! Mice! [message #323886 is a reply to message #323885]

Thu, 14 September 2017 22:09

Ken Henderson

Messages: 8726
Registered: March 2004
Location: Americus, GA

Karma:

Senior Member

Rick,

Sorry things didn't work out. I know it's a big disappointment after
working so hard these past few weeks to make it happen.

Ken H.

On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 10:55 PM, Richard Denney wrote:

> Not gonna make Elkhart. I got the coach back together but I was hoping the
> alignment would fall into place easily. It hasn't (I'll post separately),
> and I think it's gonna take me most of the day tomorrow to get it all done.
> The Redhead and I are suffering through a lot of residual flu symptoms, and
> probably we wouldn't get away before Saturday.
>
> Rick "not thinking a 600-mile test drive is a good idea" Denney
>
> On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 5:26 PM Matt Colie wrote:
>
>> Richard Denney wrote on Wed, 13 September 2017 11:20
>>> Matt,
>>>
>>> I found that old listing, and now I know what you mean by "high". To
>> summarize what I think I read, you ran two 3/8" fill vent lines to the
> front
>>> and up into the space behind the interior panel that covers the
> plumbing
>> for the fuel filler neck. And then you teed them into a half-inch hose
>>> right below where the half-inch hose fits on the filler neck.
>>>
>>> And the reason is that the main tanks fills first--the flow from the
> gas
>> pump pushes fuel into the rear tank before doing much filling of the
>>> front tank, and when full it blasts a shot of gasoline into the
>> fill-vent tubing before much fuel enters the front tank. With the TEE in
>> the rear,
>>> that blast of fuel blocks air flow in the vent from the front tank,
>> forcing the front tank to fill very slowly and unhappily. So, the first
> 25
>> goes
>>> in easy, and the second 25 doesn't. With the TEE in the front and right
>> under the filler neck, that blast of fuel doesn't make it into the fill
> vent
>>> for the front tank, and it can vent as it fills as it should. The usual
>>> practice of filling on the slow setting is a partial solution because
> it
>> makes it easier for the tanks to equalize a bit as they fill--there isn't
>>> quite as much dynamic flow pushing past the side opening into the front
>> tank.
>>>
>>> Did I get that right?
>>>
>>> I'll do this in the future--don't have to drop the tanks to do it and I
>> can manage this one in my driveway.
>>>
>>> Rick "who'll probably get a response to this in person in Elkhart,
>> assuming everything goes together well tomorrow" Denney
>>
>>
>> Rick,
>>
>> Do you know of a silly multi-letter response that means - "You Got It" ?
>>
>> I didn't have the cab apart when I did it, so I put that T just under the
>> cab flood and it worked out great.
>>
>> Hope to see you in Elkhart.
>>
>> Matt
>> --
>> Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
>> Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan
>> OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
>> SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> GMCnet mailing list
>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>> http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
>>
> --
> Rick Denney
> 73 x-Glacier 230 "Jaws"
> Off-list email to rick at rickdenney dot com
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
>
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org

Ken Henderson
Americus, GA
www.gmcwipersetc.com
Large Wiring Diagrams
76 X-Birchaven
76 X-Palm Beach

Report message to a moderator

[Message index]

		[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

Previous Topic:	[GMCnet] Desperatly need part number for brake light switch for a 78
Next Topic:	Oseola, WI Wings and Wheels event last weekend.

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

Current Time: Sun May 05 10:13:11 CDT 2024

Total time taken to generate the page: 0.00828 seconds