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Thu, 14 September 2017 22:51 |
Richard Denney
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I've come to terms with it. I may spend my vacation doing other GMC
projects--haven't done that in years. Or, I might go back to work and save
my vacation time.
Rick "how about a reaction-rod project at Bean Station?" Denney
On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 11:10 PM Ken Henderson
wrote:
> 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
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>> Rick Denney
>> 73 x-Glacier 230 "Jaws"
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