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Re: [GMCnet] New Owners, 1978 Transmode near Pittsburgh [message #324812 is a reply to message #324800] Wed, 11 October 2017 09:51 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Matt Colie is currently offline  Matt Colie   United States
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Dave,

Welcome to group, family, cult, asylum.....

There are lots of "parts" coaches floating (and sinking) around. The immediate problem is that much of the woodwork in the GMC fit coaches is manufactured of particle board and any exposure to wet water will at least make it swell or worse. Plywood does not have this issue and is lighter. Furniture grade plywood (veneer), can be made to look very respectable.

Unfortunately, your timing is kind of bad. There are not many rallies in this north country this time of year. But, if you get back to Bdub's and grab a GMC Assist (aka Black's) list, you should be able to locate a helpful owner in striking range. As soon as the spring rally season starts, get to them and take advantage of the "Open House" times to look at what others have done. You will get ideas of both what to do and what to avoid doing.

Before you get to far, buy a label machine and put a label on everything you can. Take lots of pictures of both what is there and what you do. Digital storage is cheap and even as unreliable as it can be, it seems to be better than tired brains. Also, keep a book. Wrong - Keep Two Books. The first is for the regular maintenance items, all of them, for the chassis, the engine, the transmission, the coach body and the generator. Without this, you may miss critical maintenance operations that can be a real problem away from home. Next, make a list page with headings. Mine has six headings: Needed Now, Winter Jobs, Waiting, Abandon, Deferred, and best of all.... DONE.
Needed Now are non-maintenance items that need attention - like the phantom load on the house electrics. (Been hunting that for 2 years.)
Winter Jobs are things that need the coach off the road, but I really want to get to them.
Waiting are things I want to do, but require time and energy I don't have at the moment.
Abandon are things I thought I/we wanted, but have turned out to be more difficult than first imagined. (Like setting up good speakers in the rear.)
Deferred things of low importance that might be nice some day.
DONE - This is the best part of the list. Everything that got moved from one of the above lists gets slid to here and dated. That part of the list is now two and an half pages - two columns wide. (When did I do the new microwave mount?)

You have taken a road trip? You think? Wait until you do it in your own coach. You now need only a sort of level (and quiet is nice) place to stop for the night. You get to eat what you like and the cost is the same as at home. Lots of other things that add to comfort can come along. Bring recorded music, you will forever be out of radio range. Bring all the guide books you can, and you will still miss things.

There are GMC Motorhome pages on Facebook, and you can meet nice people there, but be cautious of advice given there as some as been provided by persons with little actual GMC experience. This has proved to be a problem on occasion.

Now, the most important part...
By finding your way here, you are now part of a community like few others. These are wonderful, helping and supporting folks. Be aware that most here have an agenda that you should understand. That agenda is to see that you get to enjoy your coach and what it can do for you as much as we all have. The only other community that at all like this - that I know of - is that of the watermen that are my world. For that reason, I have taken to welcoming new owners much as a new owner or vessel is welcomed there. So,

May the Good Lord bless this coach and all those that set forth within her.

Welcome Dave.

Matt


Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit

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