| Radiator/Tranny [message #329386] |
Wed, 21 February 2018 22:04  |
Jimmy_Bonez
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Registered: September 2017
Location: NH
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In a previous post i had mentioned that when we first start up the coach on the mornings to head out from where ever we are the tranny "slips" going into first gear. It's pretty much every morning at this point. When we first started our trip 4 months ago this wasn't a thing. We would fire the coach up in the morning and hit the road with no hesitation from the transmission. Now it's more consistent even when starting the rig up if I let it sit going into the grocery store. Once we are driving there hasn't been any issue with it shifting but I'm not sure what the problem is.
Which brings me to my other issue, pin hole leak in the top of the radiator, fortunately it's high enough up where it doesn't drain the radiator. I used some bars leak to stop it from pissing out of the top as a temporary fix and yes I know bars leak is not the ideal situation but I needed something and we were in the middle of the desert. Now we are out of the desert and on the other side of the mountains just outside San Diego in El Cajon at the casino.
I'm wondering if anyone in the area knows a good place to scoop up a new radiator and maybe somewhere to repair it. We still have a lot of traveling we plan doing and I don't want either one problem to linger that long.
I'm digging out our original manual to see if it leads me to any answers but my copy is a little worse for wear and I don't want to miss anything. Thanks for any info/help guys and gals.
Jim D
Jim DeMellia and Jen Radefeld and our cat Ickis
NH natives
1975 GMC “Palm Beach” ,455, her names Linda
Full time RVers exploring the beautiful and unusual parts of the country.
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