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[GMCnet] Trip report: Fleetweek and Chico, CA [message #102689] Tue, 12 October 2010 12:06 Go to previous message
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Thanks to everyone who made it out to Treasure Island. You've already
heard the stories and seen the pics here so I'll just say thanks for
coming all this way.

I had to bug out early to go to Chico for a wedding (why get married by
a captain when you can get married by a real commodore!) We ran back
1/2 mile home after the airshow and loaded up, but didn't get on the
road till about 8. I prefer driving it at night when it's cooler
anyway. Got up to Chico in a couple of hours with no stops everything
ran well. I don't have much to compare it to, but we did about 65 the
whole way. Had a nice time with the in-laws.

By the time we got ready to go I checked the oil and mixed in the oil
was DIRT! Nothing stuck to a magnet, but there was certainly dirt in
the oil sticking to the dip. I'd had the oil changed in the last 600
miles or so but I'd never seen anything like this. I'm guessing that
the high-end synthetic Amsoil 0-30 I bought with the change must have
loosened it all and dumped it there.

I haven't had many problems on the road and I'm trying not to start
now. I'd been planning to visit the Castleberrys' in Chico anyway so I
gently cruised over to Richard's place. When we looked at the dipstick,
the oil was giving off a little bit of smoke, so just a gentle trip
across town got it good and hot.

It's great having another GMC owner around when you're working through
an issue. Having someone who speaks your language really helps you keep
everything in perspective.

We were ready to dive in and make a big mess but we were able to find a
pretty competent local oil change place in town. We knew the filter
would be exotic so Richard went to his local parts place and snapped up
the right one with some Mobil 1.

The oil change place did a flush service with a blend they use and a
Fram filter, but they only had one, so I was really grateful to Richard
for picking up the one he did. Little thing, but it saved the day.
Amazing what you learn driving a 30+ year-old motorhome.

Shared a great dinner at the local Mexican restaurant then headed home
after dark, no troubles. We did about 65 the whole way but after a
couple of hours and not far from home it was getting a little sweaty up
front. The only stop was to try to use a rest stop dump station, but it
was totally backed up and unusable.

Now I've got to get up the bravery to go to the storage lot and look at
that oil dip again.

Calculated the MPG and I'm in the 7-8 range. I did a lot of running
back and forth on the island, but I think I have a vacuum problem.

Desmond "Talk Dirt To Me" Crisis

--
1977 GMC ex-Palm Beach, 26-3
Treasure Island, CA
KC6VHG, KAG0675 "980"

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