| [GMCnet] Latest in the "saga" of "The Money Pit" [message #106627] |
Wed, 24 November 2010 10:04  |
k2gkk
Messages: 4452
Registered: November 2009
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This is probably of little interest to the group,
but I'm going to post it anyway. If nothing else,
I need to shed some credit on C B Wood for his
assistance.
After I went to the storage lot on a beautifully
warm day on Saturday, I had resolved to do something
about the strong smell of raw gasoline whenever the
motor was running. I lifted the hatch and got the
motor running (with considerable pumping of the
go pedal). I saw that the fuel line to the carb
suddenly got very shiny! Oh, oh! Fuel leak, big
time. Okay, well, I'll tackle that on Sunday. C B
offered to come over and help, saying that it should
be about a half hour job. Yeah, right! After I got
the carb end off and he got the fuel pump end off,
we found that there was no way to put on the Jim B
insulated, stainless steel braided line in its place!
OOPS! Fuel pump has THREE fittings on its top;
apparently an erroneous replacement.
The above pretty much shot THREE hours all to heck.
The only alternative is to get another "RUBBER" hose
to use with the existing fittings. I got those on
Sunday afternoon at nearby AutoZone. Off to the
storage lot on Monday. I guess I spent about 45
minutes figuring out how to thread the new line
down through all the other hoses and wiring bundles
to the fuel pump. Luckily, the fitting went into
the pump outlet quite easily and after getting it
finger tight, it took about 1/4 with the flarenut
wrench to snug it down. Voila! Engine runs with
NO raw fuel to be seen.
I left my pickup at the storage lot and drove the
coach home (about 2 miles). In the afternoon, I
put a charger on the house battery (big monster
behind the Onan). After about 1/2 hour of a 6 Amp
charge, the genny started right up.
Hallelujah! BOTH roof ACs working and blowing cold!
Toaster oven caused an RPM drop when turned on for
just a few seconds. Norcold fridge (12VDC/120VAC
and propane) turns on, but not sure of its operation.
Next steps are to get brakes working better and then
try to get the coach's wandering ways improved.
I have a new 6108 fuel pump and am hopeful that when I
get it into service the nice insulated fuel line from
JimB at COOP will then fit.
Wiring is a mess but lights and horn work. For some
reason, it seems that a blower fan runs continuously.
No dash AC; coach has apparently been in an accident
as the condenser coil is pushed in. I don't know if
the clearance lights work; coach was hit by hail a
few months back. Maybe just replacing the red and
amber lenses will do the job.
Things are looking up and I am truly thankful!
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* D C "Mac" Macdonald *
* Amateur Radio K2GKK *
* USAF & FAA, Retired *
** Oklahoma City, OK **
* * "The Money Pit" * *
* * ex-Palm Beach, 76 *
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