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Marc Hogenboom[2]
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Hi all,
we made it to Madrid yesterday. We were able to shake off mr. Murphy somewhere along the way, but not before he took us off the road once more.
After getting everything working again in Baltomore, last saturday we set off on I 81, and did about 150 miles before stopping at a truckstop for the night. Everything went smoothely, so I showered, cleaned up and put my workclothes away.
Sunday morning we took off and drove on through rain and snow. The coach ran great, the diesel was purring. Just into Tennessee we lost all traction. The spedo said we were doing 60 but the vieuw outside said we were slowing down. We stopped on the shoulder just before the exit to Kingsport. Transmision oil was fine, but mo movement exept for the spedo, so it had to be the final drive or there abouts. I checked the driveshaft bolds I could reach from inside, all were tight. Too dangerous to get under the coach on the interstate shoulder, so we had to be towed again to a place I could crawl under and work on it. A police car stopped, and a very friendly cop helped us find a tow truck. He also knew someone whos grandfather owned a GMC. He started making phone calls and finaly had us towed to the driveway of Gene Jakson. Gene told us all the GMCers in the area were in Florida, he was home because his wife was in hospital. We could stay in his drive way as long as we needed. After removing the belly pan, I found the support for the intermediate drive shaft had broken, letting the drive shaft slide out of the final drive. The support is welded to the engine support, so that had to come out. Monday morning the weather was fine again, so I started early and had the engine support out in about 1.5 hours. Than Gene’s son found a welding shop, and Gene’s grandson took me there. The whole family helped us along. After welding and reinforcing the support I put it back in and by 5 we hit the road again. Thank you, Jaksons!! By now all we wanted was to get to our new home as fast as possible, so we did not visit anny of the people that so kindly invited us along the way. Sorry for that, folks! The next morning I found the loose driveshaft hatd tapped a small crack in the oilpan. Fortunately it was in the high part. I fixed that with some epoxy plubers putty. It was a very slow leak now, so we made it home without more problems.
Thank you all for your moral and factual support.
We are now in our new home, under a clear blue sky, and are starting to remember why we did all this.
We are looking forward to meeting some of you on a rally sometime !
Marc Hogenboom
‘73 Painted Dessert Diesel
Madrid, New Mexico
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| Re: [GMCnet] Made it home to Madrid, NM [message #118574 is a reply to message #118570] |
Sat, 12 March 2011 17:45  |
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USAussie
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Marc,
Even though you had a few trial and tribulations you made it to your new
home SAFELY and that's the important part!
I have never read about anyone having a problem with the shaft support, did
you have to modify it for the diesel installation or is it standard?
When you have a moment if you could post a picture of the repaired bracket
it would be great.
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Marc Hogenboom
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 9:30 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] Made it home to Madrid, NM
Hi all,
we made it to Madrid yesterday. We were able to shake off mr. Murphy
somewhere along the way, but not before he took us off the road once more.
After getting everything working again in Baltomore, last saturday we set
off on I 81, and did about 150 miles before stopping at a truckstop for the
night. Everything went smoothely, so I showered, cleaned up and put my
workclothes away.
Sunday morning we took off and drove on through rain and snow. The coach ran
great, the diesel was purring. Just into Tennessee we lost all traction. The
spedo said we were doing 60 but the vieuw outside said we were slowing down.
We stopped on the shoulder just before the exit to Kingsport. Transmision
oil was fine, but mo movement exept for the spedo, so it had to be the final
drive or there abouts. I checked the driveshaft bolds I could reach from
inside, all were tight. Too dangerous to get under the coach on the
interstate shoulder, so we had to be towed again to a place I could crawl
under and work on it. A police car stopped, and a very friendly cop helped
us find a tow truck. He also knew someone whos grandfather owned a GMC. He
started making phone calls and finaly had us towed to the driveway of Gene
Jakson. Gene told us all the GMCers in the area were in Florida, he was home
because his wife was in hospital. We could stay in his drive way as long as
we needed. After removing the belly pan, I found the support for the
intermediate drive shaft had broken, letting the drive shaft slide out of
the final drive. The support is welded to the engine support, so that had to
come out. Monday morning the weather was fine again, so I started early and
had the engine support out in about 1.5 hours. Than Gene's son found a
welding shop, and Gene's grandson took me there. The whole family helped us
along. After welding and reinforcing the support I put it back in and by 5
we hit the road again. Thank you, Jaksons!! By now all we wanted was to get
to our new home as fast as possible, so we did not visit anny of the people
that so kindly invited us along the way. Sorry for that, folks! The next
morning I found the loose driveshaft hatd tapped a small crack in the
oilpan. Fortunately it was in the high part. I fixed that with some epoxy
plubers putty. It was a very slow leak now, so we made it home without more
problems.
Thank you all for your moral and factual support.
We are now in our new home, under a clear blue sky, and are starting to
remember why we did all this.
We are looking forward to meeting some of you on a rally sometime !
Marc Hogenboom
'73 Painted Dessert Diesel
Madrid, New Mexico
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] Made it home to Madrid, NM [message #118582 is a reply to message #118570] |
Sat, 12 March 2011 18:34 |
Chr$
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Marc, Good to hear you made it. Maybe we'll actually get together someday since you are so much closer!
Dan, safe travels eastward! Hopefully next time you see me my coach will actually be painted! I took the driver side stripes off today...
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: [GMCnet] Made it home to Madrid, NM [message #118586 is a reply to message #118574] |
Sat, 12 March 2011 18:48 |
Marc Hogenboom[2]
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Hi Rob, the bracket support was part of the conversion.
Marc Hogenboom
'73 Painted Dessert Diesel
Madrid, New Mexico
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From: Rob Mueller
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 12:45 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Made it home to Madrid, NM
Marc,
Even though you had a few trial and tribulations you made it to your new
home SAFELY and that's the important part!
I have never read about anyone having a problem with the shaft support, did
you have to modify it for the diesel installation or is it standard?
When you have a moment if you could post a picture of the repaired bracket
it would be great.
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
-----Original Message-----
From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Marc Hogenboom
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 9:30 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] Made it home to Madrid, NM
Hi all,
we made it to Madrid yesterday. We were able to shake off mr. Murphy
somewhere along the way, but not before he took us off the road once more.
After getting everything working again in Baltomore, last saturday we set
off on I 81, and did about 150 miles before stopping at a truckstop for the
night. Everything went smoothely, so I showered, cleaned up and put my
workclothes away.
Sunday morning we took off and drove on through rain and snow. The coach ran
great, the diesel was purring. Just into Tennessee we lost all traction. The
spedo said we were doing 60 but the vieuw outside said we were slowing down.
We stopped on the shoulder just before the exit to Kingsport. Transmision
oil was fine, but mo movement exept for the spedo, so it had to be the final
drive or there abouts. I checked the driveshaft bolds I could reach from
inside, all were tight. Too dangerous to get under the coach on the
interstate shoulder, so we had to be towed again to a place I could crawl
under and work on it. A police car stopped, and a very friendly cop helped
us find a tow truck. He also knew someone whos grandfather owned a GMC. He
started making phone calls and finaly had us towed to the driveway of Gene
Jakson. Gene told us all the GMCers in the area were in Florida, he was home
because his wife was in hospital. We could stay in his drive way as long as
we needed. After removing the belly pan, I found the support for the
intermediate drive shaft had broken, letting the drive shaft slide out of
the final drive. The support is welded to the engine support, so that had to
come out. Monday morning the weather was fine again, so I started early and
had the engine support out in about 1.5 hours. Than Gene's son found a
welding shop, and Gene's grandson took me there. The whole family helped us
along. After welding and reinforcing the support I put it back in and by 5
we hit the road again. Thank you, Jaksons!! By now all we wanted was to get
to our new home as fast as possible, so we did not visit anny of the people
that so kindly invited us along the way. Sorry for that, folks! The next
morning I found the loose driveshaft hatd tapped a small crack in the
oilpan. Fortunately it was in the high part. I fixed that with some epoxy
plubers putty. It was a very slow leak now, so we made it home without more
problems.
Thank you all for your moral and factual support.
We are now in our new home, under a clear blue sky, and are starting to
remember why we did all this.
We are looking forward to meeting some of you on a rally sometime !
Marc Hogenboom
'73 Painted Dessert Diesel
Madrid, New Mexico
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| Re: [GMCnet] Made it home to Madrid, NM [message #118587 is a reply to message #118586] |
Sat, 12 March 2011 18:53 |
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Marc,
Thanks for the info.
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Marc Hogenboom
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 11:48 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Made it home to Madrid, NM
Hi Rob, the bracket support was part of the conversion.
Marc Hogenboom
'73 Painted Dessert Diesel
Madrid, New Mexico
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] Made it home to Madrid, NM [message #118643 is a reply to message #118570] |
Sun, 13 March 2011 09:12 |
Steven Ferguson
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Whew! Now the fun part starts (moving in)!
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Marc Hogenboom
<marc.hogenboom@hotmail.com>wrote:
> Hi all,
> we made it to Madrid yesterday. We were able to shake off mr. Murphy
> somewhere along the way, but not before he took us off the road once more.
> After getting everything working again in Baltomore, last saturday we set
> off on I 81, and did about 150 miles before stopping at a truckstop for the
> night. Everything went smoothely, so I showered, cleaned up and put my
> workclothes away.
> Sunday morning we took off and drove on through rain and snow. The coach
> ran great, the diesel was purring. Just into Tennessee we lost all traction.
> The spedo said we were doing 60 but the vieuw outside said we were slowing
> down. We stopped on the shoulder just before the exit to Kingsport.
> Transmision oil was fine, but mo movement exept for the spedo, so it had to
> be the final drive or there abouts. I checked the driveshaft bolds I could
> reach from inside, all were tight. Too dangerous to get under the coach on
> the interstate shoulder, so we had to be towed again to a place I could
> crawl under and work on it. A police car stopped, and a very friendly cop
> helped us find a tow truck. He also knew someone whos grandfather owned a
> GMC. He started making phone calls and finaly had us towed to the driveway
> of Gene Jakson. Gene told us all the GMCers in the area were in Florida, he
> was home because his wife was in hospital. We could stay in his drive way as
> long as we needed. After removing the belly pan, I found the support for the
> intermediate drive shaft had broken, letting the drive shaft slide out of
> the final drive. The support is welded to the engine support, so that had to
> come out. Monday morning the weather was fine again, so I started early and
> had the engine support out in about 1.5 hours. Than Gene’s son found a
> welding shop, and Gene’s grandson took me there. The whole family helped us
> along. After welding and reinforcing the support I put it back in and by 5
> we hit the road again. Thank you, Jaksons!! By now all we wanted was to get
> to our new home as fast as possible, so we did not visit anny of the people
> that so kindly invited us along the way. Sorry for that, folks! The next
> morning I found the loose driveshaft hatd tapped a small crack in the
> oilpan. Fortunately it was in the high part. I fixed that with some epoxy
> plubers putty. It was a very slow leak now, so we made it home without more
> problems.
> Thank you all for your moral and factual support.
> We are now in our new home, under a clear blue sky, and are starting to
> remember why we did all this.
> We are looking forward to meeting some of you on a rally sometime !
>
>
>
> Marc Hogenboom
> ‘73 Painted Dessert Diesel
> Madrid, New Mexico
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