| Marsha's Coach Lives !! [message #135753] |
Sat, 23 July 2011 18:39  |
hertfordnc
Messages: 1164
Registered: September 2009
Location: East NC
Karma:
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It was a Long hot day. JR Showed up first, around 10:00 - He dove into the fuel lines.
Bill Freeman and Tom Phipps arrived sometime after that. And a fairlly new GMCer that Tom met recently also showed up to pitch in. (John??)
Nothing is simple- bad lines all over the place- ultimately we dropped the front tank, replaced all the fuel lines and eliminated the rear tank.
Like most such projects everything took longer than expected. But ultimatley we got fuel flowing and got the exhaust hung.
I forgot who ultimately provided the exhaust as there were two possible doners. And I burned the box they came in but It was impressive. Everything was marked with arrow and numbers- it went right together.
At about 5:30 we added fresh gas and fired it up. Sounds great- smooth and quiet.
Then there's the brakes- the pedal went right to the floor. We added fluid and they got a bit better but everyone was dehydrated and exhausted. A project for another day.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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