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| [GMCnet] Home Again, Home Again, ... [message #174152] |
Wed, 20 June 2012 23:59  |
Ken Henderson
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After finishing the Space and Rocket Museum tour at Huntsville, AL
yesterday, the two grandsons and I agree that we'd ride 'til nearly dark.
That put us in Heflin, AL for the night. This morning when they finally
woke up, we headed on home. I had a surprise for them: we stopped for
lunch at Gadsden Airport, near Griffin, GA where the Barnstormer Grille has
GREAT food. Their surprise was when the pilot came to our table during the
meal to ask if they wanted to go for a ride in the bright red Waco biplane
we'd seen in the museum next door. They didn't hesitate for a moment! :-)
Quite a thrill for the two of them strapped in the front cockpit for the
ride around the area. I didn't time it, but it was probably a total of
about 30 minutes. Well worth the $150 it cost me to see the big grins on
their faces when they got back.
GMC content: I've been thinking my steering was pretty tight -- maybe 1/2"
of free play at the steering wheel rim, most of it apparently from the
Grant quick-release mechanism for the wheel. Last week's reported steering
column tear down was primarily because of the fact that my shift lever
detents were not working well -- I was having trouble finding them and with
reaching full travel of the input lever on the new Manny Tranny. Well, let
me tell you, after 800 miles, the work I did on the column was more than
worth it -- ALL of that free play is gone! Since the only steering
component I replaced was the nylon pivot ball, I can only assume there was
more freedom in the original than I figured. The reason I replaced it with
the one from the Seminar Column is that the latter was still a more natural
color than the old brownish one. I'll be much more inclined now to
recommend that people rework their columns. With the little 0.75" ID x
1.25" spacer I mentioned earlier, replacing the pivot ball would really not
be very difficult. We need to check out sources for new ones.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI+ & EBL
www.gmcwipersetc.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home Again, Home Again, ... [message #174180 is a reply to message #174152] |
Thu, 21 June 2012 08:27  |
Sandra Price
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What a great grandpa! Nobody can take those memories from any of you.
Sandra
On Jun 21, 2012 12:00 AM, "Ken Henderson" <hend4800@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> After finishing the Space and Rocket Museum tour at Huntsville, AL
> yesterday, the two grandsons and I agree that we'd ride 'til nearly dark.
> That put us in Heflin, AL for the night. This morning when they finally
> woke up, we headed on home. I had a surprise for them: we stopped for
> lunch at Gadsden Airport, near Griffin, GA where the Barnstormer Grille has
> GREAT food. Their surprise was when the pilot came to our table during the
> meal to ask if they wanted to go for a ride in the bright red Waco biplane
> we'd seen in the museum next door. They didn't hesitate for a moment! :-)
>
> Quite a thrill for the two of them strapped in the front cockpit for the
> ride around the area. I didn't time it, but it was probably a total of
> about 30 minutes. Well worth the $150 it cost me to see the big grins on
> their faces when they got back.
>
> GMC content: I've been thinking my steering was pretty tight -- maybe 1/2"
> of free play at the steering wheel rim, most of it apparently from the
> Grant quick-release mechanism for the wheel. Last week's reported steering
> column tear down was primarily because of the fact that my shift lever
> detents were not working well -- I was having trouble finding them and with
> reaching full travel of the input lever on the new Manny Tranny. Well, let
> me tell you, after 800 miles, the work I did on the column was more than
> worth it -- ALL of that free play is gone! Since the only steering
> component I replaced was the nylon pivot ball, I can only assume there was
> more freedom in the original than I figured. The reason I replaced it with
> the one from the Seminar Column is that the latter was still a more natural
> color than the old brownish one. I'll be much more inclined now to
> recommend that people rework their columns. With the little 0.75" ID x
> 1.25" spacer I mentioned earlier, replacing the pivot ball would really not
> be very difficult. We need to check out sources for new ones.
>
> Ken H.
> Americus, GA
> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI+ & EBL
> www.gmcwipersetc.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home Again, Home Again, ... [message #174226 is a reply to message #174152] |
Thu, 21 June 2012 18:49 |
bobby5832708
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Location: Winter Springs FL
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Ken,
Part 26026564, "sphere kit,strg" available from GM parts. I bought one in Sept 2009 and might get around to installing it by Sept 2039 at the rate I'm going.
Bob
Bob Heller
2017 Winnebago 29VE
Winter Springs FL
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home Again, Home Again, ... [message #174228 is a reply to message #174226] |
Thu, 21 June 2012 19:35 |
Ken Henderson
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Thanks, Bob. I hope that number's in the Parts Interchange Index -- or
will be in the next issue. :-)
Ken H.
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Bob Heller wrote:
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> Ken,
>
> Part 26026564, "sphere kit,strg" available from GM parts. I bought one in
> Sept 2009 and might get around to installing it by Sept 2039 at the rate
> I'm going.
>
> Bob
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>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home Again, Home Again, ... [message #176173 is a reply to message #174152] |
Mon, 09 July 2012 18:53 |
Ken Henderson
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Much belated error correction: "Gadsden" should read "Candler" in the
paragraph below -- darned if I know how I dreamed that up!:
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Ken Henderson wrote:
> After finishing the Space and Rocket Museum tour at Huntsville, AL
> yesterday, the two grandsons and I agree that we'd ride 'til nearly dark.
> That put us in Heflin, AL for the night. This morning when they finally
> woke up, we headed on home. I had a surprise for them: we stopped for
> lunch at Gadsden Airport, near Griffin, GA where the Barnstormer Grille has
> GREAT food. Their surprise was when the pilot came to our table during the
> meal to ask if they wanted to go for a ride in the bright red Waco biplane
> we'd seen in the museum next door. They didn't hesitate for a moment! :-)
...
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home Again [message #185860 is a reply to message #174152] |
Fri, 28 September 2012 15:24 |
Rosebud
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Dan & Teri,
Welcome home. Know everyone had a great time. Thanks again for the photos. Sorry to have missed being with the gang. The new games looked like fun. lol. Hugs to all.
Billie Young - Sunshine Lady
GMCMI & GMC Classics
Kingsland, Tx.
'77 E II - Totally Restored
From: Dan Gregg <gregg_dan@hotmail.com>
Subject: [GMCnet] Home Again
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Friday, September 28, 2012, 3:02 PM
What a blast. Was good to visit with everyone. We left at 7 am and just pulled into the driveway, 3 pm. If anyone needs a stop over, we have room for you. 435 miles south of Amana just off 55 onto 60, Dexter, Mo.
Dan
Dan & Teri Gregg
http://danandteri.blogspot.com/
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