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USAussie
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G'day,
I had filled the tanks on Double Trouble on the way to Marc & Puck's home; however, I didn't fill them to the max (no gurgling)
because of the fan clutch problem.
When we headed to Taos I ran into vapor lock problems that the little Facet pump plumbed into the AUX tank outlet that comes on when
switched to AUX couldn't handle.
On some of the steeper grades the best I could do was 15mph.
The Facet fix works great in flat areas, however, when you're climbing, and climbing, and climbing, and climbing the fuel winds up
in the MAIN (rear) tank. The level in the AUX (forward) tank drops and the reduced fuel levels are prone to vaporizing ESPECIALLY at
the altitudes in this part of the world.
Looks like Double Trouble is going to wind up with fuel pumps IN the tanks after all!
Regards,
Rob M.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Driving from Santa Fe to Taos [message #179540 is a reply to message #179538] |
Wed, 08 August 2012 12:43  |
Bruce Hart
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Just wait until you get to Vail pass on I-70, at 11,000 feet.
On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>wrote:
> G'day,
>
> I had filled the tanks on Double Trouble on the way to Marc & Puck's home;
> however, I didn't fill them to the max (no gurgling)
> because of the fan clutch problem.
>
> When we headed to Taos I ran into vapor lock problems that the little
> Facet pump plumbed into the AUX tank outlet that comes on when
> switched to AUX couldn't handle.
>
> On some of the steeper grades the best I could do was 15mph.
>
> The Facet fix works great in flat areas, however, when you're climbing,
> and climbing, and climbing, and climbing the fuel winds up
> in the MAIN (rear) tank. The level in the AUX (forward) tank drops and the
> reduced fuel levels are prone to vaporizing ESPECIALLY at
> the altitudes in this part of the world.
>
> Looks like Double Trouble is going to wind up with fuel pumps IN the tanks
> after all!
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Driving from Santa Fe to Taos [message #179549 is a reply to message #179540] |
Wed, 08 August 2012 14:09 |
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USAussie
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Bruce,
THANKS!
You had to tell me this, you couldn't let me drive along, fat, dumb, and happy could you! ;-)
Actually I intend to advance the timing a bit and stop frequently to fill up the tanks to try and cool down the fuel and make sure
the AUX tank is as full as possible.
Regards,
Rob M.
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From: Bruce Hart
Just wait until you get to Vail pass on I-70, at 11,000 feet.
Bruce
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| Re: [GMCnet] Driving from Santa Fe to Taos [message #179597 is a reply to message #179538] |
Wed, 08 August 2012 20:49 |
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Smart man. Deductive reasoning. Very good. You mom would be proud.
Byron
ATTENTION: This reply is in reference to what is provided below
>G'day,
>
>I had filled the tanks on Double Trouble on the way to Marc & Puck's
>home; however, I didn't fill them to the max (no gurgling)
>because of the fan clutch problem.
>
>When we headed to Taos I ran into vapor lock problems that the little
>Facet pump plumbed into the AUX tank outlet that comes on when
>switched to AUX couldn't handle.
>
>On some of the steeper grades the best I could do was 15mph.
>
>The Facet fix works great in flat areas, however, when you're climbing,
>and climbing, and climbing, and climbing the fuel winds up
>in the MAIN (rear) tank. The level in the AUX (forward) tank drops and
>the reduced fuel levels are prone to vaporizing ESPECIALLY at
>the altitudes in this part of the world.
>
>Looks like Double Trouble is going to wind up with fuel pumps IN the
>tanks after all!
>
>Regards,
>Rob M.
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Driving from Santa Fe to Taos [message #179633 is a reply to message #179538] |
Thu, 09 August 2012 07:07 |
Steven Ferguson
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One good thing about "up" though Rob...."down" is just after. Pretty hot
out that way.
On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>wrote:
> G'day,
>
> I had filled the tanks on Double Trouble on the way to Marc & Puck's home;
> however, I didn't fill them to the max (no gurgling)
> because of the fan clutch problem.
>
> When we headed to Taos I ran into vapor lock problems that the little
> Facet pump plumbed into the AUX tank outlet that comes on when
> switched to AUX couldn't handle.
>
> On some of the steeper grades the best I could do was 15mph.
>
> The Facet fix works great in flat areas, however, when you're climbing,
> and climbing, and climbing, and climbing the fuel winds up
> in the MAIN (rear) tank. The level in the AUX (forward) tank drops and the
> reduced fuel levels are prone to vaporizing ESPECIALLY at
> the altitudes in this part of the world.
>
> Looks like Double Trouble is going to wind up with fuel pumps IN the tanks
> after all!
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
>
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