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Wed, 09 January 2013 11:20  |
Robin Hood
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man, I would LOVE to go and meet up with you, but they offered some
overtime here at work, and its my overtime and other side work that I
use to fund my GMC obsession. :) So I don't think I can make it this
weekend. Sorry. But definitely sometime!
Robin
On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Johnny Bridges <jhbridges@ymail.com> wrote:
> OK, next is stuff it in your coach, fire it off, and run the A/C off it for an hour or so. Fat City!! We'll do Sliced Cow at Cappe's in Starkburg the evening of either the 11th or 12th, likely 12th. Yall oughta run over and jern us.
>
>
> --johnny
> '76 23' transmode norris
> '76 palm beach
> From: Robin Hood <loxley@gmail.com>
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 1:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] How to heat up the Onan ignition?
>
> Well, I hooked up the exhaust pipe as Mr. Boyd and some of you others
> have suggested, although the end is warped so it doesn't get a good
> seal to the exhaust manifold, to the extent that I can see daylight on
> the other side. But, it's hooked up.
>
> I also followed Duane's Onan Troubleshooting Guide and checked the
> voltages between 1 and 11 and 1 and 10. They were fine. On a whim, I
> tried starting it without jumpering the board... and it started right
> up and ran pretty well, I think. I let it run for a while, and stopped
> it, and repeated the process to make sure it wasn't a fluke. It seems
> to be running fine! Although, I still need to gap my plugs down to .02
> instead of their current .025, as well as give the ends of the spark
> plug wires some TLC per Rob Mueller's suggestion.
>
> I checked the AC voltage output and it was only 95 volts. Correction,
> after dealing with the near fire where the jump leads going from the
> AC wires to my meter decided to do its best impression of a "fusible
> link", I had 95 volts. I had imprudently hookedd up my jump leads
> between my meter and the AC wires, causing one of them to contact the
> body of the generator. A 3 foot long wire whose insulation turns
> mostly to smoke all at once is impressive as hell. Wish I'd got it on
> camera. :)
>
> After more safely arranging my wires, I was able to "safely" adjust
> the governor/throttle until the voltage read 125 volts, unloaded
> obviously. Meanwhile, my tools and such vibrated off the table, and I
> was too busy trying to adjust the run speed and keep the dangling
> alligator clips from hitting anything they shouldn't to stop them, so
> I wound up with a mess on the floor.
>
> I don't know if it was the addition of the exhaust pipe, or if messing
> with the terminals as I measured voltages possibly completed a loose
> connection, but it now starts right up and runs.
>
> To answer some questions:
>
> 1. No, I haven't performed the carb rebuild yet. All I've done so far
> is cleaned it up. I have not ordered the carb rebuild kit, and quite
> honestly it intimidates me. I cleaned it up. It SEEMS to be running
> okay. I'd like to not mess with it if I can help it.
>
> 2. All gaskets between the block and the intake or exhaust manifolds
> appeared in good order and I didn't mess with them.
>
> 3. I asked earlier if there was supposed to be a gasket of some sort
> between the exhaust manifold and the exhaust pipe, and was told no.
> Which is cool. But I've got a definite leak there; as I said, I can
> see straight through to the other side, the exhaust pipe side of the
> connection is so warped. That's begging for a fire.
>
> Observations:
>
> What I did today was ridiculously unsafe and poorly thought out and
> I"m lucky to be alive.
> I need a muffler, and a new exhaust pipe.
> I need to go pick up that Pertronix 1187.
>
> I did shoot some video but it's sort of embarassing... I'll upload it later. :)
>
>
> --
> Robin Hood
> Jackson, MS
> 2003 Buick Lesabre
> 1968 Pontiac Catalina
> 1978 GMC Royale motorhome
> 1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome
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| Re: [GMCnet] Coming to Starkville Saturday... [message #195289 is a reply to message #195286] |
Wed, 09 January 2013 11:47  |
jhbridges
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I know the feeling. I jacked my price till I get one or two days every couple of months. Covers entry fees and food for dog shows.
And some of the gas.
--johnny
From: Robin Hood <loxley@gmail.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Coming to Starkville Saturday...
man, I would LOVE to go and meet up with you, but they offered some
overtime here at work, and its my overtime and other side work that I
use to fund my GMC obsession. :) So I don't think I can make it this
weekend. Sorry. But definitely sometime!
Robin
On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Johnny Bridges <jhbridges@ymail.com> wrote:
> OK, next is stuff it in your coach, fire it off, and run the A/C off it for an hour or so. Fat City!! We'll do Sliced Cow at Cappe's in Starkburg the evening of either the 11th or 12th, likely 12th. Yall oughta run over and jern us.
>
>
> --johnny
> '76 23' transmode norris
> '76 palm beach
> From: Robin Hood <loxley@gmail.com>
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 1:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] How to heat up the Onan ignition?
>
> Well, I hooked up the exhaust pipe as Mr. Boyd and some of you others
> have suggested, although the end is warped so it doesn't get a good
> seal to the exhaust manifold, to the extent that I can see daylight on
> the other side. But, it's hooked up.
>
> I also followed Duane's Onan Troubleshooting Guide and checked the
> voltages between 1 and 11 and 1 and 10. They were fine. On a whim, I
> tried starting it without jumpering the board... and it started right
> up and ran pretty well, I think. I let it run for a while, and stopped
> it, and repeated the process to make sure it wasn't a fluke. It seems
> to be running fine! Although, I still need to gap my plugs down to .02
> instead of their current .025, as well as give the ends of the spark
> plug wires some TLC per Rob Mueller's suggestion.
>
> I checked the AC voltage output and it was only 95 volts. Correction,
> after dealing with the near fire where the jump leads going from the
> AC wires to my meter decided to do its best impression of a "fusible
> link", I had 95 volts. I had imprudently hookedd up my jump leads
> between my meter and the AC wires, causing one of them to contact the
> body of the generator. A 3 foot long wire whose insulation turns
> mostly to smoke all at once is impressive as hell. Wish I'd got it on
> camera. :)
>
> After more safely arranging my wires, I was able to "safely" adjust
> the governor/throttle until the voltage read 125 volts, unloaded
> obviously. Meanwhile, my tools and such vibrated off the table, and I
> was too busy trying to adjust the run speed and keep the dangling
> alligator clips from hitting anything they shouldn't to stop them, so
> I wound up with a mess on the floor.
>
> I don't know if it was the addition of the exhaust pipe, or if messing
> with the terminals as I measured voltages possibly completed a loose
> connection, but it now starts right up and runs.
>
> To answer some questions:
>
> 1. No, I haven't performed the carb rebuild yet. All I've done so far
> is cleaned it up. I have not ordered the carb rebuild kit, and quite
> honestly it intimidates me. I cleaned it up. It SEEMS to be running
> okay. I'd like to not mess with it if I can help it.
>
> 2. All gaskets between the block and the intake or exhaust manifolds
> appeared in good order and I didn't mess with them.
>
> 3. I asked earlier if there was supposed to be a gasket of some sort
> between the exhaust manifold and the exhaust pipe, and was told no.
> Which is cool. But I've got a definite leak there; as I said, I can
> see straight through to the other side, the exhaust pipe side of the
> connection is so warped. That's begging for a fire.
>
> Observations:
>
> What I did today was ridiculously unsafe and poorly thought out and
> I"m lucky to be alive.
> I need a muffler, and a new exhaust pipe.
> I need to go pick up that Pertronix 1187.
>
> I did shoot some video but it's sort of embarassing... I'll upload it later. :)
>
>
> --
> Robin Hood
> Jackson, MS
> 2003 Buick Lesabre
> 1968 Pontiac Catalina
> 1978 GMC Royale motorhome
> 1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome
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Jackson, MS
2003 Buick Lesabre
1968 Pontiac Catalina
1978 GMC Royale motorhome
1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome
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