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| Coach wont start.... [message #222766] |
Mon, 16 September 2013 20:59  |
quadracerx1
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Location: Puyallup, Washington
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I found I have a coach that wont start!
I traced it to a fuel delivery problem, the rubber fuel lines back by the tanks are leaking!
Ill need to replace them, so does anyone have a diagram of the fuel line routing, rubber line locations, etc.?
How hard is it to drop the tank(s)?
Thanks for the help....
Steve
PS. Replaced the clutch fan, radiator hoses, belts and have most of the cabinets removed for headliner replacement. Man, this is a slow process....
LOL
75 26' GMC Glenbrook
Puyallup, Washington
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| Re: Coach wont start.... [message #222772 is a reply to message #222766] |
Mon, 16 September 2013 21:35  |
gbarrow2
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Steve,
You don't need a schematic drawing; you have the real deal right in front of you.
Just remove the old as you replace with the new.
You don't have to remove the tanks but you will have to lower the front of each tank in order to reach the vent and pickup tubes.
Cracked and leaking hoses alone will probably not prevent the engine from starting. You may have something else going on also.
You can verify this easily by using a short hose and an external gas can to pump from. Or just spraying a bit of brake cleaner or starting fluid into the carb while cranking.
Gene Barrow
Lake Almanor, Ca.
1976 Palm Beach
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| Re: Coach wont start.... [message #222774 is a reply to message #222766] |
Mon, 16 September 2013 21:44 |
quadracerx1
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The engine will run with starting fluid and I pulled vacuum on the pump it had 20 psi. So I pressurized the tanks with air and found a leak. I tried to pull fuel through the lines with a vacuum pump and fuel wouldn't pull....
So the lines need to be replaced regardless because of the leaking.... I'm hoping the coach will start once that's done...
Fingers crossed....
Thanks...
Steve
75 26' GMC Glenbrook
Puyallup, Washington
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| Re: Coach wont start.... [message #222784 is a reply to message #222766] |
Mon, 16 September 2013 22:53 |
Carl S.
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| quadracerx1 wrote on Mon, 16 September 2013 18:59 |
I found I have a coach that wont start!
I traced it to a fuel delivery problem, the rubber fuel lines back by the tanks are leaking!
Ill need to replace them, so does anyone have a diagram of the fuel line routing, rubber line locations, etc.?
How hard is it to drop the tank(s)?
Thanks for the help....
Steve
PS. Replaced the clutch fan, radiator hoses, belts and have most of the cabinets removed for headliner replacement. Man, this is a slow process....
LOL
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Steve,
I did that job a few years ago (wrong - according to one of the "experts" here, but it has worked perfectly ever since). It's really not difficult. Here is an album I did on it, hope it helps:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g5520-gas-tank-fuel-line-project-6-10.html
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: Coach wont start.... [message #222798 is a reply to message #222766] |
Tue, 17 September 2013 07:53 |
lqqkatjon
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Registered: October 2010
Location: St. Cloud, MN
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took me two days to do my fuel lines. but I did not work that hard. I could of done it in one day easy.
most of the hard work is getting it jacked up, or on ramps, or off the ground so a person can get under there and get the tanks to drop down.
empty, they were bulky, but I did not think too heavy. I dropped them all by myself, on to my self, then over to the ground, then put them on a creeper to pull out from underneath.
I am a smaller person, so it was also easy for me to work under there, and get the lines in place on top of the tanks before I lifted them finally into their resting place.
just use penetrating oil, and be careful not to break the hanger bolts, if they are rusty.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| Re: Coach wont start.... [message #222800 is a reply to message #222766] |
Tue, 17 September 2013 07:59 |
George Beckman
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| quadracerx1 wrote on Mon, 16 September 2013 18:59 |
I found I have a coach that wont start!
I traced it to a fuel delivery problem, the rubber fuel lines back by the tanks are leaking!
Ill need to replace them, so does anyone have a diagram of the fuel line routing, rubber line locations, etc.?
How hard is it to drop the tank(s)?
Thanks for the help....
Steve
PS. Replaced the clutch fan, radiator hoses, belts and have most of the cabinets removed for headliner replacement. Man, this is a slow process....
LOL
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Some great tips were given. I only add that getting the gas out befor you start this is a pain. Pumped and then drained loooots of gas. Put it I in tractors, etc.
Then after you drain it all, there will be about 400 gallons when you first tip one. Be prepared.
'74 Eleganza, SE, Howell + EBL
Best Wishes,
George
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