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| How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73 GMC 26'? [message #236740] |
Mon, 20 January 2014 13:55  |
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I did try doing a search and I came up with a guy questioning that he thought the water tank was 30 to 40 gals - but not sure.
Other post asked or gave size of tank.
I'm purchasing a 73 26' GMC.
How many gallons are the fresh water tank and the gas tank?
BTW - each time I do a search and open a link from that page to read it I get logged out from the main GMC page I leave open. So like now - I had to log back in to aks this question. Hmmmm.. Why is that?
Tony (Ontario Canada)
Marie and I are blessed to have had a 2nd chance to buy our farm.
Still hoping and more importantly praying to be able to build a garage.
Our 1970 Ultravan #520 has an Olds Toronado 455 in back.
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| Re: [GMCnet] How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73 GMC26'? [message #236976 is a reply to message #236753] |
Wed, 22 January 2014 07:38  |
Kudzu
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I had thought the water and black tanks were also 25 gal each. However,
reading the manual, I see the water tank is 40 gal and the black water
tank is 32 or 34. Easy to overload!
But since I was making an assumption on the small side, I was OK when
the 3 city slickers I was with insisted on showers a few days into our
desert stay (we just used a 4 gal camp shower bag as the water wasn't
pumping strong enough).
Dan in NC
1976 Eleganza II
On 1/20/2014 3:43 PM, Robert Mueller wrote:
> Tony,
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> Avions have a 38 gallon fresh water tank and a 40 gallon black tank. That way you can't over fill the black tank IF you only run on
> tank water.
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> Each gas tank holds 25 gallons.
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> Here's a link to the GMC manuals on Bdub's website:
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> http://www.bdub.net/factory-manuals.html
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> He has a 1973 Operators Manual there and I'm reasonably confident that you can find the water tank volumes there.
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> Regards,
> Rob M.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony
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> I did try doing a search and I came up with a guy questioning that he thought the water tank was 30 to 40 gals - but not sure.
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> Other post asked or gave size of tank.
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> I'm purchasing a 73 26' GMC.
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> How many gallons are thw fresh water tank and the gas tank?
> BTW - each time I do a search and open a link from that page to read it I get logged out from the main GMC page I leave open. So
> like now - I had to log back in to aks this question. Hmmmm.. Why is that?
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| Re: How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73 GMC 26'? [message #236995 is a reply to message #236984] |
Wed, 22 January 2014 10:48 |
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| JShot wrote on Wed, 22 January 2014 10:43 |
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BTW - each time I do a search and open a link from that page to read it I get logged out from the main GMC page I leave open. So like now - I had to log back in to aks this question. Hmmmm.. Why is that?
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Tony,
Try holding the 'Ctrl' key down when clicking on a link - the link should open in a new tab or page.
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Just to let you and everyone else know.
I tried it. It did not work and I got logged off.
Sadly I wasted a ton of time.
I had read some links hoping to find what I was searching for. Then I went back to the first GMC link that I already had opened to post a new topic and I typed out everything. I hit SENT and it went to an ERROR message and asked me to log back in.
I lost everything I typed. !(#$*#%^%(@*%^#*
Tony (Ontario Canada)
Marie and I are blessed to have had a 2nd chance to buy our farm.
Still hoping and more importantly praying to be able to build a garage.
Our 1970 Ultravan #520 has an Olds Toronado 455 in back.
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| Re: How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73 GMC 26'? [message #237018 is a reply to message #236995] |
Wed, 22 January 2014 13:43 |
Don A
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Tony
Using Windows IE?
click tools, internet options, tabs, settings.
last two options, click open in new window.
other browers should have similar.
Don Adams Dallas, TX
'76 26' Glenbrook, '90 Sidekick
rebuilt by R Archer, powered by J Bounds, Koba
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| Re: [GMCnet] How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73 GMC26'? [message #237072 is a reply to message #237061] |
Wed, 22 January 2014 19:08 |
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| emerystora wrote on Wed, 22 January 2014 19:43 |
Rob
Read it again. He said the WATER tank was 40 gallons and the BLACK WATER tank is 34 gallons.
I also thought that the holding tank should hold all the water but I checked a Owner's Manual for 1976 and it does indeed say 40 water and 34 holding.
Emery Stora
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Yes I know from first hand knowledge that it is indeed possible to overfill the black water tank with the contents of the fresh water tank, at least in my '76 Palm Beach. Those that say otherwise may be in for an inconvenient truth.
Richard
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SE Michigan
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Roller Cam 455, TBI+EBL, 3.42 FD, 4 Bag, Macerator, Lenzi (brakes, vacuum system, front end stuff), Manny Tranny, vacuum step, Tankless + OEM water heaters.
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| Re: [GMCnet] How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73 GMC26'? [message #237125 is a reply to message #237073] |
Thu, 23 January 2014 07:14 |
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BTW, that one week - 6-8 gallons of beer was *very* possible...
Dan in NC
1976 Eleganza II
On 1/22/2014 8:09 PM, Robert Mueller wrote:
> Emery,
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> Oops!
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> You're correct (no surprise there), I should have followed suit and checked my X-7621B before I commented.
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> Bottom line: If the information in X-7621B is correct with all due respect to GMC that's a DUMB design!
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> Avion was smarter than that as they have a 38 gallon water tank and a 40 gallon black tank.
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> That allows for 2 gallons additional waste water generated by beer consumption! ;-)
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> Avion's RULE! ;-)
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> Regards,
> Rob M.
> Sydney, Australia
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emery Stora
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> Rob
> Read it again. He said the WATER tank was 40 gallons and the BLACK WATER tank is 34 gallons.
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> I also thought that the holding tank should hold all the water but I checked a Owner's Manual for 1976 and it does indeed say 40
> water and 34 holding.
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> Emery Stora
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| Re: How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73 GMC 26'? [message #237160 is a reply to message #236740] |
Thu, 23 January 2014 11:40 |
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| Ultravan Owners wrote on Mon, 20 January 2014 13:55 |
I did try doing a search and I came up with a guy questioning that he thought the water tank was 30 to 40 gals - but not sure.
Other post asked or gave size of tank.
I'm purchasing a 73 26' GMC.
How many gallons are the fresh water tank and the gas tank?
BTW - each time I do a search and open a link from that page to read it I get logged out from the main GMC page I leave open. So like now - I had to log back in to aks this question. Hmmmm.. Why is that?
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Firefox has a similar function. Also there is an automatic login option. I haven't had to login in years. If I did, I would have to go find my password again. It is all in the browser setup. Your user id and password for this site are stored in a cookie on your machine. You can also do this from multiple machines and not loose the tracking of what threads or parts of a thread you have already looked at. That information is stored on the web site, not your machine.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73 GMC26'? [message #237176 is a reply to message #237061] |
Thu, 23 January 2014 13:05 |
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And don't forget the 6 gallons in the water heater which makes for a possible 12 gallon overflow problem!
Mac in OKC
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> On Jan 22, 2014, at 18:43, "Emery Stora" <emerystora@mac.com> wrote:
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> Rob
> Read it again. He said the WATER tank was 40 gallons and the BLACK WATER tank is 34 gallons.
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> I also thought that the holding tank should hold all the water but I checked a Owner's Manual for 1976 and it does indeed say 40 water and 34 holding.
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> Emery Stora
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>> On Jan 22, 2014, at 5:16 PM, Robert Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
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>> Dan,
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>> How do you overload a 40 gallon black tank with a 32 or 34 gallon water tank?
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>> You'd have to drink 6 - 8 gallons of beer!
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>> Come to think of it would have to be even more as you'd sweat some out! ;-)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Rob M.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Daniel Jarvis
>>
>> I had thought the water and black tanks were also 25 gal each. However,
>> reading the manual, I see the water tank is 40 gal and the black water
>> tank is 32 or 34. Easy to overload!
>>
>> But since I was making an assumption on the small side, I was OK when
>> the 3 city slickers I was with insisted on showers a few days into our
>> desert stay (we just used a 4 gal camp shower bag as the water wasn't
>> pumping strong enough).
>>
>> Dan
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73GMC26'? [message #237235 is a reply to message #237191] |
Thu, 23 January 2014 22:59 |
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Yes, if you have not examined the sewer tank on coaches, you'll believe the data.
They are formed of material that end up being slightly different.
generally smaller than published.
We know these things as we work on them daily.
Jim Kanomata
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| Re: [GMCnet] How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73 GMC26'? [message #237311 is a reply to message #237176] |
Fri, 24 January 2014 17:01 |
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No, it doesn't because you cannot get the 6 gallons of water out of the water heater because as soon as you main water tank runs dry you water pump cannot produce any pressure to push the water out of the hot water tank.
Emery Stora
On Jan 23, 2014, at 12:05 PM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk@hotmail.com> wrote:
> And don't forget the 6 gallons in the water heater which makes for a possible 12 gallon overflow problem!
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> Mac in OKC
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> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Jan 22, 2014, at 18:43, "Emery Stora" <emerystora@mac.com> wrote:
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>> Rob
>> Read it again. He said the WATER tank was 40 gallons and the BLACK WATER tank is 34 gallons.
>>
>> I also thought that the holding tank should hold all the water but I checked a Owner's Manual for 1976 and it does indeed say 40 water and 34 holding.
>>
>> Emery Stora
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>>> On Jan 22, 2014, at 5:16 PM, Robert Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dan,
>>>
>>> How do you overload a 40 gallon black tank with a 32 or 34 gallon water tank?
>>>
>>> You'd have to drink 6 - 8 gallons of beer!
>>>
>>> Come to think of it would have to be even more as you'd sweat some out! ;-)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Rob M.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Daniel Jarvis
>>>
>>> I had thought the water and black tanks were also 25 gal each. However,
>>> reading the manual, I see the water tank is 40 gal and the black water
>>> tank is 32 or 34. Easy to overload!
>>>
>>> But since I was making an assumption on the small side, I was OK when
>>> the 3 city slickers I was with insisted on showers a few days into our
>>> desert stay (we just used a 4 gal camp shower bag as the water wasn't
>>> pumping strong enough).
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73 GMC26'? [message #237352 is a reply to message #237311] |
Fri, 24 January 2014 20:11 |
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I guess I was thinking that the "pump" just pressurized the whole system with air and would push ALL water in the system out.
Sorry about the misinterpretation of the system.
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> From: emerystora@mac.com
> Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:01:44 -0700
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] How many gallons are the gas and water tanks on a 73 GMC26'?
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> No, it doesn't because you cannot get the 6 gallons of water out of the water heater because as soon as you main water tank runs dry you water pump cannot produce any pressure to push the water out of the hot water tank.
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> Emery Stora
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> On Jan 23, 2014, at 12:05 PM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > And don't forget the 6 gallons in the water heater which makes for a possible 12 gallon overflow problem!
> >
> > Mac in OKC
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> > Sent from my iPad
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