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| [GMCnet] Met a nice couple and their GMC ion their maiden voyage [message #240387] |
Tue, 18 February 2014 16:40  |
Robin Hood
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Ed and Lucille picked up a red ex Palm Beach in Tuscaloosa and are heading
to Paris TX then home in Colorado. They were gassing up as we pulled off
I-20 for a pit stop.
A bit worried about their fuel lines; there was a fuel leak at the tanks
as they gassed up. I hope the other rubber near the engine is ok. Say a
prayer for them and be on the lookout for them. They have our contact info
if they run into trouble. I talked up the forum and the Black List a bit.
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Robin Hood
Jackson, MS
2013 Subaru Outback "Top Flight"
1968 Pontiac Catalina "The Cheshire Cat"
1978 GMC Royale motorhome "Pinto Bean"
1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome "Barn Queen"
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| Re: [GMCnet] Met a nice couple and their GMC ion their maiden voyage [message #240415 is a reply to message #240387] |
Tue, 18 February 2014 19:27  |
Bruce Hart
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Robin,
Where are they headed in Colorado?
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Robin Hood <loxley@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ed and Lucille picked up a red ex Palm Beach in Tuscaloosa and are heading
> to Paris TX then home in Colorado. They were gassing up as we pulled off
> I-20 for a pit stop.
>
> A bit worried about their fuel lines; there was a fuel leak at the tanks
> as they gassed up. I hope the other rubber near the engine is ok. Say a
> prayer for them and be on the lookout for them. They have our contact info
> if they run into trouble. I talked up the forum and the Black List a bit.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Robin Hood
> Jackson, MS
> 2013 Subaru Outback "Top Flight"
> 1968 Pontiac Catalina "The Cheshire Cat"
> 1978 GMC Royale motorhome "Pinto Bean"
> 1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome "Barn Queen"
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Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
Milliken, Co
GMC=Got More Class
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1977 28' Kingsley
La Grange, Wyoming
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| Re: [GMCnet] Met a nice couple and their GMC ion their maiden voyage [message #240418 is a reply to message #240415] |
Tue, 18 February 2014 19:47 |
Kingsley Coach
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Robin
Did ya get the TZE number for the registry? Did ya? Did ya?
Mike in NS
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Bruce Hart <hartsgmc@gmail.com> wrote:
> Robin,
> Where are they headed in Colorado?
>
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Robin Hood <loxley@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ed and Lucille picked up a red ex Palm Beach in Tuscaloosa and are
> heading
> > to Paris TX then home in Colorado. They were gassing up as we pulled off
> > I-20 for a pit stop.
> >
> > A bit worried about their fuel lines; there was a fuel leak at the tanks
> > as they gassed up. I hope the other rubber near the engine is ok. Say a
> > prayer for them and be on the lookout for them. They have our contact
> info
> > if they run into trouble. I talked up the forum and the Black List a bit.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Robin Hood
> > Jackson, MS
> > 2013 Subaru Outback "Top Flight"
> > 1968 Pontiac Catalina "The Cheshire Cat"
> > 1978 GMC Royale motorhome "Pinto Bean"
> > 1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome "Barn Queen"
> > _______________________________________________
> > GMCnet mailing list
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> Bruce Hart
> 1976 Palm Beach
> Milliken, Co
> GMC=Got More Class
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS
* This is my second trip through the 60's; the first time the drugs were
better !
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| Re: [GMCnet] Met a nice couple and their GMC ion their maiden voyage [message #240422 is a reply to message #240418] |
Tue, 18 February 2014 20:16 |
Robin Hood
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Nah, reasonably sure it's already in there. Saw where it had been
advertised by a guy on the GMC facebook group, so it's probably in there.
Dunno where in CO they're headed, didn't want to pry. All I know is that
it's a 9000 foot elevation. :)
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Kingsley Coach <kingsleygmc@gmail.com>wrote:
> Robin
>
> Did ya get the TZE number for the registry? Did ya? Did ya?
>
> Mike in NS
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>
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Bruce Hart <hartsgmc@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Robin,
> > Where are they headed in Colorado?
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Robin Hood <loxley@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Ed and Lucille picked up a red ex Palm Beach in Tuscaloosa and are
> > heading
> > > to Paris TX then home in Colorado. They were gassing up as we pulled
> off
> > > I-20 for a pit stop.
> > >
> > > A bit worried about their fuel lines; there was a fuel leak at the
> tanks
> > > as they gassed up. I hope the other rubber near the engine is ok. Say a
> > > prayer for them and be on the lookout for them. They have our contact
> > info
> > > if they run into trouble. I talked up the forum and the Black List a
> bit.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Robin Hood
> > > Jackson, MS
> > > 2013 Subaru Outback "Top Flight"
> > > 1968 Pontiac Catalina "The Cheshire Cat"
> > > 1978 GMC Royale motorhome "Pinto Bean"
> > > 1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome "Barn Queen"
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > GMCnet mailing list
> > > Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> > > http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Hart
> > 1976 Palm Beach
> > Milliken, Co
> > GMC=Got More Class
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> Michael Beaton
> 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> Antigonish, NS
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> * This is my second trip through the 60's; the first time the drugs were
> better !
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Robin Hood
Jackson, MS
2013 Subaru Outback "Top Flight"
1968 Pontiac Catalina "The Cheshire Cat"
1978 GMC Royale motorhome "Pinto Bean"
1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome "Barn Queen"
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| Re: [GMCnet] Met a nice couple and their GMC ion their maiden voyage [message #240443 is a reply to message #240425] |
Tue, 18 February 2014 23:29 |
Ken Henderson
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Speaking of fuel lines, I replaced all of mine last Spring, before my
12,000 miles summer trip. For the last month or so of that trip, and
since, I've had to be careful to not quite fill the rear tank because gas
would run off the top of it. On Sunday I dropped the tank and found the
cause: Not my freshly installed steel lines with barrier hose couplings,
but the feed-through for the level sensor lead -- it had disintegrated and
half of it was missing, leaving a new, unwanted, 1/8" x 1/4" vent to
atmosphere.
I'm modifying a new production SS pickup/sender assembly to replace the 38
year old one. I'm making pictures, but I'm not sure there will ever be
another one available like this one. I paid $39.95 for it purely
speculatively and can't find the source again.
Right now that project's on hold while Kerry and I install his 1-Ton front
end -- test drove it today with good results.
Ken H.
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:42 PM, Jeremy wrote:
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> It's a very nice coach. The mechanic I use in Bessemer AL took care of
> that one for years. Should be in pretty good shape, but it had been sitting
> a while, which could be the problem with the fuel lines.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Met a nice couple and their GMC ion their maiden voyage [message #240468 is a reply to message #240387] |
Wed, 19 February 2014 09:22 |
habbyguy
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My coach had a very similar leak when I bought it (I could put about 3/4 of the fuel capacity in before it would leak, though a steep driveway could induce a splash or two). The PO had replaced all the lines, presumably with ethanol-resistant lines, so I was perplexed.
So I bought enough new line to re-do the whole system, and dropped the tanks. The lines all looked great, though I replaced them anyway (since the spec on the new lines was marginally better than the "old" ones). Turns out the leak was at one 8" length of larger tubing that joined two metal pipes on the left side of the coach (forget exactly what was connected). It looks like whoever did the new lines didn't have a short piece of hose that size and just left the old one in place. Sigh...
Now I can run the fuel in at full flow until it's topped off, with no leaks, partially because the PO also replaced all the rubber frame-to-body spacers (which give the vent lines enough room to stay open).
Mark Hickey
Mesa, AZ
1978 Royale Center Kitchen
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