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Thu, 20 March 2014 18:59

verg

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Registered: September 2006
Location: Gettysburg, PA

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Dear Friends,

I have a '73 that I am helping to get going.

It has been sitting for a number of years. With some effort, it starts and runs roughly (bad gas?).

When putting the transmission in gear, there is a definite feeling of "something happened." A familiar "ok, its in gear" feeling.

Applying the gas, the coach seems to want to lurch forward, but goes no where. You can feel the power of the engine straining to move the coach.

I have been in cars with bad transmissions and clutches - it just doesn't feel like that. Those bad trans just seemed to spin or only allow the car to crawl when you put on the gas.

Applying too much gas results in the engine stalling, reminding one of stalling out a manual transmission car.

I thought maybe the rear brakes had seized. Today, I jacked the coach up and all four rear wheels could be turned manually.

What next?

Thank you for time and kind attention in reading and advising.

Regards,

John

John Novicki
near Gettysburg, Pa

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		GMC runs but does not go . . . . By: verg on Thu, 20 March 2014 18:59
		Re: GMC runs but does not go . . . . By: Harry on Thu, 20 March 2014 19:09
		Re: GMC runs but does not go . . . . By: Dan Borlase on Thu, 20 March 2014 19:47
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		Re: GMC runs but does not go . . . . By: WildBill on Thu, 20 March 2014 22:09
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		Re: GMC runs but does not go . . . . By: WildBill on Fri, 21 March 2014 08:43
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		Re: GMC runs but does not go . . . . By: Ultravan Owners on Fri, 21 March 2014 10:28
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		Re: GMC runs but does not go . . . . By: verg on Sat, 22 March 2014 17:01
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