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Re: Waste System is done on Recherché [message #255251 is a reply to message #255249] |
Sun, 13 July 2014 17:31 |
lotsofspareparts
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midlf wrote on Sun, 13 July 2014 14:50 Check your body pads. The tank is mounted to the floor, a body part. The body rests on the pads and those rest on the frame. Squished pads would lower the tank in relation to the frame. This is just what your pictures show.
Great, how do you replace those?
Also, the tank was shifted about 1/2 inch towards the passenger side of the coach, the discharge pipe clears the cross member brace on the bottom by about 1/4in. I Didn't have to modify the bottom of the brace, just the one side.
Jared
Jared & Tina Lazaron + 14yr old Daughter.....
77 Eleganza II "Recherché".....
73 Canyon Lands 230 "Elephant"
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Re: [GMCnet] Waste System is done on Recherché [message #255254 is a reply to message #255251] |
Sun, 13 July 2014 18:14 |
John Olson
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http://www.bdub.net/Isolation_Pad_Replacement.pdf
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/isolation-pad-installation/p39576-isolation-pad-replacement.html
http://www.bdub.net/curtis-unlimited/Pad_Installation_Instructions_BruceHislop.txt
http://www.bdub.net/curtis-unlimited/Body_Pads_Instructions.pdf
A few good guides for replacing the body pads. Basically the process
involves a bottle jack and 4x4, iirc.
John Olson
76 Edgemonte
Currently in Morrison St Park, IL
On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Jared wrote:
> midlf wrote on Sun, 13 July 2014 14:50
>> Check your body pads. The tank is mounted to the floor, a body part.
> The body rests on the pads and those rest on the frame. Squished pads
>> would lower the tank in relation to the frame. This is just what your
> pictures show.
>
>
> Great, how do you replace those?
>
> Also, the tank was shifted about 1/2 inch towards the passenger side of
> the coach, the discharge pipe clears the cross member brace on the bottom by
> about 1/4in. I Didn't have to modify the bottom of the brace, just the one
> side.
> --
> Jared & Tina Lazaron
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> Daughter: Alina Lazaron 7yrs old
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> 77 Eleganza II "Recherché"
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> GO SEAHAWKS!!
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Re: [GMCnet] Waste System is done on Recherché [message #255256 is a reply to message #255254] |
Sun, 13 July 2014 19:11 |
lotsofspareparts
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John Olson wrote on Sun, 13 July 2014 16:14http://www.bdub.net/Isolation_Pad_Replacement.pdf
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/isolation-pad-installation/p39576-isolation-pad-replacement.html
http://www.bdub.net/curtis-unlimited/Pad_Installation_Instructions_BruceHislop.txt
http://www.bdub.net/curtis-unlimited/Body_Pads_Instructions.pdf
A few good guides for replacing the body pads. Basically the process
involves a bottle jack and 4x4, iirc.
John Olson
76 Edgemonte
Currently in Morrison St Park, IL
On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Jared wrote:
> midlf wrote on Sun, 13 July 2014 14:50
>> Check your body pads. The tank is mounted to the floor, a body part.
> The body rests on the pads and those rest on the frame. Squished pads
>> would lower the tank in relation to the frame. This is just what your
> pictures show.
>
>
> Great, how do you replace those?
>
> Also, the tank was shifted about 1/2 inch towards the passenger side of
> the coach, the discharge pipe clears the cross member brace on the bottom by
> about 1/4in. I Didn't have to modify the bottom of the brace, just the one
> side.
> --
> Jared & Tina Lazaron
>
> Daughter: Alina Lazaron 7yrs old
>
> 77 Eleganza II "Recherché"
>
> GO SEAHAWKS!!
>
> Arlington, WA 98223
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> GMCnet mailing list
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Thanks John, Bdubs guide was all I really needed to see. Seems like it is time consuming if nothing else. Not extremely mechanical in nature as a lot of other GMC projects can be.
I will certainly consider doing this one day.
Jared
Jared & Tina Lazaron + 14yr old Daughter.....
77 Eleganza II "Recherché".....
73 Canyon Lands 230 "Elephant"
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Re: [GMCnet] Waste System is done on Recherché [message #255266 is a reply to message #255265] |
Sun, 13 July 2014 19:48 |
lotsofspareparts
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Ken Burton wrote on Sun, 13 July 2014 17:47The passenger side took me most of a day. The driver's side took me less than 4 hours.
I will plan on that time frame then.
Thanks Ken,
Jared
Jared & Tina Lazaron + 14yr old Daughter.....
77 Eleganza II "Recherché".....
73 Canyon Lands 230 "Elephant"
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Re: Waste System is done on Recherché [message #255286 is a reply to message #255280] |
Sun, 13 July 2014 22:15 |
lotsofspareparts
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Dennis S wrote on Sun, 13 July 2014 19:28Jared
It appears that you may not have rotated the macerator head so that the pick up is at the lowest point -- can cause the pump to run dry and burn the impeller.
Dennis
lotsofspareparts wrote on Sun, 13 July 2014 16:36Figured I would come inside on this blistering hot day and cool off a bit before I started my next project.
The holding tank in this coach must have shifted over the years cause when I went to reinstall the valve with the discharge pipe on it the discharge pipe was contacting the cross member and would not line up with the opening in the tank. I think this pressure on the pipe is what caused the tank to crack where it did.
So I went ahead and modified the cross member.
trimmed post....
I appreciate the concern.
These are the macerators that we install in our boats, doesn't really mean much as far as the posting goes but I will tell you this...
When these are installed in the boat they are right around 3 1/2 feet above the holding tank. The great thing about this macerator is that it can be installed 5 feet above the tank and will still self prime even if it is dry.
The great thing about my installation is that the macerator is installed at the same height as the tank discharge so there is no head or priming involved and I have a valve installed in the discharge pipe right after the macerator so all waste will be sucked to the macerator.
The only reason I rotated the head is so the discharge (the small hose) was aimed towards the rear of the coach which is where the previous macerators discharge line was.
We state this in the owners manual for our boat.... (You will damage your macerator if it is allowed to run dry for more than 30 seconds. Listen to your macerator, when the contents of the holding tank have been discharged the macerator will have a higher pitch sound).
You have to listen to the pump to know when it is not pumping anything.
Jared
Jared & Tina Lazaron + 14yr old Daughter.....
77 Eleganza II "Recherché".....
73 Canyon Lands 230 "Elephant"
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