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| Third Fuel Tank [message #257336] |
Thu, 31 July 2014 16:34  |
seven
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While building my GMC Trailer I am removing both fuel tanks and remember once seeing someone adding a third tank and I'm thinking adding one to my Coach ?, Any one remember this they even supplied pictures.
Jay Fox
Calgary AB
73 Painted Desert (Turtle)
78 Transmode (Trailer Donor)
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| Re: Third Fuel Tank [message #257341 is a reply to message #257336] |
Thu, 31 July 2014 17:14  |
roy1
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seven wrote on Thu, 31 July 2014 14:34While building my GMC Trailer I am removing both fuel tanks and remember once seeing someone adding a third tank and I'm thinking adding one to my Coach ?, Any one remember this they even supplied pictures.
You are probably thinking about the write up by Chuck Garten he added a 3rd tank. He is a member of the Paccific Cruisers it is likely on there website.
Roy Keen
Minden,NV
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| Re: [GMCnet] Third Fuel Tank [message #257355 is a reply to message #257340] |
Thu, 31 July 2014 19:06 |
Carl S.
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Kelvin Dietz wrote on Thu, 31 July 2014 14:56On 7/31/2014 2:34 PM, Jay Fox wrote:
> While building my GMC Trailer I am removing both fuel tanks and remember once seeing someone adding a third tank and I'm thinking adding one to my
> Coach ?, Any one remember this they even supplied pictures.
Never could figure out the need. I don't really like stopping to fill
but 450 miles in that seat is also about enough. Not sure I'd ever want
to do 600.
And that $200 fill-up would probably be hard on my heart, too... :^)
Kelvin
'73 23' in Eugene, OR
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Wow Kelvin! You must be pretty confident in the 8-10 mpg thing to push it to 450 miles. I start getting nervous at about 300. I NEVER want to have to push my coach. 
Carl Stouffer
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| Re: [GMCnet] Third Fuel Tank [message #257403 is a reply to message #257361] |
Fri, 01 August 2014 00:27 |
sgltrac
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Where could you fit the third tank? Not willing to give up one of my waste tanks for it.
Todd Sullivan
Sully
77 royale
Seattle
> On Jul 31, 2014, at 5:49 PM, Kelvin Dietz wrote:
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>> On 7/31/2014 5:07 PM, Carl Stouffer wrote:
>> Kelvin Dietz wrote on Thu, 31 July 2014 14:56
>>>> On 7/31/2014 2:34 PM, Jay Fox wrote:
>>>> While building my GMC Trailer I am removing both fuel tanks and remember once seeing someone adding a third tank and I'm thinking adding one
>>>> to my
>>>> Coach ?, Any one remember this they even supplied pictures.
>>> Never could figure out the need. I don't really like stopping to fill
>>> but 450 miles in that seat is also about enough. Not sure I'd ever want
>>> to do 600.
>>>
>>> And that $200 fill-up would probably be hard on my heart, too... :^)
>>>
>>> Kelvin
>>> '73 23' in Eugene, OR
>>>
>>> Wow Kelvin! You must be pretty confident in the 8-10 mpg thing to push it to 450 miles. I start getting nervous at about 300. I NEVER want to
>>> have to push my coach. :d
>
> You top that sucker up (and I do before long trips) and it'll hold
> nearly 55 gallons. We get 9ish on freeway trips of any length. Trip to
> Treasure Island in 2010 was 9.5mpg on every leg. I sort of pushed the
> distance between stops on that trip.
>
> I'm usually in the 7.5 to 8mpg range when towing the Datsun on shorter
> trips. Everywhere you go out of Eugene is hilly. Even the freeways to
> the south tend to eat up fuel but we went Hiway 97 and 55mph past the
> Oregon border for that 9.5mpg to San Fransisco. 62-63mph on the
> freeways. The only vehicle I've ever driven where I wasn't in a hurry.
>
> But yeah... 450 miles is sort of pushing it. I do keep very good tabs
> on my mileage so I have a pretty good idea of what the coach is doing.
> Sometime it's going to be off tune and let me down, you can bet on it...
>
> Kelvin
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| Re: [GMCnet] Third Fuel Tank [message #257405 is a reply to message #257403] |
Fri, 01 August 2014 00:33 |
jimk
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Todd,
where your front mufflers were, as you put on our 3" rear muffler, or what?
On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Todd Sullivan wrote:
> Where could you fit the third tank? Not willing to give up one of my waste
> tanks for it.
>
> Todd Sullivan
>
> Sully
> 77 royale
> Seattle
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>> On Jul 31, 2014, at 5:49 PM, Kelvin Dietz wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/31/2014 5:07 PM, Carl Stouffer wrote:
>>> Kelvin Dietz wrote on Thu, 31 July 2014 14:56
>>>> > On 7/31/2014 2:34 PM, Jay Fox wrote:
>>>> > While building my GMC Trailer I am removing both fuel tanks and
> remember once seeing someone adding a third tank and I'm thinking adding one
>>>> > to my
>>>> > Coach ?, Any one remember this they even supplied pictures.
>>>> Never could figure out the need. I don't really like stopping to fill
>>>> but 450 miles in that seat is also about enough. Not sure I'd ever
> want
>>>> to do 600.
>>>>
>>>> And that $200 fill-up would probably be hard on my heart, too... :^)
>>>>
>>>> Kelvin
>>>> '73 23' in Eugene, OR
>>>>
>>>> Wow Kelvin! You must be pretty confident in the 8-10 mpg thing to
> push it to 450 miles. I start getting nervous at about 300. I NEVER want
> to
>>>> have to push my coach. :d
>>
>> You top that sucker up (and I do before long trips) and it'll hold
>> nearly 55 gallons. We get 9ish on freeway trips of any length. Trip to
>> Treasure Island in 2010 was 9.5mpg on every leg. I sort of pushed the
>> distance between stops on that trip.
>>
>> I'm usually in the 7.5 to 8mpg range when towing the Datsun on shorter
>> trips. Everywhere you go out of Eugene is hilly. Even the freeways to
>> the south tend to eat up fuel but we went Hiway 97 and 55mph past the
>> Oregon border for that 9.5mpg to San Fransisco. 62-63mph on the
>> freeways. The only vehicle I've ever driven where I wasn't in a hurry.
>>
>> But yeah... 450 miles is sort of pushing it. I do keep very good tabs
>> on my mileage so I have a pretty good idea of what the coach is doing.
>> Sometime it's going to be off tune and let me down, you can bet on it...
>>
>> Kelvin
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| Re: [GMCnet] Third Fuel Tank [message #257411 is a reply to message #257405] |
Fri, 01 August 2014 00:51 |
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Ahhhhh. Never thought o puting it forward. Wouldn't it be a beatch to plumb the fill?
Oh by the way this has been nagging at me. Is it Royal or Royale? Seems the only time I've seen it written on one It had an e.
Todd Sullivan
Sully
77 royale
Seattle
> On Jul 31, 2014, at 10:33 PM, Jim Kanomata wrote:
>
> Todd,
> where your front mufflers were, as you put on our 3" rear muffler, or what?
>
>
>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Todd Sullivan wrote:
>>
>> Where could you fit the third tank? Not willing to give up one of my waste
>> tanks for it.
>>
>> Todd Sullivan
>>
>> Sully
>> 77 royale
>> Seattle
>>
>>>> On Jul 31, 2014, at 5:49 PM, Kelvin Dietz wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 7/31/2014 5:07 PM, Carl Stouffer wrote:
>>>> Kelvin Dietz wrote on Thu, 31 July 2014 14:56
>>>> >> On 7/31/2014 2:34 PM, Jay Fox wrote:
>>>> >> While building my GMC Trailer I am removing both fuel tanks and
>> remember once seeing someone adding a third tank and I'm thinking adding one
>>>> >> to my
>>>> >> Coach ?, Any one remember this they even supplied pictures.
>>>> > Never could figure out the need. I don't really like stopping to fill
>>>> > but 450 miles in that seat is also about enough. Not sure I'd ever
>> want
>>>> > to do 600.
>>>> >
>>>> > And that $200 fill-up would probably be hard on my heart, too... :^)
>>>> >
>>>> > Kelvin
>>>> > '73 23' in Eugene, OR
>>>> >
>>>> > Wow Kelvin! You must be pretty confident in the 8-10 mpg thing to
>> push it to 450 miles. I start getting nervous at about 300. I NEVER want
>> to
>>>> > have to push my coach. :d
>>>
>>> You top that sucker up (and I do before long trips) and it'll hold
>>> nearly 55 gallons. We get 9ish on freeway trips of any length. Trip to
>>> Treasure Island in 2010 was 9.5mpg on every leg. I sort of pushed the
>>> distance between stops on that trip.
>>>
>>> I'm usually in the 7.5 to 8mpg range when towing the Datsun on shorter
>>> trips. Everywhere you go out of Eugene is hilly. Even the freeways to
>>> the south tend to eat up fuel but we went Hiway 97 and 55mph past the
>>> Oregon border for that 9.5mpg to San Fransisco. 62-63mph on the
>>> freeways. The only vehicle I've ever driven where I wasn't in a hurry.
>>>
>>> But yeah... 450 miles is sort of pushing it. I do keep very good tabs
>>> on my mileage so I have a pretty good idea of what the coach is doing.
>>> Sometime it's going to be off tune and let me down, you can bet on it...
>>>
>>> Kelvin
>>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Third Fuel Tank [message #257424 is a reply to message #257411] |
Fri, 01 August 2014 08:17 |
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sgltrac wrote on Fri, 01 August 2014 00:51Ahhhhh. Never thought o puting it forward. Wouldn't it be a beatch to plumb the fill?
Oh by the way this has been nagging at me. Is it Royal or Royale? Seems the only time I've seen it written on one It had an e.
Todd Sullivan
Sully
77 royale
The fill pipe runs past where the third tank would mount so that is no more of a problem than the fill for the front tank.
Royale or Royal. It's your coach call it what you want. If you go with good ole American simple it's Royal. Royale is more high fallutin. Your choice as far as I'm concerned. Although Coachman called it a ROYALE.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] Third Fuel Tank [message #257705 is a reply to message #257340] |
Sun, 03 August 2014 21:43 |
Olly Schmidt
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Kelvin,
> And that $200 fill-up would probably be hard on my heart, too... :^)
There is a solution to that, that I've been using on my trip the last
couple of days. As one can imagine, I had to fill-up quite a bit each
day. The way I do it is, I pay cash.
That way, I always get money after filling up. It is a great feeling :*)
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