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WANTED Airbag [message #299216] Mon, 18 April 2016 03:47 Go to next message
peter bailey is currently offline  peter bailey   Australia
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Need an air bag that does not leak to replace one that leaks due to porous surface (very fine leaks on the rolled ends)
Have posted in the GMC swap meet but listing here in case a reader does not visit the swap meet.
Peter Bailey
from Ozy (Aussie)
Re: [GMCnet] WANTED Airbag [message #299221 is a reply to message #299216] Mon, 18 April 2016 08:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Kingsley Coach is currently offline  Kingsley Coach   United States
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You have water and soap tested and you are certain the leak is directly
through the rubber coated surface and not around the ends ? Just askin'

Some of our suppliers may may have used ones....

Mike in NS

On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 5:47 AM, Peter Bailey
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> Need an air bag that does not leak to replace one that leaks due to porous
> surface (very fine leaks on the rolled ends)
> Have posted in the GMC swap meet but listing here in case a reader does
> not visit the swap meet.
> Peter Bailey
> from Ozy (Aussie)
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Re: [GMCnet] WANTED Airbag [message #299230 is a reply to message #299221] Mon, 18 April 2016 09:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
peter bailey is currently offline  peter bailey   Australia
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Michael,
It took quite a long time to find where the air was leaking from as there was no evidence of air leaking from any joints, had the valves turned off so that we were checking bag only.
The leaking was very hard to detect as the surface only showed minute bubling but there were lots of areas showing minute bubling at 90lb pressure. I believe it to be an original bag, I had already changed the other bag months ago but that had a hole worn in it at one of the folds near the cone.
Peter Bailey
from Ozy (Aussie)
Re: [GMCnet] WANTED Airbag [message #299294 is a reply to message #299230] Tue, 19 April 2016 20:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Burt and Faye curtis is currently offline  Burt and Faye curtis   United States
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Peter,
How soon would you need it and where in Oz are you? Asking as I will be in
Sydney (and I know Australia is huge!) May 13 - 19 and could bring a good
used bag with me in luggage if that would help you

Fay Curtis
Kneeland, CA
'76 GMC Glenbrook aka Tumbleweed

On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 7:56 AM, Peter Bailey
wrote:

> Michael,
> It took quite a long time to find where the air was leaking from as there
> was no evidence of air leaking from any joints, had the valves turned off so
> that we were checking bag only.
> The leaking was very hard to detect as the surface only showed minute
> bubling but there were lots of areas showing minute bubling at 90lb
> pressure. I
> believe it to be an original bag, I had already changed the other bag
> months ago but that had a hole worn in it at one of the folds near the cone.
> Peter Bailey
> from Ozy (Aussie)
>
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Re: [GMCnet] WANTED Airbag [message #299296 is a reply to message #299294] Tue, 19 April 2016 20:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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Faye,

Good on Ya! I'll bet Peter will jump on that.

But, in case you don't know, May 13-19 ain't no way long enough to justify
that trip (not unless it's May 13, 2016 to May 19, 2017 or later)! :-)

Ken H.


On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 9:03 PM, Burt and Faye curtis <
curtisunlimitedbandf@gmail.com> wrote:

> Peter,
> How soon would you need it and where in Oz are you? Asking as I will be in
> Sydney (and I know Australia is huge!) May 13 - 19 and could bring a good
> used bag with me in luggage if that would help you
>
> Fay Curtis
> Kneeland, CA
> '76 GMC Glenbrook aka Tumbleweed
>
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 7:56 AM, Peter Bailey
> wrote:
>
>> Michael,
>> It took quite a long time to find where the air was leaking from as there
>> was no evidence of air leaking from any joints, had the valves turned
> off so
>> that we were checking bag only.
>> The leaking was very hard to detect as the surface only showed minute
>> bubling but there were lots of areas showing minute bubling at 90lb
>> pressure. I
>> believe it to be an original bag, I had already changed the other bag
>> months ago but that had a hole worn in it at one of the folds near the
> cone.
>> Peter Bailey
>> from Ozy (Aussie)
>>
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Re: [GMCnet] WANTED Airbag [message #299302 is a reply to message #299294] Wed, 20 April 2016 04:27 Go to previous message
peter bailey is currently offline  peter bailey   Australia
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Fay
I live in Gawler South Australia which is about 900 miles from Sydney but that location would be much better than 17000 miles which I think I am from where you are.
I would very much appreciate your offer to bring an airbag in your luggage to Sydney.
I will contact you via your email to liase the logistics
Peter Bailey
from Ozy (Aussie)

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