| Coach is finally home! [message #308873] |
Mon, 17 October 2016 10:27  |
rootesrefuge
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Made the voyage home on Sunday with the assistance of Wally Anderson. Can't say thanks enough to Wally or to Gary Mau, couldn't have made the the trip without their generosity.
Torqued the lug nuts after the wheel swap last weekend, and had vacuum hose and a new trans modulator valve with us due to the seller's description of how it last shifted. Got away with just the hose, found several cracks in the hose to the manifold. The modulator will go into the spare parts bin. Due to the fuel in the tank being about 6 years old, used a boat tank with a hose to the fuel pump just to get it home. Wire tied the hose up under the cab floor and routed it through the passenger's window, with a metal fuel filter joining the hoses in the wheel well. Set the tank on the floor in front of the passenger seat so I could see the fuel level, 6 gallons doesn't last long! Replaced the pump to carb line as the original was leaking at the fuel pump. Once that was in, no more leaks.
Took a good look over of the repairs so far, checked for any loose bits, and got ready to go. Brought 2 batteries, but didn't connect the coach battery. Had already bypassed the isolator because the charge light was lit once it was running, figured 2 batteries would be enough to make the 115 mile trip even without it charging. Slapped a pair of 1974 vintage plates on it and off we went, Wally following behind to watch for trouble. Engine sounded good, trans shifted great. The seller had said it didn't want to shift into top gear last time they used it, I suspect that leaky vacuum hose was the culprit.
Made it about 20 miles, and the engine stalled. Topped up the boat tank from one of several gas cans we brought along, and set back out. Stalled again after maybe a mile. Checked for fuel, and nothing at the carb. A squirt of carb cleaner would start it, so everything else was working. Long story short, bypassed the metal filter in the wheel well, raised the boat tank to sit on the passenger's seat, and removed the filter in the carb. Plan on cutting the carb filter open to check it out later today.
The rest of the way was trouble free. Made another fuel stop, refilled the boat tank and filled up one of the gas cans to have as a backup. The coach cleared the hump in the driveway, I was a little concerned that it might drag but not a problem.
So finally it's where I can work on it without a 4 hour round trip. There's plenty to do, so we'll see how far I can get before the weather gets nasty. Huge thanks to everybody that's given advice, and again to Wally and Gary!
John in Omaha, Nebraska
74 26' Sequoia
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| Re: Coach is finally home! [message #308878 is a reply to message #308873] |
Mon, 17 October 2016 10:54  |
77Royale
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Excellent news. I would love to know just how many of us out there have had to run our coaches off a boat can.
Congrats and thank you for saving a coach.
77 Royale, Rear Dry Bath. 403, 3.55 Final Drive, Lenzi goodies, Patterson carb and dizzy.
Mid Michigan
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| Re: Coach is finally home! [message #308879 is a reply to message #308878] |
Mon, 17 October 2016 11:45 |
JimGunther
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A great "feeling of accomplishment" no doubt.
Now the real FUN begins!
Jim Gunther
www.LotusV6.com
now former owner - ;(
73 GMC-II 2600
by Explorer
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| Re: Coach is finally home! [message #308906 is a reply to message #308873] |
Mon, 17 October 2016 15:53 |
rootesrefuge
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Cut open the fuel filter, had some powdered rust in it but didn't look like enough to completely clog it. Next step is draining the tank that's still in the coach, and getting the removed tank repaired and reinstalled. Could be the pump just didn't like pulling the fuel up over the edge of the window.
John in Omaha, Nebraska
74 26' Sequoia
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| Re: Coach is finally home! [message #308951 is a reply to message #308873] |
Mon, 17 October 2016 21:13 |
Ken Burton
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I have moved several coaches using an external tank. I bungie strap the tank to the front of the coach and set it on front bumper. It is a much shorter all down hill route from there to the fuel pump. Just stop every 45 miles to fill up the tank.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Coach is finally home! [message #308985 is a reply to message #308873] |
Tue, 18 October 2016 09:50 |
rootesrefuge
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Took a look underneath to scope out the fuel tank situation. Apparently the PO was confused about which tank had been taken out, it was the secondary not the main. Which doesn't make sense considering he said the generator wasn't working because the main tank was out. So the main tank is coming out as well, and all new fuel and vent hoses going on before putting everything back together.
And I'll be trusting my own observations on everything from here on out.
PS - Lucked out, only 4 gallons of rancid fuel left in the main tank, way easier to dispose of than 20 gallons...
John in Omaha, Nebraska
74 26' Sequoia
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| Re: [GMCnet] Coach is finally home! [message #308989 is a reply to message #308985] |
Tue, 18 October 2016 09:58 |
powerjon
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John,
You may want to look at the album that I did on fuel tank in and out and how I did the plumbing upgrades.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6928-fuel-tank-system-rebuild.html
Regards.
JR Wright
78 Buskirk Stretch
75 Avion
Michigan
> On Oct 18, 2016, at 10:50 AM, J Artz wrote:
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> Took a look underneath to scope out the fuel tank situation. Apparently the PO was confused about which tank had been taken out, it was the secondary
> not the main. Which doesn't make sense considering he said the generator wasn't working because the main tank was out. So the main tank is coming out
> as well, and all new fuel and vent hoses going on before putting everything back together.
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> And I'll be trusting my own observations on everything from here on out.
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> --
> John in Omaha, Nebraska
> 74 26' Sequoia
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