| [GMCnet] Fw: Coach in Distress [message #338537] |
Thu, 08 November 2018 20:48 |
k2gkk
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Just found Mike's email and this is a direct copy to him in Cuba, MO.
While you are there, do NOT miss having a meal at Missouri Hick BBQ on old Route 66 just east of downtown! I try to eat there any time I am passing through between here and home up in western NY state.
D C "Mac" Macdonald
Amateur Radio K2GKK
Since 30 November '53
USAF and FAA, Retired
Member GMCMI & Classics
Oklahoma City, OK
"The Money Pit"
TZE166V101966
'76 ex-Palm Beach
k2gkk + hotmail dot com
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From: Gmclist on behalf of D C _Mac_ Macdonald
Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2018 20:44
To: Larry Nelson; gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Coach in Distress
I just happened to have some guidance on this that I received from Ken Burton about a year ago (it was still lying on my kitchen table).
The ignition coil for a GMC MH or Toronado is different from the rest of the Oldsmobile V-8 line. There are THREE different pickup coils used and TWO different ignition coils used across the GM product lines. He needs the ignition coil that has RED and YELLOW wires! If you are buying the PICKUP COIL, it must have the YELLOW plastic connector on the end.
Ken said that most parts places will only see the price difference and choose the cheaper item.
The INGNITION coil MUST have the RED and YELLOW wires. If that coil has RED and WHITE wires, it is WRONG !
D C "Mac" Macdonald
Amateur Radio K2GKK
Since 30 November '53
USAF and FAA, Retired
Member GMCMI & Classics
Oklahoma City, OK
"The Money Pit"
TZE166V101966
'76 ex-Palm Beach
k2gkk + hotmail dot com
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From: Gmclist on behalf of Larry Nelson
Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2018 19:50
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] Coach in Distress
We have a fellow GMC'er, Mike Kelly of Peoria (hope I got all that right), just called me. He got my number from the Black List. I am two hours from
him. He is in Cuba, MO, on I-44 and has pulled into a Super 8. They are heading to Texas for 6 months. About 8 miles east of Cuba, his 76' GMC
exhibited loss of power and what he described as "missing". After a short time alongside a very busy interstate highway, he was able to restart it and
limp into Cuba. Cuba is not a large town, but does have an O'Reilly's that is open until 9p. His mechanic had done a lot of replacement of ignition
related parts prior to their leaving Illinois. He called his mechanic and the mechanic said that it could be either the coil or the module, and that
one might cause the other to fail. He is towing a vehicle so he can drive to O'reillys, or maybe even Rolla tomorrow pending what he hears from
O'Reilly's tonight. He said he has friends that monitor this forum, so if anyone wants to call him with morale support, his number is 309-363-6690.
The Super 8 Motel person said their is a shop in Cuba and I told him that to replace these items, if he is able to find them, is not that much of job.
(Says the guy that last replaced these things about 20 years ago).....
Possibly someone can lend him some support. I will do all I can.
Larry Nelson
Springfield, MO
417 849 2997
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Larry Nelson Springfield, MO
Ex GMC'er, then GM Busnut
now '77 Eleganza ARS WB0JOT
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