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| Road Trip [message #350349] |
Tue, 26 November 2019 20:08  |
Bruce Hart
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A friend has been wanting to get his coach back from Clarendon, Texas for over a year. He asked for my help last year but one thing after another came up and it got put aside. He approached me again a month ago and I responded that I would be available to go with him on the 23 and 24 of Nov. Well something came up again for him and he couldn't go. I suggest to him that my wife and I would go get the coach ourselves if he wanted. He was delighted in the idea. So we took off 511 miles to get the coach. Once there his grandson tried starting the coach but it wouldn't turn over. We ended up jumping the coach to get it to run. Next both air bags were down and with the flared skirts he has on the coach the shraeder valves were not accessible and the lock off valves were in the closed position. I was able to get my arm up from the bottom and turned the shutoff valve a 1/4 turn which allowed some air from the compressor to start inflating the bags. Once the bags got some air in them I was able to use a long flat bar and open the valves completely. Down the road we go. Speed-o doesn't work main fuel tank reads full while aux tank reading less than a quarter. Stopped at gas station to fill up for trip home. Switched to main tank and after 5 minutes engine died for lack of fuel, switched over to aux tank and away we go. 10 miles done the road switch back to main tank and again died for lack of fuel. Left the switch on the aux position for the rest of the trip. Coach running strong and true. Sun going down and its getting chilly so I turned on the heater, well the heat source worked but the temp slide would only go half way. At the next gas stop I was able to force the slide all the way over from under the hood. Got heat but not enough. 900 miles and 19 hours later we stopped at a truck stop and rested for 1 1/2 hours and hit the road home for the last 120 miles. Called my friend up the next day to make arrangements for him to get his coach. He asked how it ran for the trip and I told him it ran strong and I drove it like I stole it. He said yea that it will d0 90mph all day long. Good trip other than a few minor problems all went well.
Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
1977 28' Kingsley
La Grange, Wyoming
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| Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip [message #350350 is a reply to message #350349] |
Tue, 26 November 2019 23:45  |
jimk
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Good job.
Never know what is waiting for you till you get there.
On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 6:09 PM Bruce Hart via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> A friend has been wanting to get his coach back from Clarendon, Texas for
> over a year. He asked for my help last year but one thing after another came
> up and it got put aside. He approached me again a month ago and I
> responded that I would be available to go with him on the 23 and 24 of Nov.
> Well
> something came up again for him and he couldn't go. I suggest to him that
> my wife and I would go get the coach ourselves if he wanted. He was
> delighted in the idea. So we took off 511 miles to get the coach. Once
> there his grandson tried starting the coach but it wouldn't turn over. We
> ended up jumping the coach to get it to run. Next both air bags were down
> and with the flared skirts he has on the coach the shraeder valves were not
> accessible and the lock off valves were in the closed position. I was able
> to get my arm up from the bottom and turned the shutoff valve a 1/4 turn
> which allowed some air from the compressor to start inflating the bags.
> Once the bags got some air in them I was able to use a long flat bar and
> open
> the valves completely. Down the road we go. Speed-o doesn't work main
> fuel tank reads full while aux tank reading less than a quarter. Stopped at
> gas station to fill up for trip home. Switched to main tank and after 5
> minutes engine died for lack of fuel, switched over to aux tank and away we
> go. 10 miles done the road switch back to main tank and again died for
> lack of fuel. Left the switch on the aux position for the rest of the trip.
> Coach running strong and true. Sun going down and its getting chilly so I
> turned on the heater, well the heat source worked but the temp slide would
> only go half way. At the next gas stop I was able to force the slide all
> the way over from under the hood. Got heat but not enough. 900 miles and 19
> hours later we stopped at a truck stop and rested for 1 1/2 hours and hit
> the road home for the last 120 miles. Called my friend up the next day to
> make arrangements for him to get his coach. He asked how it ran for the
> trip and I told him it ran strong and I drove it like I stole it. He said
> yea
> that it will d0 90mph all day long. Good trip other than a few minor
> problems all went well.
> --
> Bruce Hart
> 1976 Palm Beach
> Milliken, Co
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| Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip [message #350352 is a reply to message #350350] |
Wed, 27 November 2019 05:15 |
Rich Kinas
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That's what I love about these coaches, they are always an adventure (and
make for great stories) but usually not too great! In short my experience
with our beloved GMC is one of: excitement, friendship, love, challenge,
possibilities, part of the family...we named her Nautilus.
Rich
On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 12:45 AM Jim Kanomata via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> Good job.
> Never know what is waiting for you till you get there.
>
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 6:09 PM Bruce Hart via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
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>> A friend has been wanting to get his coach back from Clarendon, Texas for
>> over a year. He asked for my help last year but one thing after another
> came
>> up and it got put aside. He approached me again a month ago and I
>> responded that I would be available to go with him on the 23 and 24 of
> Nov.
>> Well
>> something came up again for him and he couldn't go. I suggest to him
> that
>> my wife and I would go get the coach ourselves if he wanted. He was
>> delighted in the idea. So we took off 511 miles to get the coach. Once
>> there his grandson tried starting the coach but it wouldn't turn over. We
>> ended up jumping the coach to get it to run. Next both air bags were down
>> and with the flared skirts he has on the coach the shraeder valves were
> not
>> accessible and the lock off valves were in the closed position. I was
> able
>> to get my arm up from the bottom and turned the shutoff valve a 1/4 turn
>> which allowed some air from the compressor to start inflating the bags.
>> Once the bags got some air in them I was able to use a long flat bar and
>> open
>> the valves completely. Down the road we go. Speed-o doesn't work main
>> fuel tank reads full while aux tank reading less than a quarter.
> Stopped at
>> gas station to fill up for trip home. Switched to main tank and after 5
>> minutes engine died for lack of fuel, switched over to aux tank and away
> we
>> go. 10 miles done the road switch back to main tank and again died for
>> lack of fuel. Left the switch on the aux position for the rest of the
> trip.
>> Coach running strong and true. Sun going down and its getting chilly so I
>> turned on the heater, well the heat source worked but the temp slide
> would
>> only go half way. At the next gas stop I was able to force the slide all
>> the way over from under the hood. Got heat but not enough. 900 miles and
> 19
>> hours later we stopped at a truck stop and rested for 1 1/2 hours and hit
>> the road home for the last 120 miles. Called my friend up the next day to
>> make arrangements for him to get his coach. He asked how it ran for the
>> trip and I told him it ran strong and I drove it like I stole it. He said
>> yea
>> that it will d0 90mph all day long. Good trip other than a few minor
>> problems all went well.
>> --
>> Bruce Hart
>> 1976 Palm Beach
>> Milliken, Co
>>
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> Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip [message #350361 is a reply to message #350349] |
Wed, 27 November 2019 14:25 |
dsmithy
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Bruce,
I love your story. This thing I’m posting is probably too long for this forum and everyone feel free to tell me not to do it again, but when we bought our GMC in 1995, Steve and Kathy Galovic published “GMC Motorhome Marketplace” magazine and printed the bulk of this piece. Rediscovering it, I was surprised with how relevant the message remains and how much it bears repeating.
8/11/95, The GMC Adventure Begins
I should start by saying I'm new to this. Motorhomes I mean. A summer spent in a friend's backyard in a school bus conversion does not prepare one for the joys, or the trials, of high-mileage and high-fun motorhome living. But, armed with a small legacy from my father's passing and a large basketful of ignorance, I went shopping and came up with a '73 GMC 26 footer. You know the one, it's a lot like yours. Cosmetically pretty nice but checkered maintenance history, drives pretty good, but you wonder about the bearings, etc. etc. I knew nothing about the GMC, it's history, lore, "family" or anything else, except a vague feeling that this old dog held kind of a special place in the motorhome world. Boy, was I in for a surprise.
With equal parts of ignorance and optimism, Virginia and I decided to launch our motorhome ownership with a one month, 3200 mile journey in honor of my parents and hit all the old family waypoints, from the Twin Cities through North and South Dakota, back through northern Minnesota, the EAA airshow in Oshkosh, and home to Chicago. We weren't completely ignorant, we managed to find Alex Birch and buy a screen door; and we bought some stuff for the holding tank so it wouldn't smell. Just about the same preparation you do for your GMC, right?...
Well, this isn't a horror story; it's a story about family, and how a piece of machinery with a bit of magic can connect people in strange and wonderful ways. I won't bore you with the ordinary stuff. Everyone has their tales of the perfect campsite, a fabulous meal or the lucky chance that leads down the most beautiful of all possible roads, and we have more than our share. We were, for example, pleasantly surprised to see camping in almost every small town city park and to learn that one does not have to stand on their head and hold their breath to take a shower in an RV. Talk about a journey of discovery.
On a Sunday, late afternoon, after a gas stop and phone call, we pulled out eager to begin the next chapter and found, with no preamble whatsoever, that we had no third gear. And no speedometer either... but then, who cares when the machine strains noisily just to go down the road! Like any good pilot would, I turned 180 degrees, noted the Oldsmobile dealer on the left and went back into town in search of the city park.
The human mind is an amazing thing; and my ability to invent, list, sort and agonize over horrible outcomes amazes me to this day. Not to mention punishing myself on what an ass I was to buy a 23 year old vehicle in the first place. We found the park (lovely), bought a bottle of wine (lovely) and while at the liquor store called every one of the fourteen employees of the Olds dealer (none available). Later in the park, we sat in the relative comfort of our new "towable" RV thinking that Langdon, ND may well be the most expensive town we'd ever seen and surely the end of the good times we'd been having.
Now comes the magic. Among the sundry spare parts legacy from the previous owner was a great wad of printed material, including, but not limited to: Onan book, GMCMM mags, Xeroxed manual (wrong year), Fridge instructions, GMC International newsletters, parts receipts (omygod!), tune-up specs, etc. If I were a better writer I might be able to convey the horrible despair of being stranded in a strange town, in a strange vehicle, crushed by the thought of another thousand dollars on an already straining credit card, suffering with my family in an awful, sticky heat and reduced to rummaging through old magazines for any scrap of information.
The wine and my wife were my only comfort until the idea slowly began to emerge from all the stuff that there was a large, vigorous group of people who, united by an affection for the GMC design, freely shared ideas, information, sources, destinations and a remarkable group of merchants dedicated to a 23 year old design. Hopeful again, I walked over to the phone booth and called Darrel Winterfelt in Longmont, CO. I did not get voicemail; he did not ask "why are you calling at 7:30 on a Sunday evening"; he did not regard me as another profit opportunity to be squeezed, he solved my problem. "Pop the spring clip, pull the transmission governor and replace the little plastic gear at the bottom. And don't forget to replace the rolled pin retainer". I love phone booths. They keep you standing when the feather tries to push you over.
The rest is history. The Olds dealer was very helpful even though the Service Manager was still in diapers in '73. They didn't have the part but found it for me and lent me a car. The cost was $6.50 (I bought two). The lesson, however, was priceless; that GMC owners and vendors have created a tradition of helpfulness and shared knowledge that's available whenever the need arises and that it comes, magically, with the GMC when you buy it. I see it now as a sort of hidden "accessory package" and wonder whenever a shiny new diesel pusher passes how that fellow will fare when the unexpected hits. I am also keenly aware that as my relationship with our GMC grows deeper, my affection for the machine is inseparable with my affection for the community of people so eager to help and share in the joys of our journey. So, if you see us rolling along in "Wanibizo", that’s Anisinabe Indian for "...he gets lost while driving", say hello, ...it seems like we know you already.
Coda: Times change, things move forward. Darrel has passed, some of the GMC Motorhome vendors from 1995 have retired or passed the business on to younger family. Some are unchanged beyond more years of experience. But the essential message of this story is unchanged. Find yourself by the side of the road in a GMC and there is a huge body of friends, some likely quite close by, to help solve whatever problem pulled you over. Many of the major systems in my coach have now been updated and problems from my now 46 year old vehicle are few. The spare gear I bought in 1995 remains in the center console of my coach waiting for its moment, for example.
Today I drive down the road with a 24 year history of joy and good times in our coach, bolstered by the knowledge that lots of friends I haven’t met yet ride along, ready to help. They completely understand all of this.
Douglas & Virginia Smith
dsmithy18 at gmail
Lincoln Nebraska
’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: “Wanabizo”, Anishinabe Indian for “He gets lost driving” Yes, really.
Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3;70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Sundry other
P&W PT6, no wait, that's the wish list...
> On Nov 26, 2019, at 8:08 PM, Bruce Hart via Gmclist wrote:
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> A friend has been wanting to get his coach back from Clarendon, Texas for over a year. He asked for my help last year but one thing after another came
> up and it got put aside. He approached me again a month ago and I responded that I would be available to go with him on the 23 and 24 of Nov. Well
> something came up again for him and he couldn't go. I suggest to him that my wife and I would go get the coach ourselves if he wanted. He was
> delighted in the idea. So we took off 511 miles to get the coach. Once there his grandson tried starting the coach but it wouldn't turn over. We
> ended up jumping the coach to get it to run. Next both air bags were down and with the flared skirts he has on the coach the shraeder valves were not
> accessible and the lock off valves were in the closed position. I was able to get my arm up from the bottom and turned the shutoff valve a 1/4 turn
> which allowed some air from the compressor to start inflating the bags. Once the bags got some air in them I was able to use a long flat bar and open
> the valves completely. Down the road we go. Speed-o doesn't work main fuel tank reads full while aux tank reading less than a quarter. Stopped at
> gas station to fill up for trip home. Switched to main tank and after 5 minutes engine died for lack of fuel, switched over to aux tank and away we
> go. 10 miles done the road switch back to main tank and again died for lack of fuel. Left the switch on the aux position for the rest of the trip.
> Coach running strong and true. Sun going down and its getting chilly so I turned on the heater, well the heat source worked but the temp slide would
> only go half way. At the next gas stop I was able to force the slide all the way over from under the hood. Got heat but not enough. 900 miles and 19
> hours later we stopped at a truck stop and rested for 1 1/2 hours and hit the road home for the last 120 miles. Called my friend up the next day to
> make arrangements for him to get his coach. He asked how it ran for the trip and I told him it ran strong and I drove it like I stole it. He said yea
> that it will d0 90mph all day long. Good trip other than a few minor problems all went well.
> --
> Bruce Hart
> 1976 Palm Beach
> Milliken, Co
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dsmithy18 at gmail,
Lincoln Nebraska,
’73 “Sequoia” since ‘95: "Wanabizo";
Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3:70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Alloy wheels/Sundry other
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| Re: Road Trip [message #350362 is a reply to message #350349] |
Wed, 27 November 2019 14:58 |
6cuda6
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Another great story and a great read.....i would be willing to guess that everyone who owns one of these has a story to add, myself included and we have only had ours since July 2019.....lol.
Rich Mondor,
Brockville, ON
77 Hughes 2600
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| [GMCnet] Fwd: Road Trip [message #350369 is a reply to message #350361] |
Wed, 27 November 2019 14:50 |
Rollerg
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Doug,
You and your wife sound like amazing people. Our son in laws parents live in Henderson. Would love to connect with you on a future visit to your area.
Gary and Terry Coaster
Gary Coaster / Reno, NV
1977 GMC Eleganza ll
GMC RV Day Night Shade Sales
GMCShades@gmail.com
www.GMCMotorhomemarketplace.com/GMC_Shades/
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> From: Douglas Smith via Gmclist
> Date: November 27, 2019 at 12:25:46 PM PST
> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
> Cc: Douglas Smith
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip
> Reply-To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
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> Bruce,
> I love your story. This thing I’m posting is probably too long for this forum and everyone feel free to tell me not to do it again, but when we bought our GMC in 1995, Steve and Kathy Galovic published “GMC Motorhome Marketplace” magazine and printed the bulk of this piece. Rediscovering it, I was surprised with how relevant the message remains and how much it bears repeating.
> 8/11/95, The GMC Adventure Begins
> I should start by saying I'm new to this. Motorhomes I mean. A summer spent in a friend's backyard in a school bus conversion does not prepare one for the joys, or the trials, of high-mileage and high-fun motorhome living. But, armed with a small legacy from my father's passing and a large basketful of ignorance, I went shopping and came up with a '73 GMC 26 footer. You know the one, it's a lot like yours. Cosmetically pretty nice but checkered maintenance history, drives pretty good, but you wonder about the bearings, etc. etc. I knew nothing about the GMC, it's history, lore, "family" or anything else, except a vague feeling that this old dog held kind of a special place in the motorhome world. Boy, was I in for a surprise.
> With equal parts of ignorance and optimism, Virginia and I decided to launch our motorhome ownership with a one month, 3200 mile journey in honor of my parents and hit all the old family waypoints, from the Twin Cities through North and South Dakota, back through northern Minnesota, the EAA airshow in Oshkosh, and home to Chicago. We weren't completely ignorant, we managed to find Alex Birch and buy a screen door; and we bought some stuff for the holding tank so it wouldn't smell. Just about the same preparation you do for your GMC, right?...
> Well, this isn't a horror story; it's a story about family, and how a piece of machinery with a bit of magic can connect people in strange and wonderful ways. I won't bore you with the ordinary stuff. Everyone has their tales of the perfect campsite, a fabulous meal or the lucky chance that leads down the most beautiful of all possible roads, and we have more than our share. We were, for example, pleasantly surprised to see camping in almost every small town city park and to learn that one does not have to stand on their head and hold their breath to take a shower in an RV. Talk about a journey of discovery.
> On a Sunday, late afternoon, after a gas stop and phone call, we pulled out eager to begin the next chapter and found, with no preamble whatsoever, that we had no third gear. And no speedometer either... but then, who cares when the machine strains noisily just to go down the road! Like any good pilot would, I turned 180 degrees, noted the Oldsmobile dealer on the left and went back into town in search of the city park.
> The human mind is an amazing thing; and my ability to invent, list, sort and agonize over horrible outcomes amazes me to this day. Not to mention punishing myself on what an ass I was to buy a 23 year old vehicle in the first place. We found the park (lovely), bought a bottle of wine (lovely) and while at the liquor store called every one of the fourteen employees of the Olds dealer (none available). Later in the park, we sat in the relative comfort of our new "towable" RV thinking that Langdon, ND may well be the most expensive town we'd ever seen and surely the end of the good times we'd been having.
> Now comes the magic. Among the sundry spare parts legacy from the previous owner was a great wad of printed material, including, but not limited to: Onan book, GMCMM mags, Xeroxed manual (wrong year), Fridge instructions, GMC International newsletters, parts receipts (omygod!), tune-up specs, etc. If I were a better writer I might be able to convey the horrible despair of being stranded in a strange town, in a strange vehicle, crushed by the thought of another thousand dollars on an already straining credit card, suffering with my family in an awful, sticky heat and reduced to rummaging through old magazines for any scrap of information.
> The wine and my wife were my only comfort until the idea slowly began to emerge from all the stuff that there was a large, vigorous group of people who, united by an affection for the GMC design, freely shared ideas, information, sources, destinations and a remarkable group of merchants dedicated to a 23 year old design. Hopeful again, I walked over to the phone booth and called Darrel Winterfelt in Longmont, CO. I did not get voicemail; he did not ask "why are you calling at 7:30 on a Sunday evening"; he did not regard me as another profit opportunity to be squeezed, he solved my problem. "Pop the spring clip, pull the transmission governor and replace the little plastic gear at the bottom. And don't forget to replace the rolled pin retainer". I love phone booths. They keep you standing when the feather tries to push you over.
> The rest is history. The Olds dealer was very helpful even though the Service Manager was still in diapers in '73. They didn't have the part but found it for me and lent me a car. The cost was $6.50 (I bought two). The lesson, however, was priceless; that GMC owners and vendors have created a tradition of helpfulness and shared knowledge that's available whenever the need arises and that it comes, magically, with the GMC when you buy it. I see it now as a sort of hidden "accessory package" and wonder whenever a shiny new diesel pusher passes how that fellow will fare when the unexpected hits. I am also keenly aware that as my relationship with our GMC grows deeper, my affection for the machine is inseparable with my affection for the community of people so eager to help and share in the joys of our journey. So, if you see us rolling along in "Wanibizo", that’s Anisinabe Indian for "...he gets lost while driving", say hello, ...it seems like we know you already.
>
> Coda: Times change, things move forward. Darrel has passed, some of the GMC Motorhome vendors from 1995 have retired or passed the business on to younger family. Some are unchanged beyond more years of experience. But the essential message of this story is unchanged. Find yourself by the side of the road in a GMC and there is a huge body of friends, some likely quite close by, to help solve whatever problem pulled you over. Many of the major systems in my coach have now been updated and problems from my now 46 year old vehicle are few. The spare gear I bought in 1995 remains in the center console of my coach waiting for its moment, for example.
> Today I drive down the road with a 24 year history of joy and good times in our coach, bolstered by the knowledge that lots of friends I haven’t met yet ride along, ready to help. They completely understand all of this.
>
> Douglas & Virginia Smith
> dsmithy18 at gmail
> Lincoln Nebraska
> ’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: “Wanabizo”, Anishinabe Indian for “He gets lost driving” Yes, really.
> Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3;70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Sundry other
> P&W PT6, no wait, that's the wish list...
>
>> On Nov 26, 2019, at 8:08 PM, Bruce Hart via Gmclist wrote:
>>
>> A friend has been wanting to get his coach back from Clarendon, Texas for over a year. He asked for my help last year but one thing after another came
>> up and it got put aside. He approached me again a month ago and I responded that I would be available to go with him on the 23 and 24 of Nov. Well
>> something came up again for him and he couldn't go. I suggest to him that my wife and I would go get the coach ourselves if he wanted. He was
>> delighted in the idea. So we took off 511 miles to get the coach. Once there his grandson tried starting the coach but it wouldn't turn over. We
>> ended up jumping the coach to get it to run. Next both air bags were down and with the flared skirts he has on the coach the shraeder valves were not
>> accessible and the lock off valves were in the closed position. I was able to get my arm up from the bottom and turned the shutoff valve a 1/4 turn
>> which allowed some air from the compressor to start inflating the bags. Once the bags got some air in them I was able to use a long flat bar and open
>> the valves completely. Down the road we go. Speed-o doesn't work main fuel tank reads full while aux tank reading less than a quarter. Stopped at
>> gas station to fill up for trip home. Switched to main tank and after 5 minutes engine died for lack of fuel, switched over to aux tank and away we
>> go. 10 miles done the road switch back to main tank and again died for lack of fuel. Left the switch on the aux position for the rest of the trip.
>> Coach running strong and true. Sun going down and its getting chilly so I turned on the heater, well the heat source worked but the temp slide would
>> only go half way. At the next gas stop I was able to force the slide all the way over from under the hood. Got heat but not enough. 900 miles and 19
>> hours later we stopped at a truck stop and rested for 1 1/2 hours and hit the road home for the last 120 miles. Called my friend up the next day to
>> make arrangements for him to get his coach. He asked how it ran for the trip and I told him it ran strong and I drove it like I stole it. He said yea
>> that it will d0 90mph all day long. Good trip other than a few minor problems all went well.
>> --
>> Bruce Hart
>> 1976 Palm Beach
>> Milliken, Co
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip [message #350373 is a reply to message #350369] |
Wed, 27 November 2019 21:26 |
dsmithy
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Location: Lincoln Nebraska
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Gary,
We’d love to get together. In a perfect world we’d have hookups at the house and a full beer fridge. Unfortunately we’re right in town on a standard lot and only able to provide the beer fridge. But Lincoln, NE has about a dozen small lakes/reservoirs with camping close by. In years past I’d park the coach in the Lied Center for Performing Arts loading dock and wait for Va to finish up with her rehearsal. I’d hand her a glass of wine upon entering the coach and within the hour we’d be set up on one of the lakes close by, still debriefing her evening. I back in, level, and plug-in. I’ve see people in a Casita spend more time setting up than we do. We’ll be roaming around all over Texas this winter. Maybe we could slide over to Reno.
Douglas & Virginia Smith
dsmithy18 at gmail
Lincoln Nebraska
’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: “Wanabizo”, Anishinabe Indian for “He gets lost driving” Yes, really.
Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3;70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Sundry other
P&W PT6, no wait, that's the wish list...
> On Nov 27, 2019, at 2:50 PM, Gary via Gmclist wrote:
>
> Doug,
> You and your wife sound like amazing people. Our son in laws parents live in Henderson. Would love to connect with you on a future visit to your area.
> Gary and Terry Coaster
>
> Gary Coaster / Reno, NV
> 1977 GMC Eleganza ll
> GMC RV Day Night Shade Sales
> GMCShades@gmail.com
> www.GMCMotorhomemarketplace.com/GMC_Shades/
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Douglas Smith via Gmclist
>> Date: November 27, 2019 at 12:25:46 PM PST
>> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
>> Cc: Douglas Smith
>> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip
>> Reply-To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
>>
>> Bruce,
>> I love your story. This thing I’m posting is probably too long for this forum and everyone feel free to tell me not to do it again, but when we bought our GMC in 1995, Steve and Kathy Galovic published “GMC Motorhome Marketplace” magazine and printed the bulk of this piece. Rediscovering it, I was surprised with how relevant the message remains and how much it bears repeating.
>> 8/11/95, The GMC Adventure Begins
>> I should start by saying I'm new to this. Motorhomes I mean. A summer spent in a friend's backyard in a school bus conversion does not prepare one for the joys, or the trials, of high-mileage and high-fun motorhome living. But, armed with a small legacy from my father's passing and a large basketful of ignorance, I went shopping and came up with a '73 GMC 26 footer. You know the one, it's a lot like yours. Cosmetically pretty nice but checkered maintenance history, drives pretty good, but you wonder about the bearings, etc. etc. I knew nothing about the GMC, it's history, lore, "family" or anything else, except a vague feeling that this old dog held kind of a special place in the motorhome world. Boy, was I in for a surprise.
>> With equal parts of ignorance and optimism, Virginia and I decided to launch our motorhome ownership with a one month, 3200 mile journey in honor of my parents and hit all the old family waypoints, from the Twin Cities through North and South Dakota, back through northern Minnesota, the EAA airshow in Oshkosh, and home to Chicago. We weren't completely ignorant, we managed to find Alex Birch and buy a screen door; and we bought some stuff for the holding tank so it wouldn't smell. Just about the same preparation you do for your GMC, right?...
>> Well, this isn't a horror story; it's a story about family, and how a piece of machinery with a bit of magic can connect people in strange and wonderful ways. I won't bore you with the ordinary stuff. Everyone has their tales of the perfect campsite, a fabulous meal or the lucky chance that leads down the most beautiful of all possible roads, and we have more than our share. We were, for example, pleasantly surprised to see camping in almost every small town city park and to learn that one does not have to stand on their head and hold their breath to take a shower in an RV. Talk about a journey of discovery.
>> On a Sunday, late afternoon, after a gas stop and phone call, we pulled out eager to begin the next chapter and found, with no preamble whatsoever, that we had no third gear. And no speedometer either... but then, who cares when the machine strains noisily just to go down the road! Like any good pilot would, I turned 180 degrees, noted the Oldsmobile dealer on the left and went back into town in search of the city park.
>> The human mind is an amazing thing; and my ability to invent, list, sort and agonize over horrible outcomes amazes me to this day. Not to mention punishing myself on what an ass I was to buy a 23 year old vehicle in the first place. We found the park (lovely), bought a bottle of wine (lovely) and while at the liquor store called every one of the fourteen employees of the Olds dealer (none available). Later in the park, we sat in the relative comfort of our new "towable" RV thinking that Langdon, ND may well be the most expensive town we'd ever seen and surely the end of the good times we'd been having.
>> Now comes the magic. Among the sundry spare parts legacy from the previous owner was a great wad of printed material, including, but not limited to: Onan book, GMCMM mags, Xeroxed manual (wrong year), Fridge instructions, GMC International newsletters, parts receipts (omygod!), tune-up specs, etc. If I were a better writer I might be able to convey the horrible despair of being stranded in a strange town, in a strange vehicle, crushed by the thought of another thousand dollars on an already straining credit card, suffering with my family in an awful, sticky heat and reduced to rummaging through old magazines for any scrap of information.
>> The wine and my wife were my only comfort until the idea slowly began to emerge from all the stuff that there was a large, vigorous group of people who, united by an affection for the GMC design, freely shared ideas, information, sources, destinations and a remarkable group of merchants dedicated to a 23 year old design. Hopeful again, I walked over to the phone booth and called Darrel Winterfelt in Longmont, CO. I did not get voicemail; he did not ask "why are you calling at 7:30 on a Sunday evening"; he did not regard me as another profit opportunity to be squeezed, he solved my problem. "Pop the spring clip, pull the transmission governor and replace the little plastic gear at the bottom. And don't forget to replace the rolled pin retainer". I love phone booths. They keep you standing when the feather tries to push you over.
>> The rest is history. The Olds dealer was very helpful even though the Service Manager was still in diapers in '73. They didn't have the part but found it for me and lent me a car. The cost was $6.50 (I bought two). The lesson, however, was priceless; that GMC owners and vendors have created a tradition of helpfulness and shared knowledge that's available whenever the need arises and that it comes, magically, with the GMC when you buy it. I see it now as a sort of hidden "accessory package" and wonder whenever a shiny new diesel pusher passes how that fellow will fare when the unexpected hits. I am also keenly aware that as my relationship with our GMC grows deeper, my affection for the machine is inseparable with my affection for the community of people so eager to help and share in the joys of our journey. So, if you see us rolling along in "Wanibizo", that’s Anisinabe Indian for "...he gets lost while driving", say hello, ...it seems like we know you already.
>>
>> Coda: Times change, things move forward. Darrel has passed, some of the GMC Motorhome vendors from 1995 have retired or passed the business on to younger family. Some are unchanged beyond more years of experience. But the essential message of this story is unchanged. Find yourself by the side of the road in a GMC and there is a huge body of friends, some likely quite close by, to help solve whatever problem pulled you over. Many of the major systems in my coach have now been updated and problems from my now 46 year old vehicle are few. The spare gear I bought in 1995 remains in the center console of my coach waiting for its moment, for example.
>> Today I drive down the road with a 24 year history of joy and good times in our coach, bolstered by the knowledge that lots of friends I haven’t met yet ride along, ready to help. They completely understand all of this.
>>
>> Douglas & Virginia Smith
>> dsmithy18 at gmail
>> Lincoln Nebraska
>> ’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: “Wanabizo”, Anishinabe Indian for “He gets lost driving” Yes, really.
>> Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3;70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Sundry other
>> P&W PT6, no wait, that's the wish list...
>>
>>> On Nov 26, 2019, at 8:08 PM, Bruce Hart via Gmclist wrote:
>>>
>>> A friend has been wanting to get his coach back from Clarendon, Texas for over a year. He asked for my help last year but one thing after another came
>>> up and it got put aside. He approached me again a month ago and I responded that I would be available to go with him on the 23 and 24 of Nov. Well
>>> something came up again for him and he couldn't go. I suggest to him that my wife and I would go get the coach ourselves if he wanted. He was
>>> delighted in the idea. So we took off 511 miles to get the coach. Once there his grandson tried starting the coach but it wouldn't turn over. We
>>> ended up jumping the coach to get it to run. Next both air bags were down and with the flared skirts he has on the coach the shraeder valves were not
>>> accessible and the lock off valves were in the closed position. I was able to get my arm up from the bottom and turned the shutoff valve a 1/4 turn
>>> which allowed some air from the compressor to start inflating the bags. Once the bags got some air in them I was able to use a long flat bar and open
>>> the valves completely. Down the road we go. Speed-o doesn't work main fuel tank reads full while aux tank reading less than a quarter. Stopped at
>>> gas station to fill up for trip home. Switched to main tank and after 5 minutes engine died for lack of fuel, switched over to aux tank and away we
>>> go. 10 miles done the road switch back to main tank and again died for lack of fuel. Left the switch on the aux position for the rest of the trip.
>>> Coach running strong and true. Sun going down and its getting chilly so I turned on the heater, well the heat source worked but the temp slide would
>>> only go half way. At the next gas stop I was able to force the slide all the way over from under the hood. Got heat but not enough. 900 miles and 19
>>> hours later we stopped at a truck stop and rested for 1 1/2 hours and hit the road home for the last 120 miles. Called my friend up the next day to
>>> make arrangements for him to get his coach. He asked how it ran for the trip and I told him it ran strong and I drove it like I stole it. He said yea
>>> that it will d0 90mph all day long. Good trip other than a few minor problems all went well.
>>> --
>>> Bruce Hart
>>> 1976 Palm Beach
>>> Milliken, Co
>>>
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Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3:70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Alloy wheels/Sundry other
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| Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip [message #350377 is a reply to message #350373] |
Wed, 27 November 2019 22:07 |
jimk
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Grace and I have tons of experience since 1980 in our coach without young
sons.
Grace has been so cool about the unlimited experience all across the USA.
She just loves to tell people of all our experiences.
It seem like we spend lot of our time explaining to people how to repair
problems on the road and many times telling them to shut up and do as I
say. Never had anyone hang up on me.
There are times I have reached out to other GMC shops to gather better
thoughts. Many times calling them late evenings and Sunday.
Our parts business has grown from a hobby to a Major GMC MH supplier over
the World.
We tell people to keep our phone # and call us for assistance.
On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 7:26 PM Douglas Smith via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> Gary,
> We’d love to get together. In a perfect world we’d have hookups at the
> house and a full beer fridge. Unfortunately we’re right in town on a
> standard lot and only able to provide the beer fridge. But Lincoln, NE has
> about a dozen small lakes/reservoirs with camping close by. In years past
> I’d park the coach in the Lied Center for Performing Arts loading dock and
> wait for Va to finish up with her rehearsal. I’d hand her a glass of wine
> upon entering the coach and within the hour we’d be set up on one of the
> lakes close by, still debriefing her evening. I back in, level, and
> plug-in. I’ve see people in a Casita spend more time setting up than we do.
> We’ll be roaming around all over Texas this winter. Maybe we could slide
> over to Reno.
>
> Douglas & Virginia Smith
> dsmithy18 at gmail
> Lincoln Nebraska
> ’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: “Wanabizo”, Anishinabe Indian for “He gets
> lost driving” Yes, really.
> Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3;70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Sundry
> other
> P&W PT6, no wait, that's the wish list...
>
>> On Nov 27, 2019, at 2:50 PM, Gary via Gmclist
> wrote:
>>
>> Doug,
>> You and your wife sound like amazing people. Our son in laws parents
> live in Henderson. Would love to connect with you on a future visit to your
> area.
>> Gary and Terry Coaster
>>
>> Gary Coaster / Reno, NV
>> 1977 GMC Eleganza ll
>> GMC RV Day Night Shade Sales
>> GMCShades@gmail.com
>> www.GMCMotorhomemarketplace.com/GMC_Shades/
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Douglas Smith via Gmclist
>>> Date: November 27, 2019 at 12:25:46 PM PST
>>> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
>>> Cc: Douglas Smith
>>> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip
>>> Reply-To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
>>>
>>> Bruce,
>>> I love your story. This thing I’m posting is probably too long for
> this forum and everyone feel free to tell me not to do it again, but when
> we bought our GMC in 1995, Steve and Kathy Galovic published “GMC Motorhome
> Marketplace” magazine and printed the bulk of this piece. Rediscovering it,
> I was surprised with how relevant the message remains and how much it bears
> repeating.
>>> 8/11/95, The GMC Adventure Begins
>>> I should start by saying I'm new to this. Motorhomes I mean. A summer
> spent in a friend's backyard in a school bus conversion does not prepare
> one for the joys, or the trials, of high-mileage and high-fun motorhome
> living. But, armed with a small legacy from my father's passing and a large
> basketful of ignorance, I went shopping and came up with a '73 GMC 26
> footer. You know the one, it's a lot like yours. Cosmetically pretty nice
> but checkered maintenance history, drives pretty good, but you wonder about
> the bearings, etc. etc. I knew nothing about the GMC, it's history, lore,
> "family" or anything else, except a vague feeling that this old dog held
> kind of a special place in the motorhome world. Boy, was I in for a
> surprise.
>>> With equal parts of ignorance and optimism, Virginia and I decided to
> launch our motorhome ownership with a one month, 3200 mile journey in honor
> of my parents and hit all the old family waypoints, from the Twin Cities
> through North and South Dakota, back through northern Minnesota, the EAA
> airshow in Oshkosh, and home to Chicago. We weren't completely ignorant, we
> managed to find Alex Birch and buy a screen door; and we bought some stuff
> for the holding tank so it wouldn't smell. Just about the same preparation
> you do for your GMC, right?...
>>> Well, this isn't a horror story; it's a story about family, and how a
> piece of machinery with a bit of magic can connect people in strange and
> wonderful ways. I won't bore you with the ordinary stuff. Everyone has
> their tales of the perfect campsite, a fabulous meal or the lucky chance
> that leads down the most beautiful of all possible roads, and we have more
> than our share. We were, for example, pleasantly surprised to see camping
> in almost every small town city park and to learn that one does not have to
> stand on their head and hold their breath to take a shower in an RV. Talk
> about a journey of discovery.
>>> On a Sunday, late afternoon, after a gas stop and phone call, we
> pulled out eager to begin the next chapter and found, with no preamble
> whatsoever, that we had no third gear. And no speedometer either... but
> then, who cares when the machine strains noisily just to go down the road!
> Like any good pilot would, I turned 180 degrees, noted the Oldsmobile
> dealer on the left and went back into town in search of the city park.
>>> The human mind is an amazing thing; and my ability to invent, list,
> sort and agonize over horrible outcomes amazes me to this day. Not to
> mention punishing myself on what an ass I was to buy a 23 year old vehicle
> in the first place. We found the park (lovely), bought a bottle of wine
> (lovely) and while at the liquor store called every one of the fourteen
> employees of the Olds dealer (none available). Later in the park, we sat in
> the relative comfort of our new "towable" RV thinking that Langdon, ND may
> well be the most expensive town we'd ever seen and surely the end of the
> good times we'd been having.
>>> Now comes the magic. Among the sundry spare parts legacy from the
> previous owner was a great wad of printed material, including, but not
> limited to: Onan book, GMCMM mags, Xeroxed manual (wrong year), Fridge
> instructions, GMC International newsletters, parts receipts (omygod!),
> tune-up specs, etc. If I were a better writer I might be able to convey the
> horrible despair of being stranded in a strange town, in a strange vehicle,
> crushed by the thought of another thousand dollars on an already straining
> credit card, suffering with my family in an awful, sticky heat and reduced
> to rummaging through old magazines for any scrap of information.
>>> The wine and my wife were my only comfort until the idea slowly began
> to emerge from all the stuff that there was a large, vigorous group of
> people who, united by an affection for the GMC design, freely shared ideas,
> information, sources, destinations and a remarkable group of merchants
> dedicated to a 23 year old design. Hopeful again, I walked over to the
> phone booth and called Darrel Winterfelt in Longmont, CO. I did not get
> voicemail; he did not ask "why are you calling at 7:30 on a Sunday
> evening"; he did not regard me as another profit opportunity to be
> squeezed, he solved my problem. "Pop the spring clip, pull the transmission
> governor and replace the little plastic gear at the bottom. And don't
> forget to replace the rolled pin retainer". I love phone booths. They keep
> you standing when the feather tries to push you over.
>>> The rest is history. The Olds dealer was very helpful even though the
> Service Manager was still in diapers in '73. They didn't have the part but
> found it for me and lent me a car. The cost was $6.50 (I bought two). The
> lesson, however, was priceless; that GMC owners and vendors have created a
> tradition of helpfulness and shared knowledge that's available whenever the
> need arises and that it comes, magically, with the GMC when you buy it. I
> see it now as a sort of hidden "accessory package" and wonder whenever a
> shiny new diesel pusher passes how that fellow will fare when the
> unexpected hits. I am also keenly aware that as my relationship with our
> GMC grows deeper, my affection for the machine is inseparable with my
> affection for the community of people so eager to help and share in the
> joys of our journey. So, if you see us rolling along in "Wanibizo", that’s
> Anisinabe Indian for "...he gets lost while driving", say hello, ...it
> seems like we know you already.
>>>
>>> Coda: Times change, things move forward. Darrel has passed, some of
> the GMC Motorhome vendors from 1995 have retired or passed the business on
> to younger family. Some are unchanged beyond more years of experience. But
> the essential message of this story is unchanged. Find yourself by the side
> of the road in a GMC and there is a huge body of friends, some likely quite
> close by, to help solve whatever problem pulled you over. Many of the major
> systems in my coach have now been updated and problems from my now 46 year
> old vehicle are few. The spare gear I bought in 1995 remains in the center
> console of my coach waiting for its moment, for example.
>>> Today I drive down the road with a 24 year history of joy and good
> times in our coach, bolstered by the knowledge that lots of friends I
> haven’t met yet ride along, ready to help. They completely understand all
> of this.
>>>
>>> Douglas & Virginia Smith
>>> dsmithy18 at gmail
>>> Lincoln Nebraska
>>> ’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: “Wanabizo”, Anishinabe Indian for “He gets
> lost driving” Yes, really.
>>> Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3;70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Sundry
> other
>>> P&W PT6, no wait, that's the wish list...
>>>
>>>> On Nov 26, 2019, at 8:08 PM, Bruce Hart via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A friend has been wanting to get his coach back from Clarendon, Texas
> for over a year. He asked for my help last year but one thing after another
> came
>>>> up and it got put aside. He approached me again a month ago and I
> responded that I would be available to go with him on the 23 and 24 of Nov.
> Well
>>>> something came up again for him and he couldn't go. I suggest to him
> that my wife and I would go get the coach ourselves if he wanted. He was
>>>> delighted in the idea. So we took off 511 miles to get the coach.
> Once there his grandson tried starting the coach but it wouldn't turn over.
> We
>>>> ended up jumping the coach to get it to run. Next both air bags were
> down and with the flared skirts he has on the coach the shraeder valves
> were not
>>>> accessible and the lock off valves were in the closed position. I was
> able to get my arm up from the bottom and turned the shutoff valve a 1/4
> turn
>>>> which allowed some air from the compressor to start inflating the
> bags. Once the bags got some air in them I was able to use a long flat bar
> and open
>>>> the valves completely. Down the road we go. Speed-o doesn't work main
> fuel tank reads full while aux tank reading less than a quarter. Stopped at
>>>> gas station to fill up for trip home. Switched to main tank and after
> 5 minutes engine died for lack of fuel, switched over to aux tank and away
> we
>>>> go. 10 miles done the road switch back to main tank and again died for
> lack of fuel. Left the switch on the aux position for the rest of the trip.
>>>> Coach running strong and true. Sun going down and its getting chilly
> so I turned on the heater, well the heat source worked but the temp slide
> would
>>>> only go half way. At the next gas stop I was able to force the slide
> all the way over from under the hood. Got heat but not enough. 900 miles
> and 19
>>>> hours later we stopped at a truck stop and rested for 1 1/2 hours and
> hit the road home for the last 120 miles. Called my friend up the next day
> to
>>>> make arrangements for him to get his coach. He asked how it ran for
> the trip and I told him it ran strong and I drove it like I stole it. He
> said yea
>>>> that it will d0 90mph all day long. Good trip other than a few minor
> problems all went well.
>>>> --
>>>> Bruce Hart
>>>> 1976 Palm Beach
>>>> Milliken, Co
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
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| Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip [message #350385 is a reply to message #350377] |
Thu, 28 November 2019 11:16 |
Mike Kelley
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Happy Thanksgiving Jim & Grace K.:
And - Thank you for all you efforts on our (GMCers) behalf - Supplier wise and I do wise - you are the Best!
Enjoy the Day!
Mike/The Corvair a holic
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 27, 2019, at 10:07 PM, Jim Kanomata via Gmclist wrote:
>
> Grace and I have tons of experience since 1980 in our coach without young
> sons.
> Grace has been so cool about the unlimited experience all across the USA.
> She just loves to tell people of all our experiences.
> It seem like we spend lot of our time explaining to people how to repair
> problems on the road and many times telling them to shut up and do as I
> say. Never had anyone hang up on me.
> There are times I have reached out to other GMC shops to gather better
> thoughts. Many times calling them late evenings and Sunday.
> Our parts business has grown from a hobby to a Major GMC MH supplier over
> the World.
> We tell people to keep our phone # and call us for assistance.
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 7:26 PM Douglas Smith via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Gary,
>> We’d love to get together. In a perfect world we’d have hookups at the
>> house and a full beer fridge. Unfortunately we’re right in town on a
>> standard lot and only able to provide the beer fridge. But Lincoln, NE has
>> about a dozen small lakes/reservoirs with camping close by. In years past
>> I’d park the coach in the Lied Center for Performing Arts loading dock and
>> wait for Va to finish up with her rehearsal. I’d hand her a glass of wine
>> upon entering the coach and within the hour we’d be set up on one of the
>> lakes close by, still debriefing her evening. I back in, level, and
>> plug-in. I’ve see people in a Casita spend more time setting up than we do.
>> We’ll be roaming around all over Texas this winter. Maybe we could slide
>> over to Reno.
>>
>> Douglas & Virginia Smith
>> dsmithy18 at gmail
>> Lincoln Nebraska
>> ’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: “Wanabizo”, Anishinabe Indian for “He gets
>> lost driving” Yes, really.
>> Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3;70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Sundry
>> other
>> P&W PT6, no wait, that's the wish list...
>>
>>> On Nov 27, 2019, at 2:50 PM, Gary via Gmclist
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Doug,
>>> You and your wife sound like amazing people. Our son in laws parents
>> live in Henderson. Would love to connect with you on a future visit to your
>> area.
>>> Gary and Terry Coaster
>>>
>>> Gary Coaster / Reno, NV
>>> 1977 GMC Eleganza ll
>>> GMC RV Day Night Shade Sales
>>> GMCShades@gmail.com
>>> www.GMCMotorhomemarketplace.com/GMC_Shades/
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>> From: Douglas Smith via Gmclist
>>>> Date: November 27, 2019 at 12:25:46 PM PST
>>>> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
>>>> Cc: Douglas Smith
>>>> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip
>>>> Reply-To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
>>>>
>>>> Bruce,
>>>> I love your story. This thing I’m posting is probably too long for
>> this forum and everyone feel free to tell me not to do it again, but when
>> we bought our GMC in 1995, Steve and Kathy Galovic published “GMC Motorhome
>> Marketplace” magazine and printed the bulk of this piece. Rediscovering it,
>> I was surprised with how relevant the message remains and how much it bears
>> repeating.
>>>> 8/11/95, The GMC Adventure Begins
>>>> I should start by saying I'm new to this. Motorhomes I mean. A summer
>> spent in a friend's backyard in a school bus conversion does not prepare
>> one for the joys, or the trials, of high-mileage and high-fun motorhome
>> living. But, armed with a small legacy from my father's passing and a large
>> basketful of ignorance, I went shopping and came up with a '73 GMC 26
>> footer. You know the one, it's a lot like yours. Cosmetically pretty nice
>> but checkered maintenance history, drives pretty good, but you wonder about
>> the bearings, etc. etc. I knew nothing about the GMC, it's history, lore,
>> "family" or anything else, except a vague feeling that this old dog held
>> kind of a special place in the motorhome world. Boy, was I in for a
>> surprise.
>>>> With equal parts of ignorance and optimism, Virginia and I decided to
>> launch our motorhome ownership with a one month, 3200 mile journey in honor
>> of my parents and hit all the old family waypoints, from the Twin Cities
>> through North and South Dakota, back through northern Minnesota, the EAA
>> airshow in Oshkosh, and home to Chicago. We weren't completely ignorant, we
>> managed to find Alex Birch and buy a screen door; and we bought some stuff
>> for the holding tank so it wouldn't smell. Just about the same preparation
>> you do for your GMC, right?...
>>>> Well, this isn't a horror story; it's a story about family, and how a
>> piece of machinery with a bit of magic can connect people in strange and
>> wonderful ways. I won't bore you with the ordinary stuff. Everyone has
>> their tales of the perfect campsite, a fabulous meal or the lucky chance
>> that leads down the most beautiful of all possible roads, and we have more
>> than our share. We were, for example, pleasantly surprised to see camping
>> in almost every small town city park and to learn that one does not have to
>> stand on their head and hold their breath to take a shower in an RV. Talk
>> about a journey of discovery.
>>>> On a Sunday, late afternoon, after a gas stop and phone call, we
>> pulled out eager to begin the next chapter and found, with no preamble
>> whatsoever, that we had no third gear. And no speedometer either... but
>> then, who cares when the machine strains noisily just to go down the road!
>> Like any good pilot would, I turned 180 degrees, noted the Oldsmobile
>> dealer on the left and went back into town in search of the city park.
>>>> The human mind is an amazing thing; and my ability to invent, list,
>> sort and agonize over horrible outcomes amazes me to this day. Not to
>> mention punishing myself on what an ass I was to buy a 23 year old vehicle
>> in the first place. We found the park (lovely), bought a bottle of wine
>> (lovely) and while at the liquor store called every one of the fourteen
>> employees of the Olds dealer (none available). Later in the park, we sat in
>> the relative comfort of our new "towable" RV thinking that Langdon, ND may
>> well be the most expensive town we'd ever seen and surely the end of the
>> good times we'd been having.
>>>> Now comes the magic. Among the sundry spare parts legacy from the
>> previous owner was a great wad of printed material, including, but not
>> limited to: Onan book, GMCMM mags, Xeroxed manual (wrong year), Fridge
>> instructions, GMC International newsletters, parts receipts (omygod!),
>> tune-up specs, etc. If I were a better writer I might be able to convey the
>> horrible despair of being stranded in a strange town, in a strange vehicle,
>> crushed by the thought of another thousand dollars on an already straining
>> credit card, suffering with my family in an awful, sticky heat and reduced
>> to rummaging through old magazines for any scrap of information.
>>>> The wine and my wife were my only comfort until the idea slowly began
>> to emerge from all the stuff that there was a large, vigorous group of
>> people who, united by an affection for the GMC design, freely shared ideas,
>> information, sources, destinations and a remarkable group of merchants
>> dedicated to a 23 year old design. Hopeful again, I walked over to the
>> phone booth and called Darrel Winterfelt in Longmont, CO. I did not get
>> voicemail; he did not ask "why are you calling at 7:30 on a Sunday
>> evening"; he did not regard me as another profit opportunity to be
>> squeezed, he solved my problem. "Pop the spring clip, pull the transmission
>> governor and replace the little plastic gear at the bottom. And don't
>> forget to replace the rolled pin retainer". I love phone booths. They keep
>> you standing when the feather tries to push you over.
>>>> The rest is history. The Olds dealer was very helpful even though the
>> Service Manager was still in diapers in '73. They didn't have the part but
>> found it for me and lent me a car. The cost was $6.50 (I bought two). The
>> lesson, however, was priceless; that GMC owners and vendors have created a
>> tradition of helpfulness and shared knowledge that's available whenever the
>> need arises and that it comes, magically, with the GMC when you buy it. I
>> see it now as a sort of hidden "accessory package" and wonder whenever a
>> shiny new diesel pusher passes how that fellow will fare when the
>> unexpected hits. I am also keenly aware that as my relationship with our
>> GMC grows deeper, my affection for the machine is inseparable with my
>> affection for the community of people so eager to help and share in the
>> joys of our journey. So, if you see us rolling along in "Wanibizo", that’s
>> Anisinabe Indian for "...he gets lost while driving", say hello, ...it
>> seems like we know you already.
>>>>
>>>> Coda: Times change, things move forward. Darrel has passed, some of
>> the GMC Motorhome vendors from 1995 have retired or passed the business on
>> to younger family. Some are unchanged beyond more years of experience. But
>> the essential message of this story is unchanged. Find yourself by the side
>> of the road in a GMC and there is a huge body of friends, some likely quite
>> close by, to help solve whatever problem pulled you over. Many of the major
>> systems in my coach have now been updated and problems from my now 46 year
>> old vehicle are few. The spare gear I bought in 1995 remains in the center
>> console of my coach waiting for its moment, for example.
>>>> Today I drive down the road with a 24 year history of joy and good
>> times in our coach, bolstered by the knowledge that lots of friends I
>> haven’t met yet ride along, ready to help. They completely understand all
>> of this.
>>>>
>>>> Douglas & Virginia Smith
>>>> dsmithy18 at gmail
>>>> Lincoln Nebraska
>>>> ’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: “Wanabizo”, Anishinabe Indian for “He gets
>> lost driving” Yes, really.
>>>> Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3;70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Sundry
>> other
>>>> P&W PT6, no wait, that's the wish list...
>>>>
>>>> > On Nov 26, 2019, at 8:08 PM, Bruce Hart via Gmclist > gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > A friend has been wanting to get his coach back from Clarendon, Texas
>> for over a year. He asked for my help last year but one thing after another
>> came
>>>> > up and it got put aside. He approached me again a month ago and I
>> responded that I would be available to go with him on the 23 and 24 of Nov.
>> Well
>>>> > something came up again for him and he couldn't go. I suggest to him
>> that my wife and I would go get the coach ourselves if he wanted. He was
>>>> > delighted in the idea. So we took off 511 miles to get the coach.
>> Once there his grandson tried starting the coach but it wouldn't turn over.
>> We
>>>> > ended up jumping the coach to get it to run. Next both air bags were
>> down and with the flared skirts he has on the coach the shraeder valves
>> were not
>>>> > accessible and the lock off valves were in the closed position. I was
>> able to get my arm up from the bottom and turned the shutoff valve a 1/4
>> turn
>>>> > which allowed some air from the compressor to start inflating the
>> bags. Once the bags got some air in them I was able to use a long flat bar
>> and open
>>>> > the valves completely. Down the road we go. Speed-o doesn't work main
>> fuel tank reads full while aux tank reading less than a quarter. Stopped at
>>>> > gas station to fill up for trip home. Switched to main tank and after
>> 5 minutes engine died for lack of fuel, switched over to aux tank and away
>> we
>>>> > go. 10 miles done the road switch back to main tank and again died for
>> lack of fuel. Left the switch on the aux position for the rest of the trip.
>>>> > Coach running strong and true. Sun going down and its getting chilly
>> so I turned on the heater, well the heat source worked but the temp slide
>> would
>>>> > only go half way. At the next gas stop I was able to force the slide
>> all the way over from under the hood. Got heat but not enough. 900 miles
>> and 19
>>>> > hours later we stopped at a truck stop and rested for 1 1/2 hours and
>> hit the road home for the last 120 miles. Called my friend up the next day
>> to
>>>> > make arrangements for him to get his coach. He asked how it ran for
>> the trip and I told him it ran strong and I drove it like I stole it. He
>> said yea
>>>> > that it will d0 90mph all day long. Good trip other than a few minor
>> problems all went well.
>>>> > --
>>>> > Bruce Hart
>>>> > 1976 Palm Beach
>>>> > Milliken, Co
>>>> >
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| Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip [message #350404 is a reply to message #350373] |
Fri, 29 November 2019 00:23 |
Rollerg
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Doug,
You are always welcome in Reno. Next year will be a busy travel year for us so just make sure we will be home.
Gary and Terry Coaster
Gary Coaster / Reno, NV
1977 GMC Eleganza ll
GMC RV Day Night Shade Sales
GMCShades@gmail.com
www.GMCMotorhomemarketplace.com/GMC_Shades/
> On Nov 27, 2019, at 7:26 PM, Douglas Smith via Gmclist wrote:
>
> Gary,
> We’d love to get together. In a perfect world we’d have hookups at the house and a full beer fridge. Unfortunately we’re right in town on a standard lot and only able to provide the beer fridge. But Lincoln, NE has about a dozen small lakes/reservoirs with camping close by. In years past I’d park the coach in the Lied Center for Performing Arts loading dock and wait for Va to finish up with her rehearsal. I’d hand her a glass of wine upon entering the coach and within the hour we’d be set up on one of the lakes close by, still debriefing her evening. I back in, level, and plug-in. I’ve see people in a Casita spend more time setting up than we do. We’ll be roaming around all over Texas this winter. Maybe we could slide over to Reno.
>
> Douglas & Virginia Smith
> dsmithy18 at gmail
> Lincoln Nebraska
> ’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: “Wanabizo”, Anishinabe Indian for “He gets lost driving” Yes, really.
> Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3;70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Sundry other
> P&W PT6, no wait, that's the wish list...
>
>> On Nov 27, 2019, at 2:50 PM, Gary via Gmclist wrote:
>>
>> Doug,
>> You and your wife sound like amazing people. Our son in laws parents live in Henderson. Would love to connect with you on a future visit to your area.
>> Gary and Terry Coaster
>>
>> Gary Coaster / Reno, NV
>> 1977 GMC Eleganza ll
>> GMC RV Day Night Shade Sales
>> GMCShades@gmail.com
>> www.GMCMotorhomemarketplace.com/GMC_Shades/
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Douglas Smith via Gmclist
>>> Date: November 27, 2019 at 12:25:46 PM PST
>>> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
>>> Cc: Douglas Smith
>>> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip
>>> Reply-To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
>>>
>>> Bruce,
>>> I love your story. This thing I’m posting is probably too long for this forum and everyone feel free to tell me not to do it again, but when we bought our GMC in 1995, Steve and Kathy Galovic published “GMC Motorhome Marketplace” magazine and printed the bulk of this piece. Rediscovering it, I was surprised with how relevant the message remains and how much it bears repeating.
>>> 8/11/95, The GMC Adventure Begins
>>> I should start by saying I'm new to this. Motorhomes I mean. A summer spent in a friend's backyard in a school bus conversion does not prepare one for the joys, or the trials, of high-mileage and high-fun motorhome living. But, armed with a small legacy from my father's passing and a large basketful of ignorance, I went shopping and came up with a '73 GMC 26 footer. You know the one, it's a lot like yours. Cosmetically pretty nice but checkered maintenance history, drives pretty good, but you wonder about the bearings, etc. etc. I knew nothing about the GMC, it's history, lore, "family" or anything else, except a vague feeling that this old dog held kind of a special place in the motorhome world. Boy, was I in for a surprise.
>>> With equal parts of ignorance and optimism, Virginia and I decided to launch our motorhome ownership with a one month, 3200 mile journey in honor of my parents and hit all the old family waypoints, from the Twin Cities through North and South Dakota, back through northern Minnesota, the EAA airshow in Oshkosh, and home to Chicago. We weren't completely ignorant, we managed to find Alex Birch and buy a screen door; and we bought some stuff for the holding tank so it wouldn't smell. Just about the same preparation you do for your GMC, right?...
>>> Well, this isn't a horror story; it's a story about family, and how a piece of machinery with a bit of magic can connect people in strange and wonderful ways. I won't bore you with the ordinary stuff. Everyone has their tales of the perfect campsite, a fabulous meal or the lucky chance that leads down the most beautiful of all possible roads, and we have more than our share. We were, for example, pleasantly surprised to see camping in almost every small town city park and to learn that one does not have to stand on their head and hold their breath to take a shower in an RV. Talk about a journey of discovery.
>>> On a Sunday, late afternoon, after a gas stop and phone call, we pulled out eager to begin the next chapter and found, with no preamble whatsoever, that we had no third gear. And no speedometer either... but then, who cares when the machine strains noisily just to go down the road! Like any good pilot would, I turned 180 degrees, noted the Oldsmobile dealer on the left and went back into town in search of the city park.
>>> The human mind is an amazing thing; and my ability to invent, list, sort and agonize over horrible outcomes amazes me to this day. Not to mention punishing myself on what an ass I was to buy a 23 year old vehicle in the first place. We found the park (lovely), bought a bottle of wine (lovely) and while at the liquor store called every one of the fourteen employees of the Olds dealer (none available). Later in the park, we sat in the relative comfort of our new "towable" RV thinking that Langdon, ND may well be the most expensive town we'd ever seen and surely the end of the good times we'd been having.
>>> Now comes the magic. Among the sundry spare parts legacy from the previous owner was a great wad of printed material, including, but not limited to: Onan book, GMCMM mags, Xeroxed manual (wrong year), Fridge instructions, GMC International newsletters, parts receipts (omygod!), tune-up specs, etc. If I were a better writer I might be able to convey the horrible despair of being stranded in a strange town, in a strange vehicle, crushed by the thought of another thousand dollars on an already straining credit card, suffering with my family in an awful, sticky heat and reduced to rummaging through old magazines for any scrap of information.
>>> The wine and my wife were my only comfort until the idea slowly began to emerge from all the stuff that there was a large, vigorous group of people who, united by an affection for the GMC design, freely shared ideas, information, sources, destinations and a remarkable group of merchants dedicated to a 23 year old design. Hopeful again, I walked over to the phone booth and called Darrel Winterfelt in Longmont, CO. I did not get voicemail; he did not ask "why are you calling at 7:30 on a Sunday evening"; he did not regard me as another profit opportunity to be squeezed, he solved my problem. "Pop the spring clip, pull the transmission governor and replace the little plastic gear at the bottom. And don't forget to replace the rolled pin retainer". I love phone booths. They keep you standing when the feather tries to push you over.
>>> The rest is history. The Olds dealer was very helpful even though the Service Manager was still in diapers in '73. They didn't have the part but found it for me and lent me a car. The cost was $6.50 (I bought two). The lesson, however, was priceless; that GMC owners and vendors have created a tradition of helpfulness and shared knowledge that's available whenever the need arises and that it comes, magically, with the GMC when you buy it. I see it now as a sort of hidden "accessory package" and wonder whenever a shiny new diesel pusher passes how that fellow will fare when the unexpected hits. I am also keenly aware that as my relationship with our GMC grows deeper, my affection for the machine is inseparable with my affection for the community of people so eager to help and share in the joys of our journey. So, if you see us rolling along in "Wanibizo", that’s Anisinabe Indian for "...he gets lost while driving", say hello, ...it seems like we know you already.
>>>
>>> Coda: Times change, things move forward. Darrel has passed, some of the GMC Motorhome vendors from 1995 have retired or passed the business on to younger family. Some are unchanged beyond more years of experience. But the essential message of this story is unchanged. Find yourself by the side of the road in a GMC and there is a huge body of friends, some likely quite close by, to help solve whatever problem pulled you over. Many of the major systems in my coach have now been updated and problems from my now 46 year old vehicle are few. The spare gear I bought in 1995 remains in the center console of my coach waiting for its moment, for example.
>>> Today I drive down the road with a 24 year history of joy and good times in our coach, bolstered by the knowledge that lots of friends I haven’t met yet ride along, ready to help. They completely understand all of this.
>>>
>>> Douglas & Virginia Smith
>>> dsmithy18 at gmail
>>> Lincoln Nebraska
>>> ’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: “Wanabizo”, Anishinabe Indian for “He gets lost driving” Yes, really.
>>> Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3;70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Sundry other
>>> P&W PT6, no wait, that's the wish list...
>>>
>>>> On Nov 26, 2019, at 8:08 PM, Bruce Hart via Gmclist wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A friend has been wanting to get his coach back from Clarendon, Texas for over a year. He asked for my help last year but one thing after another came
>>>> up and it got put aside. He approached me again a month ago and I responded that I would be available to go with him on the 23 and 24 of Nov. Well
>>>> something came up again for him and he couldn't go. I suggest to him that my wife and I would go get the coach ourselves if he wanted. He was
>>>> delighted in the idea. So we took off 511 miles to get the coach. Once there his grandson tried starting the coach but it wouldn't turn over. We
>>>> ended up jumping the coach to get it to run. Next both air bags were down and with the flared skirts he has on the coach the shraeder valves were not
>>>> accessible and the lock off valves were in the closed position. I was able to get my arm up from the bottom and turned the shutoff valve a 1/4 turn
>>>> which allowed some air from the compressor to start inflating the bags. Once the bags got some air in them I was able to use a long flat bar and open
>>>> the valves completely. Down the road we go. Speed-o doesn't work main fuel tank reads full while aux tank reading less than a quarter. Stopped at
>>>> gas station to fill up for trip home. Switched to main tank and after 5 minutes engine died for lack of fuel, switched over to aux tank and away we
>>>> go. 10 miles done the road switch back to main tank and again died for lack of fuel. Left the switch on the aux position for the rest of the trip.
>>>> Coach running strong and true. Sun going down and its getting chilly so I turned on the heater, well the heat source worked but the temp slide would
>>>> only go half way. At the next gas stop I was able to force the slide all the way over from under the hood. Got heat but not enough. 900 miles and 19
>>>> hours later we stopped at a truck stop and rested for 1 1/2 hours and hit the road home for the last 120 miles. Called my friend up the next day to
>>>> make arrangements for him to get his coach. He asked how it ran for the trip and I told him it ran strong and I drove it like I stole it. He said yea
>>>> that it will d0 90mph all day long. Good trip other than a few minor problems all went well.
>>>> --
>>>> Bruce Hart
>>>> 1976 Palm Beach
>>>> Milliken, Co
>>>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip [message #350406 is a reply to message #350361] |
Fri, 29 November 2019 06:44 |
Christo
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Bruce and Douglas, any chance you'd consider cross-posting to the Stories From The Road section on GMCMHforum? Great stories, thank you! It's great to hear of the long-standing traditions of the GMC MH community, and how those traditions persist.
Christo Darsch
GMC Nor'easters
1977 Eleganza II - "The Komet"
3.50 Power Drive, Disc Brakes, Alcoas
Weymouth, MA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Road Trip [message #350412 is a reply to message #350406] |
Fri, 29 November 2019 11:52 |
dsmithy
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I’ll do it Christo. Steve and Kathy published about five of my stories before they went under.
Douglas & Virginia Smith
dsmithy18 at gmail
Lincoln Nebraska
’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: “Wanabizo”, Anishinabe Indian for “He gets lost driving” Yes, really.
Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3;70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Sundry other
P&W PT6, no wait, that's the wish list...
> On Nov 29, 2019, at 6:44 AM, Christo Darsch via Gmclist wrote:
>
> Bruce and Douglas, any chance you'd consider cross-posting to the Stories From The Road section on GMCMHforum? Great stories, thank you! It's great to
> hear of the long-standing traditions of the GMC MH community, and how those traditions persist.
> --
> Christo Darsch
> GMC Nor'easters
> 1977 Eleganza II - "The Komet"
> 3.50 Power Drive, Disc Brakes, Alcoas
> Weymouth, MA
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Lincoln Nebraska,
’73 “Sequoia” since ‘95: "Wanabizo";
Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3:70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Alloy wheels/Sundry other
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