| [GMCnet] Lessons learned [message #356579] |
Thu, 09 July 2020 10:10 |
fbhtxak
Messages: 191
Registered: April 2006
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Larry,
There is an interesting feature "Repair Mistakes & Blunders" in the
Rockauto.com newsletter https://www.rockauto.com/Newsletter/ "Tell us about
your most infamous auto repair blunder or unconventional fix... Use your woe
to help others avoid similar mistakes or share off-the-wall solutions that
worked (at least for a while!)... The story will be credited using only
your first name and your vague geographic location (state, province,
country, continent, etc.) so you can remain semi-anonymous!"
Your story below reminded me of some I have seen (and done myself!) in their
newsletters.
Fred
Fred Hudspeth
1978 Royale (TZE 368V101335) - Tyler, TX
1982 Airstream Excella (motorhome) - Cooper Landing, Alaska
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Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 18:04:24 -0600
From: Larry
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] Lessons learned
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I?ve had a minor fuel leak that started last winter while in Florida. Just
enough to wet the front tank, front left corner. Noticed mostly after a fill
and until the tank was less than 3/4 full. I got under there and spent
several times with a flashlight trying to see where it was coming from, but
unable to identify a specific spot. Finally concluded because of the
location of the ?wetness? that it must be coming from somewhere on the top
of the tank. So yesterday I decided to take the tank down. So, using the in
tank pumps and breaking into one of the line connections behind the right
front wheel, I pumped about 30 gallons of fuel into gas cans I had and
borrowed from friends. All steel lines from the tank to the engine had to be
disconnected at junction joints, electrical connections pulled apart and
moved the macerator hose. One more thing to do before I loosened the bolts
to drop the tank with my floor jack. Had to loosen the rubber filler hose
that goes from the filler pipe to the tank. So I reached up in there to put
a 5/16 socket on the hose clamp and the clamp spins on the filler
hose??SH$T!!! After all of that draining fuel, and lowering prep, I
tightened up the hose clamp and put it all back together. LEAK FIXED!!
Lesson learned??? Double check everything.
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Larry
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.
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