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thigh19 is currently offline  thigh19   United States
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My black water dump is held up by bungee cord, seen some tied up with rope. I’m pretty sure GMC in their engineering had a better way of doing this, some kind of engineering marvel, magic trick, or something
Re: Black water drain [message #359624 is a reply to message #359615] Mon, 19 October 2020 23:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jeremy Sanford is currently offline  Jeremy Sanford   United States
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The dump tube under the rear bumper is held up with a rubber strap, AKA bungee. The process for dumping, and the rubber strap, is detailed in your Operators Manual in the Service and Maintenance section.

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Re: [GMCnet] Black water drain [message #359628 is a reply to message #359615] Tue, 20 October 2020 02:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 20.10.20 02:42, Thom High via Gmclist wrote:
> My black water dump is held up by bungee cord, seen some tied up with rope. I’m pretty sure GMC in their engineering had a better way of doing
> this, some kind of engineering marvel, magic trick, or something

All my GMCs have a solid tube that goes to the back of the coach, and
need to be hold up y a bungee.

However, the operating manual of my '73 shows, that there is a flex tube
coming to the end of the coach, and a bracket is in place, which holds
this tube.

Just what I noticed.
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Olly Schmidt
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'76a 26' Eleganza II - Virginia, US (Transmission still in dire need of
repair)
'73 23' Sequoia - Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Re: [GMCnet] Black water drain [message #359652 is a reply to message #359628] Tue, 20 October 2020 18:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
jimk is currently offline  jimk   United States
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The so called bungee is a solid rubber strip used universally for such
applications.
They are available in different length with hooks at better truck parts.

On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 12:33 AM Olly Schmidt via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> On 20.10.20 02:42, Thom High via Gmclist wrote:
>> My black water dump is held up by bungee cord, seen some tied up with
> rope. I’m pretty sure GMC in their engineering had a better way of doing
>> this, some kind of engineering marvel, magic trick, or something
>
> All my GMCs have a solid tube that goes to the back of the coach, and
> need to be hold up y a bungee.
>
> However, the operating manual of my '73 shows, that there is a flex tube
> coming to the end of the coach, and a bracket is in place, which holds
> this tube.
>
> Just what I noticed.
> --
> Best regards
>
> Olly Schmidt
> PGP KeyID: 0x4196BF22
> '76a 26' Eleganza II - Virginia, US (Transmission still in dire need of
> repair)
> '73 23' Sequoia - Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Black water drain [message #359658 is a reply to message #359652] Tue, 20 October 2020 22:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
powwerjon is currently offline  powwerjon   United States
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To all following this topic:

The rear black drain was supported by a rubber strap/cord in the travel position.

Manual X-7525/X-7525B, page 23L-4. Figure 4 show the installation.

As Jim and other have stated you can get this type of natural rubber cord at major truck stops. ( TA-Petro, Pilot, Loves and other major truck stops ) I have supplied a ebay site just to shop what they look like. A 15 or 21 inch should work just fine. You can usually buy just one at truck stops, but buy 2.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/20pk-15-HD-Natural-Rubber-Cords-Tarp-Tie-Down-Straps-Bungee-Truck-Trailer/293524578163?hash=item44576d9f73:g:-tUAAOSw4mNee6~s

Regards,

J.R. Wright
GMC Great Laker MHC
GMCGL Tech Editor
GMC Eastern States Charter Member
GMCMI
78 GMC Buskirk 29.5’ Stretch
75 GMC Avion (Under Reconstruction)
Michigan


> On Oct 20, 2020, at 7:48 PM, Jim Kanomata via Gmclist wrote:
>
> The so called bungee is a solid rubber strip used universally for such
> applications.
> They are available in different length with hooks at better truck parts.
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 12:33 AM Olly Schmidt via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>> On 20.10.20 02:42, Thom High via Gmclist wrote:
>>> My black water dump is held up by bungee cord, seen some tied up with
>> rope. I’m pretty sure GMC in their engineering had a better way of doing
>>> this, some kind of engineering marvel, magic trick, or something
>>
>> All my GMCs have a solid tube that goes to the back of the coach, and
>> need to be hold up y a bungee.
>>
>> However, the operating manual of my '73 shows, that there is a flex tube
>> coming to the end of the coach, and a bracket is in place, which holds
>> this tube.
>>
>> Just what I noticed.
>> --
>> Best regards
>>
>> Olly Schmidt
>> PGP KeyID: 0x4196BF22
>> '76a 26' Eleganza II - Virginia, US (Transmission still in dire need of
>> repair)
>> '73 23' Sequoia - Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
>>
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>
>
> --
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> Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
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> http://www.gmcrvparts.com
> 1-800-752-7502
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Re: [GMCnet] Black water drain [message #359661 is a reply to message #359658] Wed, 21 October 2020 00:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Olly Schmidt is currently offline  Olly Schmidt   United States
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On 21.10.20 05:03, John Wright via Gmclist wrote:
> Manual X-7525/X-7525B, page 23L-4. Figure 4 show the installation.

Thank you.
I stand corrected.

The Operating Manual of my 73 shows something different. Oh, and it is
24L not 23L. Page 852 in the scanned manual.

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'76a Eleganza II, VA
'73 Sequoia, SH, Germany
Re: [GMCnet] Black water drain [message #359665 is a reply to message #359658] Wed, 21 October 2020 08:28 Go to previous message
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You can also find similar at Harbor Freight, but I have found
that those are definitely of lower quality and lifespan.

D C "Mac" Macdonald
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Since 30 November '53
USAF and FAA, Retired
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From: Gmclist on behalf of John Wright via Gmclist
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 22:03
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Cc: John Wright
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Black water drain

To all following this topic:

The rear black drain was supported by a rubber strap/cord in the travel position.

Manual X-7525/X-7525B, page 23L-4. Figure 4 show the installation.

As Jim and other have stated you can get this type of natural rubber cord at major truck stops. ( TA-Petro, Pilot, Loves and other major truck stops ) I have supplied a ebay site just to shop what they look like. A 15 or 21 inch should work just fine. You can usually buy just one at truck stops, but buy 2.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/20pk-15-HD-Natural-Rubber-Cords-Tarp-Tie-Down-Straps-Bungee-Truck-Trailer/293524578163?hash=item44576d9f73:g:-tUAAOSw4mNee6~s

Regards,

J.R. Wright
GMC Great Laker MHC
GMCGL Tech Editor
GMC Eastern States Charter Member
GMCMI
78 GMC Buskirk 29.5’ Stretch
75 GMC Avion (Under Reconstruction)
Michigan


> On Oct 20, 2020, at 7:48 PM, Jim Kanomata via Gmclist wrote:
>
> The so called bungee is a solid rubber strip used universally for such
> applications.
> They are available in different length with hooks at better truck parts.
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 12:33 AM Olly Schmidt via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>> On 20.10.20 02:42, Thom High via Gmclist wrote:
>>> My black water dump is held up by bungee cord, seen some tied up with
>> rope. I’m pretty sure GMC in their engineering had a better way of doing
>>> this, some kind of engineering marvel, magic trick, or something
>>
>> All my GMCs have a solid tube that goes to the back of the coach, and
>> need to be hold up y a bungee.
>>
>> However, the operating manual of my '73 shows, that there is a flex tube
>> coming to the end of the coach, and a bracket is in place, which holds
>> this tube.
>>
>> Just what I noticed.
>> --
>> Best regards
>>
>> Olly Schmidt
>> PGP KeyID: 0x4196BF22
>> '76a 26' Eleganza II - Virginia, US (Transmission still in dire need of
>> repair)
>> '73 23' Sequoia - Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> GMCnet mailing list
>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>> http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
>>
>
>
> --
> Jim Kanomata
> Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
> jimk@appliedairfilters.com
> http://www.gmcrvparts.com
> 1-800-752-7502
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