| [GMCnet] air bag rod [message #97947] |
Tue, 31 August 2010 13:15  |
emerystora
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Registered: January 2004
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We were getting ready to leave Santa Fe and were packing the GMC. We went in for dinner and I heard a loud bang. I went out and the airbag on the driver's side blew.
I went to Albuquerque to borrow a used on as I had found a new one in Denver that I could buy. The one I borrowed was rotten and wouldn't hold air.
So I cut a piece of 1" plumbing pipe to 13-1/2" long and went to Ace Hardware and bought a length of 3/4" threaded rod and two nuts and lockwashers.
I inserted the pipe in place of the air bag and drove 450 miles to Denver. I got the new airbag in this morning.
The ride wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. The worst part was I-25 through Colorado Springs, CO. The road was so wavy and bumpy that my GMC was bouncing from side to side. All in all it wasn't too bad. Not much worse than some Winnebagos that I have ridden in.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
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| Re: [GMCnet] air bag rod [message #98005 is a reply to message #97947] |
Tue, 31 August 2010 20:13  |
Len Novak
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Registered: February 2004
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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I have one of those rods (Ragusa) somewhere in the coach. I converted to
the new dual bag system (very nice ride) so it is not needed.
Len and Pat
78 Kingsley, The Beast II with dash lights that work
Fallbrook, CA
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4375
www.bdub.net/novak/
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Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:16 AM
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Subject: [GMCnet] air bag rod
We were getting ready to leave Santa Fe and were packing the GMC. We went
in for dinner and I heard a loud bang. I went out and the airbag on the
driver's side blew.
I went to Albuquerque to borrow a used on as I had found a new one in Denver
that I could buy. The one I borrowed was rotten and wouldn't hold air.
So I cut a piece of 1" plumbing pipe to 13-1/2" long and went to Ace
Hardware and bought a length of 3/4" threaded rod and two nuts and
lockwashers.
I inserted the pipe in place of the air bag and drove 450 miles to Denver.
I got the new airbag in this morning.
The ride wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. The worst part was I-25
through Colorado Springs, CO. The road was so wavy and bumpy that my GMC
was bouncing from side to side. All in all it wasn't too bad. Not much
worse than some Winnebagos that I have ridden in.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
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Len and Pat Novak
1978 GMC Kingsley
The Beast II with dash lights that work and labels you can see!
Las Vegas, NV new email: B52sRule@Gmail.com
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4375
www.bdub.net/novak/
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