| [GMCnet] Gainesville - Americus [message #98780] |
Mon, 06 September 2010 18:33  |
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USAussie
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Registered: July 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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G'day,
Well not really.
The drive from Gainesville to Americus was pleasant and un-eventful. No
dramas, couple of vapor lock incidents after stop lights but no problem.
Got to Ken H's place and pulled up onto his pit to check the underside for
any problems and as I walked down the steps I noticed his drip pan was full
of anti-freeze and Ken noted it was coming out of MY radiator! Damn!
We drained the radiator, removed Blaine's radiator protector, JR Wright's
spoiler, cut the plastic trans cooler mounting straps that went through the
radiator removed it.
Once it was out we discovered that two of the three plastic straps had worn
through the radiator tubes! Ken handed me a scribe and I poked it into the
tubes that were leaking and they were so thin I suspect this is the original
30+ year old radiator!
Suffice it to say that I would not use straps to hold the trans oil cooler
to an old radiator again.
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
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| Re: [GMCnet] Gainesville - Americus [message #98788 is a reply to message #98780] |
Mon, 06 September 2010 19:10  |
shawnee
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Registered: February 2004
Location: NC
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| Robert Mueller wrote on Mon, 06 September 2010 19:33 |
G'day,
Well not really.
The drive from Gainesville to Americus was pleasant and un-eventful. No
dramas, couple of vapor lock incidents after stop lights but no problem.
Got to Ken H's place and pulled up onto his pit to check the underside for
any problems and as I walked down the steps I noticed his drip pan was full
of anti-freeze and Ken noted it was coming out of MY radiator! Damn!
We drained the radiator, removed Blaine's radiator protector, JR Wright's
spoiler, cut the plastic trans cooler mounting straps that went through the
radiator removed it.
Once it was out we discovered that two of the three plastic straps had worn
through the radiator tubes! Ken handed me a scribe and I poked it into the
tubes that were leaking and they were so thin I suspect this is the original
30+ year old radiator!
Suffice it to say that I would not use straps to hold the trans oil cooler
to an old radiator again.
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie
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Rob,
It isn't a good idea to put those supports through a new or old radiator. Flexing of the tubes from hot to cold and back will end up with the same results, failed tubes. Your aluminum radiator will be on the way tomorrow by Fed Ex. It should be there Thursday. I know you have experience installing the aluminum radiator in your coach but just remember the fill tube goes on top of the radiator up here. I put an envelope with installation instructions in the box. We can settle up at the GMCMI convention in IL. Good Luck!
Gene Dotson
74 Canyonlands
www.bdub.net/Motorhome_Enhancements New Windows and Aluminum Radiators
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