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Re: [GMCnet] What has left you stranded on the side of the road [message #197451 is a reply to message #197446]

Tue, 05 February 2013 13:42

Carl S.

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Registered: January 2009
Location: Tucson, AZ.

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I've only put 17,000 miles on the coach in 4-1/2 years, so nowhere near the experience Emery has. I have been stopped next to the road two times.

The first time we were on our way to a Saguaro Jetset rally in Benson, AZ, and had just hit cruising speed on I-10, when the engine suddenly died. There was a nice wide pull-out along the right side that I managed to make into. After doing some simple diagnostics (no spark) I replaced the module in my year old Springfield Ignition distributor with a spare, and the coach fired right up.

The second time we were on on on ramp from the 202 loop S. to the 60 E. in Phoenix, and the same symptom happened. We coasted to a stop inches from the guard rail on the right, and inches from the white stripe on the left, facing up hill. I frantically tried to figure out what was wrong. It couldn't be the ignition module again because I had replaced it with an MSD system that eliminated the in-distributor module. A highway patrol showed up and pushed us over the crest of the overpass to a wide area where I could pull off the highway, and cooler heads prevailed. It turned out to be the MSD box that failed. Fortunately, the guy that installed it for me (i am somewhat electrically challenged, must be a German thing, Rob) had left me with the stock module and harness and it was an easy job to change it out. I finished up and had just started the coach when the tow truck arrived. I sent him on his way and drove back to Tucson with the timing somewhat off, but with the coach running fine.

I pulled the MSD box out, sent it to MSD in El Paso, got it back a few weeks later, reinstalled it, and all has been well ever since.

Carl Stouffer '75 ex Palm Beach Tucson, AZ. Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member

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