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Re: [GMCnet] Another Canadian new owner of a GMC Motorhome [message #361160 is a reply to message #361158] Sun, 27 December 2020 09:47 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Matt Colie is currently offline  Matt Colie   Canada
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Burl,

Welcome to the group, family, cult, asylum.....

I am very glad that you found your way here. There are other online groups too, there is another forum that is a more modern format and has many younger members. There are also multiple FaceBook groups that are great for social contact, but there are some there that profess great knowledge that does not seem to be supported by any real experience, so be cautious of advice from there.

You got a good start here while I slept. As said, if you don't have any of the service documentation, It can all be downloaded at GMCMI.com. The response you got today was actually kind of weak for this crowd, but then it is the Holiday season. This is a very helping and supportive group. Even scary that way sometimes, but if you need it, you should welcome it. To this end, please do both us and yourself a favor. Build a complete sigfile. This is needed so the important information is in every post. The problem is that over the six years of production and the forty plus years of owner modifications there can be a lot of differences that matter. So, please include a real name for two reasons, we like to know who it is we are helping and when you meet other owners (and you will) they will recognize who you are. Second should be a short about the coach including serious mods so you get better information returned and finally a geographic reference. You already have a local contact, but I bet that there are more in striking range. You might mention that you are at the west end of the St. Lawrence just for those that don't know Canada.

You don't hint what your technical capability is, but learn to grease the front end and the rear bogies right now. The front end will need regular attention and the rear almost constant attention. Grease (even the expensive stuff that I use) is always cheaper than parts.

Do not let the bad CV boot go long. If the joint gets damaged by the lack of grease or water gets in, that is not cheap. It is a nasty job, not a difficult one. It is something that most of us have done and some more than once. You will need, an 1-1/2 socket and 3/4 drive bar or ratchet, a 7/16 or 3/8 12 point socket for the screws at the drive flange. (The size can vary based on the source of the replacement parts.) Buy a full set of those screws too. They are stressed to very near yield at installation.

These old girls can be completely dependable if you do all the required maintenance. They are not like the modern "appliance" cars because they are from a different age. Not much of what they really need is expensive or difficult, but it all needs to be done and it needs to be done right. You may discover that there is no local person that you can trust to do this. The good part is that the more you do, the better you will know her and that familiarity will pay off with big dividends.

You have to grasp early on that you coach is more than just a new big toy. Its biggest value is really the community that it connects you to. And if you think the the instant friends you got when you came to the forum is something, grab something and hold on tight.... You just collected a thousand new old friends. This level of community spirit is frightening to many, but to me it was so much like that of the watermen that are my world that I just settled right in. Been that way for quite a while now. Because it is so like that, I have taken to welcoming those that arrive here with a paraphrase of the greeting you would get there. So,

May the Good Lord bless this coach and all those that set forth within her.

Welcome Burl,

Matt



Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit

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