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[GMCnet] Re: Water heater engine hose [message #365962 is a reply to message #365961] Sat, 07 August 2021 22:40 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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In 2008 when I first got my 78 Royale, I parked my coach 1/2 way in the
shop. To facilitate jacking up the coach and having lots of room to handle
floor jacks, creepers, etc. As I was "only going to replace the brake pads"
it SHOULD HAVE only taken a couple of hours. RIGHT!
Let's see, upper and lower ball joints and control arm bushings, front
brake rotors, wheel bearings both sides, inner and outer CV joints and
boots, tie rod ends, drag link ends, anti sway bar links and bushings,
steering damper, and brake calipers and pads.
Then I found out about the tools needed to change the front wheel
bearings, big bucks. Two months later, it finally sat on it's new 10 ply
radial tires and freshly refinished 16" steel wheels, and fancy center hub
covers along with beauty rings.
Oh yes, I also replaced all the rubber vacuum hoses, fuel lines, and
heater hoses with the best stuff available at the time. Big time GMC
DOLLARS before I was through "just changing the front brake pads"
Probably $4000.00 before I was done. Heck, what else was I going to do
with that money, anyway?
Learned a whole bunch of stuff along the way, too. And a big bonus, I
knew exactly what I had up front when I was through.
The rear drum brakes was a whole nuther story. Oh I almost forgot. All
new KYB shock absorbers and all the bushings.
So, tain't nothing simple about working on these 40+ year old vehicles.
Just what it is. I bought the coach for about $8500.00 dollars. Probably
have waaayyy over $30,000.00 in it by now. Drove by an airstream trailer
dealer last week. Sale, only $98000.00 and some change. Oh yes, you need a
50 or 60 grand tow vehicle for it. GMC's are cheap things compared to that.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon



On Sat, Aug 7, 2021, 7:52 PM Matt Colie wrote:

> Jerry Wheeler wrote on Sat, 07 August 2021 21:04
>> I pulled the hose and the hot water heater out of my 78 Royale and now
> use an "on demand" water heater I installed behind the fridge. No use
>> having all that hose that might leak in the future.
>> JR Wheeler 78 Royale 73 Painted Desert
>> Now living in Charleston, Oregon........
>
> That is dandy with a 26, but with a 23 that has no gas to the reefer and
> it is on the opposite side from the galley and the head, the plan is not so
> charming. When I found that the hose was missing, I just bought a box and
> took the day to reeve it thought the remaining holes and clamps. The only
> other thing I had to buy is "Unicoils" to make the short radius bend where
> the hoses came up to the heater. It has been a wonderful system for 16
> years.
>
> Matt
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