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| After 2 years of ownership I finally got an hour of driving [message #101615] |
Sat, 02 October 2010 21:36  |
Keith V
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Location: Mounds View,MN
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I bought in August of 2008, blown head gasket, rebuilt summer of 2009 while I was laid off, no travel allowed by the wife.
2010, exhaust, front wheel bearings, brakes, CV joints, gas tanks ( after a line crumbled in my hand )
The good;
I took it on the freeway and down the St Croix river valley via MN Hwy 95. Beautiful fall colors. the GMC picture window / windshield sure is great!
I put about 100 miles on her, freeway, in town, local highways and some nice windy hilly roads. The coach handled great, no tram-lining that I could feel, handled cross winds without a care.
The bad(?)
*A little porpoising over big dips, but not too bad.
*I'd like more front roll stiffness, but I like a lot of front roll stiffness...
*It needs a shit kit, Man this thing shifts softer than my minivan and way too soon. Into 3rd gar at 25mph? Um thats gotta change.
*Crossing a non perpendicular railroad track, is an interesting event, the rear end kinda just does what it wants!
*the brakes need to be bled better and the steering CV joint is the suck, all my fault.
* no heat from the heater, Oh yea, I had a zip tie holding the valve off, I guess THAT works, oops.
All I can say is Ahhhhhhh! It felt good 
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
My427v8@hotmail.com
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| Re: After 2 years of ownership I finally got an hour of driving [message #101622 is a reply to message #101620] |
Sat, 02 October 2010 22:20  |
Keith V
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| g.winger wrote on Sat, 02 October 2010 22:07 |
What ever you do,,,DON"T take the CV steering joint apart. Been there,done that. Have reassembled about 25 to 30 times and it still has a klunk when conditions are right. Clean it assembled. Of course you can remove it. JWISHD.(JW I should have done)PL
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Um, yea, except thats exactly why mine sticks too 
I took it apart and while I tried to get all the balls back in the right place I doubt I did.
I'm thinking I should just buy a new one and be done with it.
Which shit kit?
I am hoping someone tells me the answer to that one or if there even is one
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
My427v8@hotmail.com
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| Re: After 2 years of ownership I finally got an hour of driving [message #101625 is a reply to message #101615] |
Sun, 03 October 2010 02:43 |
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jaholland
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Location: Sweet Home Alebamy
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| Keith V wrote on Sat, 02 October 2010 21:36 |
I bought in August of 2008, blown head gasket, rebuilt summer of 2009 while I was laid off, no travel allowed by the wife.
2010, exhaust, front wheel bearings, brakes, CV joints, gas tanks ( after a line crumbled in my hand )
The good;
I took it on the freeway and down the St Croix river valley via MN Hwy 95. Beautiful fall colors. the GMC picture window / windshield sure is great!
I put about 100 miles on her, freeway, in town, local highways and some nice windy hilly roads. The coach handled great, no tram-lining that I could feel, handled cross winds without a care.
The bad(?)
*A little porpoising over big dips, but not too bad.
*I'd like more front roll stiffness, but I like a lot of front roll stiffness...
*It needs a shit kit, Man this thing shifts softer than my minivan and way too soon. Into 3rd gar at 25mph? Um thats gotta change.
*Crossing a non perpendicular railroad track, is an interesting event, the rear end kinda just does what it wants!
*the brakes need to be bled better and the steering CV joint is the suck, all my fault.
* no heat from the heater, Oh yea, I had a zip tie holding the valve off, I guess THAT works, oops.
All I can say is Ahhhhhhh! It felt good
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Keith;
A simple upgrade will help
www.casprogmc.net/
Get the Caspro Aluminum Finned Transmission Cooler Pan {$155}
and the Caspro 425 Transmission ReProgram Kit {$98} ~
I also got the Caspro Transmission Temp Guage / Sending unit :$69}
and installed it while I was installing the reprogram kit `
~ Joe ~
/_]*[__][] *[__|] ~ * '73 TZE063V101887 "
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O----------OO--]* ~ '78 TZE168V100234 "
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" Joe & Lavelle " "
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'sweet home alebamy'
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