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[GMCnet] removing hot water tank [message #132999]

Fri, 01 July 2011 14:26

Dave Motorhome

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I have purchased a new hot water tank from Jim K. it is/looks exactly
like the org. I have removed the access panel from the bathroom (shelf
for tp) and have easy access to the tank. it is freely moving in the
opening, but i can not figure out how to remove it.
it gets hung up on sink area.. or the shelf it is mounted on. please
help, its the last thing needed to use it this weekend!!

thanks,

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75 Glenbrook
Tulsa, OK
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Re: [GMCnet] removing hot water tank [message #133000 is a reply to message #132999]

Fri, 01 July 2011 14:35

Dennis S

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Dave Motorhome wrote on Fri, 01 July 2011 14:26

Dave,

There was a previous thread with some info -- (I have not yet done this one)
Here is a link..

http://goo.gl/lnaV8

Dennis S
73 Painted Desert 230
Memphis TN Metro

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Re: [GMCnet] removing hot water tank [message #133001 is a reply to message #133000]

Fri, 01 July 2011 14:46

Dave Motorhome

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i looked first, but if you read the thread, no one gives solutions. I
am removing the rear seating and cloths bin now, but man their has to
be a better way. the manual says disconnect and remove...

David Paliotta
75 Glenbrook
Tulsa, OK
http://75glenbrook.googlepages.com/.

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Dennis Sexton <dennisfsexton@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dave Motorhome wrote on Fri, 01 July 2011 14:26
>> I have purchased a new hot water tank from Jim K. it is/looks exactly
>> like the org. I have removed the access panel from the bathroom (shelf
>> for tp) and have easy access to the tank. it is freely moving in the
>> opening, but i can not figure out how to remove it.
>> it gets hung up on sink area.. or the shelf it is mounted on. please
>> help, its the last thing needed to use it this weekend!!
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> --
>> David Paliotta
>> 75 Glenbrook
>> ________________________________
>
>
> Dave,
>
> There was a previous thread with some info -- (I have not yet done this one)
> Here is a link..
>
> http://goo.gl/lnaV8
> --
> Dennis S
> 73 Painted Desert 230
> Germantown, TN
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Re: [GMCnet] removing hot water tank [message #133002 is a reply to message #132999]

Fri, 01 July 2011 15:07

mgrue

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If it is the same as a palm beach.... remove the shelf and the aluminum frame around it. reach around to the far end of the water heater. need long arms for this and remove the nut in the middle of the round cover on the far end. take the 2 bolts out of the feet on the near end that mount the heater to the frame. remove water lines and electrical wires and lastly remocve the heater hoses from the engine and put a short piece of tubing between them to keep from loosing all the antifreeze. you can also clamp them off if you have some vise grips and short pieces of paint stiring sticks. it will now come out the hole where the shelf was.

Mark

Dave Motorhome wrote on Fri, 01 July 2011 14:26

Mark Grueninger 76 Palm Beach Valmeyer IL

[Updated on: Fri, 01 July 2011 15:08]

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Re: [GMCnet] removing hot water tank [message #133003 is a reply to message #133001]

Fri, 01 July 2011 15:11

emerystora

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On Jul 1, 2011, at 1:46 PM, David wrote:

> i looked first, but if you read the thread, no one gives solutions. I
> am removing the rear seating and cloths bin now, but man their has to
> be a better way. the manual says disconnect and remove...
>
> David Paliotta
> 75 Glenbrook
> Tulsa, OK
> http://75glenbrook.googlepages.com/.
>
David

I have emailed you a reprint from GMCMI that was written in 1991 by Seldon McCabe of Brookings, OR.
It shows the removal from a 1975 Eleganza so it should work for your 75 Glenbrook.

It is a little wordy but should be of help.
I don't have any information about Seldon but he hasn't been a member of GMCMI since 1993 so I assume that he has died.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM

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Re: [GMCnet] removing hot water tank [message #133004 is a reply to message #133001]

Fri, 01 July 2011 15:15

Len Novak

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When I did mine on the 78 Kingsley it was a straightforward task. Four bolts two hoses, a few electrical connections and it was done. You do have to remove the frame around the removable panel, found out about that the hard way. I did not have to revove the rear seating or drill any holes.

Cheers,
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Len and Pat
78 Kingsley, The Beast II with dash lights that work
Fallbrook, CA

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4375
www.bdub.net/novak/

---- David <75glenbrook@gmail.com> wrote:
> i looked first, but if you read the thread, no one gives solutions. I
> am removing the rear seating and cloths bin now, but man their has to
> be a better way. the manual says disconnect and remove...
>
> David Paliotta
> 75 Glenbrook
> Tulsa, OK
> http://75glenbrook.googlepages.com/.
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Dennis Sexton <dennisfsexton@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Dave Motorhome wrote on Fri, 01 July 2011 14:26
> >> I have purchased a new hot water tank from Jim K. it is/looks exactly
> >> like the org. I have removed the access panel from the bathroom (shelf
> >> for tp) and have easy access to the tank. it is freely moving in the
> >> opening, but i can not figure out how to remove it.
> >> it gets hung up on sink area.. or the shelf it is mounted on. please
> >> help, its the last thing needed to use it this weekend!!
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >>
> >> --
> >> David Paliotta
> >> 75 Glenbrook
> >> ________________________________
> >
> >
> > Dave,
> >
> > There was a previous thread with some info -- (I have not yet done this one)
> > Here is a link..
> >
> > http://goo.gl/lnaV8
> > --
> > Dennis S
> > 73 Painted Desert 230
> > Germantown, TN
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Len and Pat Novak 1978 GMC Kingsley The Beast II with dash lights that work and labels you can see! Las Vegas, NV new email: B52sRule@Gmail.com http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4375 www.bdub.net/novak/

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Re: [GMCnet] removing hot water tank [message #133007 is a reply to message #133004]

Fri, 01 July 2011 15:30

emerystora

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On Jul 1, 2011, at 2:15 PM, b52rule@roadrunner.com wrote:

> When I did mine on the 78 Kingsley it was a straightforward task. Four bolts two hoses, a few electrical connections and it was done. You do have to remove the frame around the removable panel, found out about that the hard way. I did not have to revove the rear seating or drill any holes.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Len and Pat
> 78 Kingsley, The Beast II with dash lights that work
> Fallbrook, CA

Your 1978 is different from his 1975.
They used a Type1 water heater in 1975.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM

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Re: [GMCnet] removing hot water tank [message #133010 is a reply to message #133007]

Fri, 01 July 2011 15:43

Mr ERFisher

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shhhhh

here is some info about the "hidden bolt"

might be your sort
http://www.gmcmotorhome.info/living.html#HOT

gene

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Emery Stora <emerystora@mac.com> wrote:

>
> On Jul 1, 2011, at 2:15 PM, b52rule@roadrunner.com wrote:
>
> > When I did mine on the 78 Kingsley it was a straightforward task. Four
> bolts two hoses, a few electrical connections and it was done. You do have
> to remove the frame around the removable panel, found out about that the
> hard way. I did not have to revove the rear seating or drill any holes.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > --
> > Len and Pat
> > 78 Kingsley, The Beast II with dash lights that work
> > Fallbrook, CA
>
>
> Your 1978 is different from his 1975.
> They used a Type1 water heater in 1975.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
>
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Re: [GMCnet] removing hot water tank [message #133011 is a reply to message #132999]

Fri, 01 July 2011 16:26

captjack

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I have a 76 Glenbrook although modified by Clasco I don't think they changed the water heater area. I remember some real arm twisting to remove the hoses from the engine to the water heater and the power connection, but since I was removing them anyway for my on-demand water heater, mounted behind the refrigerator, I think I just cut them off to ease the removal. I also removed the toilet and lower panel under the water tank to ease access to other connections. But, apart from this, I don't recall any other problems in removing the tank.

Jack Christensen - K6ROW, '76 Glenbrook/Clasco - "The Silver Bullet", Sebastopol, CA

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