| First Overnight in "the Pumpkin" [message #138637] |
Fri, 12 August 2011 02:10  |
Jiffyjet2
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Finally, after a couple of years of restoration/renovation we took our '74 Canyonlands on an overnight, mainly to see how all the "stuff" worked. It ran beautifully with only a few minor glitches. The cigarette lighter doesn't work, so no GPS...but that's OK since we just went down I-5 about 50 miles and I knew where we were going. We love the way it drives and we're getting used to it's sounds, quite different than the SOB...I'd describe it as more mechanical sounding from the engine compartment but quieter. We had ten people in the campground stop by to discuss the GMC and a lady who shot a picture of us on the freeway. We gave tours.
Saw a couple of GMC's on I-5 south bound, a two tone light blue and a sort of lilac colored one, not together.
All in all, pretty pleased with the outcome and looking forward to more use. Thanks for all the help and info I've received from the forum.
Jess
Tacoma, WA
'74 Canyonlands "The Great Pumpkin"
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| Re: First Overnight in "the Pumpkin" [message #138735 is a reply to message #138663] |
Fri, 12 August 2011 15:37  |
tphipps
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For the defective Cigarette lighter plug. Consider relocating/replacing the OEM plug. I installed 2 (next to each other) in the passenger's side panel, under the sliding window. I ran their hot leads (separately) to a new fuse block that then tied to the house battery that was under the hood. This gave me 2 additional 12v spots on a battery that if drawn down would still allow me to start the engine on the engine battery. You can also rewire the OEM plug to a separate fused line to the battery.
Seems there is always something to plug into 12v.
Tom Phipps,
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2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
KA4CSG
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| Re: [GMCnet] First Overnight in "the Pumpkin" [message #138796 is a reply to message #138735] |
Fri, 12 August 2011 23:25 |
Sandra Price
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Sounds like a good idea, Tom. Bob says he's going to do the same over on my
side of the coach. Every now and then we need to plug in something else.
Thanks.
Sandra
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Thomas Phipps <tph1pp5@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> For the defective Cigarette lighter plug. Consider relocating/replacing
> the OEM plug. I installed 2 (next to each other) in the passenger's side
> panel, under the sliding window. I ran their hot leads (separately) to a
> new fuse block that then tied to the house battery that was under the hood.
> This gave me 2 additional 12v spots on a battery that if drawn down would
> still allow me to start the engine on the engine battery. You can also
> rewire the OEM plug to a separate fused line to the battery.
> Seems there is always something to plug into 12v.
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> Tom Phipps,
> MS II
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| Re: First Overnight in "the Pumpkin" [message #138811 is a reply to message #138735] |
Sat, 13 August 2011 02:26 |
Jiffyjet2
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I agree, great idea. I did wire a switch that allow me to run the radio/cd player either with the coach battery or the house battery but didn't think of the cigarette lighter. Thanks
Jess
Tacoma, WA
'74 Canyonlands "the Great Pumpkin"
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