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Trip Update
Dead in the Water
and only
250 Miles From Home
We Have Had An Excellent 5 Week Trip
Leaving Alabama Up Thru The Northeast
Tip of Georgia And Thru The Mountians
Of Tennessee, Virginia & West Virginia.
Traveling On Thru Pennsylvania, New York,
Ontario, Michigan And Spent A Couple Of
Weeks In South Bend Indiana Visiting And
Doing Chores For My 98 Year Old Mother.
Leaving South Bend We Meandered Down Thru
Illinois And Detoured Over To Eat At That
'THROWED ROLL Place ' In Sikeston Missouri.
Leaving There We Traveled Across Western
Kentucky With Out Problems.
We Used The Barbarian Each Night, We Used
The Trusty Old Furnance { except while in
South Bend } And It Worked Flawless.
The Ole '78 Ran Well, Got Good Fuel Mileage
and Only 250 Milers From Home
We Are Dead In The Water ~
Soon After Entering West Tennessee
{during heavy Rain }
I Noticed The Red Alternator Light And I
Pulled To Check The Belts ~ They Were OK ~
While The Motor Was Running I Disconected
The Positive Battery Cable And The Engine
Kept On Running So I assumed The Alternator
Was Charging. I Turned On The Headlights
Without Any Problems.
As We Were Continuing On To The Next Exit
The Engine Backfired And Died While Rolling
I Quickly Fired Up The Onan,
Got The Engine Started
And Made It Off The Exit ~
It Drained The Batteries
Disconnected The TOAD, Charged Up The House
Batteries, Charged Up The Coach Battery And
The Ole '78 Starts And Runs Good
UNTIL
You Turn On The Lights
Or Anything Else That Draws Power ~
Before The Trip We Installed The Following;
New Alternator
New Battery
New Belts
New Battery Combiner
New Battery Isolator
New Battery Boost Solonoid
New Head Lights
New LED Tail Lights
New LED Park Lights
New LED Marker Lights
ANY SUGGESTIONS ? ? ?
~ Joe ~
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| Re: ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192302 is a reply to message #192301] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 13:25  |
Ken Burton
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The source of power for everything is the alternator. The battery(s) is just a storage device. Fire up the coach and go to the isolator center terminal Read the voltage from there to the aluminum plate that the isolator is mounted on. If it is around 14.7 volts read the voltage at the top and bottom terminal of the isolator. They should be around 14 volts.
If the center terminal voltage is wrong fix the alternator. If the top or bottom terminal voltage is bad replace the isolator.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192304 is a reply to message #192301] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 13:32 |
Ray Erspamer
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Sounds to me like your alternator took a crap. When I purchased our coach in
2006 and started driving back to Wisconsin from Charleston, SC. All was well
until I turned on the lights......DONE !
Called a service company and they came and charged the battery and told me where
to go in the morning. Got to the auto electric place......they rebuilt the
alternator on the spot, problem solved.
Ray
Ray & Lisa
78 Royale "Great Lakes Eagle"
Center Kitchen TZE368V101144
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
414-745-3188
Web Site: http://ray-lisa.page.tl/
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From: J A Holland <acts238bishop@yahoo.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Wed, December 5, 2012 1:13:58 PM
Subject: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~
Trip Update
Dead in the Water
and only
250 Miles From Home
We Have Had An Excellent 5 Week Trip
Leaving Alabama Up Thru The Northeast
Tip of Georgia And Thru The Mountians
Of Tennessee, Virginia & West Virginia.
Traveling On Thru Pennsylvania, New York,
Ontario, Michigan And Spent A Couple Of
Weeks In South Bend Indiana Visiting And
Doing Chores For My 98 Year Old Mother.
Leaving South Bend We Meandered Down Thru
Illinois And Detoured Over To Eat At That
'THROWED ROLL Place ' In Sikeston Missouri.
Leaving There We Traveled Across Western
Kentucky With Out Problems.
We Used The Barbarian Each Night, We Used
The Trusty Old Furnance { except while in
South Bend } And It Worked Flawless.
The Ole '78 Ran Well, Got Good Fuel Mileage
and Only 250 Milers From Home
We Are Dead In The Water ~
Soon After Entering West Tennessee
{during heavy Rain }
I Noticed The Red Alternator Light And I
Pulled To Check The Belts ~ They Were OK ~
While The Motor Was Running I Disconected
The Positive Battery Cable And The Engine
Kept On Running So I assumed The Alternator
Was Charging. I Turned On The Headlights
Without Any Problems.
As We Were Continuing On To The Next Exit
The Engine Backfired And Died While Rolling
I Quickly Fired Up The Onan,
Got The Engine Started
And Made It Off The Exit ~
It Drained The Batteries
Disconnected The TOAD, Charged Up The House
Batteries, Charged Up The Coach Battery And
The Ole '78 Starts And Runs Good
UNTIL
You Turn On The Lights
Or Anything Else That Draws Power ~
Before The Trip We Installed The Following;
New Alternator
New Battery
New Belts
New Battery Combiner
New Battery Isolator
New Battery Boost Solonoid
New Head Lights
New LED Tail Lights
New LED Park Lights
New LED Marker Lights
ANY SUGGESTIONS ? ? ?
~ Joe ~
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| Re: ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192305 is a reply to message #192301] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 13:36 |
JohnL455
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I'll guess the NEW Alternator was a REBUILT? If so that is more likely the fail mode. Hope your are all sorted soon.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192308 is a reply to message #192302] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 13:51 |
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jaholland
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Thanks Ken
Just got the wife home in the toad
late last night and I Slept Til 10 AM
I plan to go back tomorrow for the GMC
in the toad with tools and spare parts
Under The Barbarian Power We Were Able To Move
The Eleganza II To A Safe Secure Location
I was thinking It Might Possibly Be The
~~ Alternator ?
~ Isolator ?
~ HEI Distributor Module "
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS
~ Joe ~
~~>? I should have pulled the Alternator
and brought it back with me
because I can't Remember The Part Number ~~
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| Re: ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192316 is a reply to message #192308] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 15:00 |
Carl S.
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Joe,
I've been led to believe that you can run your Onan, jumper the boost soleniod, and run your ignition (and chassis electrical system) off the battery charger. It might work to get the coach back home where you can work on it at your leisure.
It does sound like the alternator died on you. It's possible the chassis battery developed a sudden dead short as well, but I'm not sure it would present the same symptoms.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
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| Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192317 is a reply to message #192308] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 15:02 |
Ray Erspamer
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I think if the HEI module was gone it wouldn't start at all.
Ray
Ray & Lisa
78 Royale "Great Lakes Eagle"
Center Kitchen TZE368V101144
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
414-745-3188
Web Site: http://ray-lisa.page.tl/
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From: J A Holland <acts238bishop@yahoo.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Wed, December 5, 2012 1:53:22 PM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~
Thanks Ken
Just got the wife home in the toad
late last night and I Slept Til 10 AM
I plan to go back tomorrow for the GMC
in the toad with tools and spare parts
Under Battery Bower We Were Able To Move
The Eleganza II To A Safe Secure Location
I was thinking It Might Possibly Be The
~~ Alternator ?
~ Isolator ?
~ HEI Distributor Module "
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS
~ Joe ~
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O----------OO--]* ~ '78 TZE168V100234 ""
" Joe & Lavelle " ""
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| Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192319 is a reply to message #192301] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 15:09 |
James Hupy
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Joe, perhaps all of that electrical work you did before you started your
trip has some bearing on your present problem. I would look carefully at
all connections. Incidentally I would not be too hasty when it comes to
removing battery cables with the engine running. Alternators are proven to
NOT LIKE THAT very much, to say nothing of isolators. That being said,
check the state of charge on the engine battery. A fully charged lead acid
wet cell could ideally have a voltage potential at 70 degrees of 2.2 volts
per cell times 6 cells = 13.2 volts. If your house battery is 12.4 or 5 it
is fairly well discharged. That, combined with the load from the
headlights would drop your voltage below the point where the ignition coil
would cease to work. You should be able to run the Onan, jumper the
isolator from the house battery to the engine battery, and drive it home
with the Onan running. Then fix it at home at your leisure. JWIWD.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 Gmc Royale 403
On Dec 5, 2012 11:14 AM, "J A Holland" <acts238bishop@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Trip Update
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> Dead in the Water
> and only
> 250 Miles From Home
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> We Have Had An Excellent 5 Week Trip
> Leaving Alabama Up Thru The Northeast
> Tip of Georgia And Thru The Mountians
> Of Tennessee, Virginia & West Virginia.
>
> Traveling On Thru Pennsylvania, New York,
> Ontario, Michigan And Spent A Couple Of
> Weeks In South Bend Indiana Visiting And
> Doing Chores For My 98 Year Old Mother.
>
> Leaving South Bend We Meandered Down Thru
> Illinois And Detoured Over To Eat At That
> 'THROWED ROLL Place ' In Sikeston Missouri.
> Leaving There We Traveled Across Western
> Kentucky With Out Problems.
>
> We Used The Barbarian Each Night, We Used
> The Trusty Old Furnance { except while in
> South Bend } And It Worked Flawless.
> The Ole '78 Ran Well, Got Good Fuel Mileage
> and Only 250 Milers From Home
> We Are Dead In The Water ~
>
> Soon After Entering West Tennessee
> {during heavy Rain }
> I Noticed The Red Alternator Light And I
> Pulled To Check The Belts ~ They Were OK ~
> While The Motor Was Running I Disconected
> The Positive Battery Cable And The Engine
> Kept On Running So I assumed The Alternator
> Was Charging. I Turned On The Headlights
> Without Any Problems.
>
> As We Were Continuing On To The Next Exit
> The Engine Backfired And Died While Rolling
> I Quickly Fired Up The Onan,
> Got The Engine Started
> And Made It Off The Exit ~
> It Drained The Batteries
>
> Disconnected The TOAD, Charged Up The House
> Batteries, Charged Up The Coach Battery And
> The Ole '78 Starts And Runs Good
> UNTIL
> You Turn On The Lights
> Or Anything Else That Draws Power ~
>
> Before The Trip We Installed The Following;
> New Alternator
> New Battery
> New Belts
> New Battery Combiner
> New Battery Isolator
> New Battery Boost Solonoid
> New Head Lights
> New LED Tail Lights
> New LED Park Lights
> New LED Marker Lights
>
> ANY SUGGESTIONS ? ? ?
>
> ~ Joe ~
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> O----------OO--]* ~ '78 TZE168V100234 ""
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| Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192334 is a reply to message #192316] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 17:57 |
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Yes, you can do that -- however that does still leave the house battery in the circuit.
One should NEVER run the engine off the alternator with the battery disconnected. The battery serves as a "buffer" against the alternator putting out higher voltage power surges. Those can ruin a lot of electrical parts such as the coil, module, etc. I knew someone that did this once and it burned out his headlights, dash bulbs and other exterior lights as well as ruining most of his ignition parts.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
On Dec 5, 2012, at 2:00 PM, Carl Stouffer <carljr3b@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Joe,
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> I've been led to believe that you can run your Onan, jumper the boost soleniod, and run your ignition (and chassis electrical system) off the battery charger. It might work to get the coach back home where you can work on it at your leisure.
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> It does sound like the alternator died on you. It's possible the chassis battery developed a sudden dead short as well, but I'm not sure it would present the same symptoms.
> --
> Carl S.
> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
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| Re: ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192335 is a reply to message #192302] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 18:32 |
Ken Burton
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| Ken Burton wrote on Wed, 05 December 2012 13:25 |
The source of power for everything is the alternator. The battery(s) is just a storage device. Fire up the coach and go to the isolator center terminal Read the voltage from there to the aluminum plate that the isolator is mounted on. If it is around 14.7 volts read the voltage at the top and bottom terminal of the isolator. They should be around 14 volts.
If the center terminal voltage is wrong fix the alternator. If the top or bottom terminal voltage is bad replace the isolator.
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I should have added one more step to this. If all of the above three voltages read correct, turn on the headlights and read them again. They should read similar numbers or slightly lower.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192339 is a reply to message #192301] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 18:45 |
kerry pinkerton
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I'm wondering why it died so quick if the light just came on shortly before it died. Could it be a shorted engine battery? In my experience, a strong battery will run for quite a while before it leave you dead. I drove a 73 Imperial with the AC on for over 100 miles.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192340 is a reply to message #192339] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 19:06 |
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I believe that dying/dead (but not shorted) batteries can show
what's called a surface charge while the generator is supplying
a proper charging voltage. However, as soon as the charging
voltge disappears, that surface charge drops to almost nothing.
The battery has no capacity to supply current any more.
If the voltages stated by Ken Burton are correct, it's time for
your battery to be used for the "core charge" toward a new one!
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> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 18:45:47 -0600
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~
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> I'm wondering why it died so quick if the light just came on shortly before it died. Could it be a shorted engine battery? In my experience, a strong battery will run for quite a while before it leave you dead. I drove a 73 Imperial with the AC on for over 100 miles.
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> Kerry Pinkerton
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> 77 Eleganza II, "The Lady", 403CI, also a 76 Eleganza being re-bodied as an Art Deco car hauler
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| Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192341 is a reply to message #192337] |
Wed, 05 December 2012 19:19 |
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He obviously had a bad alternator that was putting out too high a voltage. That is what ruined his battery and when he unhooked his battery while the engine was running the high voltage burned out his light bulbs and other things within a minute.
Emery Stora
On Dec 5, 2012, at 5:38 PM, "A." <markbb1@netzero.com> wrote:
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> emerystora wrote on Wed, 05 December 2012 17:57
>> ...One should NEVER run the engine off the alternator with the battery disconnected. The battery serves as a "buffer" against the alternator putting out higher voltage power surges. Those can ruin a lot of electrical parts such as the coil, module, etc. I knew someone that did this once and it burned out his headlights, dash bulbs and other exterior lights as well as ruining most of his ignition parts. ...
> A momentary disconnect from the battery to verify that the engine continued to run rarely caused any problems in 70's vehicles (with their points/condenser ignitions) and was a standard practice of shade-tree mechanics. Newer electronic ignitions might be less robust.
> How long did it take to burn out the headlights, dash bulbs, and iginition?
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| Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192366 is a reply to message #192339] |
Thu, 06 December 2012 07:43 |
jhbridges
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The battery >may< not be that strong... and it may have been discharging a small amount all along. Which is why I have ammeters (2) in my coach. Incidentally, the ignition system on that Imperial was probably the most efficient electronic system ever made, and arguably the most reliable.
--johnny
'76 23' transmode norris
'76 palm beach
From: Kerry Pinkerton <Pinkertonk@MCHSI.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~
I'm wondering why it died so quick if the light just came on shortly before it died. Could it be a shorted engine battery? In my experience, a strong battery will run for quite a while before it leave you dead. I drove a 73 Imperial with the AC on for over 100 miles.
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North Alabama, near Huntsville,
77 Eleganza II, "The Lady", 403CI, also a 76 Eleganza being re-bodied as an Art Deco car hauler
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| Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192373 is a reply to message #192366] |
Thu, 06 December 2012 09:47 |
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| Johnny Bridges wrote on Thu, 06 December 2012 07:43 |
Incidentally, the ignition system on that Imperial was probably the most efficient electronic system ever made, and arguably the most reliable.
--johnny
'76 23' transmode norris
'76 palm beach
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If it was the same system used by Plymouth at that time I would argue the reliable comment. If you carried a spare resistor and knew how to change it, then yes, it was reliable. Certainly more reliable than the normal points/condenser system in general use at the time.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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Thu, 06 December 2012 11:22 |
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| Kerry Pinkerton wrote on Wed, 05 December 2012 16:45 |
I'm wondering why it died so quick if the light just came on shortly before it died. Could it be a shorted engine battery? In my experience, a strong battery will run for quite a while before it leave you dead. I drove a 73 Imperial with the AC on for over 100 miles.
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I can tell you at a certain low enough voltage the HEI will just stop working unlike a points setup that just keeps lowering the voltage to the plugs till it stops.
Roy Keen
Minden,NV
76 X Glenbrook
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| Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~ [message #192383 is a reply to message #192339] |
Thu, 06 December 2012 11:20 |
Ray Erspamer
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This is an interesting call, could be ! Had it happen to a fairly new Harley
Battery. Everything was perfect, shut the bike off....battery was instantly
dead as can be. It would take a surface charge until I tried to start the bike,
bang, instantly dead.
Ray
Ray & Lisa
78 Royale "Great Lakes Eagle"
Center Kitchen TZE368V101144
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
414-745-3188
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From: Kerry Pinkerton <Pinkertonk@MCHSI.com>
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Sent: Wed, December 5, 2012 6:45:51 PM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] ~> DEAD IN THE WATER <~
I'm wondering why it died so quick if the light just came on shortly before it
died. Could it be a shorted engine battery? In my experience, a strong battery
will run for quite a while before it leave you dead. I drove a 73 Imperial with
the AC on for over 100 miles.
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Kerry Pinkerton
North Alabama, near Huntsville,
77 Eleganza II, "The Lady", 403CI, also a 76 Eleganza being re-bodied as an Art
Deco car hauler
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Ray Erspamer
78 GMC Royale Center Kitchen
403, 3.70 Final Drive
Holley Sniper Quadrajet EFI System,
Holley Hyperspark Ignition System
414-484-9431
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