| Ain't PO's wonderful [message #193086] |
Sun, 16 December 2012 17:21  |
kerry pinkerton
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Location: Harvest, Al
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Someone in my coaches past had a tool box that contained a keyhole saw, a roll of duct tape, a roll of electrical tape, a roll of masking tape, and a tube of silicone. Possibly a pair of channel locks and a 14" crescent wrench also.
So far I've fixed:
- 6 water supply leaks
- 2 major drain leaks
- re-mounted a range hood that was mounted to a warped and sagging piece of 3/16 paneling and wired in with lamp cord.
- created a duct to get the range hood output to the actual vent as opposed to blowing it in the general direction of something held (not) on by duct tape that was more or less (more less than more) surrounding the vent.
- remounted a microwave so it could breath now that the exhaust fan wasn't blowing back over the rear of the microwave.
Sigh!
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: [GMCnet] Ain't PO's wonderful [message #193087 is a reply to message #193086] |
Sun, 16 December 2012 17:40  |
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USAussie
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Kerry,
I look at it this way - everybody has a different skill level and quality consciousness.
You are a highly skilled metal worker and the things you produce are works of art. If someone not as skilled as you tried to
duplicate your efforts they would not achieve the same level of quality.
Sure there are people that do crap work because they don't give a S#!T but I am of the opinion that for the most part people that
work on their own vehicles do the best that they can and afford.
Perhaps I am looking at the world through rose colored glasses. ;-)
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kerry Pinkerton
Someone in my coaches had a tool box that contained a keyhole saw, a roll of duct tape, a roll of electrical tape, a roll of masking
tape, and a tube of silicone. Possibly a pair of channel locks and a 14" crescent wrench also.
So far I've fixed:
- 6 water supply leaks
- 2 major drain leaks
- re-mounted a range hood that was mounted to a warped and sagging piece of 3/16 paneling.
- created a duct to get the range hood output to the actual vent as opposed to blowing it in the general direction of something held
(not) on by duct tape that was more or less surrounding the vent.
- remounted a microwave so it could breath now that the exhaust fan wasn't blowing back over the rear of the microwave.
Sigh!
--
Kerry
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] Ain't PO's wonderful [message #193096 is a reply to message #193093] |
Sun, 16 December 2012 18:55 |
1275gtsport
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Location: Rothesay NB
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I agree -- and also consider that many parts/good advice are more available today than they might have been pre-internet days.
Dennis[/quote]
That is so true. I had a 66 GMC step side pick up in the early 80's (pre internet days for me) and had to hand fab up cab mounts because I did not know I could have ordered new ones from some dude in Chicago. (found out from a car magazine months later.)
With the internet and the GMC motorhome I know where to get parts months before I even owned the motorhome!
Adam Raeburn
Rothesay, NB
1976 Austin Mini
1977 GMC Palm Beach
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Once you replace everything that is attached to something else. It will all be fixed.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Ain't PO's wonderful [message #193114 is a reply to message #193096] |
Sun, 16 December 2012 21:36 |
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mike miller
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| 1275gtsport wrote on Sun, 16 December 2012 16:55 |
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With the internet and the GMC motorhome I know where to get parts months before I even owned the motorhome!
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Thank you Al Gore!
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I am fairly sure some of the "work" that was done on my "73" was NOT done by the PO. Mostly due to some of the stuff, not seen without removing something, even an idiot wouldn't believe would work.
But the work "looked" good.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
http://m000035.blogspot.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] Ain't PO's wonderful [message #193119 is a reply to message #193086] |
Sun, 16 December 2012 22:14 |
kelvin
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Registered: February 2004
Location: Eugene, OR
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On 12/16/2012 3:21 PM, Kerry Pinkerton wrote:
> Someone in my coaches had a tool box that contained a keyhole saw, a roll of duct tape, a roll of electrical tape, a roll of masking tape, and a tube of silicone. Possibly a pair of channel locks and a 14" crescent wrench also.
>
> So far I've fixed:
> - 6 water supply leaks
> - 2 major drain leaks
> - re-mounted a range hood that was mounted to a warped and sagging piece of 3/16 paneling.
> - created a duct to get the range hood output to the actual vent as opposed to blowing it in the general direction of something held (not) on by duct tape that was more or less surrounding the vent.
> - remounted a microwave so it could breath now that the exhaust fan wasn't blowing back over the rear of the microwave.
> Sigh!
I really think I could win this game!
When I got the coach you had to turn off the key and then put the trans
in reverse to kill the motor.
Somehow he'd wired it up so the ignition was always hot.
It's a '73 but did have an HEI (76 Caddy). PO had rigged up a cable so
he could adjust the advance on the fly. I assume he thought he was a pilot.
One of the POs had pulled the GMC Q-jet because it filled the manifold
surface with pools of gasoline. He installed an Edelbrock (and says he
was getting 13mpg with that) and my PO didn't like the Edelbrock so put
the his spare '76 Caddy Q-jet on it. Still getting 13mpg, however.
Must have been a good match with the distributor.
Any rework done to the cabinets and such was put together with Liquid
Nails. Much fun to deal with when trying to repair those fixes
correctly. There was lots of Liquid Nails in there.
Miles of wired going everywhere. Most have been removed. A few defy
description. NO really, defy. I have one that has +12V and I can't for
the life of me figure out how. I'm using the juice, so I guess I don't
care.
10 years and it's pretty well sorted out. I intend to the the Beloved
Previous Owner - not that it's going to be sold while I'm still
kicking. If one of my kids wants it when I'm done, so be it. Otherwise
it'll make a great Guest House.
How'd I do? Should be at least 50 points...
Cheers!
Kelvin
'73 23' in Eugene, OR
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