| Re: [GMCnet] [Classic GMC Motorhomes] Nothing like a shake-down cruise to work out the... [message #197332] |
Mon, 04 February 2013 12:18  |
Mr ERFisher
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On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Tony Reynolds <
notification+zldi6dce@facebookmail.com> wrote:
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> Nothing like a shake-down cruise to work out the kinks in a new vehicle...
> Drove from Corvallis, OR to home near Lynnwood , WA today: 280 miles, 10.79
> MPG at 55 MPH. I found that generally, the '77 Kingsley was very happy at
> 55, turning about 2100 RPMs. Filled up at Costco for $85. That means that I
> can go on a weekend trip of about 300 miles round trip for less than $100
> and the cost of one night in a B&B. Normal weekend get-away of two nights,
> meals and gas in the car would be about $400. Should save a little and have
> more fun in the GMC.
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a few notes
Got home and parked on my driveway that slopes down to the garage... Jimmy
started sliding FORWARD in park with the brake set. YIKES! Glad I
remembered old-school parking brakes could be adjusted at the handle,
tightened all the way and managed to get it to hold while a neighbor
grabbed some rubber chocks. I'll pick up some of my own tomorrow.
- the tranny pin should have stopped this, might just need an adjustment
call manny
- I use the Hydraulic brake lock
http://gmcmotorhome.info/BRKLOCK.html
-- always works
-- independent of other parking brakes
-- used on almost all delivery trucks
-- draws no power
-- works on oem, disk, and drum brakes
-- easy to install
-- jimK sells the parts
gene
Need to come up with a timber ramp to level the GMC. Anyone else done this?
I just spent the last hour looking on CL for treated timber and loading
dock ramps and came up with little. Need to get the front wheels up about
two feet. All in all a nice drive home. Had to fight the steering a little
as it tends to wander slightly from side to side. Feet were cold, can't
seem to find any floor vents, just dash vents.
I love this rig... :)
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| Re: [GMCnet] [Classic GMC Motorhomes] Nothing like a shake-down cruise to work out the... [message #197334 is a reply to message #197332] |
Mon, 04 February 2013 12:35  |
emerystora
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Was it really sliding or was it rolling? If you were able to adjust the parking brake than I have to assume that it was not sliding.
As you note, the parking pawl might be worn and not holding. Of course, it is dangerous to depend on just the parking pawl in the transmission to hold the GMC on a slope.
Emery Stora
On Feb 4, 2013, at 11:18 AM, gene Fisher wrote:
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> a few notes
>
> Got home and parked on my driveway that slopes down to the garage... Jimmy
> started sliding FORWARD in park with the brake set. YIKES! Glad I
> remembered old-school parking brakes could be adjusted at the handle,
> tightened all the way and managed to get it to hold while a neighbor
> grabbed some rubber chocks. I'll pick up some of my own tomorrow.
>
>
> - the tranny pin should have stopped this, might just need an adjustment
> call manny
>
> - I use the Hydraulic brake lock
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/BRKLOCK.html
>
> -- always works
> -- independent of other parking brakes
> -- used on almost all delivery trucks
> -- draws no power
> -- works on oem, disk, and drum brakes
> -- easy to install
> -- jimK sells the parts
>
> gene
>
>
> Need to come up with a timber ramp to level the GMC. Anyone else done this?
> I just spent the last hour looking on CL for treated timber and loading
> dock ramps and came up with little. Need to get the front wheels up about
> two feet. All in all a nice drive home. Had to fight the steering a little
> as it tends to wander slightly from side to side. Feet were cold, can't
> seem to find any floor vents, just dash vents.
>
> I love this rig... :)
>
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