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| I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221799] |
Mon, 09 September 2013 16:26  |
lqqkatjon
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I had the pleasure of assisting Dan from Seattle this past weekend pick up a 77 Kingsley from wisconsin.
Dan was able to find a couple alcoa's with some good tires on them as well in the midwest.
So Friday night I picked up up at the airport, and we went and fetched the kingsley, and only broke down once on the way back to my place late friday night. isolator was bad, so we ended up with dead battery and getting it to my place on the onan.
long story short, a few tweaks, and Dan was on his way West sightseeing today. Received a call that he blew out a rear tire just outside of Sioux Falls. he swapped to a spare pretty quick on the side of I-90. He had headed a little east from my place sunday, before he headed west. so he got quite a few miles on that tire since he left my place.
We are now thinking maybe the tires are worse off then we had hoped. they are older, but in great shape. The hope of running these while he slowly collects 16" rims is not working out so well.
is there anybody out there in South Dakota that might have some good 16.5? he is thinking of possibly picking up some new... but his long term goal would be to go to 16". so just trying to weigh the options of making it back west without another blow out.
or maybe it could be a blowout due to heat as well. today was hot. 92 and humid there. rest of the week, I think today will be the hotest day.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221801 is a reply to message #221799] |
Mon, 09 September 2013 16:29  |
Robin Hood
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Date codes on the tires? They age out before they wear out. Tires with zero
miles that have sat for several years will delaminate, especially after a
long drive in the heat..
On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Jon Roche <lqqkatjon@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I had the pleasure of assisting Dan from Seattle this past weekend pick up
> a 77 Kingsley from wisconsin.
>
> Dan was able to find a couple alcoa's with some good tires on them as well
> in the midwest.
>
> So Friday night I picked up up at the airport, and we went and fetched the
> kingsley, and only broke down once on the way back to my place late friday
> night. isolator was bad, so we ended up with dead battery and getting it
> to my place on the onan.
>
> long story short, a few tweaks, and Dan was on his way West sightseeing
> today. Received a call that he blew out a rear tire just outside of Sioux
> Falls. he swapped to a spare pretty quick on the side of I-90. He had
> headed a little east from my place sunday, before he headed west. so he got
> quite a few miles on that tire since he left my place.
>
> We are now thinking maybe the tires are worse off then we had hoped. they
> are older, but in great shape. The hope of running these while he slowly
> collects 16" rims is not working out so well.
>
> is there anybody out there in South Dakota that might have some good 16.5?
> he is thinking of possibly picking up some new... but his long term goal
> would be to go to 16". so just trying to weigh the options of making it
> back west without another blow out.
>
> or maybe it could be a blowout due to heat as well. today was hot. 92
> and humid there. rest of the week, I think today will be the hotest day.
>
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> St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221803 is a reply to message #221799] |
Mon, 09 September 2013 16:36 |
lqqkatjon
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he knew the date codes are a bit old. I think 2007.. but I can't remember exactly, but I know they were border line.
I think the worst looking one is the one that blew. showed signs of cracking... the rest I believe did not show the same hairline cracking on them.
Jon Roche
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| Re: I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221813 is a reply to message #221799] |
Mon, 09 September 2013 17:03 |
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Sir: have him keep the air pressure up to 60 or 65. Low tires run hotter and will come apart quicker. Most of the big truck alligators are caused by low tire pressure.
| lqqkatjon wrote on Mon, 09 September 2013 17:26 |
I had the pleasure of assisting Dan from Seattle this past weekend pick up a 77 Kingsley from wisconsin.
Dan was able to find a couple alcoa's with some good tires on them as well in the midwest.
So Friday night I picked up up at the airport, and we went and fetched the kingsley, and only broke down once on the way back to my place late friday night. isolator was bad, so we ended up with dead battery and getting it to my place on the onan.
long story short, a few tweaks, and Dan was on his way West sightseeing today. Received a call that he blew out a rear tire just outside of Sioux Falls. he swapped to a spare pretty quick on the side of I-90. He had headed a little east from my place sunday, before he headed west. so he got quite a few miles on that tire since he left my place.
We are now thinking maybe the tires are worse off then we had hoped. they are older, but in great shape. The hope of running these while he slowly collects 16" rims is not working out so well.
is there anybody out there in South Dakota that might have some good 16.5? he is thinking of possibly picking up some new... but his long term goal would be to go to 16". so just trying to weigh the options of making it back west without another blow out.
or maybe it could be a blowout due to heat as well. today was hot. 92 and humid there. rest of the week, I think today will be the hotest day.
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East Tennessee
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| Re: I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221814 is a reply to message #221799] |
Mon, 09 September 2013 17:08 |
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| lqqkatjon wrote on Mon, 09 September 2013 16:26 |
I had the pleasure of assisting Dan from Seattle this past weekend pick up a 77 Kingsley from wisconsin.
Dan was able to find a couple alcoa's with some good tires on them as well in the midwest.
So Friday night I picked up up at the airport, and we went and fetched the kingsley, and only broke down once on the way back to my place late friday night. isolator was bad, so we ended up with dead battery and getting it to my place on the onan.
long story short, a few tweaks, and Dan was on his way West sightseeing today. Received a call that he blew out a rear tire just outside of Sioux Falls. he swapped to a spare pretty quick on the side of I-90. He had headed a little east from my place sunday, before he headed west. so he got quite a few miles on that tire since he left my place.
We are now thinking maybe the tires are worse off then we had hoped. they are older, but in great shape. The hope of running these while he slowly collects 16" rims is not working out so well.
is there anybody out there in South Dakota that might have some good 16.5? he is thinking of possibly picking up some new... but his long term goal would be to go to 16". so just trying to weigh the options of making it back west without another blow out.
or maybe it could be a blowout due to heat as well. today was hot. 92 and humid there. rest of the week, I think today will be the hotest day.
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You may have Dan try this store in Sioux Falls.
Tires Plus
3516 W 41st St
Sioux Falls, SD
605-215-0796
Hours are M-F 7 to 7
They have Firestone 875/R16.5E for $162.00, at least that is what their website says.
Bob Drewes in SESD
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| Re: I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221823 is a reply to message #221799] |
Mon, 09 September 2013 17:28 |
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| lqqkatjon wrote on Mon, 09 September 2013 17:26 |
I had the pleasure of assisting Dan from Seattle this past weekend pick up a 77 Kingsley from wisconsin.
Dan was able to find a couple alcoa's with some good tires on them as well in the midwest.
So Friday night I picked up up at the airport, and we went and fetched the kingsley, and only broke down once on the way back to my place late friday night. isolator was bad, so we ended up with dead battery and getting it to my place on the onan.
long story short, a few tweaks, and Dan was on his way West sightseeing today. Received a call that he blew out a rear tire just outside of Sioux Falls. he swapped to a spare pretty quick on the side of I-90. He had headed a little east from my place sunday, before he headed west. so he got quite a few miles on that tire since he left my place.
We are now thinking maybe the tires are worse off then we had hoped. they are older, but in great shape. The hope of running these while he slowly collects 16" rims is not working out so well.
is there anybody out there in South Dakota that might have some good 16.5? he is thinking of possibly picking up some new... but his long term goal would be to go to 16". so just trying to weigh the options of making it back west without another blow out.
or maybe it could be a blowout due to heat as well. today was hot. 92 and humid there. rest of the week, I think today will be the hotest day.
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They changed to radial rims in the middle of the '75 model year. Hope he has radial rims, as radial tires seem to be easier to find than bias.
Mike K.
'75 PB
Southeast Michigan
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| Re: I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221836 is a reply to message #221799] |
Mon, 09 September 2013 18:51 |
lqqkatjon
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He is further west now then sioux falls. Calling around on some tires. It is a 77. So radial tires it is. Think will be shopping Round rapid city.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
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| Re: I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221841 is a reply to message #221813] |
Mon, 09 September 2013 19:15 |
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| C Boyd wrote on Mon, 09 September 2013 15:03 |
Sir: have him keep the air pressure up to 60 or 65. Low tires run hotter and will come apart quicker. Most of the big truck alligators are caused by low tire pressure.
| lqqkatjon wrote on Mon, 09 September 2013 17:26 |
I had the pleasure of assisting Dan from Seattle this past weekend pick up a 77 Kingsley from wisconsin.
Dan was able to find a couple alcoa's with some good tires on them as well in the midwest.
So Friday night I picked up up at the airport, and we went and fetched the kingsley, and only broke down once on the way back to my place late friday night. isolator was bad, so we ended up with dead battery and getting it to my place on the onan.
long story short, a few tweaks, and Dan was on his way West sightseeing today. Received a call that he blew out a rear tire just outside of Sioux Falls. he swapped to a spare pretty quick on the side of I-90. He had headed a little east from my place sunday, before he headed west. so he got quite a few miles on that tire since he left my place.
We are now thinking maybe the tires are worse off then we had hoped. they are older, but in great shape. The hope of running these while he slowly collects 16" rims is not working out so well.
is there anybody out there in South Dakota that might have some good 16.5? he is thinking of possibly picking up some new... but his long term goal would be to go to 16". so just trying to weigh the options of making it back west without another blow out.
or maybe it could be a blowout due to heat as well. today was hot. 92 and humid there. rest of the week, I think today will be the hotest day.
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That's good advice from Chuck. I was going to say to check the tire pressure and make sure it is at least 65 psi. The other thing he could do is stick to secondary roads and drive slower. Maybe max out at 55 MPH or lower. '07 is on the cusp of being aged out, but might just be OK. I'm sure he has replaced the spare. I wouldn't want to drive without a spare for a substantial distance (although I have  )
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
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| Re: [GMCnet] I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221855 is a reply to message #221841] |
Tue, 10 September 2013 00:08 |
dan molnes
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Hi all Dan here, finally made it to wall sd short of rapid city cooled off
real nice after reaching Mitchell I think that tire was low on pressure
even though we had checked it out, it started making a little noise
turning right when I got down to RedWing to pick up my girlfriend on the
amtrack i just thought it was a hard turn and the tire slid sidways. found
some 16.5's at dales tire in rapid for 170 mounted and balanced I still
have 2 spares in the box but the original spare sucks. I would have made it
to rapid but had fuel issues that cost me a couple of hours waiting for
AAA got to love it
On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Carl Stouffer <carljr3b@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> C Boyd wrote on Mon, 09 September 2013 15:03
> > Sir: have him keep the air pressure up to 60 or 65. Low tires run
> hotter and will come apart quicker. Most of the big truck alligators are
> caused by low tire pressure.
> >
> >
> >
> > lqqkatjon wrote on Mon, 09 September 2013 17:26
> > > I had the pleasure of assisting Dan from Seattle this past weekend
> pick up a 77 Kingsley from wisconsin.
> > >
> > > Dan was able to find a couple alcoa's with some good tires on them as
> well in the midwest.
> > >
> > > So Friday night I picked up up at the airport, and we went and fetched
> the kingsley, and only broke down once on the way back to my place late
> friday night. isolator was bad, so we ended up with dead battery and
> getting it to my place on the onan.
> > >
> > > long story short, a few tweaks, and Dan was on his way West
> sightseeing today. Received a call that he blew out a rear tire just
> outside of Sioux Falls. he swapped to a spare pretty quick on the side of
> I-90. He had headed a little east from my place sunday, before he headed
> west. so he got quite a few miles on that tire since he left my place.
> > >
> > > We are now thinking maybe the tires are worse off then we had hoped.
> they are older, but in great shape. The hope of running these while he
> slowly collects 16" rims is not working out so well.
> > >
> > > is there anybody out there in South Dakota that might have some good
> 16.5? he is thinking of possibly picking up some new... but his long term
> goal would be to go to 16". so just trying to weigh the options of making
> it back west without another blow out.
> > >
> > > or maybe it could be a blowout due to heat as well. today was hot.
> 92 and humid there. rest of the week, I think today will be the hotest
> day.
>
>
>
> That's good advice from Chuck. I was going to say to check the tire
> pressure and make sure it is at least 65 psi. The other thing he could do
> is stick to secondary roads and drive slower. Maybe max out at 55 MPH or
> lower. '07 is on the cusp of being aged out, but might just be OK. I'm
> sure he has replaced the spare. I wouldn't want to drive without a spare
> for a substantial distance (although I have :roll: )
> --
> Carl S.
> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
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| Re: [GMCnet] I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221883 is a reply to message #221855] |
Tue, 10 September 2013 08:59 |
dan molnes
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ran out of gas last night, seems sending unit is giving wrong reading
showed 1/3 tank in main and 0 in reserve after I switched it over could it
be a ground issue? wires reversed? or stuck sending unit. also can you
replace vent lines comming from the the valve in the wheel well to top of
tank without taking it all the way down. main lines have been replaced but
I left a gallon of gas on the ground in rochester yesterday
On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 10:08 PM, dan molnes <dansquarehead@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all Dan here, finally made it to wall sd short of rapid city cooled
> off real nice after reaching Mitchell I think that tire was low on
> pressure even though we had checked it out, it started making a little
> noise turning right when I got down to RedWing to pick up my girlfriend on
> the amtrack i just thought it was a hard turn and the tire slid sidways.
> found some 16.5's at dales tire in rapid for 170 mounted and balanced I
> still have 2 spares in the box but the original spare sucks. I would have
> made it to rapid but had fuel issues that cost me a couple of hours waiting
> for AAA got to love it
>
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> On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Carl Stouffer <carljr3b@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> C Boyd wrote on Mon, 09 September 2013 15:03
>> > Sir: have him keep the air pressure up to 60 or 65. Low tires run
>> hotter and will come apart quicker. Most of the big truck alligators are
>> caused by low tire pressure.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > lqqkatjon wrote on Mon, 09 September 2013 17:26
>> > > I had the pleasure of assisting Dan from Seattle this past weekend
>> pick up a 77 Kingsley from wisconsin.
>> > >
>> > > Dan was able to find a couple alcoa's with some good tires on them as
>> well in the midwest.
>> > >
>> > > So Friday night I picked up up at the airport, and we went and
>> fetched the kingsley, and only broke down once on the way back to my place
>> late friday night. isolator was bad, so we ended up with dead battery and
>> getting it to my place on the onan.
>> > >
>> > > long story short, a few tweaks, and Dan was on his way West
>> sightseeing today. Received a call that he blew out a rear tire just
>> outside of Sioux Falls. he swapped to a spare pretty quick on the side of
>> I-90. He had headed a little east from my place sunday, before he headed
>> west. so he got quite a few miles on that tire since he left my place.
>> > >
>> > > We are now thinking maybe the tires are worse off then we had hoped.
>> they are older, but in great shape. The hope of running these while he
>> slowly collects 16" rims is not working out so well.
>> > >
>> > > is there anybody out there in South Dakota that might have some good
>> 16.5? he is thinking of possibly picking up some new... but his long term
>> goal would be to go to 16". so just trying to weigh the options of making
>> it back west without another blow out.
>> > >
>> > > or maybe it could be a blowout due to heat as well. today was hot.
>> 92 and humid there. rest of the week, I think today will be the hotest
>> day.
>>
>>
>>
>> That's good advice from Chuck. I was going to say to check the tire
>> pressure and make sure it is at least 65 psi. The other thing he could do
>> is stick to secondary roads and drive slower. Maybe max out at 55 MPH or
>> lower. '07 is on the cusp of being aged out, but might just be OK. I'm
>> sure he has replaced the spare. I wouldn't want to drive without a spare
>> for a substantial distance (although I have :roll: )
>> --
>> Carl S.
>> '75 ex Palm Beach
>> Tucson, AZ.
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| Re: [GMCnet] I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221902 is a reply to message #221895] |
Tue, 10 September 2013 09:33 |
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It's a good idea to maintain alertness/attention to stop every three hours, top off fuel, walk around, have a small snack, relax/refresh a bit anyway! Makes for a far less stressful trip.
In flying and boating, it is constantly pounded into us that a schedule gets more folks into trouble than anything else! I'd say this is also true for motor vehicle travel/operation!
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> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:22:40 -0500
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] I-90 South Dakota trouble
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> If the sending units were showing full when you filled up then they are working. They seemed to have told you that you were out of gas. 1/3 in one tank is empty on all the ones I know about. When mine say half full I stop and put 30 gallons in. I pulled the trick that you did in the desolate back roads of ND a few years back. Coasted into a gas station out in the middle of nowhere.
> Live and learn. Keep us posted on your trip and stop more often for fuel. :d
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| Re: [GMCnet] I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221906 is a reply to message #221897] |
Tue, 10 September 2013 09:47 |
dan molnes
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found that out last night dropped the gas line at the pump to see if there
was anything comming out, but really confirmed out of gas after onan quit
running dales tires has transforce for $ 170
On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:28 AM, dwayne jacobson
<dwayne.jacobson@gmail.com>wrote:
> Also when you run down below a 1/4 tank the Generator quits. I found that
> out also in South Dakota.
> Also bought all new rubber in Rapid City - We had picked up the coach in
> the Chicago Area with tires that looked great but were 11 years old. THe
> only tires the guy had in Rapid City were motormaster - which lasted about
> 25,000 miles. Don't buy cheap tires either - your life depends on them.
> Dwayne Jacobson
> White Rock, BC
> 77 Kingsley
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> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:22 AM, Dan Gregg <gregg_dan@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > If the sending units were showing full when you filled up then they are
> > working. They seemed to have told you that you were out of gas. 1/3 in
> one
> > tank is empty on all the ones I know about. When mine say half full I
> stop
> > and put 30 gallons in. I pulled the trick that you did in the desolate
> back
> > roads of ND a few years back. Coasted into a gas station out in the
> middle
> > of nowhere.
> > Live and learn. Keep us posted on your trip and stop more often for fuel.
> > :d
> > Dan
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> > Dexter, Mo.
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> > http://danandteri.blogspot.com/
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| Re: I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221908 is a reply to message #221799] |
Tue, 10 September 2013 09:57 |
lqqkatjon
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Glad to hear it was just out of gas! Easy fix.
the vent lines are tough. tanks have to come mostly down I am pretty sure. you really have to jack the coach up a bit to get yourself under there and allow room to work. do not go under the rear of that coach without blocking it. I should of sent you off with some wood blocks. you could of used that step if you did not need firewood the other night.
Jon Roche
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| Re: [GMCnet] I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221911 is a reply to message #221900] |
Tue, 10 September 2013 10:06 |
Mr ERFisher
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> I didn't check the reserve til after I ran out, with the crack in the vent
> line I'm a little afraid to fill it up all the way
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> no problem, they all leak
the vent lines are on the top of the tank
when you get 1/2 empty(senders are wrong, and vents are bad, so)
put in 27 gallons and go on, do not fill till it stops:>)
gene
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> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:22 AM, Dan Gregg <gregg_dan@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > If the sending units were showing full when you filled up then they are
> > working. They seemed to have told you that you were out of gas. 1/3 in
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> > tank is empty on all the ones I know about. When mine say half full I
> stop
> > and put 30 gallons in. I pulled the trick that you did in the desolate
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> > roads of ND a few years back. Coasted into a gas station out in the
> middle
> > of nowhere.
> > Live and learn. Keep us posted on your trip and stop more often for fuel.
> > :d
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| Re: I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221913 is a reply to message #221799] |
Tue, 10 September 2013 10:17 |
lqqkatjon
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Where is she going to go??
you took the south route, so she can't just jump back on the amtrak on purpose.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] I-90 South Dakota trouble [message #221982 is a reply to message #221900] |
Tue, 10 September 2013 18:02 |
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Matt Colie
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| dan molnes wrote on Tue, 10 September 2013 10:31 |
I didn't check the reserve til after I ran out, with the crack in the vent line I'm a little afraid to fill it up all the way I only have 600 miles behind the wheel on this one, drives great once theres gas and all the tires are full (10 minute tire change in 95 degree heat brutal)
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Dan,
A fuel gauge is a recent and undependable convenience to some of us. Your coach gets between 8 and 10 MPG (it can get less) but once you figure that out, it will be pretty reliable.
So, I write the mileage on the last fuel receipt and put it on a clip on the sun visor. When I get to 400 more, we buy fuel. I have done more, but it get real nervous.
If any of the fuel lines have gone bad, it is best to drop the tanks and replace all of them. Do not forget the fill vent that tees up in the frame rail.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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