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Wed, 26 February 2014 20:15  |
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USAussie
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Registered: July 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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G'day,
I called Manny and ran this past him and he blessed it.
REMOTE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK CALIBRATION
You will need the following items to perform this procedure:
1) Three ton jack stands - 2 ea.
2) Rags
3) Oil drain pan
4) Tool capable of removing existing marks on transmission dipstick
5) Tool capable of remarking transmission dipstick
6) Half inch (1/2") socket, extension, and ratchet to remove / reinstall modulator retainer
7) Transmission fluid
Procedure:
Comments: before you start this procedure look at the driver side of the transmission and locate the modulator (Ref: Parts Book 78Z
- TRANSMISSION - Pg. 17-2 Key 6 Modulator.
NOTE: You need to do the checking fairly quickly after stopping when the engine and transmission are HOT!
1) Park your GMC on a level surface
2) Set the parking brake
3) Set the suspension system to TRAVEL
4) Start the engine and allow coach to reach TRAVEL height
5) Depress the brake pedal
6) Cycle the transmission lever through all the positions back and forth several times slowly
7) Return the transmission to PARK
8) Leave the engine running and check the fluid level of the transmission
9) The fluid level should be at the "COLD" line if not slowly and carefully fill the transmission to that level
10) Get back in the coach and drive it long enough for the engine and transmission to come to normal operating temperature
11) Park the GMC on a level surface
12) Put the transmission in Park and set the parking brake
13) With the engine running check the fluid level of the transmission; if it's not on the HOT mark continue as below
14) Shut the engine off and place jack stands under the frame so that if a torsion bar were to fail you won't get crushed.
15) Be careful from this point onwards not to burn yourself on the HOT exhaust pipes
16) Place a drain pan under the modulator on the passenger side of the transmission
17) Remove the rubber vacuum line
18) Remove the bolt that holds the modulator retainer to the transmission using the half inch socket, extension, and ratchet
19) Remove the modulator (be careful it will be HOT)
20) Allow fluid to drain into the pan until it just drips (be careful, the fluid will be HOT!)
21) If fluid does not drip out add it slowly until it does
22) Re-install the modulator, hose, and retaining screw
23) Remove the drain pan and jack stands
24) Get back in the GMC, start the engine and drive the GMC until the engine and transmission are at normal operating temperature
25) Park the GMC on a level surface
26) Set the hand brake and put the transmission in Park
27) Check the level on the dipstick, it should be at or near the "HOT" mark; if not note where it is
28) Remove the existing "HOT" mark on the dipstick and mark it at the correct level
29) Allow the transmission to cool overnight
30) Start the engine the next day and cycle the transmission lever through all the positions back and forth several times slowly
31) Check the level on the dipstick, it should be at or near the "COLD" mark; if not note where it is
32) Remove the existing "COLD" mark on the dipstick and mark it at the correct level
If I missed anything or what I've written isn't clear PLEASE let me know.
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie
Sydney, Australia
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'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
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| Re: [GMCnet] Remote Transmission Dipstick Calibration [message #241613 is a reply to message #241590] |
Thu, 27 February 2014 05:35  |
Bruce Hart
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Registered: October 2011
Location: La Grange, Wyoming
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Rob,
It works in Australia?
Comments: before you start this procedure look at the driver side of the
transmission and locate the modulator (Ref: Parts Book 78Z
Shouldn't it be right side of vehicle instead of drivers side.
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Robert Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>wrote:
> G'day,
>
> I called Manny and ran this past him and he blessed it.
>
> REMOTE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK CALIBRATION
>
> You will need the following items to perform this procedure:
>
> 1) Three ton jack stands - 2 ea.
> 2) Rags
> 3) Oil drain pan
> 4) Tool capable of removing existing marks on transmission dipstick
> 5) Tool capable of remarking transmission dipstick
> 6) Half inch (1/2") socket, extension, and ratchet to remove / reinstall
> modulator retainer
> 7) Transmission fluid
>
> Procedure:
>
> Comments: before you start this procedure look at the driver side of the
> transmission and locate the modulator (Ref: Parts Book 78Z
> - TRANSMISSION - Pg. 17-2 Key 6 Modulator.
>
> NOTE: You need to do the checking fairly quickly after stopping when the
> engine and transmission are HOT!
>
> 1) Park your GMC on a level surface
> 2) Set the parking brake
> 3) Set the suspension system to TRAVEL
> 4) Start the engine and allow coach to reach TRAVEL height
> 5) Depress the brake pedal
> 6) Cycle the transmission lever through all the positions back and forth
> several times slowly
> 7) Return the transmission to PARK
> 8) Leave the engine running and check the fluid level of the transmission
> 9) The fluid level should be at the "COLD" line if not slowly and
> carefully fill the transmission to that level
> 10) Get back in the coach and drive it long enough for the engine and
> transmission to come to normal operating temperature
> 11) Park the GMC on a level surface
> 12) Put the transmission in Park and set the parking brake
> 13) With the engine running check the fluid level of the transmission; if
> it's not on the HOT mark continue as below
> 14) Shut the engine off and place jack stands under the frame so that if a
> torsion bar were to fail you won't get crushed.
> 15) Be careful from this point onwards not to burn yourself on the HOT
> exhaust pipes
> 16) Place a drain pan under the modulator on the passenger side of the
> transmission
> 17) Remove the rubber vacuum line
> 18) Remove the bolt that holds the modulator retainer to the transmission
> using the half inch socket, extension, and ratchet
> 19) Remove the modulator (be careful it will be HOT)
> 20) Allow fluid to drain into the pan until it just drips (be careful, the
> fluid will be HOT!)
> 21) If fluid does not drip out add it slowly until it does
> 22) Re-install the modulator, hose, and retaining screw
> 23) Remove the drain pan and jack stands
> 24) Get back in the GMC, start the engine and drive the GMC until the
> engine and transmission are at normal operating temperature
> 25) Park the GMC on a level surface
> 26) Set the hand brake and put the transmission in Park
> 27) Check the level on the dipstick, it should be at or near the "HOT"
> mark; if not note where it is
> 28) Remove the existing "HOT" mark on the dipstick and mark it at the
> correct level
> 29) Allow the transmission to cool overnight
> 30) Start the engine the next day and cycle the transmission lever through
> all the positions back and forth several times slowly
> 31) Check the level on the dipstick, it should be at or near the "COLD"
> mark; if not note where it is
> 32) Remove the existing "COLD" mark on the dipstick and mark it at the
> correct level
>
> If I missed anything or what I've written isn't clear PLEASE let me know.
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
> USAussie
> Sydney, Australia
>
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1977 28' Kingsley
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| Re: [GMCnet] Remote Transmission Dipstick Calibration [message #241615 is a reply to message #241613] |
Thu, 27 February 2014 06:07 |
Ken Burton
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Location: Hebron, Indiana
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I think we went through this a couple of days ago. Aussie's cannot tell right from left, or up from down, or passenger side from driver's side. As Rob stated previously it is only their magnetic personalities that keep them from falling off of the bottom of the earth.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Remote Transmission Dipstick Calibration [message #241628 is a reply to message #241613] |
Thu, 27 February 2014 07:20 |
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USAussie
Messages: 15912
Registered: July 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Bruce,
THANKS! Well spotted!
For some reason I wrote driver side in the Comments but got it right in step 16) Place a drain pan under the modulator on the
passenger side of the transmission.
I try not to use the terms left and right as it can raise the question in a person's mind; "is that facing the vehicle or sitting in
the vehicle?"
By using driver and passenger side there no confusion.
Regards,
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Hart
Rob,
It works in Australia?
Comments: before you start this procedure look at the driver side of the
transmission and locate the modulator (Ref: Parts Book 78Z
Shouldn't it be right side of vehicle instead of drivers side.
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Robert Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>wrote:
> G'day,
>
> I called Manny and ran this past him and he blessed it.
>
> REMOTE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK CALIBRATION
>
> You will need the following items to perform this procedure:
>
> 1) Three ton jack stands - 2 ea.
> 2) Rags
> 3) Oil drain pan
> 4) Tool capable of removing existing marks on transmission dipstick
> 5) Tool capable of remarking transmission dipstick
> 6) Half inch (1/2") socket, extension, and ratchet to remove / reinstall
> modulator retainer
> 7) Transmission fluid
>
> Procedure:
>
> Comments: before you start this procedure look at the driver side of the
> transmission and locate the modulator (Ref: Parts Book 78Z
> - TRANSMISSION - Pg. 17-2 Key 6 Modulator.
>
> NOTE: You need to do the checking fairly quickly after stopping when the
> engine and transmission are HOT!
>
> 1) Park your GMC on a level surface
> 2) Set the parking brake
> 3) Set the suspension system to TRAVEL
> 4) Start the engine and allow coach to reach TRAVEL height
> 5) Depress the brake pedal
> 6) Cycle the transmission lever through all the positions back and forth
> several times slowly
> 7) Return the transmission to PARK
> 8) Leave the engine running and check the fluid level of the transmission
> 9) The fluid level should be at the "COLD" line if not slowly and
> carefully fill the transmission to that level
> 10) Get back in the coach and drive it long enough for the engine and
> transmission to come to normal operating temperature
> 11) Park the GMC on a level surface
> 12) Put the transmission in Park and set the parking brake
> 13) With the engine running check the fluid level of the transmission; if
> it's not on the HOT mark continue as below
> 14) Shut the engine off and place jack stands under the frame so that if a
> torsion bar were to fail you won't get crushed.
> 15) Be careful from this point onwards not to burn yourself on the HOT
> exhaust pipes
> 16) Place a drain pan under the modulator on the passenger side of the
> transmission
> 17) Remove the rubber vacuum line
> 18) Remove the bolt that holds the modulator retainer to the transmission
> using the half inch socket, extension, and ratchet
> 19) Remove the modulator (be careful it will be HOT)
> 20) Allow fluid to drain into the pan until it just drips (be careful, the
> fluid will be HOT!)
> 21) If fluid does not drip out add it slowly until it does
> 22) Re-install the modulator, hose, and retaining screw
> 23) Remove the drain pan and jack stands
> 24) Get back in the GMC, start the engine and drive the GMC until the
> engine and transmission are at normal operating temperature
> 25) Park the GMC on a level surface
> 26) Set the hand brake and put the transmission in Park
> 27) Check the level on the dipstick, it should be at or near the "HOT"
> mark; if not note where it is
> 28) Remove the existing "HOT" mark on the dipstick and mark it at the
> correct level
> 29) Allow the transmission to cool overnight
> 30) Start the engine the next day and cycle the transmission lever through
> all the positions back and forth several times slowly
> 31) Check the level on the dipstick, it should be at or near the "COLD"
> mark; if not note where it is
> 32) Remove the existing "COLD" mark on the dipstick and mark it at the
> correct level
>
> If I missed anything or what I've written isn't clear PLEASE let me know.
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
> USAussie
> Sydney, Australia
>
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'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] Remote Transmission Dipstick Calibration [message #241630 is a reply to message #241628] |
Thu, 27 February 2014 07:38 |
Ken Burton
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| USAussie wrote on Thu, 27 February 2014 07:20 |
Bruce,
THANKS! Well spotted!
For some reason I wrote driver side in the Comments but got it right in step 16) Place a drain pan under the modulator on the
passenger side of the transmission.
I try not to use the terms left and right as it can raise the question in a person's mind; "is that facing the vehicle or sitting in
the vehicle?"
By using driver and passenger side there no confusion.
Regards,
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Hart
Rob,
It works in Australia?
Comments: before you start this procedure look at the driver side of the
transmission and locate the modulator (Ref: Parts Book 78Z
Shouldn't it be right side of vehicle instead of drivers side.
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Robert Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>wrote:
> G'day,
>
> I called Manny and ran this past him and he blessed it.
>
> REMOTE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK CALIBRATION
>
> You will need the following items to perform this procedure:
>
> 1) Three ton jack stands - 2 ea.
> 2) Rags
> 3) Oil drain pan
> 4) Tool capable of removing existing marks on transmission dipstick
> 5) Tool capable of remarking transmission dipstick
> 6) Half inch (1/2") socket, extension, and ratchet to remove / reinstall
> modulator retainer
> 7) Transmission fluid
>
> Procedure:
>
> Comments: before you start this procedure look at the driver side of the
> transmission and locate the modulator (Ref: Parts Book 78Z
> - TRANSMISSION - Pg. 17-2 Key 6 Modulator.
>
> NOTE: You need to do the checking fairly quickly after stopping when the
> engine and transmission are HOT!
>
> 1) Park your GMC on a level surface
> 2) Set the parking brake
> 3) Set the suspension system to TRAVEL
> 4) Start the engine and allow coach to reach TRAVEL height
> 5) Depress the brake pedal
> 6) Cycle the transmission lever through all the positions back and forth
> several times slowly
> 7) Return the transmission to PARK
>  Leave the engine running and check the fluid level of the transmission
> 9) The fluid level should be at the "COLD" line if not slowly and
> carefully fill the transmission to that level
> 10) Get back in the coach and drive it long enough for the engine and
> transmission to come to normal operating temperature
> 11) Park the GMC on a level surface
> 12) Put the transmission in Park and set the parking brake
> 13) With the engine running check the fluid level of the transmission; if
> it's not on the HOT mark continue as below
> 14) Shut the engine off and place jack stands under the frame so that if a
> torsion bar were to fail you won't get crushed.
> 15) Be careful from this point onwards not to burn yourself on the HOT
> exhaust pipes
> 16) Place a drain pan under the modulator on the passenger side of the
> transmission
> 17) Remove the rubber vacuum line
> 18) Remove the bolt that holds the modulator retainer to the transmission
> using the half inch socket, extension, and ratchet
> 19) Remove the modulator (be careful it will be HOT)
> 20) Allow fluid to drain into the pan until it just drips (be careful, the
> fluid will be HOT!)
> 21) If fluid does not drip out add it slowly until it does
> 22) Re-install the modulator, hose, and retaining screw
> 23) Remove the drain pan and jack stands
> 24) Get back in the GMC, start the engine and drive the GMC until the
> engine and transmission are at normal operating temperature
> 25) Park the GMC on a level surface
> 26) Set the hand brake and put the transmission in Park
> 27) Check the level on the dipstick, it should be at or near the "HOT"
> mark; if not note where it is
> 28) Remove the existing "HOT" mark on the dipstick and mark it at the
> correct level
> 29) Allow the transmission to cool overnight
> 30) Start the engine the next day and cycle the transmission lever through
> all the positions back and forth several times slowly
> 31) Check the level on the dipstick, it should be at or near the "COLD"
> mark; if not note where it is
> 32) Remove the existing "COLD" mark on the dipstick and mark it at the
> correct level
>
> If I missed anything or what I've written isn't clear PLEASE let me know.
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
> USAussie
> Sydney, Australia
>
> _______________________________________________
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> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
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1976 Palm Beach
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Left and right on a vehicle is always in reference to someone sitting in the driver's seat.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Remote Transmission Dipstick Calibration [message #241683 is a reply to message #241638] |
Thu, 27 February 2014 17:00 |
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USAussie
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Mark,
I agree with the first and last sentence, here's a link that will provide additional information regarding the second sentence.
http://www.rent-a-car-international.com/which-countries-drive-on-the-left-side/
Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and you'll find a map of the world which shows which countries drive on the left
and which drive on the right.
Regards,
Rob M.
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
-----Original Message-----
From: A.
"Left" and "right" are always referenced to sitting in the driver's seat as if you are operating the vehicle.
"Driver's side" varies by country. The entire world drives on the right side of the road with the driver's seat on the left, except
for the UK, Australia and Japan (I believe).
No matter which "convention" you use, there will always be someone asking what left or right means or which is driver's and which is
passenger's side (if international membership).
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'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
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| Re: [GMCnet] Remote Transmission Dipstick Calibration [message #241716 is a reply to message #241639] |
Thu, 27 February 2014 21:12 |
A Hamilto
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I knew that there were more countries than I listed, just that the ones I listed account the majority of left side drivers. I also knew at the time I should have added "plus a handful of others" or some such text. And I also anticipated that someone wouldn't be able to let it go...
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