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Sat, 05 April 2014 23:01  |
Joe Weir
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Spent the day scraping and sanding rust off the fuel tanks. A job fit for penitents and felons if ever there was one.
But, got them painted up with rustoleum and sealed with plasti-dip rubberized coating:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showfull.php?photo=54171
Also cleaned up the rails under the coach around the tanks. My first peek without the tanks, however, revealed a hole cut in the aluminum sheet and insulation sheet, but not the floor, right where the main tank sending unit sits.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showfull.php?photo=54172
The coach interior was rehabbed once before, and so were the tanks, so I don,t know if the hole was once all the way through and the floor replaced, or was it cut partway through in case the sending unit needed to be accessed.
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: Why a carrier in the navy never appealed to me- fuel tank progress [message #246510 is a reply to message #246509] |
Sat, 05 April 2014 23:06  |
Joe Weir
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Career, not carrier. Sheesh.
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Why a carrier in the navy never appealed to me- fuel tank progress [message #246519 is a reply to message #246512] |
Sun, 06 April 2014 01:05 |
Guy Lopes
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Ditto!
Guy Lopes
76 Birchaven "Orion"
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| Re: [GMCnet] Why a carrier in the navy never appealed to me- fuel tank progress [message #246521 is a reply to message #246509] |
Sun, 06 April 2014 01:36 |
Mr ERFisher
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that hole is not where the sending units are
it is close
but not correct
do not drill there
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/23-gas-tank-sender-repair/p37206-gas-tank-sender-floor-plate.html
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On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 9:01 PM, Joe Weir <joeweir@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Spent the day scraping and sanding rust off the fuel tanks. A job fit for
> penitents and felons if ever there was one.
>
> But, got them painted up with rustoleum and sealed with plasti-dip
> rubberized coating:
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showfull.php?photo=54171
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> Also cleaned up the rails under the coach around the tanks. My first
> peek without the tanks, however, revealed a hole cut in the aluminum sheet
> and insulation sheet, but not the floor, right where the main tank sending
> unit sits.
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showfull.php?photo=54172
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> The coach interior was rehabbed once before, and so were the tanks, so I
> don,t know if the hole was once all the way through and the floor replaced,
> or was it cut partway through in case the sending unit needed to be
> accessed.
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> upholstery, beverage center...
> Columbia, SC.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Why a carrier in the navy never appealed to me- fuel tank progress [message #246529 is a reply to message #246521] |
Sun, 06 April 2014 08:21 |
Joe Weir
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Thanks. Maybe that is why the job wasn't finished...
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: Why a carrier in the navy never appealed to me- fuel tank progress [message #246591 is a reply to message #246509] |
Sun, 06 April 2014 21:14 |
Bob de Kruyff
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| Joe Weir wrote on Sat, 05 April 2014 22:01 |
Spent the day scraping and sanding rust off the fuel tanks. A job fit for penitents and felons if ever there was one.
But, got them painted up with rustoleum and sealed with plasti-dip rubberized coating:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showfull.php?photo=54171
Also cleaned up the rails under the coach around the tanks. My first peek without the tanks, however, revealed a hole cut in the aluminum sheet and insulation sheet, but not the floor, right where the main tank sending unit sits.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showfull.php?photo=54172
The coach interior was rehabbed once before, and so were the tanks, so I don,t know if the hole was once all the way through and the floor replaced, or was it cut partway through in case the sending unit needed to be accessed.
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Well the thread has taken a 90 deg turn. However, some people cut the underfloor aluminum and insulation to give the sender adequate clearance so that vibration doesn't crack the fittings that may be hard up against the floor underside.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: Why a carrier in the navy never appealed to me- fuel tank progress [message #246601 is a reply to message #246591] |
Sun, 06 April 2014 21:50 |
Joe Weir
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That is a thought. There is a gap between the frame and the body, so there should be room at the top of the tank, but there are impressions of the top of the tank on the aluminum above like they have been rubbing.
| Bob de Kruyff wrote on Sun, 06 April 2014 21:14 |
Well the thread has taken a 90 deg turn. However, some people cut the underfloor aluminum and insulation to give the sender adequate clearance so that vibration doesn't crack the fittings that may be hard up against the floor underside.
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76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: Why a carrier in the navy never appealed to me- fuel tank progress [message #246732 is a reply to message #246601] |
Mon, 07 April 2014 21:42 |
Bob de Kruyff
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| Joe Weir wrote on Sun, 06 April 2014 20:50 |
That is a thought. There is a gap between the frame and the body, so there should be room at the top of the tank, but there are impressions of the top of the tank on the aluminum above like they have been rubbing.
| Bob de Kruyff wrote on Sun, 06 April 2014 21:14 |
Well the thread has taken a 90 deg turn. However, some people cut the underfloor aluminum and insulation to give the sender adequate clearance so that vibration doesn't crack the fittings that may be hard up against the floor underside.
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I'm sure the pads are part of it, but I think they are close anyway. I don't think it will hurt to provide a bit of relief there.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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