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Sun, 14 November 2010 14:33 |
Carl S.
Messages: 4186 Registered: January 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ.
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We got home about an hour ago from a ~100 mile round trip to Benson, AZ for the November GMCSJ (Saguaro Jetrset) rally.
For the first time in 28 months and over 8000 miles of GMC ownership, My coach shut down and coasted to the side of the road. We had just entered I-10 and had reached about 65 mph when the engine suddenly shut down. I coasted to a safe place and removed the engine hatch cover. I removed the air cleaner cover and checked for gas, Plenty of gas squirting out of the accelerator pumps. Next, took the distributor cap off, everything looked normal in there. I put the cap back on and pulled one of the plug wires, had Kathy look for a spark while I cranked on it, no spark.
Fortunately, when I replaced the distributor with a Dick Patterson unit almost two years ago, I kept parts from the old one. I fished the old module out from under my seat, replaced the Springfield Ignition module, and was back on the road in i5 minutes. I hitched a ride into Sierra Vista with Nancy Ferguson and picked up a new one at O'Rielly and put that one in.
Part two of this story is that the second one of my Kumho tires failed in 8 months. They are PO installed 225/75R-16 LR-E, Kumho "Road Venture HT" tires. The date code on the tires is 1206, making them less than 5 years old. The other tire failed in April. Both tires developed a bubble in the tread but, to their credit, did not come apart. I no longer trust these tires and will replace the remaining four. This started, both times, as a vibration in the rear of the coach. The first failure was the right center and the second was the left rear.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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Mini Trip Report
By: Carl S. on Sun, 14 November 2010 14:33
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