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    Tucson Rally

    I believe the campgrounds at the north rim are closed until mid-May due to snow. Emery Stora > > The Tucson rally was great. > > Lenore and I are headed for the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Did anv > other GMCs head that way? The drive has been spectacularly beautiful! > > Hugs, > Vern...
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    Tucson Rally

    It was great seeing all of you who attended the GMCMI Convention this week. A lot have already pulled out. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to all of you We are leaving within he hour. Have a safe trip home. Emery Stora 77 KINGSLEY Frederick, CO
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    Towing a Honda Fit - need advice.

    That is exactly what I am using to tow my 4 door hard top Geo Tracker. it works great. I bought the Falcon 2 and the Brake Buddy on ebay for under $1000. Right now there is a new Falcon 2 with free shipping for $690. Do a bit of searching there . You might even find a base plate. Emery Stora...
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    torque settings

    I did an Internet search for" torque specs Olds 455” and in four different places found it listed at 20lb- Emery Stora 77 Kingsley Frederick, CO > > Joe, > The torque requirements are scattered thru out the manuals either in the > section that you are using or at the end of most sections. If...
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    EFI, and ignition timing.

    There are two small wires connected together. Usually located at the top of the motor box drivers side rear. It is necessary to unplug the connector when setting the timing with the Howell system. Emery Stora > > Bob, > Did you disable the computers spark control? > I know you usually have...
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    WARNING about changing anything that is involved with the transmission shift linkage. Or just age.

    About a year ago my transmission would no longer set the parking pawl. I checked things out and found that the bushings and plates holding the various rods had worn to the point that I had a lot of “slop” in the linkage. This is not anything that I lubricated over the years. The solution was to...
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    Futurliner tour list update. 51 at this point. Bob D

    Hal Apparently you didn’t read Bob’s message not to send it to the forum or GMCnet. He asked that you send him a message to yenko108 Emery Stora > > I give up. Posted to the forum our intent to go on the tour and had email bounce three different times. > Hal > -- > 1977 Royale 101348, > >...
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    Proper wheel torque?

    James, Vern The bits that came with my 16” Alcoa wheels say Torque to 140 ft-lbs engraved on the nuts. Emery Stora > > Thanks Jim, > > I’m glad I checked, as I have the Alcoas. > I’ll set my torque wrench for 125! > > See you soon! > >> >> Vern, the 250 ft lbs is correct for I am steel...
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    Roof AC opinons

    Rob I don’t think they made a 15,000 btu unit at that time. My original factory unit was a 13,500 btu. Emery Stora > > G'day, > > IIRC 15 up front and 11 down the back is what GMC installed from the factory, I reckon those guys knew what they were doing. > > Regards, > Rob M. > The...
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    Have there been many issues with the shift cable? I haven't.

    Well, I am still using the factory shift cable. Now 41 years old. Of course, other than the first 5 years in Michigan it was in California for 10 years and Santa Fe for 20 years and then Colorado for 6 years now. Those last 36 years were relatively low humidity and that may be the reason that...
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    Plan with a can

    Excellent idea, Tom. For those that don’t know, it is the Skip Newhouse Memorial Food Drive. I started it it 2005 at the Ft Meyers convention Skip died in 2004. He and his wife Barbara were very active in their hometown of Hagerstown, MD in helping get food for the needy. They were both...
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    Michigan to Reno trip

    Sorry Karen but I-80 doek go through Colorado. I think you meant to say Wyoming. Emery Stora 77 Kingsley Frederick, CO > > When we are on Interstate 80, we like to stop at The Pig BBQ & Pub in Winnemucca, NV. Good chili. > You can get it to go if you're just passing through. There's a tiny...
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    Michigan to Reno trip

    Yes, Carl I have taken that exact route many many times when we lived in Santa Fe. I said Los Cruses because I just didn’t want to type all that detail. This trip we want to go to Mesa before the Tucson rally so we’ll go by way of Flagstaff and back by way of Deming. We really enjoy stopping...
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    Michigan to Reno trip

    If you go I-70 from Denver west you should be aware that there are chain laws this time of year. Yesterday it was a high of 60 deg in Denver but there was 6 inches of snowfall in the mountains on I-70 in the ski areas. I live here and would not recommend using I-70 this time of year in the...
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    West coast trip, will a 3.07 final drive be OK? not towing

    I don’t agree. I used a 3.07 for about 30 years before buying my 3.55 and I downshifted it for downhills all the time. Emery Stora 77 Kingsley Frederick, CO > > Apparently these transmissions to not like a downhill downshift. So cresting the top of the hill in drive it is better to leave it...
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    Testing the original GMC low coolent level warning light system.

    Forgot to say DO NOT use Dexcool in the GMC engine. Emery Stora > >
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    Testing the original GMC low coolent level warning light system.

    NO! The sensor is only for coolant level. It will not detect the percentage of glycol. It is only a probe that lights a bulb when the liquid level falls below the position of the probe. It doesn’t care what the liquid is. Emery Stora 77 Kingsley Frederick, CO > > Jim Hupy > Salem, Or > >...
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    Intake manifold search

    Check the manifolds shown at appliedgmc.com http://appliedgmc.com/ . You can also call Jim Kanomata at Applied GMC as he may have others that are not listed on his site. Emery Stora 77 Kingsley Frederick, CO > > Getting close to driving it: My 75 Palm Beach was rebuilt by the PO in 1997 and...
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    Testing the original GMC low coolent level warning light system.

    The work with just water if you are trying to test it. But what do you intend to put in “other than glycol”? Emery Stora 77 Kingsley Frederick, CO > > Related topic: Will the sesor work properly with other than glycol antifreeze? > -- > 76 Glenbrook > >...
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    newbe with generator questions

    Kenneth You are correct that there is a mistake on the GMCMI manuals section; the link that you reference for the GMC built 1978 Owners Manual does incorrectly open a 1978 Transmode for a 403 engine. The 1978 Owner’s Manual for the GM built motorhome is missing. By copy of this email I am...