And now for a little sideways

[jerry work]

There actually is a good case to be made for preemptively rebuilding the engine and transmission. If you plan on keeping your GMC for ten or more years and if you use it a lot good chance it will need one or the other during your ownership tenure anyway, so why not do it now and get all the good out of instead of a downstream new owner getting that enjoyment at your expense.

That was our plan and why we replaced the whole running gear in the Clasco long before it was necessary. In this case plans changed which meant passing all that new life onto a new owner.

Jerry Work
Kerby, OR
........

The real question is why?

Thats a lot of work and money to fix something thats not broken.

BTW, I think everyone goes through the 'lets put a new engine in the GMC' phase, I know I did...

 

[jerry work]

You are singing one of my favorite songs. Our forum, no matter how important the info shared is, leaves the impression that our coaches are unreliable and incapable of secure long distance travel. Not so from our experience

Our two GMCs have been just about everywhere one would want to go in North America. We have written and given talks at GMC rallies about how very reliable they have been for us going 10000 to 20000 miles a year for 15 years. Have we had issues at times, sure. But with no where the frequency of our uneventful trips and adventures.

For me the mantra for our community should be "if you absolutely have to get there on a fixed schedule a 40+ year old anything should not be your first choice. But, if rewarding travel is your goal it is really hard to beat a good GMC".

Written from a site over looking a beautiful
Pinot Noir grape vineyard east of the I5 and north of Roseburg, OR, while on a month long shakedown cruise in the new to us Prevost Country Coach - the essence of the box the GMC came in!

Jerry Work
Kerby, OR
..........::
It is scary how many blown up new engines we hear about, but i think there is an equal amount, if not way more of successful stories out there and
probably 1000 more you will never read about good or bad.
.........

 

[richshoop]

Having had the opportunity of maintaining lots of equipment that is at least 50 years old...... Maintenance....maintenance....maintenance. Getting ahead of the curve is the key.... Just bought a coach? Spend a little bit for an oil analysis for both the engine and transmission. Assume that there has been no maintenance done before you became caretaker. Be an observant driver, strange instrument readings? resolve them before you take it on that extended road trip. Do as much maintenance as you can. Watch whomever you select to do the work. Follow the maintenance manual. Any piece of equipment will continue to give you good, reliable service under those conditions.

----- Original Message -----

From: "Gerald Work"
To: "gmclist"
Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 6:23:34 PM
Subject: [GMCnet] And now for a little sideways

You are singing one of my favorite songs. Our forum, no matter how important the info shared is, leaves the impression that our coaches are unreliable and incapable of secure long distance travel. Not so from our experience

Our two GMCs have been just about everywhere one would want to go in North America. We have written and given talks at GMC rallies about how very reliable they have been for us going 10000 to 20000 miles a year for 15 years. Have we had issues at times, sure. But with no where the frequency of our uneventful trips and adventures.

For me the mantra for our community should be "if you absolutely have to get there on a fixed schedule a 40+ year old anything should not be your first choice. But, if rewarding travel is your goal it is really hard to beat a good GMC".

Written from a site over looking a beautiful
Pinot Noir grape vineyard east of the I5 and north of Roseburg, OR, while on a month long shakedown cruise in the new to us Prevost Country Coach - the essence of the box the GMC came in!

Jerry Work
Kerby, OR
..........::
It is scary how many blown up new engines we hear about, but i think there is an equal amount, if not way more of successful stories out there and
probably 1000 more you will never read about good or bad.
.........
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