Oh and another thing Dave. I have heard much made about the floor being
made out of marine plywood. Not true in the case of my 1976. It is 3/4" and
stamped interior with exterior glue. Wonder if anyone else has found the same.
>
>
>On Wed, 20 May 1998 09:46:37 -0400 (EDT) "Thomas G. Warner"
>>Al did you take the transmission out yourself? Just curious.
>>
>>I have the back of my coach apart still repairing the floor. have a
>>section
>>cut out and will fit in the new parts within the next couple of days.
>>Very
>>tedious work since the area is so confined on the floor. I am cutting
>>half-lap joints both in the floor and on the piece i am fitting in to
>>hopefully retain the structural integrity of the floor. I plan to
>>secure it
>>in place with construction adhesive and a few stainless steel screws.
>>
>>In inspecting the floor underneath the plywood found that the foam
>>insulation had been installed incorrectly in that area. A hole had
>>been
>>left open under the fresh water tank in the foam letting water enter
>>under
>>the floor eventually rotting out that section. It was made worse by a
>>leak
>>on the topside in the tank. The foam had a factory cut hole,looking
>>like
>>that section of urethane foam was meant for somewhere else. In
>>addition
>>there is a slight concave section in the floor support under the fresh
>>water
>>tank, looks like it was manufactured that way, further compounding the
>>problem of water settling there. Still trying to get the job
>>finished so
>>we can come to Kingston. Will keep you informed.
>>
> In 1977 we took a factory tour as part of a rally in Centerville,
>MI. The workmanship at the factory at Pontiac was typical of the '70s. We
>watched several operations done by disinterested employees that resulted
>in some of the things one discovers when they get behind cabinets and
>under the floors.
>
>Dave Greenberg
>
>>> I just had the transmission out and had difficulty separating the
>>engine
>>>and transmission. We were sure everything had been disconnected. It
>>was
>>>assumed that the two large alignment pins on either side of the
>>engine were
>>>corroded and stuck in the transmission since they are of dissimilar
>>metals.
>>>After a half hour of soaking with a couple of types of penetrating
>>oil the
>>>two separated and it was corrosion. Anti-seize compound was put on
>>them in
>>>case there has to be a next time!
>>>
>>> Al Hamilton
>>>
>>Kingston, Ont
>>>
>>>hamilton
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
