Lessons learned

[LarryW]

I’ve had a minor fuel leak that started last winter while in Florida. Just enough to wet the front tank, front left corner. Noticed mostly after a
fill and until the tank was less than 3/4 full. I got under there and spent several times with a flashlight trying to see where it was coming from,
but unable to identify a specific spot. Finally concluded because of the location of the “wetness” that it must be coming from somewhere on the
top of the tank. So yesterday I decided to take the tank down. So, using the in tank pumps and breaking into one of the line connections behind the
right front wheel, I pumped about 30 gallons of fuel into gas cans I had and borrowed from friends. All steel lines from the tank to the engine had to
be disconnected at junction joints, electrical connections pulled apart and moved the macerator hose. One more thing to do before I loosened the bolts
to drop the tank with my floor jack. Had to loosen the rubber filler hose that goes from the filler pipe to the tank. So I reached up in there to put
a 5/16 socket on the hose clamp and the clamp spins on the filler hose……SH$T!!! After all of that draining fuel, and lowering prep, I tightened up
the hose clamp and put it all back together. LEAK FIXED!!

Lesson learned??? Double check everything.
--
Larry
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.

 

[Bob Dunahugh]

I reused that big O ring at the fuel tank sending unit. I've only reused that O ring once. That O ring looked PERFECT. I will never ever reuse one of those O rings again.
Bob Dunahugh

 

[Fred Hudspeth]

I?ve had a minor fuel leak that started last winter while in Florida. Just
enough to wet the front tank, front left corner. Noticed mostly after a fill
and until the tank was less than 3/4 full. I got under there and spent
several times with a flashlight trying to see where it was coming from, but
unable to identify a specific spot. Finally concluded because of the
location of the ?wetness? that it must be coming from somewhere on the top
of the tank. So yesterday I decided to take the tank down. So, using the in
tank pumps and breaking into one of the line connections behind the right
front wheel, I pumped about 30 gallons of fuel into gas cans I had and
borrowed from friends. All steel lines from the tank to the engine had to be
disconnected at junction joints, electrical connections pulled apart and
moved the macerator hose. One more thing to do before I loosened the bolts
to drop the tank with my floor jack. Had to loosen the rubber filler hose
that goes from the filler pipe to the tank. So I reached up in there to put
a 5/16 socket on the hose clamp and the clamp spins on the filler
hose??SH$T!!! After all of that draining fuel, and lowering prep, I
tightened up the hose clamp and put it all back together. LEAK FIXED!!

Lesson learned??? Double check everything.
--
Larry
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.

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[6cuda61]

Bob you should know rule #1....anything hard to get ahold of for a repair is going to be a problem if you dont replace it once removed and anything
that you replace that is easy to get at you'll never have trouble with if you dont replace it....lol.
--
Rich Mondor,

Brockville, ON

77 Hughes 2600

 

[Jim Hupy]

The Willamete Valley Street Rodders, of which I am a decades long member,
have a "Special Award" called the rubber hammer award given to members who
have earned it through some amusing, (sometimes very expensive) personal
mechanical blunder. Much peer ribbing usually accompanied by applause is
the order of the day.
Lots of fun.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon

On Thu, Jul 9, 2020, 8:10 AM Fred Hudspeth via Gmclist <

> Larry,
>
> There is an interesting feature "Repair Mistakes & Blunders" in the
> Rockauto.com newsletter https://www.rockauto.com/Newsletter/ "Tell us
> about
> your most infamous auto repair blunder or unconventional fix... Use your
> woe
> to help others avoid similar mistakes or share off-the-wall solutions that
> worked (at least for a while!)... The story will be credited using only
> your first name and your vague geographic location (state, province,
> country, continent, etc.) so you can remain semi-anonymous!"
>
> Your story below reminded me of some I have seen (and done myself!) in
> their
> newsletters.
>
> Fred
>
>
> Fred Hudspeth
> 1978 Royale (TZE 368V101335) - Tyler, TX
> 1982 Airstream Excella (motorhome) - Cooper Landing, Alaska
>
>
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 18:04:24 -0600
> From: Larry
> To: gmclist
> Subject: [GMCnet] Lessons learned
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>
> I?ve had a minor fuel leak that started last winter while in Florida. Just
> enough to wet the front tank, front left corner. Noticed mostly after a
> fill
> and until the tank was less than 3/4 full. I got under there and spent
> several times with a flashlight trying to see where it was coming from, but
> unable to identify a specific spot. Finally concluded because of the
> location of the ?wetness? that it must be coming from somewhere on the top
> of the tank. So yesterday I decided to take the tank down. So, using the
> in
> tank pumps and breaking into one of the line connections behind the right
> front wheel, I pumped about 30 gallons of fuel into gas cans I had and
> borrowed from friends. All steel lines from the tank to the engine had to
> be
> disconnected at junction joints, electrical connections pulled apart and
> moved the macerator hose. One more thing to do before I loosened the bolts
> to drop the tank with my floor jack. Had to loosen the rubber filler hose
> that goes from the filler pipe to the tank. So I reached up in there to
> put
> a 5/16 socket on the hose clamp and the clamp spins on the filler
> hose??SH$T!!! After all of that draining fuel, and lowering prep, I
> tightened up the hose clamp and put it all back together. LEAK FIXED!!
>
> Lesson learned??? Double check everything.
> --
> Larry
> 78 Royale w/500 Caddy
> Menomonie, WI.
>
>
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>
>
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[johnny]

There ain't enough hammers, rubber or otherwise, to cover the hard lessons I've learned on my GMCs. I like the idea though, maybe a recurring award
from GMCMI?

--johnny
--
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell