I feel like I should be handing out cigars or something. For those who were
so helpful in pointing me to GMC's for sale, thanks. I found my project
coach about 700 miles from my home base of New Orleans in a suburb of
Orlando. Belonged to an individual that could not keep it up anymore. Great
mechanical shape. The interior is another story. Let's just say it is a
gut job. Drove it home this past weekend. Only a couple of minor mishaps
on the road. A radiator boil over and a leaking fuel line. The boil over
happened because I drove it hard, pulled in to a rest area, and killed the
engine without letting it cool down. Learned that lesson. The fuel line
leak was found as I pulled out of a gas station. Lukily I was able to
replace the section of hose and get back on the road. I spent yesterday
pulling a compression test and removing a lot of the "customizing" the
previous owner had done in the cockpit. No surprises there.
A couple of questions at this point for the more seasoned owners.
Insurance... who has the best deal? Service manuals... where is the best
place to get them (read cheapest). No, I am not a tightwad. Just thrifty.
Chip Gremillion
75 Glenbrook
so helpful in pointing me to GMC's for sale, thanks. I found my project
coach about 700 miles from my home base of New Orleans in a suburb of
Orlando. Belonged to an individual that could not keep it up anymore. Great
mechanical shape. The interior is another story. Let's just say it is a
gut job. Drove it home this past weekend. Only a couple of minor mishaps
on the road. A radiator boil over and a leaking fuel line. The boil over
happened because I drove it hard, pulled in to a rest area, and killed the
engine without letting it cool down. Learned that lesson. The fuel line
leak was found as I pulled out of a gas station. Lukily I was able to
replace the section of hose and get back on the road. I spent yesterday
pulling a compression test and removing a lot of the "customizing" the
previous owner had done in the cockpit. No surprises there.
A couple of questions at this point for the more seasoned owners.
Insurance... who has the best deal? Service manuals... where is the best
place to get them (read cheapest). No, I am not a tightwad. Just thrifty.
Chip Gremillion
75 Glenbrook
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