Greetings, not being a specialist on any of this I will try to "PARROT"
what I have heard and why I had some of the stuff done to my engine. If
you mechanic can stop laughing long enough to talk to Joe he might clear
things up.
I agree that rpm is a problem. That was why Chuck Caspro did his change
on the transmission gears as well as the final drive. The way I
understand it is that the engine was working to hard to carry the load
of the GMC as it was, there fore the changes were required.
Now as far as the oil restrictors go with the added high flow pump to
ensure proper lubrication I haven't a clue as to why I lost two rebuillt
engines both having the bearings fail in Utah. I would certainly
appreciate any help I could get here especially from the Washington
State folks because that is where the Motor Works is located and they
are the ones who made the two fantastically poor engines for my GMC to
start with. Now the original engine when torn down showed that the
little ring created by the pistons probably broke loose causing initial
damage and that may of caused the bearing failure too! I was told by
several mechanics that when you drive an engine for 80 or 90 thousand
miles at basically the speeds and then start to go faster later on the
engines life that this possibility is more likely to occur than not. I
was operating an engine with 90 + thousand mile on it when it failed I
had been driving at about 70 mph for maybe two hours when I went to stop
and go out of Salt Lake City when the engine failed. The new
remanufactured engine from the Motorworks out of Spokane had only three
hundred miles when it failed. The next one got 700 mile on it neither
of these engines were running at over 55 mph. My rpm was probably at
3000 and then no more than 2000 on the last two engines. This would
probably equate to the Caspro Transmission gears and final drive. I
really wish I was a mechanic and new allot more than what I do. But
this is all I can provide to you readers and some experts out there in
GMC land.
I will be suing two companies soon. They are responsible for the
engines as they installed them, at least this is what I have been told
by my lawyers. The last engine I even had to have the intake manifold
replaced because one of the companies mechanics broke it and it was not
torque properly when I got it to California. Plus the smog valves were
missing and that cost me additional money.
It is nice to know that there are people that can laugh at other peoples
problems. I wish I could laugh at tossing 8 grand down the toilet with
doing business with incompetent MECHANICS. How do you know if you get a
MECHANIC that is educated. The one at the two places that did my work
had certificates all over their walls. Yet, the engines failed. I
hardly believe it was my fault unless I am one unlucky dude driving a
GMC that I probably should never have bought in the first place.
Between breakdowns and a irate wife that will hardly never get in it to
go anywhere I have a lot of complaining to do. Not to mention all the
money I have spent trying to maintain what I think to be a good
product. I certainly never abused any of the machinery I have owned or
operated, and $$$$ for $$$$$ I have never had so much bad luck with any
other thing I drive. The GMC is the winner hands down. Or is it stuck
up Mechanics with the will to rob you on the highway.
When I rode Harleys with my partners out of San Berdo I learned one
thing, to ride one you better know how to fix one. That may become
true of the GMC. The old man I bought this thing from back in 89
assured me that it would or should give me no trouble for a while. What
was a while! I have no idea. I will tell you I have had some really
good times but very costly ones at that same time. Being fully retired
now I am not sure I can afford continuing the operation of any motor
home. I know a lot about the GMC now after 11 years but I have paid a
great deal for this education. When anything came along to improve it,
it seems I got one or two.
My last engine is supposed to be the best money can get. Time will
tell. I read with great interest about temperatures, oil pressures and
everything from spark plug gaps to which ones to use and which ones to
not use. Leaking carburetors, how to fix them, why and so on and so
forth. And then I hear about a MECHANIC that can't stop laughing
because another professional mechanic recommends the restictors. Well I
paid for them and I hope they work., The last engines did not have them
and they failed me on the highway. By the way it gets D----- costly
when you are out on the highway. Thats quite possibly why they make
Airplanes. Reminds me of a joke. The train engineer had some terrible
problems in the mountains, his brand new diesel engine quit. He told
his conductor to go tell the passengers about the trouble. The engineer
said he had some good news and some bad news. First the bad news was
the engine was broke and they were going to be late. The good news was
they did not elect to fly. Oh well I have said enough I guess when you
break down you better have $$$$ or credit cards.
I have had others tell me that if that was there GMC they would have
walked away from it a long time ago. Or, from setting it on fire or
leaving the keys in it hoping that somebody would steal it.
I must admit, no matter what we do, getting there is an adventure in it
self. I hope I have not bored you to tears. I really hate people that
laugh at other peoples problems, it would be nice for them to add in and
cheer the poor fool on that has so many problems and so little education
to know when to quit. Chuck
what I have heard and why I had some of the stuff done to my engine. If
you mechanic can stop laughing long enough to talk to Joe he might clear
things up.
I agree that rpm is a problem. That was why Chuck Caspro did his change
on the transmission gears as well as the final drive. The way I
understand it is that the engine was working to hard to carry the load
of the GMC as it was, there fore the changes were required.
Now as far as the oil restrictors go with the added high flow pump to
ensure proper lubrication I haven't a clue as to why I lost two rebuillt
engines both having the bearings fail in Utah. I would certainly
appreciate any help I could get here especially from the Washington
State folks because that is where the Motor Works is located and they
are the ones who made the two fantastically poor engines for my GMC to
start with. Now the original engine when torn down showed that the
little ring created by the pistons probably broke loose causing initial
damage and that may of caused the bearing failure too! I was told by
several mechanics that when you drive an engine for 80 or 90 thousand
miles at basically the speeds and then start to go faster later on the
engines life that this possibility is more likely to occur than not. I
was operating an engine with 90 + thousand mile on it when it failed I
had been driving at about 70 mph for maybe two hours when I went to stop
and go out of Salt Lake City when the engine failed. The new
remanufactured engine from the Motorworks out of Spokane had only three
hundred miles when it failed. The next one got 700 mile on it neither
of these engines were running at over 55 mph. My rpm was probably at
3000 and then no more than 2000 on the last two engines. This would
probably equate to the Caspro Transmission gears and final drive. I
really wish I was a mechanic and new allot more than what I do. But
this is all I can provide to you readers and some experts out there in
GMC land.
I will be suing two companies soon. They are responsible for the
engines as they installed them, at least this is what I have been told
by my lawyers. The last engine I even had to have the intake manifold
replaced because one of the companies mechanics broke it and it was not
torque properly when I got it to California. Plus the smog valves were
missing and that cost me additional money.
It is nice to know that there are people that can laugh at other peoples
problems. I wish I could laugh at tossing 8 grand down the toilet with
doing business with incompetent MECHANICS. How do you know if you get a
MECHANIC that is educated. The one at the two places that did my work
had certificates all over their walls. Yet, the engines failed. I
hardly believe it was my fault unless I am one unlucky dude driving a
GMC that I probably should never have bought in the first place.
Between breakdowns and a irate wife that will hardly never get in it to
go anywhere I have a lot of complaining to do. Not to mention all the
money I have spent trying to maintain what I think to be a good
product. I certainly never abused any of the machinery I have owned or
operated, and $$$$ for $$$$$ I have never had so much bad luck with any
other thing I drive. The GMC is the winner hands down. Or is it stuck
up Mechanics with the will to rob you on the highway.
When I rode Harleys with my partners out of San Berdo I learned one
thing, to ride one you better know how to fix one. That may become
true of the GMC. The old man I bought this thing from back in 89
assured me that it would or should give me no trouble for a while. What
was a while! I have no idea. I will tell you I have had some really
good times but very costly ones at that same time. Being fully retired
now I am not sure I can afford continuing the operation of any motor
home. I know a lot about the GMC now after 11 years but I have paid a
great deal for this education. When anything came along to improve it,
it seems I got one or two.
My last engine is supposed to be the best money can get. Time will
tell. I read with great interest about temperatures, oil pressures and
everything from spark plug gaps to which ones to use and which ones to
not use. Leaking carburetors, how to fix them, why and so on and so
forth. And then I hear about a MECHANIC that can't stop laughing
because another professional mechanic recommends the restictors. Well I
paid for them and I hope they work., The last engines did not have them
and they failed me on the highway. By the way it gets D----- costly
when you are out on the highway. Thats quite possibly why they make
Airplanes. Reminds me of a joke. The train engineer had some terrible
problems in the mountains, his brand new diesel engine quit. He told
his conductor to go tell the passengers about the trouble. The engineer
said he had some good news and some bad news. First the bad news was
the engine was broke and they were going to be late. The good news was
they did not elect to fly. Oh well I have said enough I guess when you
break down you better have $$$$ or credit cards.
I have had others tell me that if that was there GMC they would have
walked away from it a long time ago. Or, from setting it on fire or
leaving the keys in it hoping that somebody would steal it.
I must admit, no matter what we do, getting there is an adventure in it
self. I hope I have not bored you to tears. I really hate people that
laugh at other peoples problems, it would be nice for them to add in and
cheer the poor fool on that has so many problems and so little education
to know when to quit. Chuck
