So what did you do to your GMC today?

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Carl Stouffer said:
I rolled around on the floor in the back, pulling out the leaky fresh water pump, while cursing the PO for using two different types of screws to mount it.
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Only 2 different types of screws? Pshaw. Amateur!

The Birchaven PO had fabricated things with, for example, 4 fasteners 3 different types of screws/bolts that required 4 different tools. Guy was talented, experienced, thrifty and as the Italians say "un po pazzo"!
 
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Only 2 different types of screws? Pshaw. Amateur!

The Birchaven PO had fabricated things with, for example, 4 fasteners 3 different types of screws/bolts that required 4 different tools. Guy was talented, experienced, thrifty and as the Italians say "un po pazzo"!
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The worst part was that the oddball screw was in the back where I couldn't see it. Had to get a mirror and then guess at the size.
 
After struggling with it for a few days, I finally managed to get the speedometer cable off the back of the speedometer, lubed the cable, put it back in, and put the dash back together. While I was in there, I lubricated the HVAC control ans the windshield wiper cable end.

Hopefully this will take care of the jumpy cruise control. I'll find out in a couple of weeks on my Thanksgiving weekend Sand Dune trip.
 
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Went to a U-Pull-It scrape yard and found two bucket seats out of an eerily 2000 Honda Odessey for $50. A bit dirty but should clean up nicely.View attachment 17143
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I have a pair in leather (pulled from my coach and replaced with the same from 2018 with built-in shoulder/seat belts) should anyone need them. I don't want them to end up in the dump...
 
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I completed the fabrication, finishing, and installation of a new electrical chase cover at the foot of the bed. I had cut down the original several years ago to provide additional foot room. Evidently there is a leak down there (on my list) and the old particle board and laminate piece pretty much disintegrated. The new piece is pine. It's lighter, the grain doesn't match, but it will not be seen once the mattress is back in place.
 

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I put The Murray to bed for the winter. Drained the fresh & hot water tanks, blew out the lines and dumped the black tank. It sleeps in a heated shop so I don't add RV antifreeze.

I discharge my LiFePO4 batteries down to about 60%, then disconnect the negative terminals and unplug the charger. Unlike lead-acid batteries, these have a very low self discharge rate and don't need to be kept on a float or storage charge,

I disconnect the chassis battery negative terminal because there are a couple LED indicators on dash cigarette lighter sockets. I have a smart battery charger that I connect once a month and set to the 2 Amp rate for a couple hours till it clicks OFF.

Oil and filter changed so clean fresh oil has been circulated though the engine before it sleeps for the winter.

I have a couple if 6x6 blocks cut so they just fit under the rear bogie mounts at ride height. So I put them under the bogie mounts and dump the rear airbags. This takes the weight off the rear tires, airbags and bogies for the winter. I do this anytime the coach is going to sit for more than a week or two. I raise the front end and put jack stands under to take most of the weight off the front tires and suspension.

Fridge is cleared out and cleaned. I leave the doors on it open for the winter.

We've never had a mouse in the shop... touch wood!
 
I installed a new Shur Flo fresh water pump in the back.Kind of a hassle, working through a couple of small access holes getting it mounted, plumbed, and wired. But it works and doesn't leak like the old one did. It's kind of a mess back there, but it's functional.

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Drove my coach up to Sandusky, MI. Going to have it gone through by the folks that rebuilt it, make sure she's ready to go next year.
 

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I checked mousetraps in and around my winterized/parked coach. 2 were in the 'walk the plank' bucket trap, dead in the 1/2" of motor oil I used instead of antifreeze. And 3 were inside on basic snap traps. There were still a couple snap traps available for more 'customers' but that was still cutting it a bit close. I also have some mouse poison bait available for their enjoyment.
 
Winterized today. Drained hot and cold tanks, switched over to bypass mode on hot water tank then fitted the pink fill tube to the cold water line. Switched the valve over from tank supply to the fill tube and loaded the tube into the jug of pink.
Switched on the pump and very soon pink came out of the cold line at the sink. Changed over to hot water line and after a few burps, pink came out there too. Repeated for the bathroom faucets, toilet and shower.
Total pink used for entire system? About 2/3 of the container, maybe 3 litres. After draining the black tank, poured the rest down the shower drain.
Removed the pink fill tube from the cold water line and switched back to tank source, ready for tank filling next spring. I leave the hot water bypass in place until I've flushed the pink out of all the lines when I de-winterize next year.

A bowl of calcium chloride up front and another in the back takes care of any humidity accumulating during the winter. I replace the calcium when it gets saturated, maybe twice over the course of the winter.
 
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tmsnyder said:
Heavy frosts have started to be normal in upstate NY, so Gonzo is tucked away for the winter. Tanks dumped, lines blown out using its own air compressor, hot water tank bypassed, pink antifreeze pumped out all fixtures, all paper removed and many mouse traps set inside, and a "walk the plank" resetting bucket trap placed outside the coach.

With my brother's help, we also jacked up into its final resting place my 1975 Glenbrook parts coach. I plan to remove the knuckles and ship to Dave Lenzi for complete rehab and zerks. And pull the outer CV joints to carry as a backup just in case. One for me, one for my brother's Palm Beach.

We placed the Glenbrook at the edge of a field, not the greatest spot but we might be able to shoot a deer using the coach as a blind lol

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Dave Lenzi is on the lookout for brake boosters to rebuild if you're feeling magnanimous 🙂
 
If you do send your booster to Dave L, one of the issues he has is packing the booster so it is not damaged in shipping. There is a 40+ yr old plastic type of boot that surrounds the pushrod that is attached to the brake pedal. That boot is an essential part to the operation of the booster and is easily broken rendering the booster useless. That boot part is not available through any known source. Dave has developed a packaging method to preserve the integrity of that boot. Please see photos in this album from the GMC Motorhome Photo Archive for secure packaging.
 
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