Flare Fitting Repair with Copper Seal
Making and using a conical copper seal to repair leaking steel flare fittings.
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GMCWipersEtc Products
Products I Sell for the GMC Motorhome
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Fire Extinguisher Mounting
Mounting a fire extinguisher for the engine compartment
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New Dash Panel
This is my replacement for the deteriorated plastic dash in the '76 X-Birchaven
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GMC Wrecks
Pictures of GMC's AFTER
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Steering Knuckle Stops
Large heads on lower ball joints can interfere with turning radius; grinding the knuckle stops is one way to fix the problem.
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New Exhaust Y-Pipe
Y-Pipe for 3" exhaust made from mostly off the shelf parts
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Engine Hatch Latches
Southco Compression Latches Work Well On Engine Hatch
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Hydroboost Disassembly
Partial tear-down of Hydroboost for Curiosity
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Oil Pan Drain Plug Repair
My drain plug wouldn't stop leaking. Maybe now.
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Cold Air Shower
Adding a downward aimed vent to the roof air.
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GMC Special Tools
Here are a few of the tools unique (or almost so) to the GMC motorhome
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Delphi ElectroMotor Cruise Control Diagrams
Required connections for mid-90's GM cruise controls.
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Brake Reaction Arm Mock-Up
Here's a wooden mock-up of Chuck Aulgur's wonderful modification to the GMC's rear brakes.
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23\' Rear Muffler
It's not true that there's not enough room at the rear of a 23' for a muffler.
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Color HVAC Troubleshooting Charts
These are '75/'76 air conditioning troubleshooting charts from the manual augmented with a little bit of color.
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Front Body Isolators
Photos of front body isolators and HVAC-Radiator clearance
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Downspouts for Rick\'s Interior Gutter
Adding downspouts to the interior gutter discovered by Rick Denny in the upper longitudinal member.
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GMC Brochure
GMC Eastern States Brochure to Promote GMC Motorhome
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Type II Dash Air Condition Modification
Pictures of making Zay Brand's Recirculating Air modification to Type II dash airconditioners
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Greasing Front Bearings with Zerk Fittings
Help for those folks who don't know how to deal with the added-on Zerk fittings.
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Calibrated Brake Tests
We need to find out just how good the EBC Yellow Diesel brake pads REALLY are.
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Hoses, Shields, & Junk
Just some stuff about carb inlet hoses, Fender liner shields, & other Stuff
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DIY Wheel Alignment Jig
Here's my version of Egon Elssner's PVC Wheel Alignment Jig and My Toe-in Measurement Devices
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Air Operated Parking Brake
A Parking Brake which operates on all wheels.
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Original Drain Plumbing or Not?
Photos of the X-PB's waste water drain valve for identification purposed.
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Bean Station 2007
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Fuel Filler Cap Vent Test
Testing the vent on a Stant 11807 fuel cap.
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Odds 'n' Ends
Assorted Items of Minor Interest
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$5 Toad Brake
The greatest invention for the GMC community since the electric windshield wiper.
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GMC Fire Leaving Bean Station 09
This coach caught fire a few miles west of Bean Station, TN after leaving the '09 Dixielanders rally. Perhaps due to overheated transmission fluid overflowing onto the hot exhaust pipe.
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Rear View Camera
Sam's Club $70 Rear View Camera Is Easy to Install & Works Well
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Cad 500
A place for my Cad 500 Information
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Dash Air Conditioning Redesign
A complete redesign & fabrication of dash air conditioner.
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TroyBilt Generator Installation
An unconventional replacement for the Onan
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Battery Lift
Getting too old for lifting 50+ lb batteries over my head, so I developed a hydraulic lift.
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Dual Electric Fuel Pumps Wiring to Select Fuel Tank
This wiring diagram illustrates one way to eliminate the fuel tank selector valve by using two electric fuel pumps selected by the OEM tank selector switch.
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Liquid/Vapor Separator
Repairing a Separator
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GMCMH Rear Spindle Sketch
Photos & Roughly Dimensioned Sketch of Rear Spindle
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Late Seat Bases
Photos of late model GMC swivel seat bases
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GMC Dixielander Member Photos
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Bean Station 2006
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Memories
Photos from the Past
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2006_Chumuckla
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2006 Fall Rally at Chumuckla
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2006 Wales West
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2006 Winter Rally
Clermont, Florida
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2004 Maggie Valley
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2005 Fall Rally in Perry, Georgia
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Shop til You Drop
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Cockpit Computer
Photos of my swing-arm mounted Lenovo S10-3t
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Dan Hudson\'s 23\' Macerator Installation
This set of un-commented photos shows Dan Hudson's drop-down macerator installation on his 23'.
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Birchaven Macerator
One way to install a macerator on a 2-tank Birchaven.
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GMC Classics
GMC MH with an unusual toad (or vice versa)
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Electric Control for Hydraulic Wipers
Replace the wiper control with a switch and an electric motor.
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4kw Onan Air Filter & New Wiring
When I ordered K&N filter for my 4kw Onan, they sent one for 6 kw & didn't know what to re
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Brake Pressure Testing
A device to apply consistent pressure to the brake pedal for line pressure testing.
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Engine Oil Temperature
Installation & Calibration of an Engine Oil Temperature Gauge (Incomplete)
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Vacuum Pump Repair
Partial Repair of an AC Delco Vacuum Brake Booster Pump
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P-30 Master Cylinder Testing
There are many unknowns about master cylinders. This starts the search for answers.
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GMC Electric Wipers
First Prototype of Hydraulic to Electric Wiper Motor Conversion
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Lumina APV Wiper Motor Removal
Here are the instructions & tools needed for Lumina wiper motor removal.
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Automatic 120 vac Power Source Selection
Here's how to wire relays to automatically select your 120 vac power source.
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Gas Powered Dining Table
The essentially finished version of the Hide-away Dining Table
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Electric Fuel Pump Installed Under 23\' GMC MH
Here's my Carter 4070 electric fuel pum installation
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$30 Toad Brake
Here's how I installed a toad brake for about $30.
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Our X-Birchaven
Exterior and Interior Shots of the 76 Birchaven I Bought 30 April 98.
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Miscellaneous GMC Stuff
Some odds & ends
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Cylinder Head Damage from Exhaust Crossover Plugs
BIG MISTAKE: Installed iron plugs in cylinder head exhaust crossover ports to block them.
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Plugging Intake Manifold Exhaust Crossover
Step-by-step illustration of pouring zinc alloy into intake manifold.
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Compartment Door Lifts
Illustrations of how I implemented http://www.bdub.net/doorlifts/index.html
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Replacing a CV Joint Boot
Fairly Complete Right Boot Replacement Illustrations but no installation details!
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Vacuum Operated Entry Door Step
Pictures and dimensions of the entry door step I adapted from one given to me by Pete Papas.
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Prototyping the Gas Powered Dining Table
New dining table hides away under the sofa. Just a prototype with no paint or finish
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Brakes Upgrade Spreadsheet
Some help selecting parts for upgrading to 6-wheel disc brakes.
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Thru-the-Bumper Hitch for Toad Towing
A simple, inexpensive hitch suitable for vehicle towing
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Cruise Control Bellows Repair
The cruise control bellows may be easy to repair.
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Repair Leaking Oil Pressure Sender
My oil pressure sender developed a repairable leak.
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Deciphering the Combination Valve
The brake combination valve was a mystery to me until I finally opened it up.
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GMCMI Ft. Myers Rally Mar 2005
A few photos from the Spring 05 GMCMI Rally
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Bean Station 2005 from Tom Whitton
Here are a few pictures from the Dixielanders' 2005 Bean Station Rally, provided by Tom Whitton
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Omnistor Installation on 23\'
Here's the test installation of the Omnistor awning on my X-Birchaven
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Transmission Lift Frame
Custom Lift Frame for Transmission Removal/Installation
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Ken\'s Shop & Grease Rack
Pictures of my Shops and Grease Rack
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Transmission Lifting
One way of lifting a transmission and final drive. What you see is what I know.
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Simple/No Spill/No Air Cooling System Filler
This simple technique eliminates the hassle from refilling the cooling system.
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Battery Tray Pattern
Here's John Richardson's Battery Tray Template (Driver's Side)
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IO Carpet for Floors & Walls
Shaw Industries produces these indoor-outdoor carpets in many colors and patterns.
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Rebuilding Sun Visors
This is an in-progress report on the rebuilding of sun visors.
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Bottom-Up Engine Installation
One hour engine installation -- I should have included a clock!
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455 Oil Pan Capacity
Pictures of a level oil pan being filled with water, quart by quart.
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Measuring Bearing Clearance with Plastigage
For those not familiar with Plastigage, here's how it works
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Onan Ignition Upgrade to Pertronix
Detailed instructions for installing a solid state ignition on the Onan generator
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2-Piece Wheel Well Liner
A modification to make wheel well liner removal & replacement easier.
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Electric Wiper Motor Kit
Here's the first look at the production version of Ken's electric wiper motor kit.
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Bean Station & Americus Workshop
A couple of shots of Dixielanders at Bean Station & My New Shop
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Preparing a Home for the GMC
Before building a shelter & grease pit, I've got to move in my Land-Sea Container
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Generac Impact 36G Plus II Installation
I finally gave up on the Onan 4kw after 6 years of continual frustrations.
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76 Palm Beach/New Front Frame Clip
Here's the like new+ front frame clip & 76 Palm Beach I bought 1 Sep 04
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Toronado Powered ZTR
A new idea from GMCWiperMan -- Toronado Pusher Power for ZTR Mowers
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Vacuum Bleeding Brakes
These sketches illustrate how I THINK vacuum bleeding will work. Comments requested.
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New Service Rack & Drivetrain
Here are the first pictures of my new service rack and the new drivetrain I've got to remove.
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The X-Birchaven Originally
I suppose I should show what the thing looked like when I got it and shortly thereafer.
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