{"id":105,"date":"2010-08-13T13:07:25","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T20:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/?p=105"},"modified":"2010-08-13T13:20:45","modified_gmt":"2010-08-13T20:20:45","slug":"day-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/2010\/08\/13\/day-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 7 – the fuel pump acts up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aug 7th<\/p>\n

Spent the night in Vandalia, IL at a really nice campground.\u00a0 They told us they didn’t have internet access but someone nearby did and, using our external antenna\/amplifier we were both able to get good internet access.<\/p>\n

When I started the coach in the morning it was running a little rough but nothing obvious.\u00a0 We stopped for gas right away and then couldn’t start it.\u00a0 Sat there for about 40 minutes, even unhooked the Tracker because it was in the way.\u00a0 It seemed like a fuel problem and, at first, I thought it might be flooded so we just waited and tried over and over.\u00a0 Finally, I decided I had better figure out what it was so I pulled a plug wire and veified spark.\u00a0 I wanted to see if the fuel pump was working so I had Carol try to start while I held onto the fuel pump – it is mounted on the outside of the frame just in front of the tank selector valve so easy to access.\u00a0 As soon as I held the pump and Carol tried starting it started right up.\u00a0 We stopped a little later for something and, again, it wouldn’t start so I went out and wiggled the connectors on the fuel pump it started.\u00a0 Later, I pinched the connector a little to make it fit tighter and it has worked since.<\/p>\n

Other than that issue we had an uneventful day.\u00a0 I think that the fan clutch is still a little suspect – runs a lot when I don’t know if it should – but we stayed cool and mostly quiet.\u00a0 Staying in a Happy Corners, Ohio WalMart parking lot tonight – no internet.<\/p>\n

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Aug 7th Spent the night in Vandalia, IL at a really nice campground.\u00a0 They told us they didn’t have internet access but someone nearby did and, using our external antenna\/amplifier we were both able to get good internet access. When I started the coach in the morning it was running a little rough but nothing […]<\/p>\n

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