Recent content by Hemmi

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    Where do I go?

    That has always been my favorite vacation. Just go. Of course, that was before kids and dogs and cats and rabbits..... I used to take time off from work, put my go-bag and camera in the truck and start driving. From Pensacola, FL, I went to Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, the Dakotas, Wyoming...
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    G1800 starting trouble

    I just noticed that I resurrected a very old post from MrCamp. Sorry about that. I found that thread while searching for answers to my problem and his problem was identical to mine. I don't know how his problem turned out, but the information that I found searching the forums here helped...
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    G1800 starting trouble

    Fixed it! There were two problems: 1) The ground connections between the battery and the frame and block were slightly corroded. I cleaned them up with sandpaper and applied a bit of anti-seize. The grounds I cleaned are pictured here. 2) The Combination Box was bad. It wouldn't relay the...
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    G1800 starting trouble

    Ok, a 3" bearing splitter did the trick for the steering wheel and it is off. Next problem, I can't figure out how to remove the ignition switch from the plastic dash panel. Dagnabit! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    G1800 starting trouble

    I still can't get the steering wheel off, so I can't get to the ignition switch to test it. I've got 2-jaw and 3-jaw pullers of several different sizes and none will fit well enough to get a grip on the hub. Tomorrow I'm getting a bearing splitter to see if that will fit under the hub and...
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    G1800 starting trouble

    I'm having exactly the same problem. The mystery box is called the combination box. It could be your problem, but in my case it is not. The combination box cost $146. I bought a new one but I have the same problem with the new box. I hope I can return the new combination box to Messick but I'll...