Traveling companion wanted 1 week starting sunday or monday [message #224904] |
Tue, 08 October 2013 19:22 |
cadelec
Messages: 303 Registered: September 2011 Location: Brisbane Australia
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Hello to all.
my transmission got lost in shipping so hopefully applied are organising for me to pick one up in Maryland later this week my coach is still in Arkansas
i plan to drive out in a hire car from Washington DC to mountain view Arkansas get the transmission changed and then drive the coach back to baltimore
if anyone is free next week and would like to accompany me i could pick you up along the way and drop you back home i plan on leaving late sunday afternoon or early monday morning. and i hope to be back the following weekend.
if interested please send me a private message and we can discuss further
Trevor
Brisbane Australia
Siesta Koala 76 Edgemont (old Bobby Moores)
71 Cadillac Eldo Convert
58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Project
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Re: Traveling companion wanted 1 week starting sunday or monday [message #224930 is a reply to message #224904] |
Wed, 09 October 2013 00:19 |
Ken Burton
Messages: 10030 Registered: January 2004 Location: Hebron, Indiana
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We use to have a Manny rebuilt transmission pre-positioned in Indiana for just this situation. It was stored in a temperature controlled room, and double bagged in plastic to keep it dry. Unfortunately it got used for someone's emergency and never got replaced. If we had it now it would have been a one day drive in my pick up to deliver it.
I guess I need to talk to Manny about possibly replacing it.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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Re: Traveling companion wanted 1 week starting sunday or monday [message #224936 is a reply to message #224930] |
Wed, 09 October 2013 07:32 |
cadelec
Messages: 303 Registered: September 2011 Location: Brisbane Australia
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Ken Burton wrote on Wed, 09 October 2013 00:19 | We use to have a Manny rebuilt transmission pre-positioned in Indiana for just this situation. It was stored in a temperature controlled room, and double bagged in plastic to keep it dry. Unfortunately it got used for someone's emergency and never got replaced. If we had it now it would have been a one day drive in my pick up to deliver it.
I guess I need to talk to Manny about possibly replacing it.
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hi ken
as we will be in Washington on thursday we are applied is getting ken frey to send one to a depot so i can pick it up and take it with me at least i will know i have it and i can be on the road again
Trevor
Brisbane Australia
Siesta Koala 76 Edgemont (old Bobby Moores)
71 Cadillac Eldo Convert
58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Project
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Re: [GMCnet] Traveling companion wanted 1 week starting sunday ormonday [message #224945 is a reply to message #224936] |
Wed, 09 October 2013 09:15 |
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USAussie
Messages: 15912 Registered: July 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia
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G'day,
Trevor, you'll be happy with that tranny, I have a transmission that was built by Ken in Double Trouble and it has over 70,000 miles
on it!
Recently it pulled all the hills to and from Branson no problem, it doesn't use any fluid, and I can hardly tell when it shifts.
BTW I did speak with Manny about trans fluids at Coos Bay and he noted that in a switch pitch trans it is best to use Mobil 1
Synthetic trans fluid because the fluid will run hotter when in the switch pitch mode. Any good quality name brand trans fluid is
fine for the non switch pitch transmissions.
I serviced the transmission in Double Trouble with Mobil 1 Synthetic trans fluid. If you decide to do so I'd suggest you check and
see if it is available Downunder, if not purchase an extra case.
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Trevor Pordage
Ken Burton wrote on Wed, 09 October 2013 00:19
hi ken
as we will be in Washington on thursday we are applied is getting ken frey to send one to a depot so i can pick it up and take it
with me at least i will know i have it and i can be on the road again
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Trevor
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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Re: Traveling companion wanted 1 week starting sunday or monday [message #225003 is a reply to message #224936] |
Wed, 09 October 2013 15:37 |
Ken Burton
Messages: 10030 Registered: January 2004 Location: Hebron, Indiana
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cadelec wrote on Wed, 09 October 2013 07:32 |
hi ken
as we will be in Washington on thursday we are applied is getting ken frey to send one to a depot so i can pick it up and take it with me at least i will know i have it and i can be on the road again
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That sounds like a good plan to me.
It also sounds like Jim K. did a good job at finding a replacement for the "lost" one.
If you come down I-80 or I-90, stop on your way through and I'll buy lunch.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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