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Fri, 27 March 2020 23:49  |
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Jerry Sitzlar
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Registered: February 2013
Location: Lenoir City, TN
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East Tennessee finally had 3 days without rain, so I took my '77 out yesterday to fuel up and get the cobwebs out. Since it hadn't been run in awhile I checked all fluids, lights, etc. The engine started right up and sounded good. I then went forward and reverse a few times in the driveway to make sure the brakes were good. Everything checked a'ok. I proceeded to drive to a service station I frequent about 10 miles away. Gas was cheap plus I got $.70 per gallon discount. I even sprung for 93 octane. Life was rosy as she hummed back down the road until I started up a hill about 3 miles from my house on busy, narrow US-11. Suddenly she revved up and quit moving forward and started rolling backward. I braked, threw on the flashers, put it in low and it just revved. I let it roll back and half way out of the south bound lane (it's only 2 lane highway at this section). There was a big ditch beside the road that I actually got to within 1 foot of dropping in. I put on the emergency brake and got away from the coach. I called Good Sam road service and they got on the job finding a wrecker. I was lucky in that a deputy sheriff came by and started directing traffic. He was not happy with the Good Sam wrecker ETA so he called another wrecker service that arrived within 30 minutes with a small wrecker. He hooked a chain to the GMC and pulled me about a quarter of a mile to an empty parking lot just to get me out of traffic. The wrecker that Good Sam dispatched thought that he was supposed to pick up a pick up truck. I explained 3 times to the customer service guy in India what I had and he still got it wrong. I waited another hour for the right equipment to arrive. I did get to enjoy a can of pork n beans and crackers while I watched TV in the coach. Luckily, the truck arrived, he scooped up the GMC with the bar under the front wheels, and we were ready to go. He said back in the day he had towed many GMC Motorhomes so he knew the proper way to hook them up. He proceeded to take it to my house, backed it up the drive way and put it exactly where I wanted it. The whole episode only cost me 3 hours, tips to the drivers who at first refused, and one transmission. After it cooled down, I get forward movement and good reverse. However the black fluid suggests I put some of my training I received at Chuck Boyd's barn to good use. Good Bye new wheels, hello transmission. Anyone have one that they would trade for 4 rolls of toilet paper, negotiable? 😥
Jerry
Jerry Sitzlar..... 77 Eleganza II, Twin bed, dry bath...... Lenoir City, TN (near Knoxville)
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| Re: Transmission [message #353187 is a reply to message #353183] |
Sat, 28 March 2020 08:01  |
jhbridges
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Registered: May 2011
Location: Braselton ga
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Jerry, ask Ken Henderson if there's another Manny one left down there. Otherwise, find a good rebuilder and give him that one. There might be a hard part or two at a bud's place, I'd have to ask him. Sounds like the frint (output shaft) set of clutches at least have Seen Jesus. I ain't got the epizootus, do you need help getting it out and back?
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: [GMCnet] Transmission [message #353189 is a reply to message #353187] |
Sat, 28 March 2020 08:13 |
Ken Henderson
Messages: 8726
Registered: March 2004
Location: Americus, GA
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I'll answer the question before it's re-asked: Nope, no more Manny
Trannies here. And he says there probably never will be; the next visit
should include Deo and be for leisure only -- NO work. :-)
I don't even have any cores left and about a month ago threw away the pile
of used spare parts Manny left on my workbench 2 years ago.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 9:02 AM Johnny Bridges via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> Jerry, ask Ken Henderson if there's another Manny one left down there.
> Otherwise, find a good rebuilder and give him that one. There might be a
> hard
> part or two at a bud's place, I'd have to ask him. Sounds like the frint
> (output shaft) set of clutches at least have Seen Jesus. I ain't got the
> epizootus, do you need help getting it out and back?
>
> --johnny
> --
> Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
> Braselton, Ga.
> I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me
> in hell
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| Re: [GMCnet] Transmission [message #353198 is a reply to message #353189] |
Sat, 28 March 2020 10:54 |
jimk
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Registered: July 2006
Location: Belmont, CA
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I can shop you a Manny trans.
On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 6:15 AM Ken Henderson via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> I'll answer the question before it's re-asked: Nope, no more Manny
> Trannies here. And he says there probably never will be; the next visit
> should include Deo and be for leisure only -- NO work. :-)
>
> I don't even have any cores left and about a month ago threw away the pile
> of used spare parts Manny left on my workbench 2 years ago.
>
> Ken H.
> Americus, GA
> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
> Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
> www.gmcwipersetc.com
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 9:02 AM Johnny Bridges via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Jerry, ask Ken Henderson if there's another Manny one left down there.
>> Otherwise, find a good rebuilder and give him that one. There might be a
>> hard
>> part or two at a bud's place, I'd have to ask him. Sounds like the frint
>> (output shaft) set of clutches at least have Seen Jesus. I ain't got the
>> epizootus, do you need help getting it out and back?
>>
>> --johnny
>> --
>> Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
>> Braselton, Ga.
>> I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me
>> in hell
>>
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Transmission [message #353282 is a reply to message #353183] |
Sun, 29 March 2020 18:11 |
Ken Henderson
Messages: 8726
Registered: March 2004
Location: Americus, GA
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Jerry,
Today I got a call from a N.GA GMCer -- a long retired auto mechanic.
During the conversation he mentioned that he has a reportedly good TH425
(rebuilt shortly before he acquired it years ago & sitting protected ever
since). He say he'd let it go cheap because he recognizes that there is
SOME risk involve in using a long-stored transmission. He's only about 200
miles from you if you want to pick it up. If interested, call me at (229)
nine thirty-eight 29 nine seven & I'll put you in touch.
Ken H.
On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 12:50 AM Jerry Sitzlar via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> East Tennessee finally had 3 days without rain, so I took my '77 out
> yesterday to fuel up and get the cobwebs out. Since it hadn't been run in
> awhile
> I checked all fluids, lights, etc. The engine started right up and
> sounded good. I then went forward and reverse a few times in the driveway
> to make
> sure the brakes were good. Everything checked a'ok. I proceeded to drive
> to a service station I frequent about 10 miles away. Gas was cheap plus I
> got $.70 per gallon discount. I even sprung for 93 octane. Life was rosy
> as she hummed back down the road until I started up a hill about 3 miles
> from my house on busy, narrow US-11. Suddenly she revved up and quit
> moving forward and started rolling backward. I braked, threw on the
> flashers,
> put it in low and it just revved. I let it roll back and half way out of
> the south bound lane (it's only 2 lane highway at this section). There was
> a big ditch beside the road that I actually got to within 1 foot of
> dropping in. I put on the emergency brake and got away from the coach. I
> called
> Good Sam road service and they got on the job finding a wrecker. I was
> lucky in that a deputy sheriff came by and started directing traffic. He
> was
> not happy with the Good Sam wrecker ETA so he called another wrecker
> service that arrived within 30 minutes with a small wrecker. He hooked a
> chain
> to the GMC and pulled me about a quarter of a mile to an empty parking lot
> just to get me out of traffic. The wrecker that Good Sam dispatched
> thought that he was supposed to pick up a pick up truck. I explained 3
> times to the customer service guy in India what I had and he still got it
> wrong. I waited another hour for the right equipment to arrive. I did
> get to enjoy a can of pork n beans and crackers while I watched TV in the
> coach. Luckily, the truck arrived, he scooped up the GMC with the bar
> under the front wheels, and we were ready to go. He said back in the day he
> had towed many GMC Motorhomes so he knew the proper way to hook them up.
> He proceeded to take it to my house, backed it up the drive way and put it
> exactly where I wanted it. The whole episode only cost me 3 hours, tips
> to the drivers who at first refused, and one transmission. After it cooled
> down, I get forward movement and good reverse. However the black fluid
> suggests I put some of my training I received at Chuck Boyd's barn to good
> use. Good Bye new wheels, hello transmission. Anyone have one that they
> would trade for 4 rolls of toilet paper, negotiable? 😥
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Sitzlar.....
> 77 Eleganza II, Twin bed, dry bath......
> Lenoir City, TN (near Knoxville)
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76 X-Birchaven
76 X-Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] Transmission [message #353335 is a reply to message #353282] |
Mon, 30 March 2020 12:30 |
Ken Henderson
Messages: 8726
Registered: March 2004
Location: Americus, GA
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Jerry,
Big error: my number does NOT contain "29", but should have "27".
Sorry.
Ken H.
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 7:11 PM Ken Henderson
wrote:
> Jerry,
>
> Today I got a call from a N.GA GMCer -- a long retired auto mechanic.
> During the conversation he mentioned that he has a reportedly good TH425
> (rebuilt shortly before he acquired it years ago & sitting protected ever
> since). He say he'd let it go cheap because he recognizes that there is
> SOME risk involve in using a long-stored transmission. He's only about 200
> miles from you if you want to pick it up. If interested, call me at (229)
> nine thirty-eight 29 nine seven & I'll put you in touch.
>
> Ken H.
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 12:50 AM Jerry Sitzlar via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>> East Tennessee finally had 3 days without rain, so I took my '77 out
>> yesterday to fuel up and get the cobwebs out. Since it hadn't been run in
>> awhile
>> I checked all fluids, lights, etc. The engine started right up and
>> sounded good. I then went forward and reverse a few times in the driveway
>> to make
>> sure the brakes were good. Everything checked a'ok. I proceeded to
>> drive to a service station I frequent about 10 miles away. Gas was cheap
>> plus I
>> got $.70 per gallon discount. I even sprung for 93 octane. Life was
>> rosy as she hummed back down the road until I started up a hill about 3
>> miles
>> from my house on busy, narrow US-11. Suddenly she revved up and quit
>> moving forward and started rolling backward. I braked, threw on the
>> flashers,
>> put it in low and it just revved. I let it roll back and half way out of
>> the south bound lane (it's only 2 lane highway at this section). There was
>> a big ditch beside the road that I actually got to within 1 foot of
>> dropping in. I put on the emergency brake and got away from the coach. I
>> called
>> Good Sam road service and they got on the job finding a wrecker. I was
>> lucky in that a deputy sheriff came by and started directing traffic. He
>> was
>> not happy with the Good Sam wrecker ETA so he called another wrecker
>> service that arrived within 30 minutes with a small wrecker. He hooked a
>> chain
>> to the GMC and pulled me about a quarter of a mile to an empty parking
>> lot just to get me out of traffic. The wrecker that Good Sam dispatched
>> thought that he was supposed to pick up a pick up truck. I explained 3
>> times to the customer service guy in India what I had and he still got it
>> wrong. I waited another hour for the right equipment to arrive. I did
>> get to enjoy a can of pork n beans and crackers while I watched TV in the
>> coach. Luckily, the truck arrived, he scooped up the GMC with the bar
>> under the front wheels, and we were ready to go. He said back in the day he
>> had towed many GMC Motorhomes so he knew the proper way to hook them up.
>> He proceeded to take it to my house, backed it up the drive way and put it
>> exactly where I wanted it. The whole episode only cost me 3 hours, tips
>> to the drivers who at first refused, and one transmission. After it cooled
>> down, I get forward movement and good reverse. However the black fluid
>> suggests I put some of my training I received at Chuck Boyd's barn to good
>> use. Good Bye new wheels, hello transmission. Anyone have one that they
>> would trade for 4 rolls of toilet paper, negotiable? 😥
>>
>> Jerry
>> --
>> Jerry Sitzlar.....
>> 77 Eleganza II, Twin bed, dry bath......
>> Lenoir City, TN (near Knoxville)
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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76 X-Birchaven
76 X-Palm Beach
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| Re: Transmission [message #353418 is a reply to message #353183] |
Wed, 01 April 2020 09:27 |
jhbridges
Messages: 8412
Registered: May 2011
Location: Braselton ga
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Jerry, where abouts up here is it? When this mess dies down they will likely reschedule the two shows up there. If it's anywhere close, I'll bring it. If you get it hauled in the meantime, cool.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: Transmission [message #353461 is a reply to message #353183] |
Fri, 03 April 2020 07:28 |
jhbridges
Messages: 8412
Registered: May 2011
Location: Braselton ga
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Got the info, I know the gent. Depending how the cancelled shows there (there's one in K'ville and one in Gray) get rescheduled, I may be headed thataway and I'll bring it. If you get it before then, shout before you go and we can do takeout lunch in a local BBQ joint parking lot. Like you, I'm parked at the house for the nonce though.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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