All:
We left Dallas yesterday evening and spent the night in
McAlister, OK. When we crossed the Red River, Shirley noticed a
thumping sound. Since my hearing is pretty bad, I didn't hear it
for a while.
When we departed McAlister this morning, it started getting
worse. My diagnosis was either a bad universal joint or a
differential beginning to go out. By the time I had moved about 30
miles it was very disturbing. I called Doug Tyler in Dallas at
Industrial Automatic Transmission and he referred me to an associate
in Tulsa. I wasn't going to make it to Tulsa so he referred me to a
couple places, one of which was Interstate Diesel in Henryetta, OK
which was about 12 miles up the road. I headed there and Rex
confirmed my diagnosis. They checked the u-joints and they were
tight. Drained a little oil from the differential and going from a
few small pieces of metal on the plug to feeling a piece of a gear
in the bottom of the case. They tore it down and a large chunk was
gone out of the ring gear and one tooth on the pinion. It is going
to Tulsa for re-build early in the morning. Hope to have it back
tomorrow evening and be back on the road the day after.
Seems like a nice group of guys here. We are camping in front
of the shop with the rear up in the air.
Hopefully the trip to Oshkosh and beyond will be less eventfull
after this. (bg)
R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
Moderator camping in Henryetta, OK
Ron isnt that why Bluebird put those large floor safes in our
coaches
? Seems to be a lot of differentials failing lately. I hope
its not contagious.
You seem to be in good spirits for losing a differential. Was nice that you
had some good contacts to get you fast service.
tom
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY
.At 03:49 AM 7/20/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>All:
>
> We left Dallas yesterday evening and spent the night in
>McAlister, OK. When we crossed the Red River, Shirley noticed a
>thumping sound. Since my hearing is pretty bad, I didn't hear it
>for a while.
>
> When we departed McAlister this morning, it started getting
>worse. My diagnosis was either a bad universal joint or a
>differential beginning to go out. By the time I had moved about 30
>miles it was very disturbing. I called Doug Tyler in Dallas at
>Industrial Automatic Transmission and he referred me to an associate
>in Tulsa. I wasn't going to make it to Tulsa so he referred me to a
>couple places, one of which was Interstate Diesel in Henryetta, OK
>which was about 12 miles up the road. I headed there and Rex
>confirmed my diagnosis. They checked the u-joints and they were
>tight. Drained a little oil from the differential and going from a
>few small pieces of metal on the plug to feeling a piece of a gear
>in the bottom of the case. They tore it down and a large chunk was
>gone out of the ring gear and one tooth on the pinion. It is going
>to Tulsa for re-build early in the morning. Hope to have it back
>tomorrow evening and be back on the road the day after.
>
> Seems like a nice group of guys here. We are camping in front
>of the shop with the rear up in the air.
>
> Hopefully the trip to Oshkosh and beyond will be less eventfull
>after this. (bg)
>
>R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
>Moderator camping in Henryetta, OK
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Hi Ron; this is Wallace Craig sitting in Duncan Ok waiting on Ralph F to get a
part out of Calif.
We are on the way to Oskosh to arrive probably Sunday. My phone is 817
360-8051. I have your cell number and will call when we get in. I have my 18
year old grandson with me and FC is still at home fixing up our new home. Look
forward to seeing you and hope you get on the way soon. Wallace
ronmarabito2002
wrote:
All:
We left Dallas yesterday evening and spent the night in
McAlister, OK. When we crossed the Red River, Shirley noticed a
thumping sound. Since my hearing is pretty bad, I didn't hear it
for a while.
When we departed McAlister this morning, it started getting
worse. My diagnosis was either a bad universal joint or a
differential beginning to go out. By the time I had moved about 30
miles it was very disturbing. I called Doug Tyler in Dallas at
Industrial Automatic Transmission and he referred me to an associate
in Tulsa. I wasn't going to make it to Tulsa so he referred me to a
couple places, one of which was Interstate Diesel in Henryetta, OK
which was about 12 miles up the road. I headed there and Rex
confirmed my diagnosis. They checked the u-joints and they were
tight. Drained a little oil from the differential and going from a
few small pieces of metal on the plug to feeling a piece of a gear
in the bottom of the case. They tore it down and a large chunk was
gone out of the ring gear and one tooth on the pinion. It is going
to Tulsa for re-build early in the morning. Hope to have it back
tomorrow evening and be back on the road the day after.
Seems like a nice group of guys here. We are camping in front
of the shop with the rear up in the air.
Hopefully the trip to Oshkosh and beyond will be less eventfull
after this. (bg)
R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
Moderator camping in Henryetta, OK
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hey, ron, how is the repair going? erniee-almost on my way to texas
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O.K. Wallace. Look forward to seeing you at the show.
Ron
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wrote:
> Hi Ron; this is Wallace Craig sitting in Duncan Ok waiting on
Ralph F to get a part out of Calif.
> We are on the way to Oskosh to arrive probably Sunday. My phone
is 817 360-8051. I have your cell number and will call when we get
in. I have my 18 year old grandson with me and FC is still at home
fixing up our new home. Look forward to seeing you and hope you get
on the way soon. Wallace
>
> ronmarabito2002 wrote:
> All:
>
> We left Dallas yesterday evening and spent the night in
> McAlister, OK. When we crossed the Red River, Shirley noticed a
> thumping sound. Since my hearing is pretty bad, I didn't hear it
> for a while.
>
> When we departed McAlister this morning, it started getting
> worse. My diagnosis was either a bad universal joint or a
> differential beginning to go out. By the time I had moved about
30
> miles it was very disturbing. I called Doug Tyler in Dallas at
> Industrial Automatic Transmission and he referred me to an
associate
> in Tulsa. I wasn't going to make it to Tulsa so he referred me to
a
> couple places, one of which was Interstate Diesel in Henryetta, OK
> which was about 12 miles up the road. I headed there and Rex
> confirmed my diagnosis. They checked the u-joints and they were
> tight. Drained a little oil from the differential and going from
a
> few small pieces of metal on the plug to feeling a piece of a gear
> in the bottom of the case. They tore it down and a large chunk
was
> gone out of the ring gear and one tooth on the pinion. It is
going
> to Tulsa for re-build early in the morning. Hope to have it back
> tomorrow evening and be back on the road the day after.
>
> Seems like a nice group of guys here. We are camping in
front
> of the shop with the rear up in the air.
>
> Hopefully the trip to Oshkosh and beyond will be less
eventfull
> after this. (bg)
>
> R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
> Moderator camping in Henryetta, OK
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I talked with Ron Marabito this morning. He did get the differential
fixed and is back on the road, with lighter pockets.
He made it to Oshkosh for the air show and is there now until next
Sunday. His DataStorm satellite unit has not been operating correctly
so he has been offline and out of touch. He does not expect to be
online until sometime after he leaves the air show. Ron said that he
has seen John Benham, Wallace Craig and the Pucketts (sp? from SC?)
also at Oshkosh with their Birds.
Ron said if anyone needs to get in touch with him, call him on his
cell phone, which is listed in the Member-to-Member Database.
Mike Bulriss
83 PT40 "Stagecoach" - FOR SALE
91 PT40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX
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wrote:
> Ron did you ever get fixed? Datastorm user still has you
> located at the same spot as of Thurday.
> Bob Loomas 85 PT 36
> > > Hi Ron; this is Wallace Craig sitting in Duncan Ok waiting on
> > Ralph F to get a part out of Calif.
> > > We are on the way to Oskosh to arrive probably Sunday. My phone
> > is 817 360-8051. I have your cell number and will call when we
> get
> > in. I have my 18 year old grandson with me and FC is still at
> home
> > fixing up our new home. Look forward to seeing you and hope you
> get
> > on the way soon. Wallace
> > >
> > > ronmarabito2002 wrote:
> > > All:
> > >
> > > We left Dallas yesterday evening and spent the night in
> > > McAlister, OK. When we crossed the Red River, Shirley noticed a
> > > thumping sound. Since my hearing is pretty bad, I didn't hear
> it
> > > for a while.
> > >
> > > When we departed McAlister this morning, it started getting
> > > worse. My diagnosis was either a bad universal joint or a
> > > differential beginning to go out. By the time I had moved about
> > 30
> > > miles it was very disturbing. I called Doug Tyler in Dallas at
> > > Industrial Automatic Transmission and he referred me to an
> > associate
> > > in Tulsa. I wasn't going to make it to Tulsa so he referred me
> to
> > a
> > > couple places, one of which was Interstate Diesel in Henryetta,
> OK
> > > which was about 12 miles up the road. I headed there and Rex
> > > confirmed my diagnosis. They checked the u-joints and they were
> > > tight. Drained a little oil from the differential and going
> from
> > a
> > > few small pieces of metal on the plug to feeling a piece of a
> gear
> > > in the bottom of the case. They tore it down and a large chunk
> > was
> > > gone out of the ring gear and one tooth on the pinion. It is
> > going
> > > to Tulsa for re-build early in the morning. Hope to have it
> back
> > > tomorrow evening and be back on the road the day after.
> > >
> > > Seems like a nice group of guys here. We are camping in
> > front
> > > of the shop with the rear up in the air.
> > >
> > > Hopefully the trip to Oshkosh and beyond will be less
> > eventfull
> > > after this. (bg)
> > >
> > > R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
> > > Moderator camping in Henryetta, OK
> > >
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Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:34:39 -0000
Thanks for the info i was wondering hw he made out.
Bob Loomas 85 PT 36
>
>
>
>
>I talked with Ron Marabito this morning. He did get the differential
>fixed and is back on the road, with lighter pockets.
>
>He made it to Oshkosh for the air show and is there now until next
>Sunday. His DataStorm satellite unit has not been operating correctly
>so he has been offline and out of touch. He does not expect to be
>online until sometime after he leaves the air show. Ron said that he
>has seen John Benham, Wallace Craig and the Pucketts (sp? from SC?)
>also at Oshkosh with their Birds.
>
>Ron said if anyone needs to get in touch with him, call him on his
>cell phone, which is listed in the Member-to-Member Database.
>
>Mike Bulriss
>83 PT40 "Stagecoach" - FOR SALE
>91 PT40 "Texas Minivan"
>San Antonio, TX
>
>
>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "robertnloomas"
> wrote:
>
>> Â Â Â Â Ron did you ever get fixed? Datastorm user still has you
>> located at the same spot as of Thurday.
>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bob Loomas 85 PT 36
>
>> > > Hi Ron; this is Wallace Craig sitting in Duncan Ok waiting on
>> > Ralph F to get a part out of Calif.
>> > > We are on the way to Oskosh to arrive probably Sunday. My phone
>> > is 817 360-8051. I have your cell number and will call when we
>> get
>> > in. I have my 18 year old grandson with me and FC is still at
>> home
>> > fixing up our new home. Look forward to seeing you and hope you
>> get
>> > on the way soon. Wallace
>> > >
>> > > ronmarabito2002 wrote:
>> > > All:
>> > >
>> > > Â Â Â We left Dallas yesterday evening and spent the night in
>> > > McAlister, OK. When we crossed the Red River, Shirley noticed a
>> > > thumping sound. Since my hearing is pretty bad, I didn't hear
>> it
>> > > for a while.
>> > >
>> > > Â Â Â When we departed McAlister this morning, it started getting
>> > > worse. My diagnosis was either a bad universal joint or a
>> > > differential beginning to go out. By the time I had moved about
>> > 30
>> > > miles it was very disturbing. I called Doug Tyler in Dallas at
>> > > Industrial Automatic Transmission and he referred me to an
>> > associate
>> > > in Tulsa. I wasn't going to make it to Tulsa so he referred me
>> to
>> > a
>> > > couple places, one of which was Interstate Diesel in Henryetta,
>> OK
>> > > which was about 12 miles up the road. I headed there and Rex
>> > > confirmed my diagnosis. They checked the u-joints and they were
>> > > tight. Drained a little oil from the differential and going
>> from
>> > a
>> > > few small pieces of metal on the plug to feeling a piece of a
>> gear
>> > > in the bottom of the case. They tore it down and a large chunk
>> > was
>> > > gone out of the ring gear and one tooth on the pinion. It is
>> > going
>> > > to Tulsa for re-build early in the morning. Hope to have it
>> back
>> > > tomorrow evening and be back on the road the day after.
>> > >
>> > > Â Â Â Â Seems like a nice group of guys here. We are camping in
>> > front
>> > > of the shop with the rear up in the air.
>> > >
>> > > Â Â Â Â Hopefully the trip to Oshkosh and beyond will be less
>> > eventfull
>> > > after this. (bg)
>> > >
>> > > R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
>> > > Moderator camping in Henryetta, OK
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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thanks for Ron's update, Mike. I sent him an email a couple of days ago-
looks like his in box will be flooded. Ernie- 83 PT40 in Texas with new refer
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