[tcb] Re: What we do for our busses
- From: Paul Smith <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 12:20:56 -0500
Rode back from Eurika S pings one time with a bunge made it to tx border
,bunge gave out ,so held it all the way home,Wish you were down here,we have a
guy that rebuilds them .
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On Jun 2, 2011, at 10:27 AM, "w.wood" <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Type 1 transaxles (of which the early bus uses) are notorious for 4th gear
> slider problems. They wear and eventually start popping out of 4th gear.
> The old shade tree fix was to install a bungee cord, literally to hold the
> shifter in place in fourth gear. Either that or hold your hand on the
> shifter.
>
> With the later Type II transaxles (68 up) the gears, sliders and everything
> are much robust so the popping 4th isn't an issue.
>
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> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:35 AM, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Are you sure you need a tranny? A little while after I got the '68 running,
> he had shifting problems and could make some scary growling noises. My
> mechanic fiddled with him and the shifting sort of improved but the growling
> got worse. It wouldn't happen until after driving a good number of miles.
> The mechanic and many others jumped right to "It's time for a new tranny.
> Growling means new tranny, duh Julie!". So I bought a core and brought it to
> Austin's finest tranny guy and waited and waited for it to be built and then
> handed over a heavy chunk of change and brought the new tranny home.
>
> A friend was over and took the '68 for a spin and said, let's start with the
> throw out bearing and we did and in the process of replacing that we found
> that the little bearings where either missing or royally chewed up in the
> flywheel nut. So we replaced that a no more growling. But I must admit that
> the '68 has yet to become a daily driver because of his electrical quirks,
> but he has gone a few thousand miles, I still suppose the growling could make
> a comeback.
>
> But at this point I figure the '71 will get the new tranny before the '68.
>
> My 2 cents which probably isn't worth much,
>
> Julie
>
>
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> On Jun 1, 2011, at 10:08 PM, singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> You came to the right place, 15.00 ,take two aspirin and come back and see
>> me next week. "There is a fine line between hobby and insanity.
>>
>> Paul Smith
>> Transporters@The Point 8
>> October 7,8 and 9 ,2011
>> Morgan's Point Resort Texas
>>
>> --- On Wed, 6/1/11, Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> From: Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [tcb] What we do for our busses
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 9:13 PM
>>
>> Murray has lost 4th gear. I have adjusted and cleaned and taken the shifter
>> apart and there is no way around it, he needs a new transmission.
>>
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>> I want to go to a really good show in Springfield, MO on the 9th, so I have
>> to get it together pretty quick to do that. As I was working my ass off to
>> try any trick I could think of to make the damaged tranny work for, at
>> least a little while, it occurred to me that I ought to just walk away. This
>> hobby should not take all I have. So what if this old piece of outdated
>> metal doesn’t work. Why should it matter more than if a blender in the
>> kitchen broke? If a replacement cost on a blender was too much, you would
>> just go without a freakin’ blender until you found one cheap.
>>
>>
>>
>> But, no. I have to stop every damn thing and fix Murray. It’s a sickness. I
>> need a support group.
>>
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