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Anyone near Houston or Bacliff - Hugh Turner - 03-15-2006 02:57 Does anyone live in the Houston Baycliff area that would be willing to go by and look at this bird and give me an honest off post evaluation of it. It is the one posted on vintagebirds.com the red/siver, red/white one. I do know that it has been sitting for at least a year. The radiator is out and at the shop for clean rod and recore if needed. The belts are being changed. There is no power from genset to coach, the curent owner told me that he is working on that. The engine has been swaped from a NA to a Turbo, I do not know if the rear end chunk was changed or not. I know the goat rails and ladder have been modified. I plan on taking it to Feltons RV service and Nick's diesel for the coach and mechanical Pdis unless someone has better reccomandations. Feltons labor is 96/hour the mechaical Pdi is 260. I know this is a 26 old coach and it will need some attention. Hugh Turner Thomaston Ga 94 Jeep GC toad hopefully 80 FC33 Anyone near Houston or Bacliff - mbulriss - 03-15-2006 04:22 Hugh, We have several members in the Houston area. Perhaps one of them will see this in the next few days and be able to swing by. As far as the two shops you found, I can tell you I have used Nick's Diesel Service for road service and was *very* satisfied with the work and the price. We were at an NHRA event at Baytown and they had to fight their way through heavy raceday traffic and didn't even charge a trip charge as I recall. Then they had to travel about 45 minutes each way to pick up parts. The mechanic I got was named Tom. Don't know how you found them, but they're good guys in my log book. Never heard of Felton's RV. Good luck and hope the purchase works out for you. Mike Bulriss 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan" San Antonio, TX --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Hugh Turner" wrote: > > Does anyone live in the Houston Baycliff area that would be willing to > go by and look at this bird and give me an honest off post evaluation > of it. It is the one posted on vintagebirds.com the red/siver, red/white > one. > I do know that it has been sitting for at least a year. The radiator > is out and at the shop for clean rod and recore if needed. The belts > are being changed. There is no power from genset to coach, the curent > owner told me that he is working on that. The engine has been swaped > from a NA to a Turbo, I do not know if the rear end chunk was changed > or not. I know the goat rails and ladder have been modified. I plan on > taking it to Feltons RV service and Nick's diesel for the coach and > mechanical Pdis unless someone has better reccomandations. Feltons > labor is 96/hour the mechaical Pdi is 260. > > I know this is a 26 old coach and it will need some attention. > Hugh Turner > Thomaston Ga > 94 Jeep GC toad > hopefully 80 FC33 > Anyone near Houston or Bacliff - Hugh Turner - 03-15-2006 06:22 Mike I found them in the web based Houston yellow pages they had a web ad. They were willing to go out to do the PDI until I told them there was no concrete, then they asked if it would be possible to bring it to the shop. Would you pay for the coach PDI? Mitch at Feltons said it could take up to 4 hours. This will be a strange trip will have to swing thru San Antonio to pick up a stowmaster 5000 towbar that I bought for $150.00. On the way home we are going to Ft Worth to surprise my wife's family for about a week before we head home. Hugh T 94 Jeep GC 80 FC33 maybe Thomaston Ga --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...> wrote: > > Hugh, > > We have several members in the Houston area. Perhaps one of them will > see this in the next few days and be able to swing by. > > As far as the two shops you found, I can tell you I have used Nick's > Diesel Service for road service and was *very* satisfied with the work > and the price. We were at an NHRA event at Baytown and they had to > fight their way through heavy raceday traffic and didn't even charge a > trip charge as I recall. Then they had to travel about 45 minutes > each way to pick up parts. The mechanic I got was named Tom. Don't > know how you found them, but they're good guys in my log book. > > Never heard of Felton's RV. > > Good luck and hope the purchase works out for you. > > Mike Bulriss > 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan" > San Antonio, TX > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Hugh Turner" > wrote: > > > > Does anyone live in the Houston Baycliff area that would be willing to > > go by and look at this bird and give me an honest off post evaluation > > of it. It is the one posted on vintagebirds.com the red/siver, red/white > > one. > > I do know that it has been sitting for at least a year. The radiator > > is out and at the shop for clean rod and recore if needed. The belts > > are being changed. There is no power from genset to coach, the curent > > owner told me that he is working on that. The engine has been swaped > > from a NA to a Turbo, I do not know if the rear end chunk was changed > > or not. I know the goat rails and ladder have been modified. I plan on > > taking it to Feltons RV service and Nick's diesel for the coach and > > mechanical Pdis unless someone has better reccomandations. Feltons > > labor is 96/hour the mechaical Pdi is 260. > > > > I know this is a 26 old coach and it will need some attention. > > Hugh Turner > > Thomaston Ga > > 94 Jeep GC toad > > hopefully 80 FC33 > > > Anyone near Houston or Bacliff - margo - 03-17-2006 13:55 Hea Hugh, I can go down and look at the Blue Bird for you concerning the condition of the interior and exterior and the under carraige compartments and so forth. But I can not tell you anything on the engine and mechanical stuff. Larry my husband will be back Monday, the man that bought our Blue BIrd is flying into town from Florida and I can see if he can make it out to Bacliff before he has to leave again and check the other stuff for you. Margo 3 days left 79FC 35 Sure gonna miss it. --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Hugh Turner" > > Does anyone live in the Houston Baycliff area that would be willing to > go by and look at this bird and give me an honest off post evaluation > of it. It is the one posted on vintagebirds.com the red/siver, red/white > one. > I do know that it has been sitting for at least a year. The radiator > is out and at the shop for clean rod and recore if needed. The belts > are being changed. There is no power from genset to coach, the curent > owner told me that he is working on that. The engine has been swaped > from a NA to a Turbo, I do not know if the rear end chunk was changed > or not. I know the goat rails and ladder have been modified. I plan on > taking it to Feltons RV service and Nick's diesel for the coach and > mechanical Pdis unless someone has better reccomandations. Feltons > labor is 96/hour the mechaical Pdi is 260. > > I know this is a 26 old coach and it will need some attention. > Hugh Turner > Thomaston Ga > 94 Jeep GC toad > hopefully 80 FC33 > Anyone near Houston or Bacliff - Hugh Turner - 03-17-2006 16:30 Margo I am still waiting on my government check to coming. I thought it would be this week. I have found a diesel shop in Houston that will do a complete mechanical PDI for 260. once i get my check I would appreciate it if you could go out and look and give me an "honest evaluation". You may have seen it it is the one on the vintagebird site that is red/sive that has had the goat rails modified.It the next to last listing. did you at least keep Scooby? I will email you when the check comes in. Thanks Hugh --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "margo" > > > Hea Hugh, I can go down and look at the Blue Bird for you > concerning the condition of the interior and exterior and the under > carraige compartments and so forth. But I can not tell you anything > on the engine and mechanical stuff. Larry my husband will be back > Monday, the man that bought our Blue BIrd is flying into town from > Florida and I can see if he can make it out to Bacliff before he has > to leave again and check the other stuff for you. > > Margo > > 3 days left 79FC 35 > > Sure gonna miss it. > > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Hugh Turner" > > > > > Does anyone live in the Houston Baycliff area that would be > willing to > > go by and look at this bird and give me an honest off post > evaluation > > of it. It is the one posted on vintagebirds.com the red/siver, > red/white > > one. > > I do know that it has been sitting for at least a year. The > radiator > > is out and at the shop for clean rod and recore if needed. The > belts > > are being changed. There is no power from genset to coach, the > curent > > owner told me that he is working on that. The engine has been > swaped > > from a NA to a Turbo, I do not know if the rear end chunk was > changed > > or not. I know the goat rails and ladder have been modified. I > plan on > > taking it to Feltons RV service and Nick's diesel for the coach and > > mechanical Pdis unless someone has better reccomandations. Feltons > > labor is 96/hour the mechaical Pdi is 260. > > > > I know this is a 26 old coach and it will need some attention. > > Hugh Turner > > Thomaston Ga > > 94 Jeep GC toad > > hopefully 80 FC33 > > > |