Still Stranded in Burnet Texas, 85PT40

[tracyt3]

Decided to start towards San Antonio. It is definitely the
transmission. We are at the Burnet Holiday Inn parking lot. NO CELL
PHONE SERVICE here.
Will check this site when we can. Give ideas as to BEST service center
& opinion as to limping in to it or not.

MOre info; Previous owner rebuilt transmission @6 years ago. Been
great. Don't want to drive. Pocket book empty now, have a feeling it
will be hollow soon.
Wife can hear a kind of grinding noise right before it starts howling,
almost like a LOUD blowing on a coke bottle sound.

Thanks in advance
John Mann

[davidkerryedwards]

What transmission is it? How many miles on the rebuild? Have you
looked at the linkage at all to see if it is slipping or not correctly
engaging a gear? Is the noise evident in all gears? How far do you
need to go to limp in?

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "tracyt3" wrote:
>
> Decided to start towards San Antonio. It is definitely the
> transmission. We are at the Burnet Holiday Inn parking lot. NO CELL
> PHONE SERVICE here.
> Will check this site when we can. Give ideas as to BEST service center
> & opinion as to limping in to it or not.
>
> MOre info; Previous owner rebuilt transmission @6 years ago. Been
> great. Don't want to drive. Pocket book empty now, have a feeling it
> will be hollow soon.
> Wife can hear a kind of grinding noise right before it starts howling,
> almost like a LOUD blowing on a coke bottle sound.
>
> Thanks in advance
> John Mann
>

[davidkerryedwards]

Click on the link and it will take you to a page with a number of
forums on Allison transmissions. You could either scroll thru the
posts or post a question yourself for people who may have expertise.

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/index.php

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "tracyt3" wrote:
>
> Decided to start towards San Antonio. It is definitely the
> transmission. We are at the Burnet Holiday Inn parking lot. NO CELL
> PHONE SERVICE here.
> Will check this site when we can. Give ideas as to BEST service center
> & opinion as to limping in to it or not.
>
> MOre info; Previous owner rebuilt transmission @6 years ago. Been
> great. Don't want to drive. Pocket book empty now, have a feeling it
> will be hollow soon.
> Wife can hear a kind of grinding noise right before it starts howling,
> almost like a LOUD blowing on a coke bottle sound.
>
> Thanks in advance
> John Mann
>

[tracyt3]

> What transmission is it? Allison
How many miles on the rebuild? 15,000
Have you
> looked at the linkage at all to see if it is slipping or not
correctly
> engaging a gear? no
Is the noise evident in all gears? no, not in 1st, only when
accelarating in 2nd,3rd, 4th
How far do you
> need to go to limp in? we are staying at Burnett Recreation Center
RV park tonight
>
> Kerry
> 82 FC 35
> Denver
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "tracyt3" wrote:
> >
> > Decided to start towards San Antonio. It is definitely the
> > transmission. We are at the Burnet Holiday Inn parking lot. NO
CELL
> > PHONE SERVICE here.
> > Will check this site when we can. Give ideas as to BEST service
center
> > & opinion as to limping in to it or not.
> >
> > MOre info; Previous owner rebuilt transmission @6 years ago. Been
> > great. Don't want to drive. Pocket book empty now, have a feeling
it
> > will be hollow soon.
> > Wife can hear a kind of grinding noise right before it starts
howling,
> > almost like a LOUD blowing on a coke bottle sound.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > John Mann
> >
>

[davidkerryedwards]

Click on the link for Allison's list of dealers in the region:

http://www.allisontransmission.com/locat.../index.jsp

Kerry

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "tracyt3" wrote:
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>

[George Lowry]

I'm going to venture a SWAG (Scientific wild ass guess). You coach was
built when Air Throttles were quite popular. If yours has an air
throttle, it probably has an air modular for the transmission. Those
modulators have a diaphragm in them and if this diaphragm fails, it
allows the air to aerate the transmission oil which causes slipping in
the transmission that results in a complete overhaul. In my case, the
overhauled tranny lasted approximately 30,000 miles. The modulator
costs around $20. My new overhaul cost $6,800. I recommend that you
change that modulator whenever you change either the fluid and/or
filter. It is cheap insurance.

George Lowry
'06 Alpine Apex - Formerly '95 WBDA 4203
Spearfish, SD Now at Rancho California Outdoor Resorts for a couple of
days.

davidkerryedwards wrote:

> What transmission is it? How many miles on the rebuild? Have you
> looked at the linkage at all to see if it is slipping or not correctly
> engaging a gear? Is the noise evident in all gears? How far do you
> need to go to limp in?
>
> Kerry
> 82 FC 35
> Denver
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "tracyt3" wrote:
>
>>Decided to start towards San Antonio. It is definitely the
>>transmission. We are at the Burnet Holiday Inn parking lot. NO CELL
>>PHONE SERVICE here.
>>Will check this site when we can. Give ideas as to BEST service center
>>& opinion as to limping in to it or not.
>>
>>MOre info; Previous owner rebuilt transmission @6 years ago. Been
>>great. Don't want to drive. Pocket book empty now, have a feeling it
>>will be hollow soon.
>>Wife can hear a kind of grinding noise right before it starts howling,
>>almost like a LOUD blowing on a coke bottle sound.
>>
>>Thanks in advance
>>John Mann
>>
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[Jerry]

I would look underneath the coach. Since you did back down a ramp, it was
probably steep, not designed for long wheel base vehicles. You may have
scrapped or broke something.



Jerry

Still looking & evaluating coaches





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Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 6:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Still Stranded in Burnet Texas, 85PT40



I'm going to venture a SWAG (Scientific wild ass guess). You coach was
built when Air Throttles were quite popular. If yours has an air
throttle, it probably has an air modular for the transmission. Those
modulators have a diaphragm in them and if this diaphragm fails, it
allows the air to aerate the transmission oil which causes slipping in
the transmission that results in a complete overhaul. In my case, the
overhauled tranny lasted approximately 30,000 miles. The modulator
costs around $20. My new overhaul cost $6,800. I recommend that you
change that modulator whenever you change either the fluid and/or
filter. It is cheap insurance.

George Lowry
'06 Alpine Apex - Formerly '95 WBDA 4203
Spearfish, SD Now at Rancho California Outdoor Resorts for a couple of
days.

davidkerryedwards wrote:

> What transmission is it? How many miles on the rebuild? Have you
> looked at the linkage at all to see if it is slipping or not correctly
> engaging a gear? Is the noise evident in all gears? How far do you
> need to go to limp in?
>
> Kerry
> 82 FC 35
> Denver
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "tracyt3" wrote:
>
>>Decided to start towards San Antonio. It is definitely the
>>transmission. We are at the Burnet Holiday Inn parking lot. NO CELL
>>PHONE SERVICE here.
>>Will check this site when we can. Give ideas as to BEST service center
>>& opinion as to limping in to it or not.
>>
>>MOre info; Previous owner rebuilt transmission @6 years ago. Been
>>great. Don't want to drive. Pocket book empty now, have a feeling it
>>will be hollow soon.
>>Wife can hear a kind of grinding noise right before it starts howling,
>>almost like a LOUD blowing on a coke bottle sound.
>>
>>Thanks in advance
>>John Mann
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