Pleasant surprises

[robertnloomas]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
wrote:

Hi Ralph Another happy post from the great one.
Like the other guy ask when you going to name it?
How about Dream 2 or Second chance.LOL
I am back on retirement and back to work on my Bird
Birds needs new bathroom heater,Water heater,raido and speakers,
and the first thinh is to find why my left turn singles come on when
I turn on the head lights .Will start tomorrow on that.
Bob Loomas 1985 PT 36

>
> Greetings to all:
>
> Most of us, I think it is safe to say, detest surprises due to the
fact
> that those seldom bode well. Working on the '84FC today, a
surprise of a
> frozen bearing in the A/C idler was one such. You can imagine the
moan that
> came forth, because I was just knowing that there was not a swing
radiator
> mod done on this Coach. So with a low "want to" effort, off came
the front
> panels, my eyes thought they espied some sort of hinge, and with
great
> anticipation hurried to remove the rest of the bolts. Standing
there
> blinking to be sure the eyes had not gone south, a wide grin
emitted as,
> sure enough a hinge!!!! Woah,, is it beer thirty yet? Not only
that but
> the radiator had recently been re cored as well with all new hoses
> attached! Yep, beer thirty for sure now. The mind set
automatically went to
> the word "UPGRADE" while I have this beast open and deep within
the bowels
> probing around. So surprises are not always so bad as I saw the
belts, all
> green stripe, were new. Charolette came out of the house about
that time,
> and with the big grin on my lips, she asked "what was up?" I asked
her to
> order pizza and stop for a 6 pac to chase it with, a celebration
was in
> order! So standing there in front of the Coach, I murmured to her
( the
> Coach not the wife) "Lady, you just saved yourself from being
named "butt
> ugly!"
>
> Last week, I had the Coach into a local shop to replace a broken
lug nut
> stud, so new seals were in order and all parts were in my hand is
I drove
> her in. While this was taking place, I checked the inner break
drums and
> pads, the pads were about 95% and no visible heat cracks on the
break drum.
> Then at that time another surprise came to pass, the separate
sensor for
> the cruise control had been added at some time in the past.
>
> I am of the opinion that this Coach will be one very dependable
unit when I
> get all the systems on line and modifications that are planned,
done. Yep
> fellow Bird owners, am starting to gain a respect for this Lady.
> Ahhh beer and pizza time I see!
>
> Safe travels,
>
> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> 84FC35
> Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
>