Pleasant surprises

[Terry Neal]

See what good living will bring you Ralph. Know you enjoyed the beer &
pizza!

Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40 6V92TA
74FC34 6V53T



Ralph L. Fullenwider wrote:

> 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
>
>



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