Hendersons Line Up
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09-17-2007, 15:04
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Hendersons Line Up
Need to put it on a trailer, not tow. Towing will ruin the automatic
transmission. Bummer. My coach was originally sold by Buddy Gregg. I'm at least the third-- probably the fourth or fifth owner. The previous owner, George Lowry, owned it for about 2 years (he was active on this list). George was quite helpful as he provided "all the receipts he could find" for the services done during his ownership. (I purchased from a dealer, as George traded the WL in on an Allegro Bus.) I know that George lived in the Sacramento, CA area while he owned the coach -- but he was full timing, so the coach could have been anywhere during that time. (He got back to Sacramento from time to time because some of the service was performed by A to Z Bus, a Blue Bird (school bus) distributor with a location there.) If you're curious, photos of my coach, taken by the dealer, are posted at <http://homepage.mac.com/aeonix1/Bluebird...bum10.html> Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA aeonix1@... On Sep 17, 2007, at 6:55 PM, bumpersbird wrote: > The placard in the left front bay recommends 100 front 90 drive 90 tag > I'm running 105 front 100 drive 100 tag it works well but I'm still > playing with it. > Michelin has a listing on their web site on how to weigh your coach > and recommended tire pressures, but I haven't found a scale that I > can weigh each side on, for each tire. So I'm really just guessing at > this point. > My body # is F111988 not sure of date of birth but I know BB's record > from this vintage are spotty. > I am sure that the shock mount was factory original I'll try to post > some pictures. It sounds as though they are similar in construction. > I do know that some changes were made from coach to coach. Different > equipment and such. > I've never seen a BB publication of the 42 with my interior in it. > They really are one of kind. Built by hand one at a time > My coach lived in S. FLA. For many years and I attribute that to some > of her problems. Like dry rotten air bags. And some minor skin cancer > bubbling up here and there. But overall she's in good shape > considering. Also I can't pinpoint it but I'm either the third or > forth owner. So who know how well the other owners treated her. > Update on today's trails and tribulations: I got the Brake Air Spring > out from under the axel. It appears that the top bolt came off and > when I cranked her this morning she blew off either when I took off > the parking brakes or when I stepped on the brake peddle. Then > backing over it didn't much. I had to block up the frame and all, I > really don't like getting under my coach. It's TOAST! Called around > to find someone to get me new one and wouldn't you know it OBSOLETE > PART! Replacement # MJS 3028ET051 from original mfg. MGM original # > MGM MAG. 4131184 the cheapest so far has been $289.00 plus shipping. > By the way because they are different air spring you have to replace > both sides. Oh joy! The also have to be fitted they don't just bolt > on. The actuator rod has to be cut to length and threaded for the > yoke. Can you say CHACHING!$$$$$$. The blessing of being broke down > in the driveway is also gone. Now I have to get her to a shop, > because no one will fix her where she is. So the question now is to > tow or to drive. Official response is towing it. > Unofficial response is don't get pulled over by the constable. > > Kurt Horvath > '95 PT-42 > 10AC > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, David Brady > wrote: >> >> There were so few of each that they're all prototypes! >> Compare this to the hundreds of thousands of Ford >> Mustangs, etc... >> >> David Brady >> '02 LXi, NC >> >> Pete Masterson wrote: >>> >>> . >>> >>> With so few BBs built, you'd think there might be more uniformity >>> from one to the next.... ("Gee, this week, we'll use the plate and >>> next week we'll just weld the mount to the frame....") I wonder > what >>> order our '95s were built. (My body is number 111033.) >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Hendersons Line Up - Pete Masterson - 09-16-2007, 09:01
Hendersons Line Up - brad barton - 09-16-2007, 09:33
Hendersons Line Up - Jack and Liz Pearce - 09-16-2007, 14:18
Hendersons Line Up - bumpersbird - 09-17-2007, 04:54
Hendersons Line Up - David Brady - 09-17-2007, 05:29
Hendersons Line Up - Pete Masterson - 09-17-2007, 06:55
Hendersons Line Up - David Brady - 09-17-2007, 09:38
Hendersons Line Up - David Brady - 09-17-2007, 09:42
Hendersons Line Up - Pete Masterson - 09-17-2007, 10:05
Hendersons Line Up - David Brady - 09-17-2007, 10:31
Hendersons Line Up - bumpersbird - 09-17-2007, 11:04
Hendersons Line Up - David Brady - 09-17-2007, 12:19
Hendersons Line Up - Pete Masterson - 09-17-2007, 12:24
Hendersons Line Up - David Brady - 09-17-2007, 13:02
Hendersons Line Up - bumpersbird - 09-17-2007, 13:55
Hendersons Line Up - Pete Masterson - 09-17-2007 15:04
Hendersons Line Up - dshetron1 - 09-18-2007, 01:26
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