91 SP on Ebay

[mbulriss]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Juergen
wrote:
>I guess that by being a german built transmission it requires you
>as the owner to understand it, obey it, and take care of it.
>Thats its ORDER. Jawohl.

Juergen,

This cracked me up and brought back memories of a Porsche I had once.
I owned a Corvette and a Porsche at the same time. One just ran and
ran and ran (like my Bird!). The other required a visit to the clinic
every quarter as the seasons changed to adjust the brain box so that
it ran well. They were really nice German speaking gentlemen that
wore white lab coats and send me greeting cards every holiday. The
$60 tiny fiber washer for the gas pedal linkage ended my love affair
with German anything.....

Thanks for stirring the memories!

LOL!

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX - off to South Padre in hours!!! Yee-haw!!








--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Juergen
wrote:
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> John and Scott
> My 91 SP has a ZF tranny. While it is NOT hard to find a ZF shop to
fix the tranny, it is hard to get to one because there are so few in
the US. The East coast has 2 shops. One in North Philadelphia, PA and
the other in Ft. Myers, FL.. Then Chicago, well you cansee they are
hard to to get to. The reason for so few shops is mainly that the
tranny just doesn't break down as much as the Allison. When I was
towed once because my tranny failed to engage, it turned out to be
BB's superior electrical wiring that caused my problem. Low Voltage to
the ECU. I asked the ZF tech in Philly if he ever had a ZF tranny shot
in a motorhome and he said never. If they do break, its usually either
neglect, or bad maintenance. Taking care of the ZF is simple and
doesn't need much help.
> I guess that by being a german built transmission it requires you as
the owner to understand it, obey it, and take care of it. Thats its
ORDER. Jawohl.
> Really, my tranny works great, just keep the filter($$$) and fluid
clean, and not overheat or cook it to death.
> Juergen in PA
> 1991 WLSP36
> Scott Forman <sforman@...> wrote: John,
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> There are many opinions about the DD vs the Cat, some swear by each.
> When I was considering an SP before I bought my PT, the advice I got
> was not so much about the Cat, but about the ZF tranny. They do not
> have the track record of the Allison and I have been told finding a
> ZF-certified shop is much harder.
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> I am sure the SP owners here can offer "first-hand" experience, I am
> only passing on info I received from a close friend who owns a large
> diesel shop here in Memphis. FWIW
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> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
> Memphis
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