91 SP on Ebay

[Leroy A. Eckert]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...> wrote:
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> --- 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.
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> Juergen,
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I don't know Mike, my old Mercedes 280E ain't fast but it keeps on
keeping on. Down in SP don't leave the main awning out. lol Pick up
some cheap good shrimp at Dirty whatchamacallit. Fred's???. Merry
Christmas.
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
Dahlonega, GA
Royale Conversion






> 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.....
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> Thanks for stirring the memories!
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> LOL!
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> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX - off to South Padre in hours!!! Yee-haw!!
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Juergen
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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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