Damaged Differential

[bobloomas]

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From: "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
Reply-To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:34:39 -0000

Thanks for the info i was wondering hw he made out.
Bob Loomas 85 PT 36

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>I talked with Ron Marabito this morning. He did get the differential

>fixed and is back on the road, with lighter pockets.

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>He made it to Oshkosh for the air show and is there now until next

>Sunday. His DataStorm satellite unit has not been operating correctly

>so he has been offline and out of touch. He does not expect to be

>online until sometime after he leaves the air show. Ron said that he

>has seen John Benham, Wallace Craig and the Pucketts (sp? from SC?)

>also at Oshkosh with their Birds.

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>Ron said if anyone needs to get in touch with him, call him on his

>cell phone, which is listed in the Member-to-Member Database.

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>Mike Bulriss

>83 PT40 "Stagecoach" - FOR SALE

>91 PT40 "Texas Minivan"

>San Antonio, TX

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>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "robertnloomas"

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>>      Ron did you ever get fixed? Datastorm user still has you

>> located at the same spot as of Thurday.

>>             Bob Loomas 85 PT 36

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>> > > Hi Ron; this is Wallace Craig sitting in Duncan Ok waiting on

>> > Ralph F to get a part out of Calif.

>> > > We are on the way to Oskosh to arrive probably Sunday. My phone

>> > is 817 360-8051. I have your cell number and will call when we

>> get

>> > in. I have my 18 year old grandson with me and FC is still at

>> home

>> > fixing up our new home. Look forward to seeing you and hope you

>> get

>> > on the way soon. Wallace

>> > >

>> > > ronmarabito2002 wrote:

>> > > All:

>> > >

>> > >     We left Dallas yesterday evening and spent the night in

>> > > McAlister, OK. When we crossed the Red River, Shirley noticed a

>> > > thumping sound. Since my hearing is pretty bad, I didn't hear

>> it

>> > > for a while.

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>> > >     When we departed McAlister this morning, it started getting

>> > > worse. My diagnosis was either a bad universal joint or a

>> > > differential beginning to go out. By the time I had moved about

>> > 30

>> > > miles it was very disturbing. I called Doug Tyler in Dallas at

>> > > Industrial Automatic Transmission and he referred me to an

>> > associate

>> > > in Tulsa. I wasn't going to make it to Tulsa so he referred me

>> to

>> > a

>> > > couple places, one of which was Interstate Diesel in Henryetta,

>> OK

>> > > which was about 12 miles up the road. I headed there and Rex

>> > > confirmed my diagnosis. They checked the u-joints and they were

>> > > tight. Drained a little oil from the differential and going

>> from

>> > a

>> > > few small pieces of metal on the plug to feeling a piece of a

>> gear

>> > > in the bottom of the case. They tore it down and a large chunk

>> > was

>> > > gone out of the ring gear and one tooth on the pinion. It is

>> > going

>> > > to Tulsa for re-build early in the morning. Hope to have it

>> back

>> > > tomorrow evening and be back on the road the day after.

>> > >

>> > >      Seems like a nice group of guys here. We are camping in

>> > front

>> > > of the shop with the rear up in the air.

>> > >

>> > >      Hopefully the trip to Oshkosh and beyond will be less

>> > eventfull

>> > > after this. (bg)

>> > >

>> > > R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40

>> > > Moderator camping in Henryetta, OK

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