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Interim diagnosis: Differential bearings?
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Re: Interim diagnosis: Differential bearings? -
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"beekeep" <honeybs (AT) radix (DOT) net> wrote in message news:4b714332.81447859 (AT) usenet (DOT) radix.net... On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:24:42 -0500, "Roy" <Roy (AT) home (DOT) net> wrote: I told you that your being punished for not making Denny and I any cookies.<G We have a "in" to the snow fairy. You may get more snow next week if the cookies are not forthcoming.<vbg Roy We don't want to hear any comments concerning snow from those who have wimped our and become Floridians! beekeep Listen to you guy's! You get one snow storm in 50 years with a foot or more of snow and you and Jodi are crying. Before I went to FL we got that storm about every other year.Time for Jodi to make the cookies and you to keep shoveling. bfg Roy Drove all over looking for diesel fuel today and found none. Tractor has a 1/4 |
on hibrinating for a while.
beekeep
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Drove all over looking for diesel fuel today and found none. Tractor has a 1/4 tank left not that there is any place left to push the snow. I'm just planning on hibrinating for a while. beekeep |
carries diesel, it is a staple fuel... (Ever seen a diesel stapler?)
Of course for a tractor, maybe #2 heating oil? That's what I'd use, if
"push came to shove".
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Suddenly, without warning, Roy exclaimed (2/9/2010 6:42 AM): "beekeep" <honeybs (AT) radix (DOT) net> wrote in message news:4b714332.81447859 (AT) usenet (DOT) radix.net... On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:24:42 -0500, "Roy" <Roy (AT) home (DOT) net> wrote: I told you that your being punished for not making Denny and I any cookies.<G We have a "in" to the snow fairy. You may get more snow next week if the cookies are not forthcoming.<vbg Roy We don't want to hear any comments concerning snow from those who have wimped our and become Floridians! beekeep Listen to you guy's! You get one snow storm in 50 years with a foot or more of snow and you and Jodi are crying. Before I went to FL we got that storm about every other year.Time for Jodi to make the cookies and you to keep shoveling. bfg Roy One storm? We had some inches before - no big deal to this ex New Yorker - we got 29" on Saturday, are expecting 10-14" today/tomorrow, and there's another storm rumored for next week. I like snow in places that are equipped to deal with it. Here, they're not. They haven't/will not plow our side street - it's already snow packed to a couple inches of ice. Should be fun with more snow on it. The PT Cruiser is doing better than I expected on the iffy roads. Just got a call from the mechanic - they've narrowed it down to the gears in the differential (I thought we knew that already but ah well) and he says they have to "take the front end of the truck apart" to find out what's wrong. And order parts. And, of course, all his mechanics live in the mountains (what, is that an interview question? "Do you live nearby? No? Sorry - NEXT!"). Might not see The Truck for a week or more. Might have to trade the Cruiser in for something cheaper once the weather clears - if it ever does. jmc |
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"jmc" <NOnewsgroupsSPAM (AT) NOjodiBODY (DOT) HOMEus> wrote in message news:7tds5bFdfuU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Suddenly, without warning, Roy exclaimed (2/9/2010 6:42 AM): "beekeep" <honeybs (AT) radix (DOT) net> wrote in message news:4b714332.81447859 (AT) usenet (DOT) radix.net... On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:24:42 -0500, "Roy" <Roy (AT) home (DOT) net> wrote: I told you that your being punished for not making Denny and I any cookies.<G We have a "in" to the snow fairy. You may get more snow next week if the cookies are not forthcoming.<vbg Roy We don't want to hear any comments concerning snow from those who have wimped our and become Floridians! beekeep Listen to you guy's! You get one snow storm in 50 years with a foot or more of snow and you and Jodi are crying. Before I went to FL we got that storm about every other year.Time for Jodi to make the cookies and you to keep shoveling. bfg Roy One storm? We had some inches before - no big deal to this ex New Yorker - we got 29" on Saturday, are expecting 10-14" today/tomorrow, and there's another storm rumored for next week. I like snow in places that are equipped to deal with it. Here, they're not. They haven't/will not plow our side street - it's already snow packed to a couple inches of ice. Should be fun with more snow on it. The PT Cruiser is doing better than I expected on the iffy roads. Just got a call from the mechanic - they've narrowed it down to the gears in the differential (I thought we knew that already but ah well) and he says they have to "take the front end of the truck apart" to find out what's wrong. And order parts. And, of course, all his mechanics live in the mountains (what, is that an interview question? "Do you live nearby? No? Sorry - NEXT!"). Might not see The Truck for a week or more. Might have to trade the Cruiser in for something cheaper once the weather clears - if it ever does. jmc Might be cheaper looking for a low mileage used one. |
posting on the older thread?
"Well, yup, it is something major. Transfer case needs to be completely
rebuilt, driveshaft also needs to be replaced, and some peripheral bits
will need to be replaced 'cause they're so rusted they'll break when
removed (Thanks, England).
He said the differential is fine - the transfer case was, well,
transferring the noise to the diff.
::sigh:: Probably around $2400 all told.
Chris says he's sort of surprised the truck was driving as well as it
was. Expensive fix, almost what the truck is worth probably, but still
a lot cheaper than buying a new one..."
When I go pick the truck up, I'm going to talk to them about the
rust/corrosion in the underbody, and whether it affects the frame in any
severe way (on the phone: "not yet"). If it's not going to last many
more years, I'll need to start looking to replace it before something
even more expensive happens...
jmc
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Suddenly, without warning, Roy exclaimed (2/11/2010 5:27 PM): "jmc" <NOnewsgroupsSPAM (AT) NOjodiBODY (DOT) HOMEus> wrote in message news:7tds5bFdfuU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Suddenly, without warning, Roy exclaimed (2/9/2010 6:42 AM): "beekeep" <honeybs (AT) radix (DOT) net> wrote in message news:4b714332.81447859 (AT) usenet (DOT) radix.net... On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:24:42 -0500, "Roy" <Roy (AT) home (DOT) net> wrote: I told you that your being punished for not making Denny and I any cookies.<G We have a "in" to the snow fairy. You may get more snow next week if the cookies are not forthcoming.<vbg Roy We don't want to hear any comments concerning snow from those who have wimped our and become Floridians! beekeep Listen to you guy's! You get one snow storm in 50 years with a foot or more of snow and you and Jodi are crying. Before I went to FL we got that storm about every other year.Time for Jodi to make the cookies and you to keep shoveling. bfg Roy One storm? We had some inches before - no big deal to this ex New Yorker - we got 29" on Saturday, are expecting 10-14" today/tomorrow, and there's another storm rumored for next week. I like snow in places that are equipped to deal with it. Here, they're not. They haven't/will not plow our side street - it's already snow packed to a couple inches of ice. Should be fun with more snow on it. The PT Cruiser is doing better than I expected on the iffy roads. Just got a call from the mechanic - they've narrowed it down to the gears in the differential (I thought we knew that already but ah well) and he says they have to "take the front end of the truck apart" to find out what's wrong. And order parts. And, of course, all his mechanics live in the mountains (what, is that an interview question? "Do you live nearby? No? Sorry - NEXT!"). Might not see The Truck for a week or more. Might have to trade the Cruiser in for something cheaper once the weather clears - if it ever does. jmc Might be cheaper looking for a low mileage used one. You're probably right, but I really like my truck. Did you see my posting on the older thread? "Well, yup, it is something major. Transfer case needs to be completely rebuilt, driveshaft also needs to be replaced, and some peripheral bits will need to be replaced 'cause they're so rusted they'll break when removed (Thanks, England). He said the differential is fine - the transfer case was, well, transferring the noise to the diff. ::sigh:: Probably around $2400 all told. Chris says he's sort of surprised the truck was driving as well as it was. Expensive fix, almost what the truck is worth probably, but still a lot cheaper than buying a new one..." When I go pick the truck up, I'm going to talk to them about the rust/corrosion in the underbody, and whether it affects the frame in any severe way (on the phone: "not yet"). If it's not going to last many more years, I'll need to start looking to replace it before something even more expensive happens... jmc |
labor of pulling yours and rebuilding it.
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"jmc" <NOnewsgroupsSPAM (AT) NOjodiBODY (DOT) HOMEus> wrote in message news:7tjg1qFq29U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Suddenly, without warning, Roy exclaimed (2/11/2010 5:27 PM): "jmc" <NOnewsgroupsSPAM (AT) NOjodiBODY (DOT) HOMEus> wrote in message news:7tds5bFdfuU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Suddenly, without warning, Roy exclaimed (2/9/2010 6:42 AM): "beekeep" <honeybs (AT) radix (DOT) net> wrote in message news:4b714332.81447859 (AT) usenet (DOT) radix.net... On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:24:42 -0500, "Roy" <Roy (AT) home (DOT) net> wrote: I told you that your being punished for not making Denny and I any cookies.<G We have a "in" to the snow fairy. You may get more snow next week if the cookies are not forthcoming.<vbg Roy We don't want to hear any comments concerning snow from those who have wimped our and become Floridians! beekeep Listen to you guy's! You get one snow storm in 50 years with a foot or more of snow and you and Jodi are crying. Before I went to FL we got that storm about every other year.Time for Jodi to make the cookies and you to keep shoveling. bfg Roy One storm? We had some inches before - no big deal to this ex New Yorker - we got 29" on Saturday, are expecting 10-14" today/tomorrow, and there's another storm rumored for next week. I like snow in places that are equipped to deal with it. Here, they're not. They haven't/will not plow our side street - it's already snow packed to a couple inches of ice. Should be fun with more snow on it. The PT Cruiser is doing better than I expected on the iffy roads. Just got a call from the mechanic - they've narrowed it down to the gears in the differential (I thought we knew that already but ah well) and he says they have to "take the front end of the truck apart" to find out what's wrong. And order parts. And, of course, all his mechanics live in the mountains (what, is that an interview question? "Do you live nearby? No? Sorry - NEXT!"). Might not see The Truck for a week or more. Might have to trade the Cruiser in for something cheaper once the weather clears - if it ever does. jmc Might be cheaper looking for a low mileage used one. You're probably right, but I really like my truck. Did you see my posting on the older thread? "Well, yup, it is something major. Transfer case needs to be completely rebuilt, driveshaft also needs to be replaced, and some peripheral bits will need to be replaced 'cause they're so rusted they'll break when removed (Thanks, England). He said the differential is fine - the transfer case was, well, transferring the noise to the diff. ::sigh:: Probably around $2400 all told. Chris says he's sort of surprised the truck was driving as well as it was. Expensive fix, almost what the truck is worth probably, but still a lot cheaper than buying a new one..." When I go pick the truck up, I'm going to talk to them about the rust/corrosion in the underbody, and whether it affects the frame in any severe way (on the phone: "not yet"). If it's not going to last many more years, I'll need to start looking to replace it before something even more expensive happens... jmc I meant a low mileage transfer case out of a boneyard as opposed to the labor of pulling yours and rebuilding it. |
rebuilt... and I'd not know the difference between a good one and bad
one anyway.
jmc
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