Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:08:09 -0500
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Tranny Repaired!!!
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I would hope. But with inflation you never know!
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
neil N wrote:
> The good news is that you've gotten the third thing out of the way!
> (cell phone)
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> That kind of crap comes in 3's doesn't it?
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> ;^)
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> Neil.
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> On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:11 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
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>> About ten days ago my manual tranny locked in reverse right at a
>> critical time. I could not get it out of reverse gear. I borrowed a
>> Suburban from my brother to have immediate transport. Well, I got the
>> local towing service to bring the 'ol roll-back to pick up the van and
>> take it to the my mechanic of choice. He got it up on the rack and found
>> the shift arm connector on the side of the tranny had simply broken into
>> pieces, and jammed. so I could not get it out of gear. I got a repair
>> kit from Kin Wilford, and in a couple of days I was back on the road.
>> That rebuild kit was long overdue. Fortunately, there was no problem
>> inside the tranny. That would have been very expensive. Total related
>> cost to be roadable again - Approx $765!! Note that I said "related"
>> costs .... costs revolving around the incident.!
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>> "Now how on earth could that little repair cost so much?" you ask. Well,
>> here is how it went down.
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>> Cost me a hundy for the roll-back. Actually $105.
>> Parts added up to $200 - rounded up slightly. So that makes $305.
>> My mechanic charged me $125, the labor including replacing a hose.
>> Wouldn't have done that if it weren't already in the shop.
>> So that is $430.
>> Then there was the $135 speeding ticket I got in the Suburban I
>> borrowed from my brother since e my van was broken and I was in a hurry
>> because I was gong to miss the deadline for an art show set up and I
>> needed the money from the show. There was also a very large plate of
>> chagrin that had to be swallowed, because I haven't had a ticket of any
>> kind in over 45 years.
>> So now it's up to $565.
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>> I drove home from the shop, and the shifting was good and easy. I parked
>> the van, and before I could get out , I got a call on my cell phone from
>> the mechanic asking how the shifting went on the way home. . I went
>> ahead and got out of the van, and as I did so, I flung the van door shut
>> ....... at the same time dropping an awkwardly held cell phone right in
>> the lower door jamb where it loudly went "crunch!, as the structure of
>> phone failed under the impact of the door slamming shut .......$200.
>>
>> Grand total related costs for a tranny jammed in reverse - $765.
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>> I ain't about to ask what is gonna happen next!!!
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
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