G'day,
John Sharpe and I broke down in Fort Stockton, Texas on Monday night. The outer CV joint on the passenger side gave up the ghost
(sounds like someone is hitting it with a hammer when the GMC is turned left or right).
Met a local good old boy at the Clockwork Coffee shop Tuesday mornin' and he gave us the name of a local mechanic who might help us
out. Called in at his shop and he said he'd never worked on a GMC (earned him some points) and John and I responded in unison; "WE
HAVE!" He said OK and to call in at 9:00 am today.
Now that we had a place to fix it John called Nick of Applied GMC out in Frisco and he organized getting one sent by UPS overnight
to the Best Western Motel (All the RV campgrounds in the area were full and one night at club Wal-Mart was enough). With this John
and I figger'd that all our ducks were in a row.
Ken Henderson and John Nicholls were kind enough to stop by to see if we needed any help but it was a quick hi and goodbye since we
had everything organized (or so we thought).
We went to bed confident that we'd be back on the road after lunch today (Wednesday). Unfortunately Murphy got involved and that was
not to be. Turns out that UPS routed the axle from San Francisco, CA to Louisville, KY (HUH?). Turned out that Tuesday night there
was extreme winds and thunderstorms in Louisville and the tracking info notes:
Louisville, KY, United States, 04/04/2018, 3:20 A.M. Severe weather conditions have delayed delivery. Your delivery has been
rescheduled for the next business day.
Now to figger out what to do in the bustling metropolis / tourist Mecca of Fort Stockton, TX for the day!
BTW we're not complaining; just reporting a typical "adventure" you have when you have a GMC!
Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808
John Sharpe and I broke down in Fort Stockton, Texas on Monday night. The outer CV joint on the passenger side gave up the ghost
(sounds like someone is hitting it with a hammer when the GMC is turned left or right).
Met a local good old boy at the Clockwork Coffee shop Tuesday mornin' and he gave us the name of a local mechanic who might help us
out. Called in at his shop and he said he'd never worked on a GMC (earned him some points) and John and I responded in unison; "WE
HAVE!" He said OK and to call in at 9:00 am today.
Now that we had a place to fix it John called Nick of Applied GMC out in Frisco and he organized getting one sent by UPS overnight
to the Best Western Motel (All the RV campgrounds in the area were full and one night at club Wal-Mart was enough). With this John
and I figger'd that all our ducks were in a row.
Ken Henderson and John Nicholls were kind enough to stop by to see if we needed any help but it was a quick hi and goodbye since we
had everything organized (or so we thought).
We went to bed confident that we'd be back on the road after lunch today (Wednesday). Unfortunately Murphy got involved and that was
not to be. Turns out that UPS routed the axle from San Francisco, CA to Louisville, KY (HUH?). Turned out that Tuesday night there
was extreme winds and thunderstorms in Louisville and the tracking info notes:
Louisville, KY, United States, 04/04/2018, 3:20 A.M. Severe weather conditions have delayed delivery. Your delivery has been
rescheduled for the next business day.
Now to figger out what to do in the bustling metropolis / tourist Mecca of Fort Stockton, TX for the day!
BTW we're not complaining; just reporting a typical "adventure" you have when you have a GMC!
Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808
