Disaster - Transmission Fail (Allison HT740) - Can't find mechanic! :(

[daveola]

Try David at Bay Cities Diesel Machine in Benicia, 707 745-8250

That's funny - I was just calling David when this was posted.  It looks like he can do the work, though it will take some time, which we can manage.

Have you had any experience with him?

[Oonrahnjay]

That's funny - I was just calling David when this was posted.  It looks like he can do the work, though it will take some time, which we can manage.

Have you had any experience with him? 

     I live nearly 3000 miles away, Dave -- I can't offer you any help at all, but if it matters I sure hope that you can get this issue taken care of quickly and as cost-effectively as possible.  Wishing you good luck.   BH

[Geoff]

That's funny - I was just calling David when this was posted.  It looks like he can do the work, though it will take some time, which we can manage.

Have you had any experience with him?

I have known David for 30 years, his shop used to do all my machine work when I lived in Vallejo.  No problems with him.  Tell him Geoff from GDS Diesel Service says hello.  I'll be down that way before Christmas.

--Geoff
General Diesel Service, Prescott, AZ
928 771 0045

[Seangie]

Dave -

So sorry man.  I know that feeling.  If you were up in WA State we would put you up for a season of you wanted to do the work yourself.

Wish I could be of help.

We are praying for you that all works out.  Praying that through it all it turns into an amazing experience for you.

-Sean

[Scott & Heather]

Dave, keep
Us updated. This Community will go out of its way to help you and encourage you. They have for me for over 7 years now.


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[daveola]

If you were up in WA State we would put you up for a season of you wanted to do the work yourself.

That's very kind.  And while I've actually pulled a transmission before, it was on a very tiny car..  a car that itself weighs about the same amount as the Allison 740 does.  Yikes.

Doing that kind of work on the bus seems outside of my scope of abilities and tools.

[daveola]

Dave, keep
Us updated. This Community will go out of its way to help you and encourage you. They have for me for over 7 years now.

I'll agree with that - I've been using (and hopefully sometimes helping as well ) this forum since I got my bus.

And the current update is that the bus is up in Benicia at Bay Area Diesel.

I need to try to find a reasonably priced used HT740 - I'll start a new post for that since that's a different topic then where to find a mechanic (and seems like answers to that would be useful to google-searching folk of the future)