[DeTomaso] Why you should always DRIVE your Pantera somewhere!
Jerry Knotts
knottsj at galstar.com
Tue May 20 21:32:44 EDT 2014
Kirby,
You are right, I35 goes Dallas north to OKC etc. I had to be towed both
times on I45. The truck was acting strange in guages and I thought I
was running out of fuel. I stopped the truck and put 20 gallons in from
my tractor tank. Then the truck would not start. The wrecker picked
the truck up on the rollback and grabbed the trailer with the back
hitch. It was after 5 on friday and he didn't know of anyone in Tomball
that would be able to fix the alternator. We dropped the trailer in
their Tomball storage lot and took the truck to Madisonvill to Chicos
detailing on May street. They work on Saturday. They did good work on
time and at a reasonable charge for road work. It was about 285 for an
new alternator for a 7.3 diesel truck and the install.
Been out of Houston since "the fall of Compaq" in 1992.
jerry
On 5/20/2014 2:49 PM, Kirby Schrader wrote:
> Jerry,
>
> Trip to hell and back, indeed. Pretty lousy weekend!
> Trying to follow your trip....
> 12 miles directly north of Tomball is REAL close to where I live!
> The local Pantera gang would have been more than happy to have helped.
>
> I'm curious why you ended up in Madisonville with the truck when it
> died in Tomball?
> That's a long way to go without an alternator?
>
> And don't you mean you took I10 to I45? I35 is over in San Antonio and
> Austin...
> And Centerville, Madisonville and Fairfield are all on I45.
>
> Just being pedantic....
>
> Glad you made it back in one piece!
>
> Regards,
> Kirby
>
>
> On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Jerry Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com
> <mailto:knottsj at galstar.com>> wrote:
>
>
> Michael,
>
> I certainly have to agree with you. Two weeks ago I made the trip
> to hell and back to pick up a car. I traveled from Nowata
> Oklahoma to Houston Texas to pic up a car. I blew the alternator
> on the truck Friday at 4pm 12 miles north of Tomball. The trailer
> was left in Tomball and the truck was left in Madisonville to get
> a new alternator on Saturday. My daughter and grandson drove from
> Katy to pick me up (100 miles). The next morning she drove me to
> Friendswood to pick up the car and drive it back to Katy (120
> round trip). Then she drove me to Madisonville to pick up the
> finished truck so I could go to Tomball and wait for over an hour
> for them to open the storage lot to get the trailer and drive back
> to Katy to load the car(230 round trip). Sunday I took I10 to I35
> so as not to have to wait at the many toll gate lines. I got to
> 610 loop and it took over an hour to get to Tidwell. I then blew
> a trailer tire on the other side of Centerville. The wrecker was
> dispatched thinking it was a truck tire. We had to dismount the
> car for me to drive and start the pickup in neutral so he could
> tow the truck with the trailer with the blown tire 25 miles to
> Fairfield. Arrived about 4 Sunday afternoon and had a new tire
> and was back on the road with the car reloaded by 6. Sunday I
> left Dallas and got within 15 miles of the house and blew another
> trailer tire on the other side . I drove it in on the flat.
>
> I was specific on Texas places for our Texas bretheren.
>
> Driven lots of miles hauling a trailer without problems. The only
> saving grace is I didn't have a cattle trailer full.
>
> I go with a trailer every time.
> jerry knotts
>
>
> On 5/19/2014 8:07 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com
> <mailto:michael at michaelshortt.com> wrote:
>
> I couldn't agree more, while I love driving the Pantera,
> had I a
> trailer to hitch onto the Excursion, I would have towed as
> well.
> Why,A
> 1) in the event that one or more of us had issues, a
> remedy would have
> been available.
> 2) I also needed to be back on time
> 3) The Excursion is far more comfortable and gets the same MPG
> 4) Less wear and tear on the car
> 5) If something did happen, I could bring it home to a
> trusted repair
> person, not stay with it or leave it with some Goober.
> I am quietly looking for deals on a trailer, my problem is
> storage, I
> already have way too many trailers, cars, RV taking upA
> very limited space.
> Michael Shortt
>
> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Rob Dumoulin
> <[1]rob at dumoulins.net <mailto:rob at dumoulins.net>>
> wrote:
>
>
>
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Kirby,
You are right, I35 goes Dallas north to OKC etc. I had to be towed
both times on I45. The truck was acting strange in guages and I
thought I was running out of fuel. I stopped the truck and put 20
gallons in from my tractor tank. Then the truck would not start. The
wrecker picked the truck up on the rollback and grabbed the trailer
with the back hitch. It was after 5 on friday and he didn't know of
anyone in Tomball that would be able to fix the alternator. We dropped
the trailer in their Tomball storage lot and took the truck to
Madisonvill to Chicos detailing on May street. They work on Saturday.
They did good work on time and at a reasonable charge for road work.
It was about 285 for an new alternator for a 7.3 diesel truck and the
install.
Been out of Houston since "the fall of Compaq" in 1992.
jerry
On 5/20/2014 2:49 PM, Kirby Schrader wrote:
Jerry,
Trip to hell and back, indeed. Pretty lousy weekend!
Trying to follow your trip....
12 miles directly north of Tomball is REAL close to where I live!
The local Pantera gang would have been more than happy to have helped.
I'm curious why you ended up in Madisonville with the truck when it
died in Tomball?
That's a long way to go without an alternator?
And don't you mean you took I10 to I45? I35 is over in San Antonio and
Austin...
And Centerville, Madisonville and Fairfield are all on I45.
Just being pedantic....
Glad you made it back in one piece!
Regards,
Kirby
On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Jerry Knotts <[1]knottsj at galstar.com>
wrote:
Michael,
I certainly have to agree with you. Two weeks ago I made the trip
to hell and back to pick up a car. I traveled from Nowata Oklahoma
to Houston Texas to pic up a car. I blew the alternator on the
truck Friday at 4pm 12 miles north of Tomball. The trailer was left
in Tomball and the truck was left in Madisonville to get a new
alternator on Saturday. My daughter and grandson drove from Katy to
pick me up (100 miles). The next morning she drove me to
Friendswood to pick up the car and drive it back to Katy (120 round
trip). Then she drove me to Madisonville to pick up the finished
truck so I could go to Tomball and wait for over an hour for them to
open the storage lot to get the trailer and drive back to Katy to
load the car(230 round trip). Sunday I took I10 to I35 so as not to
have to wait at the many toll gate lines. I got to 610 loop and it
took over an hour to get to Tidwell. I then blew a trailer tire on
the other side of Centerville. The wrecker was dispatched thinking
it was a truck tire. We had to dismount the car for me to drive and
start the pickup in neutral so he could tow the truck with the
trailer with the blown tire 25 miles to Fairfield. Arrived about 4
Sunday afternoon and had a new tire and was back on the road with
the car reloaded by 6. Sunday I left Dallas and got within 15 miles
of the house and blew another trailer tire on the other side . I
drove it in on the flat.
I was specific on Texas places for our Texas bretheren.
Driven lots of miles hauling a trailer without problems. The only
saving grace is I didn't have a cattle trailer full.
I go with a trailer every time.
jerry knotts
On 5/19/2014 8:07 AM, [2]michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:
I couldn't agree more, while I love driving the Pantera, had I a
trailer to hitch onto the Excursion, I would have towed as well.
Why,A
1) in the event that one or more of us had issues, a remedy
would have
been available.
2) I also needed to be back on time
3) The Excursion is far more comfortable and gets the same MPG
4) Less wear and tear on the car
5) If something did happen, I could bring it home to a trusted
repair
person, not stay with it or leave it with some Goober.
I am quietly looking for deals on a trailer, my problem is
storage, I
already have way too many trailers, cars, RV taking upA
very limited space.
Michael Shortt
On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Rob Dumoulin
<[1][3]rob at dumoulins.net>
wrote:
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