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Old 07-07-2012, 11:28 PM   #1
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87 Wayne Lifeguard international S1700 CXXVI

I just bought a bus yesterday. i tried to post earlier this morning, but it didn't go through. I have almost half the seats out. I will upload photos as soon as us possible. im going to call the bus Roman Numeral CXXVI as its number is 126. im pretty excited

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Old 07-10-2012, 09:11 AM   #2
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i cant seem to get any of my photos to upload. the board says it has reached it upload capacity. i think this bus has a 7.3 and not a 6.9 in it. the only identifying marking i can see it a navastar oil capacity sticker that has 7.3 checked off on it. the guy at the bus shop said my bus has a new engine.
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Old 07-10-2012, 09:21 AM   #3
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Re: 87 Wayne Lifestar international S1700 CXXVI

check to see if it has a plate or sticker above or near the driver's area that lists the engine, axles, etc.
there are several skoolie people close to you, which im sure will be glad to help you, as well as some coach people.
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Old 07-10-2012, 12:03 PM   #4
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Thanks Chev49. once i can figure out how to post some pics on here i will take some photos of the engine
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Old 07-10-2012, 12:55 PM   #5
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Open a photobucket account and then PM me for instructions on how to post your pics. You also must have your pics stored on your computer. This will allow you to post as many pics as you want. Jack
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Old 07-10-2012, 03:28 PM   #6
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Thanks Jack, i will get a photobucket account ASAP
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Old 07-10-2012, 10:04 PM   #7
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this is a test to see if i figured out how to upload pics





















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Old 07-11-2012, 04:28 AM   #8
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Good job on the pics,looks nice and clean
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Old 07-11-2012, 09:26 AM   #9
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thanks Bansil,the engine was listed as a 6.9 the bus shop guy said mine was the newest one of the lot of 3 being sold. the only id i see listed on the engine is the Navistar engine oil Capacity sticker which shows its oil capacity at 7.3. does anyone know if there are any other features do distinguish between a 6.9 7.3 IDI engine? if anyone sees anything standing out in my photos please let me know

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Old 07-11-2012, 12:14 PM   #10
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Re: 87 Wayne Lifestar international S1700 CXXVI

From what I understand, the 6.9 and 7.3 International engines are pretty much identical except for the size of the piston bore. So there is no sticker on the driver side cylinder head cover? Here is a link to some good information on those engines: http://www.forgottendiesels.com/ford_diesel.html
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Old 07-12-2012, 01:03 AM   #11
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Thanks Dan,
i got the rest of the seats out today, and some of the rubber floor. all thats left is the drivers seat and the divider thing behind it. something drained my battery. could be some kind of short from one of the wires they cut, a bad battery or something like that, so im going to need to do some work figuring that out.


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Old 07-12-2012, 10:48 AM   #12
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Dan, i didn't see a sticker on the drivers side. if i wasn't jammed in so close to the trees i could take a closer look. one of my photos is of the drivers side engine and it is bare.
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Old 07-12-2012, 03:30 PM   #13
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here are some pics of the battery and the charger im using, as well as a couple of pics of the seats removed:







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I bought one of those chargers and it crapped out right away, got an exchange and that one crapped out. Maybe it was a bad batch? But after the second failure I just got a refund and went to Sears to get a better quality charger. Just sayin', if your batteries do not appear to be getting charged I would suspect the charger as potentially being faulty.
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That is the first school bus I have seen that actually has a battery hold down
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Old 07-12-2012, 06:20 PM   #16
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Re: 87 Wayne Lifestar international S1700 CXXVI

Battery posts and terminals look awfully dirty and oxidized. Clean them out first because they put a high resistance on the electrical path.
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Old 07-12-2012, 06:54 PM   #17
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Thanks Guys,
the charger is slowly plugging along, its gone done a couple of Amps on the gage so something must be going right. I will give the terminals a good cleaning. i went into the switch panel and removed a bunch of wires that were connected to warning light and master, and a light up switch that do noting. they had wires that were unplugged, unprotected and live. they could have been the reason my battery died i used my meter to not only check for live wires, but to ensure which way on the the dead switches is the on position. other unplugged wires that weren't live i left alone for now.







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I'd suggest that you clean all the terminals as they are way too dirty to function properly. All you really need to go with that spagetti is a can of meat balls
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Old 07-12-2012, 11:45 PM   #19
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i agree, i need to sort that wire mess out. here is a pic of my side door lock, works good too

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Old 07-13-2012, 09:23 AM   #20
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hi folks, know this bus has heated mirrors, but i don't see any switch for them on my bus. would you guys know how they are usually set up?

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