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06-01-2013, 02:15 PM
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#121
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Andrews,Indiana
Posts: 2,437
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: AARE
Engine: 3116 Cat 250hp
Rated Cap: Just the two of us.
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Re: Somewhereinusa
One of the prizes I found on our surplus excursion was a fantastic fan and motor with out the housing. Since I wanted to use the roof escape hatch it was just the thing.
Finished and mounted.
Switch detail
Fan and screen detail
Fan open for access to open hatch.
Dick
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06-01-2013, 03:16 PM
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#122
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bakersfield, California
Posts: 1,013
Year: 1976
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit 6-71 Mid-Ship Mounted
Rated Cap: 79 at Birth
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Nice job on the fan install!!!
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06-01-2013, 05:03 PM
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#123
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 112
Year: 1990
Chassis: Wayne Lifeguard
Engine: GMC 6.2lt
Rated Cap: 40
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Re: Somewhereinusa
very nice job on the fan install
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06-02-2013, 10:22 PM
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#124
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,489
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/AT545
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Oooh! Nice!
I'm going to file that idea away for future reference.
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06-03-2013, 09:42 PM
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#125
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Quote:
Originally Posted by somewhereinusa
One of the prizes I found on our surplus excursion was a fantastic fan and motor with out the housing. Since I wanted to use the roof escape hatch it was just the thing.
Finished and mounted.
Switch detail
Fan and screen detail
Fan open for access to open hatch.
Dick
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Great idea. I will be borrowing this one.
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06-05-2013, 04:59 PM
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#126
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: from: Prescott, AZ currently: Denver, CO
Posts: 469
Year: 1992
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: All American RE
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Looks great! Really nice work.
I want a roof hatch now.
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Bluebird All American RE: Great White Buffalo (gone but not forgotten)
Our build thread: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10065
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06-15-2013, 11:35 AM
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#127
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Andrews,Indiana
Posts: 2,437
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: AARE
Engine: 3116 Cat 250hp
Rated Cap: Just the two of us.
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Re: Somewhereinusa
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06-15-2013, 11:43 AM
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#128
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Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 238
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Quote:
Originally Posted by somewhereinusa
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Congrats on getting it working!
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06-24-2013, 01:39 PM
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#129
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Posts: 832
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 3126
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Hey Somewhere,
I see that you are using a Hydronic boilerfor hot water. Are you using it to heat the buss too? My bus has the 45,000 btu Webasto hydronic boiler, I want to use it to heat water, bus and engine for cold starts. I following Technomadia and want to use one gas source. Staying away from porpane.
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06-24-2013, 04:15 PM
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#130
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Andrews,Indiana
Posts: 2,437
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: AARE
Engine: 3116 Cat 250hp
Rated Cap: Just the two of us.
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Quote:
Originally Posted by wmkbailey
Hey Somewhere,
I see that you are using a Hydronic boilerfor hot water. Are you using it to heat the buss too? My bus has the 45,000 btu Webasto hydronic boiler, I want to use it to heat water, bus and engine for cold starts. I following Technomadia and want to use one gas source. Staying away from porpane.
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I too am going for only one fuel. Hydronic for domestic hot water and heat. I have a heat exchanger between engine and boiler to get heat from engine while I'm driving. A marine hot water heater is 110v or an internal heat exchanger to get hot water from the boiler. Heat will be infloor as well as a separate heat/fan unit in each room. I don't have the heat in yet that's what I am working on now.
I did test fire the boiler and had warm domestic water in about 10 min. Not enough to use, but noticiblly warm. I had HOT water in about half an hour.
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06-29-2013, 10:36 AM
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#131
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Andrews,Indiana
Posts: 2,437
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: AARE
Engine: 3116 Cat 250hp
Rated Cap: Just the two of us.
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Woohoo, I have heat. I know it's the wrong time of year for that. I finally got the first loop plumbed, sending hot water through the original heater core plus an extra one I added specifically aimed at the drivers feet. The boiler I have is an Espar Hydronic 10. It has 2 stages, when the water temp get above a certain level it goes to idle until the temp drops below a preset level then the burner increases again. I haven't been able to find what the temps are, but the outlet of the boiler runs about 106 degrees F. Temp drop in the entire loop is about 4 degrees. Since it's 70 here today, I'm sure the temp drop will be greater when it's colder, and also when I get the other three loops installed. I had originally planned on four zones with the front heaters tied into the front room, each room controlled by a thermostat. I changed that so that the original heat loop is controlled manually with switches on the drover console. The front living and kitchen will be on the second loop. There is a forced air as well as in floor heat. The living room and kitchen will be on the same loop. The bathroom and bedroom will each be on their own separately controlled loop Next step is to get cabinet framing done so that I can finish the heating plumbing.
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06-29-2013, 04:41 PM
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#132
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Posts: 832
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 3126
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Somewhereinusa
My Webasto has a Surewire Water board I can get for it. This allows for four zones controlled by separated thermostats. There is a hook up for a hot water heater and one for engine heating. These are used on board boats. My bus will be my land yacht.
I plan to use forced air for my main living area and bedroom. The third I might do like you did and use radiant floor in my bathroom. I also plan a heat ex-changer between engine and boiler to heat while driving. Looks like we will have a similar setup. I look forward to see how your install comes along.
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07-15-2013, 04:04 PM
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#133
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Andrews,Indiana
Posts: 2,437
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: AARE
Engine: 3116 Cat 250hp
Rated Cap: Just the two of us.
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computer desk
It isn't trimmed out yet, but here's a view of the computer desk. Still a lot of work to do, but this is one of those aaaaah moments when it actually looks like I'm getting something done.
Dick
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07-15-2013, 06:05 PM
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#134
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Re: Somewhereinusa
wow pretties....and shiney.... awesome
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07-15-2013, 06:13 PM
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#135
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Central Tennessee
Posts: 1,093
Year: 1973
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: CAT 1160 V-8 Diesel
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Somewhereinusa
WOW, you do great work.
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07-15-2013, 06:32 PM
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#136
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bakersfield, California
Posts: 1,013
Year: 1976
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit 6-71 Mid-Ship Mounted
Rated Cap: 79 at Birth
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Just beautiful!!!
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07-16-2013, 03:00 PM
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#137
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Central Tennessee
Posts: 1,093
Year: 1973
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: CAT 1160 V-8 Diesel
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Dick, how many of those beautiful dogs do have now?
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07-16-2013, 03:13 PM
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#138
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Andrews,Indiana
Posts: 2,437
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: AARE
Engine: 3116 Cat 250hp
Rated Cap: Just the two of us.
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Just the two now, I no longer have any livestock. Kate is just a pet, and starting to show some age. Molly is trained, but I haven't been traveling as much and don't get as many places for her to do any work. The possibly when the bus gets done, she'll get to do some work again.
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07-19-2013, 11:46 AM
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#139
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Kelso, WA
Posts: 253
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT360
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Somewhereinusa
beautiful work, you onto trim work yet?
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08-02-2013, 09:01 AM
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#140
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Andrews,Indiana
Posts: 2,437
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: AARE
Engine: 3116 Cat 250hp
Rated Cap: Just the two of us.
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Re: Somewhereinusa
Finally got the monitor stands built and the keyboard drawers done. I wanted a stand that was adjustable and also sturdy enough to not bounce. These are much more stable than any I had found, and much lexs expensive.
Monitor mounted
There will be two of these
This wasn't the original plan. Everything was going to be on the desk. But, since it is mounted over the front wheel well, it would have been uncomfortable sitting at the computers for any length of time. I like this even better, plenty of leg room while working and the keyboard and mouse can stay here while traveling. That had been a problem in the past in the setup I had in the trailer. There will eventually be a door in front of the keyboard drawers that folds down, That is the kind of extras that will come in phase II. Mumsywumsy says we need a shower before she will go anywhere. Now, I guess I'll also have to get that second computer looked at, It died sometime at the last event. I haven't quite figured out a resting place for the monitor for computer three. Probably on wall above this one, I only have to see it once in a while, and then just to hit an enter key.
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