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[syke]

I dig the cuffs.

"Um Sarge... I seem to have lost my cuffs.

"Well ya... I still have the key!"

"No.. they're not still on a prisoner!"

oops

[lornaschinske]

I have spent a lot of time scraping silicone off of the bus (still leaked where the silicone turned loose enough to allow water to penetrate, which was most of the areas) and also off the Class C (still leaked where the silicone turned loose enough to allow water to penetrate, which was most of the areas). I have learned that ..... SILICONE TURNS LOOSE OVER TIME. Not everywhere, just in places and it leaks. Don't use the elastometric. Use the silicone. I don't care.I won't use it except for one thing only. Only thing silicone is good for is to put on the threads of screws so that the nuts won't unthread off the screw from vibrations... sorta like a nylon insert nut but cheaper. Better than "locktite" because the nut stays on but you can still get it off fairly easily. I will use siliconized latex caulking... but that's not the same thing.

What you don't know is that elastometric is made to flex, adhere and hold up to the elements. After all it is used on roofs.the stuff I used on the Class C is just as good as the day I sealed all the windows (Summer 2006).

If you do use silicone, make sure the surface that you are applying it to is completely clean and free of moisture, dirt and grease. Then you might get away with an extra year or so before it starts turning loose. When the silicone turns loose and you have to remove it to reapply new silicone (you can't just glob more over the top of the old leaking stuff), a straight razor blade like used in scrapers works well and then you scrub the area with lacquer thinner to remove the reside that you can't get off with the razor blade. you will need to use a lot of lacquer thinner. And use gloves in a well ventilated area. Lacquer thinner gets into your body and messes with your nervous system. Long term exposure will give you the "shakes".

[Pyracantha]

Thanks for the advice guys! I really appreciate it.

[Pyracantha]

Originally Posted by jzilla

Question Pyracantha: I too have a International with 2 A/C units similar to yours. My question is, what size alternator does your bus have? What I'd like to know is the output it has. Volts,Amps?

The problem I am having is that my alternator doesn't have enough output on it to keep the batteries charged and to run my units and lights. Thanks for a reply in advance. Look forward to seeing your updates.

Thanks.

Sorry jzilla, I have no idea. I will have to check with my husband!

Floor is painted and the subflooring is in.

[Pyracantha]

more...

[dgorila1]

Excellent job on the floor prep! It's probably the worst part of the project but the long term end results are worth the effort.

[Stuff]

prep and etch. nice!

[Pyracantha]

Doesn't look like much, but we've been steadily working away. We finally found a place that would inspect us, so we are legal! Got the cage pulled off the windows and the old (non-working) AC pulled out.



We found a bat! I guess it crawled down between the window and the cage and got stuck.



Can anyone identify this for me? Underneath the tuna can looking piece is an air filter and the sensor on the top is a little loose. I think we need to do a little maintenance on this thing!

[Pyracantha]

Here is another view.

[freakn]

Looks like air compressor for brakes. the sensor is probably for low air warning light.

[wtd]

Remove the lead, turn on the ignition and see which gauge/warning loght doesn't come on.

[Pyracantha]

We've started researching water tanks. It looks like there are different varieties of thickness out there and it seems to correlate with price. The more expensive are 1/4" - 3/8" thick and the less expensive are 1/8" thick and seem to be almost about half the cost. Anyone have advice on tanks?

[Pyracantha]

Still making progress...

We remodeled our living room several years ago and put the old paneling up in the attic. It's been sitting up there for years waiting for us and we finally found a use for it!


Shower pan!


Building the bench/sofa/storage, thing.

[Pyracantha]

Another view...


Storage

[browncrown]

Seating/Storage construction looks great

[Bullwhacker007]

As for water tanks have thought of making them out of large diameter pvc water pipe?
You could also sling them under the bus in any size and length you needed.
Break one and stop at any large hardware store to buy parts and make a replacement?

[Stuff]

aww you took off the cages!! id so have left them on!!

[lornaschinske]

Originally Posted by Bullwhacker007

As for water tanks have thought of making them out of large diameter pvc water pipe?
You could also sling them under the bus in any size and length you needed.
Break one and stop at any large hardware store to buy parts and make a replacement?

Down side to a cylinder is that you lose capacity compared to a flat sided storage device. You are basically sticking a round tube in a square hole (the rectangular space under a bus... if you box in). don't forget ti insulate your holding tanks. Heat off the paved roads in the summer while will "cook" anything in your tanks. Up side to that is you may be able to take a hot shower without any additional heating of water... any you may have to dump your holding tanks less often. NOT a good thing!

[wtd]

Originally Posted by Bullwhacker007

As for water tanks have thought of making them out of large diameter pvc water pipe?
You could also sling them under the bus in any size and length you needed.
Break one and stop at any large hardware store to buy parts and make a replacement?

This one usually hits just about everybody at first, uses up a few bar napkins and moves on ... Lorna nailed it post before last.
Tom

[Pyracantha]

Well it's been a few months since I posted anything, but we are still here!

We got a little painting done, put up a couple of walls and the bunks are almost done. Oh, and we put in keyless entry! No more climbing in through the back door!