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09-20-2016, 12:37 PM
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#141
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Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 115
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyboyHPD
Will do Tango. Thanks again for the tip . Here is the size i'm talking about. I took this vid on Saturday.
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My husband has put many cars trucks and yes even a bus together. He was body man painter for 45yr.s.
He said cut out all that rust replace with new same gauge metal as floor. It will weld right up to it.
Otherwise it will keep rustign till there is no floor.
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09-21-2016, 08:30 AM
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#142
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Here is a great new product for those of us who need to conserve water in our Skoolies.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...f=project_link
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09-21-2016, 09:15 AM
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#143
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 543
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I had a weldon 7000. I Google it found the manual and read about the wire connections then removed it. It's a fancy flasher controller for the "bus lights"
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09-21-2016, 09:18 AM
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#144
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Personally I would not consider any method other than welding. Remember...the floor is part of the structure and should be capable of transmitting any torsional loads.
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09-21-2016, 09:26 AM
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#145
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango
Personally I would not consider any method other than welding. Remember...the floor is part of the structure and should be capable of transmitting any torsional loads.
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Very good point Tango, thanks for the reminder
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09-24-2016, 06:42 PM
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#146
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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09-24-2016, 07:15 PM
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#147
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Hempstead Tx
Posts: 213
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International
Engine: t444e
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what size hose? I have lots of misc stuff that fits that bill.
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09-24-2016, 07:19 PM
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#148
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChiliChzPoopTart
what size hose? I have lots of misc stuff that fits that bill.
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1 inch OD. Not really sure what the inside diameter is.
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09-24-2016, 07:20 PM
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#149
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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you may justr want to block them... placing 'U's on them could cause the remaining heater cores to get low flow.. by blocking the lines you keep the pressure differential between supply and returnand force the coolant through the remaining heaters..
as for that proHeat4 I'd only wish my bus had one of those on it!!! they are bad-ass!!
they will heat your interior using diesel without your bus turned on and no need for messy propane BS..they heat your coolant so it also keeps your engine block warm for cold-starts...
-Christopher
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09-24-2016, 07:57 PM
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#150
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
you may justr want to block them... placing 'U's on them could cause the remaining heater cores to get low flow.. by blocking the lines you keep the pressure differential between supply and returnand force the coolant through the remaining heaters..
as for that proHeat4 I'd only wish my bus had one of those on it!!! they are bad-ass!!
they will heat your interior using diesel without your bus turned on and no need for messy propane BS..they heat your coolant so it also keeps your engine block warm for cold-starts...
-Christopher
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Thanks for the tip on the hose. To be honest we don't ever plan to go anywhere where the temp is below 45-50 degrees. I may go the blocking route anyway however.
If I hadn't already promised the ProHeat to Justin McCormick I'd be happy to let you have it. I didn't realize it was powered by diesel fuel though. So I guess I'll have to close up the fuel feed when I take it out. Not as easy as just removing the heater hoses I guess .
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09-30-2016, 09:11 AM
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#151
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 703
Year: 1995
Engine: DT408
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I re-routed my hoses at the engine. Study the flow of the engine to determine what to do. I was able to remove the rear heater (gonna reuse it with the circulation pump to heat the bedroom from a water tank connected to the woodstove), all the hoses, the aeration tank and fittings from mine with no problems whatsoever. Got rid of a lot of unnecessary hardware in the deal.
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09-30-2016, 04:17 PM
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#152
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sojourner
I re-routed my hoses at the engine. Study the flow of the engine to determine what to do. Got rid of a lot of unnecessary hardware in the deal.
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Great idea. I'll look into doing that, thanks .
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09-30-2016, 04:36 PM
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#153
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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be careful of making a boiler from your wood-stove.. hydronic heat fueled by fire is no laughing matter.. you need expansion tank, and pressure relief valve or things could go bad quickly when the fire is going but the call for heat in the bedroom is off....
-Christopher
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10-01-2016, 05:12 PM
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#154
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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10-01-2016, 05:42 PM
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#155
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
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That is a good feeling isn't it? We did something similar today......
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10-01-2016, 05:59 PM
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#156
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Houston, Tx.
Posts: 403
Year: 1999
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by M1031A1
That is a good feeling isn't it? We did something similar today......
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Indeed it is. I don't think I've ever tackled anything of this magnitude before. I've built pergolas and fences in my backyards before but never woodworking, metalworking, electrical and plumbing all in the same project. Damn near like building your own home, which I guess is what we're doing actually.
Glad to hear you're still making progress as well.
I know GreyWolf mentioned it a few months back but has anyone thought of taking our buses up to the RenFest this year and hanging out for a day?
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10-01-2016, 06:40 PM
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#157
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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This week...Worked 47.5 hours at one job, and 16 at the other........
Didn't get jack done on the bus today... It was all I could do to get my laundry done today.
**** I hate getting old! Can't hardly make a fist with my left hand and I stumble around for 10 minutes with heel and foot pain when I get out of bed.
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10-01-2016, 10:59 PM
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#158
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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its definitely a feeling of accomplishment to get something done.. andto me cleanup is huge... when i was doing the build-out on the DEV at my ohio house.. at one point my garage was filled with pipes, A/C coils, compressors, rolls of hose, metal, plastic tubes, boxes, you name it...
one day after I got the bus put back together, had taken it for a good long drive and deemed it ready for a trip..
I spent the whole next day just cleaning up the garage.. and somehow even though had just worked magic on the skoolie in record time i felt super accomplished that i could park at least 1 car in my garage again that night... granted it was my smart car and not my pickup truck.. but still felt good..
-Christopher
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10-02-2016, 07:53 AM
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#159
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 703
Year: 1995
Engine: DT408
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
be careful of making a boiler from your wood-stove.. hydronic heat fueled by fire is no laughing matter.. you need expansion tank, and pressure relief valve or things could go bad quickly when the fire is going but the call for heat in the bedroom is off....
-Christopher
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Thanks for the concern. Been heating my water for over four years with wood. Built and used a thermosiphon cooling tank for a genset running on veg oil over 16 hours a day. Well versed in how to set up such systems. Pressure valves, expansion tanks, use of propylene glycol solutions instead of plain water (two stage system) and such go without saying .
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I am an sojourner in the earth; hide not Your Commandments from me. Psalm 119:19
Here is the patience of the saints; here are the ones keeping the commandments of YAHWEH, and the faith of Yahshua. Rev. 14:12
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10-02-2016, 09:37 AM
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#160
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sojourner
Thanks for the concern. Been heating my water for over four years with wood. Built and used a thermosiphon cooling tank for a genset running on veg oil over 16 hours a day. Well versed in how to set up such systems. Pressure valves, expansion tanks, use of propylene glycol solutions instead of plain water (two stage system) and such go without saying .
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good deal, you know what to do... when i was in the HVAC industry i saw too many failures of when people didnt know what to do..
all was always good until they made more heat than they could use.. and couldnt get the heat source slowed down quick enough... if they were winning the lottery lucky everything just held together and made nasty sounds.. if they were somewhat lucky a copper sweat joint was faulty and a pipe came apart somewhere in unoccupied space...
-Christopher
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