|
|
10-31-2007, 11:02 AM
|
#321
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Edmond, OK
Posts: 529
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International
Engine: 7.3 International diesel
Rated Cap: 60
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
I had problems with the tranny in my Bonneville. Probably the exact same tranny you had problems with on your Oldsmobile. I had an 83 Olds Delta 88 in high school. It was a big two door. That was a really nice riding car. The engine on it was really greasy though. If I was working on it, I would sometimes wear latex gloves if I was just doing a small job. One day, I was changing the spark plug wires or something. I had the air cleaner off. I got done, cranked the car up and was making sure everything was running fine. I was standing in front of the hood and took my gloves off. The last one popped off my hand and got sucked straight down the carburetor! I didn't know what to do. The car was still running (badly). I just gave it gas and ran that glove through the engine. After a couple minutes, it was running fine again. Drove that car another 15,000 miles before I wrecked it.
|
|
|
10-31-2007, 11:29 AM
|
#322
|
Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Atlanta or Oregon
Posts: 157
Year: 1990
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Chevorlet AT545 Allison auto
Engine: 8.2 litter Detriot Deisel
Rated Cap: 66
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
well rubber is a petroleum product. I have a Toyota Previa my 2nd one. I think these things are tanks.
__________________
"Escapin' through the lily fields
I came across an empty space
It trembled and exploded
Left a bus stop in its place
The bus came by and I got on
That's when it all began
There was cowboy Neal
At the wheel
Of a bus to never-ever land"
|
|
|
10-31-2007, 12:34 PM
|
#323
|
Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: near flint michigan
Posts: 2,657
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
i always drive junk cars. one of the best ones i ever bought was a 1991 VW fox with a 1.8 liter 85 hp. cost me $800. I drove it for about 50K miles, including in excess of 200 miles in the "4 wheel drive only area" of north padre island. It was in incredible snow car.
worst car i ever bought was a 1977 Mercedes 240 D non-turbo 4 cylinder diesel rated at 67hp with a curb weight of over 3000 lb. Had way under 100K miles on the clock. Thats supposed to be a half-million mile car. It left me stranded more times than any other vehicle i've owned.
fastest i ever drove (rode) was 155 mph on a motorcycle i was test driving.
this probably should have been a new thread, doesn't have much to do with jacuzzi buses, but it's a lot of fun to talk about.
__________________
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes (who will watch the watchmen?)
|
|
|
10-31-2007, 12:49 PM
|
#324
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Edmond, OK
Posts: 529
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International
Engine: 7.3 International diesel
Rated Cap: 60
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
Speaking of buses, when are you going to go pick up that articulated bus?
|
|
|
11-01-2007, 03:36 PM
|
#325
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 263
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
I too am a big fan of beaters. Just can't see any sense in dropping 15-20 grand on something that an 800 dollar car will do. There are, ofcourse a few rules to follow that come with driving beaters. You must have a spare or two. Our current stable consists of the wife's 97 villager which really isn't a beater, my 800 dollar 91 accord and an 86 toyota mh. the toy actually can and has served daily driver duties for short periods when one of the other beaters was on the DL. Also have an '85 yamaha fj1100 which is old enough to be a beater, but, is to nice for me to call it one.
my best beater deal ever, was, or should I say could have been an '84 corolla that I bought from a guy I worked with for 200 dollars. It drove like new and, I'd probably still be driving it 12 years later if the OL hadn't plowed it into the ass end of another beater, a ratty old nova. Needless to say the corolla lost that bout.
worst beater was a '79 benz 300sd. paid 1900 bucks for it and probably put 3X that into it in a year and a half. it was an awesome old tank, but cost a fortune to keep rolling. got rid of it with over 300K on the clock as I was moving out of state and it was rusting out from under me.
|
|
|
11-01-2007, 08:59 PM
|
#326
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 758
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
Looks great Chief!
|
|
|
11-11-2007, 03:02 PM
|
#327
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Savage, MN
Posts: 472
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International
Engine: 7.3 diesel
Rated Cap: 14
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
Quote:
Originally Posted by lapeer20m
about the wireless broadband from sprint....They sent me a USB device that i just plug in and i'm good to go.
|
How well does the sprint work while driving down the road? Is it able to change towers without a hiccup. How about range while going state to state?
|
|
|
11-11-2007, 06:46 PM
|
#328
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Off-Grid
Posts: 740
Year: 1982
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: IH S1723
Engine: IH V345 Gas V8
Rated Cap: 66
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
Quote:
Originally Posted by wmah
Quote:
Originally Posted by lapeer20m
about the wireless broadband from sprint....They sent me a USB device that i just plug in and i'm good to go.
|
How well does the sprint work while driving down the road? Is it able to change towers without a hiccup. How about range while going state to state?
|
. . .and would it work on an on-board minitower PC? (I don't have a laptop )
__________________
~(G)Q Arduously Avoiding Assimilation
|
|
|
11-11-2007, 09:43 PM
|
#329
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 786
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
I don't know where Jason is tonight, usually he can't get enough skoolie... But I used his laptop on our road trip, so I can give ya some insight.
There was no interruption in the internet service while driving down the road - it works just like a cell phone. In fact we went through a mile long tunnel in PA and it kept service throughout the whole thing (As did my cell phone) Like a responsible driver I recorded the tunnel passing.
There were some places that the internet would slow down - similar to dial up speed, but for the most part it was the same as DSL. The card he has plugs into a USB connector so I don't see why it wouldn't work on a desktop computer.
|
|
|
11-12-2007, 11:15 AM
|
#330
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Edmond, OK
Posts: 529
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International
Engine: 7.3 International diesel
Rated Cap: 60
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
I have been through that tunnel quite a few times!
|
|
|
01-29-2008, 02:27 PM
|
#331
|
Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: near flint michigan
Posts: 2,657
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
__________________
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes (who will watch the watchmen?)
|
|
|
11-17-2008, 03:30 PM
|
#332
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 786
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
Oh it looks way better now...
I just came across it back on ebay... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jacuzzi- ... QQptZBuses
What the hell happened to it???
|
|
|
11-17-2008, 04:03 PM
|
#333
|
Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Central Iowa
Posts: 1,839
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
Jason should:
Buy it back
Paint it
Profit
|
|
|
11-17-2008, 10:47 PM
|
#334
|
Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: near flint michigan
Posts: 2,657
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
what did they do to my bus????
__________________
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes (who will watch the watchmen?)
|
|
|
11-18-2008, 07:48 AM
|
#335
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: downriver, detroit mi
Posts: 794
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
looks like to much better living with modern chemestry, (drugs)
|
|
|
12-30-2008, 02:43 PM
|
#336
|
Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 63
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
Quote:
Originally Posted by phillbus914
|
why would anyone do that?
|
|
|
01-01-2009, 10:48 PM
|
#337
|
Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 63
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
i wonder if they still have it? i'll ask them in a few months when i can offer 5k for it if i can find away to move it and place to store it.
|
|
|
01-07-2009, 01:48 PM
|
#338
|
Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Central Iowa
Posts: 1,839
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
You can store it at my house, if I can use the Jacuzzi
|
|
|
06-15-2011, 08:09 PM
|
#339
|
Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: near flint michigan
Posts: 2,657
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
I used to be so cool. Why did i stop making jacuzzi buses?
__________________
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes (who will watch the watchmen?)
|
|
|
06-15-2011, 09:19 PM
|
#340
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 786
|
Re: The Black Plague II (The new Jacuzzi Bus)
You're getting old
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
Similar Threads
|
Thread |
Thread Starter |
Forum |
Replies |
Last Post |
Jacuzzi Bus
|
Steve |
Skoolie Conversion Projects |
202 |
03-28-2019 08:57 AM |
Jacuzzi Bus IV
|
lapeer20m |
Coach Conversion Projects |
353 |
05-19-2010 07:45 AM |
Jacuzzi Bus III
|
lapeer20m |
Skoolie Conversion Projects |
43 |
12-05-2008 07:31 PM |
jacuzzi Bus V??
|
lapeer20m |
Classifieds | Buy, Sell, Swap |
2 |
01-29-2008 07:13 PM |
another jacuzzi bus???
|
lapeer20m |
Skoolie Conversion Projects |
3 |
06-27-2007 04:11 AM |
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|