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04-06-2015, 08:09 PM
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Bus Nut
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246 miles on 18 gal fuel.
3 tank avg. is now 12.5 mpg.
I keep a volt meter plugged in to a 120v outlet and today while playing with my BF Onan I see high volts w/o load...150v at times!
I had just cleared some debris from the needle seat so she was a bit friskier than usual. I had to adj; the speed screw/gov. spring tension to get her back to the proper volts with and w/o a load.
Range is 132 w/o and108 with.
Keep an eye on your output, 150v is a bit rough on appliances.
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04-07-2015, 04:04 PM
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#102
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Bus Nut
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Bluebird Blue B
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04-07-2015, 06:22 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
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Good to hear!
Outings are best when they go smooth lol
Isn't 132 high? I thought it was like 6% at 120v and 10% at 240v
.....I haven't googled(on tablet) just curious
By the way really like the stripes! Or stripe I guess wink,wink....breast choice
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04-07-2015, 06:28 PM
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Bus Nut
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I got the numbers from the Onan BF manual.
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04-08-2015, 03:43 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
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Aren't manuals good?
Remember losing them before the internet? Have to mail the company and wait 6 weeks or more for a new one to arrive
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04-08-2015, 07:56 PM
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Bus Nut
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Our BB has 4 ballast weights, all 4 are behind the rear axle. I removed 3 of them.
They measure 6in. thick, 8in wide and 28in long. That makes a combined girth of 34in x 28in x 6in. They are steel plates welded together and have a 1/4in thick support frame.
I am able to lift only one end of these and I'd say 300 lbs each. What's your estimate?
I will be scrapping these so I can find out what they weigh.
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04-08-2015, 08:29 PM
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#107
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Bus Nut
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04-08-2015, 08:55 PM
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#108
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 584
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: I.H.
Engine: DT360
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Scratch the surface to expose the metal. It could be the lost confederate gold shipment. 1143 lbs for 3 loads, at today's price ($1196.43/oz), that's about 14.6 troy oz per lb. SO you could have $19,965,784.55 US. If you have $20 million in gold, let me know, I can help you load it back in the bus to cash it in for a small %.
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04-09-2015, 12:22 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Dear lord, as if buses are not heavy enough.
Nat
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04-09-2015, 12:44 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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Amen Nat.
I just took a spirited ride on the hwy and I can't tell any diff in ride but maybe a wee bit more poop. I took the fist wt. out quite a while ago so I really only lost about 800 lbs this time but the rear does sit a bit higher..1in maybe.. More than 1/2 the wt. of my trailer !!
One wt. left but that is very near the axle and requires lots of stuff to be removed...lots .. So it stays.
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04-13-2015, 12:50 PM
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Bus Nut
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Ok, took the ballast wts. to recycle and they were just a bit over 300lbs each. So I've lost a total of 900lbs.
The bus total wt. is 18,500 right now. Didn't get axle weights.
Without the RV mods the bus weighs close to 17,000.
Just topped off the tank and I'm still at 12.5 mpg avg for 4 fill ups.
The GVW is 25K.
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04-17-2015, 09:10 AM
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#112
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Bus Nut
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04-17-2015, 09:12 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dond
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you've made a few changes
;)
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04-17-2015, 09:14 AM
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Bus Nut
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No caption needed
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04-17-2015, 10:21 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
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India????
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04-17-2015, 10:22 AM
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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
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I have to wonder what removing that much weight down low did to the center of gravity (?) Gotta' be a lot higher now. Maybe not as bad as putting a couple of SUV's on the roof, but...
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04-17-2015, 10:37 AM
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#117
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango
I have to wonder what removing that much weight down low did to the center of gravity (?) Gotta' be a lot higher now. Maybe not as bad as putting a couple of SUV's on the roof, but...
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Doesn't feel any different driving. It did raise the rear about an inch. Do have several hundred pounds of batteries, water, gen, etc back there.
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04-17-2015, 11:12 AM
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#118
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bansil
you've made a few changes
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I've been letting my S.O. practice in local parking lots, she's getting very good at driving the bus!!
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04-19-2015, 11:12 AM
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#119
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 546
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Quote:
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Piece of crap. Failed after a few hours. They did replace the monitor and that lasted a few minutes.
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04-19-2015, 06:34 PM
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#120
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2014
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New curtains
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