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03-03-2017, 11:22 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Colorado
Posts: 2,359
Year: 1993
Coachwork: bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins, Allison AT1545
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bad electrical advise!
hey there. i know i post in this forum offering my electric advice, but people should take free internet advise at face value.
i wired in my new gauges today and when i started to reassemble the panel.... well..... Houston, we got a problem.
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03-04-2017, 12:12 AM
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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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I don't see smoke... So, what's the problem???
I need to replace the lexan gauge cluster panel on my boat (corners are chipped)... I've seen behind it, and I sure keep putting it off!
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03-04-2017, 12:28 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Colorado
Posts: 2,359
Year: 1993
Coachwork: bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins, Allison AT1545
Rated Cap: 2
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the power wire got ran thru the steering wheel after i hooked both ends up
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03-04-2017, 07:04 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Andrews,Indiana
Posts: 2,436
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: AARE
Engine: 3116 Cat 250hp
Rated Cap: Just the two of us.
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BTDT. No problem, just cut the wire, strip about 3 inches and ,twist a couple times, cover with scotch tape. 
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03-04-2017, 08:28 AM
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by turf
the power wire got ran thru the steering wheel after i hooked both ends up
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ahhhhh, i see now
was on iphone last night 
that's an easy fix!
just leave enough slack to turn left twice, then back to center, and 2 turns right,,,, shouldn't be more than a couple feet.
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03-04-2017, 10:08 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 164
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Hah, yeah that is a moment all right. There have been many times when I was feeling very pleased with how cleanly a project had came together, went to close it up, and then suddenly realized I had done something goofy - like soldering something in backwards or somehow managing to install a power button on the bottom of a case instead of the top. :eyeroll:
The real test is whether you are good enough to tear it apart and put it back together well enough that no one can tell you mucked it up just by looking. 
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03-04-2017, 12:11 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Tavares, Florida
Posts: 157
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: Caterpillar 3116
Rated Cap: 78?
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could have been worse, at least as said previous, there is no smoke!
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03-04-2017, 06:13 PM
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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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That's what butt connectors & heat shrink tubing were made for!
It could always be worse....
My co-worker and I have nicknamed our boss, Poochy.
Cuz, he pooches everything he touches! EVERYTHING!
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03-21-2017, 02:20 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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So... you gonna cut a slot through the steering wheel?
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Robin
Nobody's Business
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03-21-2017, 03:11 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: KANSAS CITY
Posts: 751
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
So... you gonna cut a slot through the steering wheel?
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Use a router. to dress the wheel up at the same time. 
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Former owner of a 1969 F600 Skoolie.
1998 Ford B700 Thomas body 65 passenger. 5.9 Cummins 12 valve with MT643 Transmission 123,000 miles.
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03-21-2017, 05:12 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Picton,Ont, Can.
Posts: 1,956
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: GMC
Engine: Cat 3116
Rated Cap: 72
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I kinda like the look of that!
Maybe rip em all out and put thru the wheel. Just leave more slack this time in case you want to turn lock to lock.
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