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Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains

01-10-2004, 08:53 PM

Replies: 16

In search of horsepower and big-time TORQUE

Views: 10,019

Posted By John Chance

In search of horsepower and big-time TORQUE

I continue to see ads for Motorhomes saying they have 500 horsepower or more....I have also been passed by a few large motorhomes like I am standing still....

I come from a long line of...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

12-31-2003, 12:03 AM

Replies: 6

Bus Door...to fold or not....

Views: 2,738

Posted By John Chance

Bus Doors

All three of my buses have the BB body, and all of the doors work just the same. The 86 Jimmy has a (stock from the manufacturer) neat little keylock that is called a "Vandalism Lock," but it isn't...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

12-30-2003, 11:54 PM

Replies: 3

Who's gonna be working on their bus over Christmas holidays?

Views: 1,866

Posted By John Chance

Better late than never....

Well, it's after Christmas, but I did manage to take all of the seats out of my 86 Jimmy 6000. I had to leave them stacked up inside the bus, but I have plans on taking them to a friend to weld on a...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

12-30-2003, 11:49 PM

Replies: 9

Boarding up at a campsite

Views: 2,938

Posted By John Chance

Window inserts for Privacy

We are still working on our bug bus, but my wife made special inserts out of 1/8 inch think poster board cut out to fit inside the window openings, placed heavy clear tape ofer the eges leaving tabs...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

12-30-2003, 11:40 PM

Replies: 74

Sticky: Poll: What kind of fuel are you using?

Views: 63,977

Posted By John Chance

My choice is simple.....

I like gasoline rigs. I can work on them all day long....maybe not fix 'em, but I can work on 'em! :(

The difference in economy for as little as I operate my motor home makes a diesel...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

12-30-2003, 11:36 PM

Replies: 59

Sticky: Poll: What kind of brakes does your bus have?

Views: 80,392

Posted By John Chance

Type of Brakes....

My 91 International has 4-wheel hydraulic disc brakes, with a really weird vaccum assist off the Allison tranny. I still do not understand how that rig operates. :?

My 86 Jimmy has air...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

12-30-2003, 11:28 PM

Replies: 193

Sticky: Poll: What kind of mileage do you get?

Views: 282,684

Posted By John Chance

1991 International BlueBird with DT360 & AT545

I drove my newly purcahsed diesel bus back to Texas from Baltimore, Maryland and got an average of 9 mpg. I really kept the thing pegging the governor...from 2800 to 3000 rpm for most of the trip...

Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions

12-27-2003, 09:40 AM

Replies: 3

Mud Flaps

Views: 4,401

Posted By John Chance

Mud Flaps Required in Texas

I recently had my 91 International Blue Bird inspected, and before the guy would put a sticker on it he required the installation of mud flaps behind the rear tires. No problem, as I was gonna do...

Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions

12-27-2003, 09:36 AM

Replies: 3

turned away at campgrounds?

Views: 3,360

Posted By John Chance

KOA Experience

When I drove my 91 International Blue Bird back from Baltimore this past fall I stopped in a KOA and was treated royally. The bus was still a "School Bus," with no mods whatsoever. I, too, had...

Forum: Conversion General Discussions

12-27-2003, 09:31 AM

Replies: 13

Bus steering wheels..

Views: 12,268

Posted By John Chance

GM Steering Wheel

Frank, my 86 GMC has a large wheel that is broken at the hub, and I want to replace it, too, with a smaller wheel. Will any GM steering wheel fit on that shaft?

Thanks for any information you...

Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters

11-28-2003, 06:03 PM

Replies: 2

When is a CDL needed?

Views: 3,888

Posted By John Chance

When is a CDL needed?

I was on my way back to Huntsville, Texas from Duchesne, Utah with my new 1986 GMC 6000 Skoolie, when a little old lady ran a Stop Sign in front of me in Dennison, Texas and wrecked the front of my...

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