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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-29-2017, 01:44 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,047
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Me and Lucille will be there at Scaddan Wash ......

Me and Lucille will be there at Scaddan Wash ... we’re almost there now!


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Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 10-29-2017, 01:38 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,192
Posted By meteoricide
All true Christopher ... and I remembered from...

All true Christopher ... and I remembered from the service manual about the oil jet assemblies that shoot oil at the underside of the pistons to cool them. How can that happen with the engine shut...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-29-2017, 10:46 AM
Replies: 755
Views: 131,512
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If you guys are sleeping in office chairs might I...

If you guys are sleeping in office chairs might I suggest a pair of compression socks for each of you. The edema will turn to open sores eventually and the socks make it all go away nicely.

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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-29-2017, 08:57 AM
Replies: 755
Views: 131,512
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Get a ODBC 2 tracker for all your vehicles. For...

Get a ODBC 2 tracker for all your vehicles. For $80 you get a tracker that plugs right into your ODBC diagnostic port and uses cellular and bluetooth to report your vehicles location and status 24/7....
Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 10-29-2017, 08:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,192
Posted By meteoricide
Also, the aspen trees along the hump route are...

Also, the aspen trees along the hump route are at peak color and have become my favorite fall foliages. Short of one of the eastern oaks that turn bright electric reddish orange, there is no way to...
Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 10-29-2017, 06:57 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,688
Posted By meteoricide
Lucille pictures

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Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 10-29-2017, 06:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,192
Posted By meteoricide
Lucille goes over the hump

Here is Lucille crossing Vail pass (10,628 feet) on what had to be THE last possible moment available for this year without chain law in effect SOMEWHERE along the route. I do wish Lucille still had...
Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 10-22-2017, 12:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,750
Posted By meteoricide
It gets so you can’t even blink ... cuz you might...

It gets so you can’t even blink ... cuz you might miss a thing!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171022/7ac55fe325d57868be8e6704aaeed288.jpg

A Kansas windfarm backlit by nice sunset.



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Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 10-22-2017, 10:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,750
Posted By meteoricide
Thanks Cadillac I feel really good ... better by...

Thanks Cadillac I feel really good ... better by the day. Lucille is running strong into Colorado today! If I see you at Skooliepalooza I need your help turning off a timer option thats set on my...
Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 10-22-2017, 10:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,619
Posted By meteoricide
Why not indeed EastCoastCB ... why not indeed? ...

Why not indeed EastCoastCB ... why not indeed?


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Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 10-21-2017, 01:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,619
Posted By meteoricide
Also took her across a Missouri weigh station...

Also took her across a Missouri weigh station today ... front axle was 3950 .... total weight was 18120 ... factory GTVW was 29000.


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Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 10-20-2017, 08:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,619
Posted By meteoricide
Lucille poses in Overland Park, KS

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She’s running very well ... getting 11 to 14 mpg in economy mode ... 8.125 in normal


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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-20-2017, 05:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,520
Posted By meteoricide
Underneath the ‘center console’ , where the...

Underneath the ‘center console’ , where the diagnostic port is, there should be a momentary push switch . Depressing that switch and turning the ignition key to on should begin a code sweep of your...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-19-2017, 11:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,520
Posted By meteoricide
We are just west of St Louis today! Bus is...

We are just west of St Louis today! Bus is running so well its scary. 65 mph = 2400 rpm so she moves well. The 210 hp option on T444E is a strong pulling engine ... I couldnt be happier about how she...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-11-2017, 02:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,520
Posted By meteoricide
I tried to pull codes off .. none were there ......

I tried to pull codes off .. none were there ... i fired the engine it started like nothing had happened ... what gives?


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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-11-2017, 02:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,520
Posted By meteoricide
Just left Ohio .... yesterday there was a...

Just left Ohio .... yesterday there was a harrowing incident ... we were tooling along at 65 mph ... i had just balanced the air pressure @ 100 psi all around (hot tires) trying to find the ideal...
Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 10-09-2017, 06:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,264
Posted By meteoricide
Thats a great point about the slope ... it makes...

Thats a great point about the slope ... it makes a lot of sense when you consider there’s 5 gallons of oil at play


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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-09-2017, 04:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,520
Posted By meteoricide
Wheeling WV TA will be tonight’s layover ...

Wheeling WV TA will be tonight’s layover


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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-09-2017, 12:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,520
Posted By meteoricide
Lucille launched on Saturday, Oct. 6

Some preliminary data. The first thing I learned about Lucille is she only has a 40 gal fuel cell. So, expecting a 65 gal cell I had to rerun my range estimates. I used 8.5 mpg as a conservative...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-09-2017, 11:14 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,002
Posted By meteoricide
Preliminary Data on Lucille’s maiden voyage

Lucille set sail on Saturday to all points West. She’s currently @ Love’s #537, Cumberland MD on the Iz68 National Road. We’ve been here overnight with no trouble from Love’s. The first thing I...
Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 10-08-2017, 01:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,264
Posted By meteoricide
That inch of expansion is up the dipstick above...

That inch of expansion is up the dipstick above the Full hash... sorry


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Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 10-08-2017, 01:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,264
Posted By meteoricide
Oil volume expanding fairly rapidly

It’s not water because there’s no foam or discoloration ... So it’s fuel? Nearly an inch of expansion in less two hours of operation. Is there any way overfilling the fuel tank can cause this ......
Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 09-29-2017, 10:33 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,750
Posted By meteoricide
Thanks guys guess it happened at the best time...

Thanks guys guess it happened at the best time possible ... :) i feel pretty damn good ... see everyone at RTR Skooliepalooza


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Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 09-28-2017, 10:25 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,750
Posted By meteoricide
Almost out of rehab now... Sent from my...

Almost out of rehab now...


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Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 09-26-2017, 08:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,750
Posted By meteoricide
Of course just before we left Maryland for good...

Of course just before we left Maryland for good .... the old land lord wasnt ready to let go .... on a cash run I had a severe pain in my left shoulder ... it felt cardiac so we went to the er ... i...
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