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Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 08-24-2022, 03:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,963
Posted By rv8flyboy
So much negativity...

I have done the same thing, up convert my 12 volt to higher voltages on incidental loads.

Suggesting you rewire yer bus to 30 volts because you have one device that has an oddball voltage is...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 10-27-2021, 01:23 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,289
Posted By rv8flyboy
Just called as well (cross post here) ...

Just called as well

(cross post here)

on the phone right now, GoodSam is playing pass the ball, as they are bouncing around and nobody seems to wanna talk about this cancelation.

"andrea"...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 10-27-2021, 01:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,990
Posted By rv8flyboy
well, I certainly never made a claim. on the...

well, I certainly never made a claim.

on the phone right now, GoodSam is playing pass the ball, as they are bouncing around and nobody seems to wanna talk about this cancelation.

"andrea"...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 10-27-2021, 12:30 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,289
Posted By rv8flyboy
yup, me too, just now maybe we need to start...

yup, me too, just now

maybe we need to start a Good Sam Sucks campaign on any social platform you have access to???

They sure were happy to take my money for renewal a few months ago.
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 10-27-2021, 12:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,990
Posted By rv8flyboy
Good Sam, not so good?

Anybody else received an email from Good Sam, they are no longer covering conversion based on commercial vehicles such as schoolbusses, vans, trucks, etc.

Who do u recommend for roadside...
Forum: Brake Systems and Air Brakes 08-20-2021, 03:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,152
Posted By rv8flyboy
got brakes on the still so it doesn't run away,...

got brakes on the still so it doesn't run away, or appear to run away, depending on the shine quality.:angel::whistling:

Thanks for the numbers!
Forum: Brake Systems and Air Brakes 08-20-2021, 03:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,152
Posted By rv8flyboy
Mr4btTahoe: Yeah, we put loops in too. We did...

Mr4btTahoe:
Yeah, we put loops in too. We did replace about 90% of the brake lines and hoses about 5 years ago, The ones leaking were of course the ones not replaced.

i do worry about vibration...
Forum: Brake Systems and Air Brakes 08-20-2021, 01:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,152
Posted By rv8flyboy
pesky brake lines from master cylinder

hi folks

well, covid has not been kind to our bus.

Found 3 pin holes in various brake lines. Most importantly, in the 2 brake lines coming from the master cylinder, going to the frame rail....
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 02-26-2020, 03:22 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,264
Posted By rv8flyboy
Heart attack flash rates have their origin afaik,...

Heart attack flash rates have their origin afaik, in the german TUV requirement for pax cars dating back anions of years
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 10-21-2019, 11:21 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,684
Posted By rv8flyboy
One thing not mentioned here, unless i missed it....

One thing not mentioned here, unless i missed it.

Check the temps of the hoses to the radiator with a thermometer. I believe they should be within 10 or 15 degrees, anything more and u may have a...
Forum: Alternative Fuels | Electric, Propane, Wood & Biofuels 07-15-2014, 09:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,418
Posted By rv8flyboy
Re: one-wire alternator question

does anybody have a link to, or a schematic of, the under hood wiring for my IH3800 1998 build??

There are some free dangling connectors in the alternator harness, just wondering if one of them...
Forum: Alternative Fuels | Electric, Propane, Wood & Biofuels 07-14-2014, 03:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,418
Posted By rv8flyboy
one-wire alternator question

so this weekend we fired off the bus and let it idle after we replaced the front engine cover, checking for leaks, when my son noticed the alternator wasn't alternating and the battery voltage was...
Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 06-30-2014, 08:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,559
Posted By rv8flyboy
Re: DT466e belt tensioner fail

yep, da's what we are hoping for, it kinda looked like the tensioner was corroded into a fixed position.
Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 06-30-2014, 02:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,559
Posted By rv8flyboy
DT466e belt tensioner fail

Well, my first year of skoolie ownership certainly had it's up and downs.

We took it on our first road trip last year and it promptly seriously overheated whenever you go faster than 55 mph. we...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-11-2012, 08:25 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,171
Posted By rv8flyboy
Re: And Betsie Bus was born....

Yes, that was the opinion of the mfg also, just not designed for constant charge (deep) discharge cycles. Oh well, for $10 more I can buy the EGC2's at Sams Club, but that also means i have to make...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-10-2012, 11:20 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,171
Posted By rv8flyboy
Re: And Betsie Bus was born....

Thanks for the great wrtite up on the door. However, I don't have a hinge that can be "unscrewed", my doors hang from a bearing each. there is a bolt that captures the bearing on the door shaft, the...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-04-2012, 03:15 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,171
Posted By rv8flyboy
Re: And Betsie Bus was born....

Thanks!!

I did go to the website and saw how the double door was converted to a single door. I did not find on how to get the door out.

the base of the door frame has a pin sticking up, the...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-30-2012, 10:14 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,171
Posted By rv8flyboy
Re: And Betsie Bus was born....

can u please provide a link?
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-29-2012, 10:54 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,171
Posted By rv8flyboy
Re: And Betsie Bus was born....

Soo... Ladies and gents...

Any hints on how to remove a single swing door??, mine has rusted through at the bottom.

Also, my bus did not come (vandal?) locks, any good way of securing, read...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-27-2012, 03:23 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,171
Posted By rv8flyboy
Re: And Betsie Bus was born....

removed the rubber and wooden floorboards. at first we attempted to get the rubber off the wood, however, we quickly decided, why bother....
we ended up scoring the rubber along the seams of the...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-18-2012, 09:47 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,171
Posted By rv8flyboy
Re: And Betsie Bus was born....

Here is what the nice lady from the Wisconsin DMV emailed me:

Motor homes require sleeping and dining spaces and must include at least four of the following permanently installed life support...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-17-2012, 06:54 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,171
Posted By rv8flyboy
Re: And Betsie Bus was born....

Thanks Guys, for the kind words of welcome!!

We really dig our bus, and luckily, so do the neighbors. It was some concern when we spotted him walking up the driveway, however, the neighbor showed...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-15-2012, 08:05 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,171
Posted By rv8flyboy
And Betsie Bus was born....

or is it ... resurrected??

My son and I bought a school bus to convert into a camper. It's a 41 pax, Bluebird on a International chassis, sprouting a DT466 in a conventional configuration.
...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 11-12-2012, 09:29 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,167
Posted By rv8flyboy
new skoolie

hi

we just became skoolies. my son and i bought a 41pax bluebird with a dt466.

it has some minor rust. Biggest rust seems to be the bottom of one of the doors.
we like to keep the door so we...
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