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Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 05-19-2017, 09:50 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,864
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Where would the "pickup screen" commonly be...

Where would the "pickup screen" commonly be located??? I wonder, is the pickup screen called by another name??
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 05-19-2017, 09:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,864
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Exactly...that's was my thinking as well - it...

Exactly...that's was my thinking as well - it idols and revs like a dream, will cruise at lower speeds on flat ground like a champ, but you load her up with fuel to pull a hill and she'll sit down...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 05-19-2017, 09:43 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,864
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
All filters have been changed....all lines have...

All filters have been changed....all lines have been swapped out for new...all connectors replaced..........BUT, I honestly can not say I am sure about the "pickup screen"???? ...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 05-19-2017, 09:37 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,864
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
I made sure to not reconnect the short maze of...

I made sure to not reconnect the short maze of ducting to the turbo except the filter so I could get straight air. There is nothing "air-wise" to collapse.

At this point I am convinced it has got...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 05-18-2017, 11:38 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,864
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
This is a new issue. Pulling hills easily used to...

This is a new issue. Pulling hills easily used to be the norm, now the engine bogs down and chokes out. It's not a shift problem, or a tranny problem. It is quite maddening though! I almost had to be...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 05-18-2017, 11:34 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,864
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Hi John...Thanks for the advice about the...

Hi John...Thanks for the advice about the pressure gauge monitoring! I will most definitely check those things out. Incidentally, how to you spot pin holes that may be sucking air under a load if...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 05-18-2017, 09:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,864
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Are you thinking the lift pump, or the main...

Are you thinking the lift pump, or the main injector pump??
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 05-18-2017, 09:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,864
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
In fact I will be cleaning the injectors out...

In fact I will be cleaning the injectors out tomorrow. A local diesel repair/supply house here in Nashville offered to put them on their machine to clean out for $15 each. I'm gonna try that. The...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 05-18-2017, 08:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,864
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Cummins 8.3 Bogs Down Under a Load

OK Friends...I about at my wits end here:banghead:. I have a 1989 Bluebird All American FE with a 8.3 Cummins/4 spd Allison Automatic drivetrain with a 4/11 rear end that bogs down HARD when ...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 04-10-2015, 06:19 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,593
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Thanks for the vent info!

Greetings!....Thanks for the vent information. I'll check on the external ones you mention but have a question about the other. What are "through vents"? Can you give me an example of where to look?...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 03-13-2015, 11:06 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,448
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Ooooh, I see. My Son, who works at the Nissan...

Ooooh, I see. My Son, who works at the Nissan Plant, told me some of the best things to carry in my emergency repair supply box is metal HVAC tape, metalized epoxy putty, 5 minute cure epoxy resin, 3...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 03-11-2015, 02:43 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,448
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
We're all in this together aren't we!? ...

We're all in this together aren't we!? Everything we can share with one another makes our community stronger!
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 03-11-2015, 11:45 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,593
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Thanks for your time and thoughts! My objective...

Thanks for your time and thoughts! My objective is to get comfortable and functional without spending a pile of cash....as I have other things to spend the pile upon...LOL! I think I will try the...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 03-11-2015, 11:34 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,448
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
I found a place on Ebay to buy Turbo Couplers....

I found a place on Ebay to buy Turbo Couplers. It's called DNA Motoring, and they only charged me $6.41 each and that INCLUDED freight and two lock bolt type straps that don't cut into the rubber! ...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 03-11-2015, 12:27 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,593
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Positive - No roof leak

Thanks for the thought, but I am positive it is not a roof leak. My roof is solid, no degradation. I took a couple of lights out of the ceiling, moved some insulation out of the way, and sure enough...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 03-10-2015, 10:45 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,448
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
FINALLY!!!...Found the problem with the power...

FINALLY!!!...Found the problem with the power drop. It was simply a Turbo coupler that had cracks in the back side, and when the bus warmed up the silicon rubber got soft enough for the cracks to...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 03-10-2015, 10:36 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,593
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
PS...I'm talking about thermal sweating -...

PS...I'm talking about thermal sweating - condensation from extreme temperature changes causing excess water to pool and run off the outer skin of the ceiling (can't see it till it runs out of the...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 03-09-2015, 07:53 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,593
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
How to reduce thermal exchange sweating on ceiling

Been trying to figure out where water was coming from at the bottom of the inside walls on my Bluebird All American. Finally figured out it's from the ceiling of the outside metal skin of the bus...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 11-24-2014, 10:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,691
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Re: Intermittent Turbo Problem

Hmmmm????....Don't know - will check the manual tomorrow.

Thanks for the suggestion to look at it.

Mark
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 11-23-2014, 09:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,691
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Intermittent Turbo Problem

Hey Skoolies...I hope all is going well for everyone!!

I have a continuing saga with power issues related to my Turbo. Does anyone have any idea what could cause intermittent interruptions in...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 10-28-2014, 10:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,763
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Re: Starting My Conversion Journey

I have been doing a ton of research toward rigging the interior, and build out. Have been seriously thinking about your comment about triple bunks possibly being a bit ambitious. I have found a local...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 10-28-2014, 10:33 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,763
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Re: Starting My Conversion Journey

I apologize, I have yet to get under the bus in that area to check out the ratio for you. I am still stunned and amazed by how this bus wants to fly instead of drive!
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 10-28-2014, 10:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,763
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Re: Starting My Conversion Journey

Thanks!...I was really blessed BIG TIME with all the extras this bus came with. I will not have to do all that much to basic foundation, or the general look of the bus. The paint is in great shape...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 10-26-2014, 09:27 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,448
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Re: Extreme drop in horsepower

…..not for the Squirrel! :lol: 8) I, on the other hand, was delighted to have evicted the power sucking vagabond.
Forum: Coach Conversion Projects 10-26-2014, 09:05 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 34,258
Posted By Mark Antony Wray
Re: 1996 Bluebird Conversion

Really nice build my friend…inspirational as I begin my journey. Thanks for plowing the road, and telling the tale. Great pics too!
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