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Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 09-17-2019, 02:15 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,308
Posted By drew78634
Back up and Running

Got the fusible link reinstalled, and all the electrical lines rerun in their proper place. Engine started right up like a champ.

Next step is to replace all the fluids and filters...she's been...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 08-27-2019, 10:34 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,932
Posted By drew78634
If I understand the situation they got the bus,...

If I understand the situation they got the bus, gutted the insides, and painted it. These types of buses go for about $4000 to $6000 usually depending on condition. I'm not sure the work that has...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-09-2019, 12:23 PM
Replies: 1,277
Views: 285,268
Posted By drew78634
Auto-ejectors sound awesome but they don't work...

Auto-ejectors sound awesome but they don't work for very long. When I was a driver at my station I would always manually unplug the shore-power line first before getting into the truck. I pulled too...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 08-08-2019, 09:55 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,308
Posted By drew78634
Starting

No, I had to disassemble the air filter assembly. I'm going to clean up the filter, and the visible corroded connections to the batteries before I reinstall everything before I attempt to restart the...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 08-07-2019, 09:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,308
Posted By drew78634
The verdict

I finished tracing out the burned out wire as a result of the battery mix up. It was a 10ga fusible link. It looks like that is the only casualty of the power surge. I however don't know where the...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 08-07-2019, 10:16 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,308
Posted By drew78634
You're not lying. My father in law, a very...

You're not lying. My father in law, a very wealthy Doctor, now wants me to build him a skoolie instead of wasting money on a Class A motor home. The movement is getting more and more traction as the...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 08-07-2019, 09:16 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 23,520
Posted By drew78634
Update

Any update on this problem? Did you find a solution?

Drew
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 08-06-2019, 10:31 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,308
Posted By drew78634
He's a good kid, just made a silly mistake. All...

He's a good kid, just made a silly mistake. All in all, if that's the worse decision he makes at his age (17) I think I'm getting off easy. He would rather be out working on the bus than running...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 08-06-2019, 10:27 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,308
Posted By drew78634
Fusible Link

Update: Received a set of wiring diagrams from one of the bus gurus from here and got under the bus today to remove the burned our wire. It appears the wire which burned out was a 10ga fusible link....
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 08-06-2019, 11:37 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,308
Posted By drew78634
Thank you

Thank you all for your helpful advise. I'm jumping on this issue today after work.

Drew
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 08-05-2019, 05:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,308
Posted By drew78634
Batteries Hooked Up Backwards

My son accidentally hooked up our bus batteries backwards and caused a small fire at the starter and melted through one of the smaller wires coming off the starter. I have an idea of what to start...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 07-19-2019, 11:33 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,108
Posted By drew78634
Same problem

I had the same problem with my 92 All American RE, only on the other side of the system at the reservoir. It effectively saturated my entire back windows of the bus and I would imagine anyone driving...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 11-06-2018, 09:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,493
Posted By drew78634
All Cummins owners listen up... When you replace...

All Cummins owners listen up... When you replace your air dryer make sure you know what compressor you have. Check out this video: https://youtu.be/EAZJuaX1xNM

If you have a QE or E Type...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-24-2018, 02:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,765
Posted By drew78634
Smile New Batteries and Air Dryer

Just got my new batteries ordered from:

Batteries Plus 8D 1400 CCA each for $184 with a 10% discount.

and
...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 10-23-2018, 05:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,765
Posted By drew78634
We're Back / Batteries

Well, it's been about two years since I've done anything on my bus. Life jumped up and got right in the way!

We're back in action now and rearing to get going making our awesome bus a reality.
...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-28-2018, 11:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,493
Posted By drew78634
Drew 1 : Air Dryer 0

I got the air dryer out today. I don't know who decided to mount it in the way they did but it was worthy of a "Kick in the Crotch" award. They actually cut into the bracket which holds the fuel tank...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-28-2018, 10:07 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,493
Posted By drew78634
Absolutely going to replace the air dryer....

Absolutely going to replace the air dryer. Looking forward to tearing the old one apart and seeing what makes it tick.

Thank you for the responses!

Drew
Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello! 09-27-2018, 10:14 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 903
Posted By drew78634
This is Austin

Hey all,

I've had to put my build plans on hold for a couple years, but now it's full speed ahead. My wife and I are selling our house in June 2019 and moving into our bus full time...and I'm...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-27-2018, 09:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,892
Posted By drew78634
Altitude above you and runway behind you, they're...

Altitude above you and runway behind you, they're both worth the same. I wouldn't purchase a bus with that many miles unless it was a coach. It was a learning experience. You will find your bus. It...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-27-2018, 09:52 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,493
Posted By drew78634
Ahhhhh, It's all starting to make sense now. When...

Ahhhhh, It's all starting to make sense now. When I was coming home with the bus the compressor died on me and I was stuck until I could get it replaced. The gunk in the lines was much more than it...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-27-2018, 08:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,493
Posted By drew78634
Well, I guess that makes sense. The bus came from...

Well, I guess that makes sense. The bus came from Washington State near Seattle, but hardly necessary now since she lives in Austin, TX.

Thanks o1marc. I appreciate it.

Drew
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-27-2018, 03:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,493
Posted By drew78634
Yellow Crud in Airlines

Every time I blow out my airlines I get this yellow crud out of one of the lines. Anyone know what this could possibly be?
...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 09-26-2018, 05:08 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 11,655
Posted By drew78634
I feel your pain. When I was bringing my 92 All...

I feel your pain. When I was bringing my 92 All American home the solenoid unit that diverts hydro oil to the fan went belly up causing my bus to overheat. I was stuck for three days waiting for the...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 09-09-2018, 03:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,101
Posted By drew78634
Hello once again friends and neighbors! I've been...

Hello once again friends and neighbors! I've been away for awhile and my prized conversion project, Abigail, has been sitting in storage. Life got in the way for a bit there. I promoted to Lieutenant...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-09-2018, 03:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,508
Posted By drew78634
Unistrut Framing

Brainstorming question for you Gurus. I just inherited a bunch of uni-strut. I'm contemplating using it to frame out the inside of my 40 foot skoolie project Abigail. Thoughts? My major concern is...
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