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04-30-2018, 02:39 PM
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#1061
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david.dgeorge07
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It went from "Bus" to "Major Headache" ! lol 
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04-30-2018, 04:05 PM
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#1062
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
It went from "Bus" to "Major Headache" ! lol |
No paperwork needed for this to be true!
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04-30-2018, 10:43 PM
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#1063
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Wired up the tank monitor system. It came with absolutely no directions or schematics, which was a pain, but figured it out eventually.
This seemed like it should be right...but it wasn’t!
This was! I think?
Monitor panel. Has a pump switch built in.
Never found a way to make it tidy, but it is installed. Black and gray tanks...
My wife got a coat of poly on the table.
Progress on the pallet wall as well.
Really helps that my wife is pitching in now!
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05-01-2018, 10:55 PM
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#1064
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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05-02-2018, 07:53 AM
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#1065
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Who has done a fluid and filter change on an MD3060? Any resources you could point me to or advice?
Shop looked at the bus yesterday and said fluid was still pink but that detergents were breaking down and should be changed before long trip.
According to service records it needed to be changed within about 8000 miles anyway so seems like I should go ahead and do it.
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05-02-2018, 11:27 AM
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#1066
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: SW New Hampshire
Posts: 1,334
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I've seen quite a few Youtube vids on this topic, but they're not coming to hand on a quick search. Poke around a little.
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05-02-2018, 12:30 PM
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#1067
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david.dgeorge07
Who has done a fluid and filter change on an MD3060? Any resources you could point me to or advice?
Shop looked at the bus yesterday and said fluid was still pink but that detergents were breaking down and should be changed before long trip.
According to service records it needed to be changed within about 8000 miles anyway so seems like I should go ahead and do it.
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I've done a fluid change on my 2000. The worst part is the $50 gallons of fluid.
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05-02-2018, 04:36 PM
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#1068
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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You got this.
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05-02-2018, 04:41 PM
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#1069
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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There is something completely screwed up about uploading pictures to this forum.
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05-02-2018, 04:43 PM
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#1070
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Did you load from a phone? Seems most of the issues we've seen have to do with mobile units (?).
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05-02-2018, 05:17 PM
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#1071
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tango
Did you load from a phone? Seems most of the issues we've seen have to do with mobile units (?).
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Nope. I loaded from my desktop. I even deleted it and tried loading again with the picture rotated 90 degrees.
It did the smae thing yesterday with two of the pics I took of the new side skins.
From here on I will not load to the site again. I'll load them to SmugMug and post links.
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05-02-2018, 10:05 PM
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#1072
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twigg
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Thanks! Anybody suggest a source for fluid? Should I use Transynd?
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05-02-2018, 10:15 PM
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#1073
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david.dgeorge07
Thanks! Anybody suggest a source for fluid? Should I use Transynd?
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If you do you will be mixing Transynd probably with Dexron.
This is okay to do. However, don't try to get the extended mileage from the Transynd. Change it again at the regular interval. At that point you will pretty much be running all Transynd, and good to go for the extended interval.
Don't be paying for expensive flushes, which Allison warns against. Just drain and refill in the normal manner.
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05-06-2018, 09:53 AM
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#1074
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Palmer, AK
Posts: 279
Year: 2004
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf T Liner MVP 11 window 32’
Engine: CAT 3126E
Rated Cap: 72
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How many flapper discs did you go through while removing that rubber cement? We're almost at that stage now. Did you use dust masks or full on respirators?
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05-06-2018, 09:14 PM
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#1075
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Just masks, but something more effective wouldn’t hurt. I think two or three of the alligator discs from Walmart.
In hindsight, I wouldn’t have worried about getting it off if no rust. I would have painted right over it because the cement is clearly already very adhered and doing a good job of inhibiting corrosion.
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05-06-2018, 09:20 PM
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#1076
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Installing light switches.
Finished pallet wood wall.
Skinning the wall with the water heater.
Added a stainless heat shield above it.
Sealing the wood panels. Tried oil based, but changed the look too much so we went with a latex sealer.
Final coat of polyurethane.
Had to start from scratch because my sanding job wasn’t up to snuff. Took everything back through 80, 120, 220, 320 and it is a huge improvement. If doing the flood coat of epoxy it isn’t critical, but for polyurethane it has to be sanded very carefully.
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05-07-2018, 09:44 PM
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#1077
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,413
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Thomas
Engine: CAT 3126
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Roughing in the love seat.
It will also double as seating for the table.
Which is now installed.
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05-07-2018, 09:52 PM
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#1078
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david.dgeorge07
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Always such great work!!
I always wonder why folks have such a HARD time accepting that there are wheel wells in most buses. There are lots of creative, pragmatic uses of space and you've shown one great example!
Flat floors are cool and all, but I'd rather have full size tires and full suspension.
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05-07-2018, 10:40 PM
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#1079
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Montana/Texas
Posts: 682
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Crown by Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: 230 HP DT 466e/MT 643!
Rated Cap: 16
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EXACTLY!!! here's what we did with our wheel well on the driver side... made a shelf!
John 
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05-07-2018, 10:54 PM
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#1080
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Damascus, OR
Posts: 681
Year: 2004
Chassis: International
Engine: T444e w/ 2000 Allison Trans
Rated Cap: 35
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coming right along!
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