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06-17-2017, 06:29 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,665
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Now I'm jealous!
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06-19-2017, 02:38 PM
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#362
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 455
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At the painted desert @ Petrified Forest.
Having a little problem with fuel vapor build up in the exhaust. To the point the tank was wheezing full time. My tank was supposed to be vented but my cap wasnt a vented cap. Drilled a hole in my gas cap. 
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06-19-2017, 02:48 PM
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#363
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 17,144
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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awesome pic!! i swear ive been there before!
-Christopher
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06-19-2017, 09:00 PM
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#364
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 455
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06-20-2017, 11:22 PM
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#365
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yellowxj
Having a little problem with fuel vapor build up in the exhaust. To the point the tank was wheezing full time. My tank was supposed to be vented but my cap wasnt a vented cap. Drilled a hole in my gas cap.
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Well, I bet it's vented now ! 
Thanks for sharing the pics- it's a big motivational boost to us in mid-build and we need all the help we can get to keep shelling out cash and time into our monstrosities. 
Happy Trails !
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06-21-2017, 06:55 AM
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#366
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 17,144
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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great pics!! awesome places you are going that many people never get to see in a lifetime!! how cool!!!
-Christopher
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06-21-2017, 01:13 PM
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#367
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 455
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Leaving grand canyon head to vegas. 
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06-21-2017, 01:20 PM
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#368
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 17,144
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Vegas baby!!! hows the A/C doing in the southwest desert heat wave?
-Christopher
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06-21-2017, 10:11 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 455
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My cooling system and ac does ok to keep a cool breeze blowing across my face. 118 today near Hoover Dam. Tried to run dash ac and my engine temp started to creep up. So i just draped a water soaked towel across my arms and toughed it out. 114 inside at 55 mph.
Running front and rear ac on a regular 80-90 degree day keeps the whole bus comfy.
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06-21-2017, 11:09 PM
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#370
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 936
Chassis: GMC or Chevrolet, I hope
Engine: gasser probably
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U rock dude !
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06-22-2017, 06:35 AM
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#371
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 17,144
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yellowxj
My cooling system and ac does ok to keep a cool breeze blowing across my face. 118 today near Hoover Dam. Tried to run dash ac and my engine temp started to creep up. So i just draped a water soaked towel across my arms and toughed it out. 114 inside at 55 mph.
Running front and rear ac on a regular 80-90 degree day keeps the whole bus comfy.
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yeoow thats hot!! I remember tossing an A/C belt in death valley on our IHC scout many years ago.. we ffound this little shop with an old guy sittin in a garage next to a swamp cooler.. he had just 3 things in his shop..
every kind of belt imagined, every hose imagined, and Coolant (and of course a water hose)...
dissipating heat from a van chassis is tough.. im wondering if the dog bowl hinders heat dissipation while of course making the engine run better...
idea being that positive pressure into an area that should be negatively pressurized.. making the fan have to work that much harder to move air...
-Christopher
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06-22-2017, 02:46 PM
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#372
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 455
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@ Counts Kustoms, Las Vegas 
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06-22-2017, 02:49 PM
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#373
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 17,144
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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how awesome is that!! ive seen that thing on counting cars!! on TV!!
-Christopher
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06-22-2017, 03:15 PM
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#374
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 455
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Talked to Roli (from the show) about the bus. He is not a fan of the bus 
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06-22-2017, 03:17 PM
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#375
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
yeoow thats hot!! I remember tossing an A/C belt in death valley on our IHC scout many years ago.. we ffound this little shop with an old guy sittin in a garage next to a swamp cooler.. he had just 3 things in his shop..
every kind of belt imagined, every hose imagined, and Coolant (and of course a water hose)...
dissipating heat from a van chassis is tough.. im wondering if the dog bowl hinders heat dissipation while of course making the engine run better...
idea being that positive pressure into an area that should be negatively pressurized.. making the fan have to work that much harder to move air...
-Christopher
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Try 130º - 135º in the daytime with 90-95% humidity.
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06-22-2017, 03:23 PM
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#376
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 455
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptSquid
Try 130º - 135º in the daytime with 90-95% humidity.
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Please tell me thats in east California. 
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06-22-2017, 03:28 PM
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#377
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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Nope - Persian Gulf.
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06-22-2017, 03:59 PM
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#378
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 17,144
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yellowxj
Talked to Roli (from the show) about the bus. He is not a fan of the bus
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I kind of got that idea from watching the show that not all of them are into the bus.. I mean it is a bit out there... but so are some of their builds.. its fits the show
-Christopher
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06-22-2017, 04:36 PM
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#379
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Greater Houston, Tx.
Posts: 588
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Both the bus and the car would fit right into Houston's 'Art Car' parade. There are many more that are much more "out there". It's a great day for fun. Tango may be able to get the dates for this years parade. That might be a good time to have another Houston area gathering.
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06-22-2017, 08:05 PM
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#380
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 455
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Passing time in Vegas waiting for the sun to start going down. Going to head west soon.   
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