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I would certainly like to do all I can to maintain this C7 and protect it from itself. However, I can’t currently afford to spend up to thousands of dollars on mechanically bulletproofing this engine (like that EGR cooler fix for where unfiltered oil can slip into clean oil via a bad gasket under the cooler). Nor can I afford to delete the EGR, DPF, and pay 3k for a tune.
I do believe this bus was maintained at the factory recommended intervals and that’s about it. I’d like to be more proactive about oil so that’s the first thing I’ll be doing. As far as the rims go, I believe the bus would have failed it’s mandatory inspection in October due to their condition and was sold as a consequence. I would not trust them with a fully loaded bus on a rough road at 55 mph.
However, I did find out the AC works GREAT. And the rims are good enough for sitting in my driveway until I save up for more rims!
As far as progress goes, I gave away my seats today. They’re going on a hay wagon as I’m told. I plan to tear up the front rubber and plywood and do something nicer for the living quarters and leave the rear for modular setup by reusing the existing wheelchair belt mount and rail system to secure bike chocks, tools, cargo, bunks, etc.
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