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Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar

05-05-2018, 12:47 PM

Replies: 13

What’s missing here?

Views: 1,707

Posted By ApeWriter

Hey! You remembered me and my motor swap! Sorry I...

Hey! You remembered me and my motor swap! Sorry I didn’t update like I said I would. The project hit a snag: non-mechanically related. Human drama so explosive Jerry Springer would think it fiction....

Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar

05-05-2018, 08:35 AM

Replies: 13

What’s missing here?

Views: 1,707

Posted By ApeWriter

Ah. Thank you for your help. I don’t recall...

Ah. Thank you for your help. I don’t recall having a camera there in the first place, but that would certainly make sense as a thing thieves would target. There is a camera box with a two-way mirror...

Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar

05-05-2018, 07:36 AM

Replies: 13

What’s missing here?

Views: 1,707

Posted By ApeWriter

What’s missing here?

Can someone tell me what these wires belong to? My bus has been sitting in an unsecured lot for several months, and I’m afraid some things have been stolen out of it. I can’t remember if there was...

Forum: Cummins Drivetrain

09-22-2017, 06:09 PM

Replies: 94

Pulling the 5.9 with the at 545 still bolted on

Views: 12,795

Posted By ApeWriter

I'm not replacing the bus transmission because...

I'm not replacing the bus transmission because the transmission in the truck that we're pulling the engine from has been promised to someone else. Do you still recommend pulling the bus transmission...

Forum: Cummins Drivetrain

09-22-2017, 05:59 PM

Replies: 5

Engine swap 1997 Bluebird TC2000

Views: 7,231

Posted By ApeWriter

I promised the transmission to a rat-rodder in...

I promised the transmission to a rat-rodder in exchange for his help with the engine swap.

Forum: Cummins Drivetrain

09-19-2017, 03:03 AM

Replies: 5

Engine swap 1997 Bluebird TC2000

Views: 7,231

Posted By ApeWriter

Engine swap 1997 Bluebird TC2000

We're doing an engine swap starting this Friday. We'll start by pulling the 5.9 Cummins 6BT engine out of the bus. We'll then pull the (same) engine out of the truck, and we'll install the truck...

Forum: Cummins Drivetrain

09-18-2017, 07:03 PM

Replies: 94

Pulling the 5.9 with the at 545 still bolted on

Views: 12,795

Posted By ApeWriter

Also pulling an engine

Hi Rivetboy and everyone,
I'm following this thread because I'm actually pulling the same engine out of the same model of bus, starting this coming weekend. We're swapping the engine out because...

Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar

05-07-2017, 01:36 PM

Replies: 16

Dang the Buzzer Alarm won't go off....

Views: 35,220

Posted By ApeWriter

With ours, it usually works to walk back and open...

With ours, it usually works to walk back and open and close the back door latch. I think they designed it that way so that the bus driver would always have to walk to the back of the bus and check...

Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello!

05-02-2017, 05:42 PM

Replies: 12

Bus Beginners from Philly

Views: 4,152

Posted By ApeWriter

Thanks for the great advice, EastCoastCB! I'm...

Thanks for the great advice, EastCoastCB! I'm feeling really good about this bus!
I got the liability insurance today from AIS, who were super helpful and made it so easy. It's $800 for the year...

Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello!

05-01-2017, 02:14 AM

Replies: 12

Bus Beginners from Philly

Views: 4,152

Posted By ApeWriter

Also, I got the VIN from him today, and it's...

Also, I got the VIN from him today, and it's actually a 1997 Blue Bird, not a 1992. Good news!

Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello!

05-01-2017, 02:10 AM

Replies: 12

Bus Beginners from Philly

Views: 4,152

Posted By ApeWriter

Thanks for the advice! I just sent for an...

Thanks for the advice! I just sent for an insurance quote through AIS. Hopefully I will get insurance sorted out by tomorrow. With insurance in place, I supposedly can get it registered at PennDOT by...

Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello!

04-30-2017, 01:18 AM

Replies: 12

Bus Beginners from Philly

Views: 4,152

Posted By ApeWriter

Bus Beginners from Philly

Hi! We live in Philly and are just getting started with this school bus thing. We have not purchased the bus yet, but we went to look at it the other day and were very impressed. We really want to...

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