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Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-11-2022, 06:37 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
What a twist

Our story took an unexpected turn this afternoon when my partner got on the phone with the mechanic who's been working on our bus.

He's directing all of the responsibility on the mechanics who...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-03-2022, 06:36 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Know when to fold them?

Hey all, long time no update. Hasn't been a lot of activity lately, but last summer we managed to build a bed inside the bus with the help of my partner's woodworking father. It's pretty sweet,...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-03-2022, 06:35 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Hey all, long time no update. Hasn't been a lot...

Hey all, long time no update. Hasn't been a lot of activity lately, but last summer we managed to build a bed inside the bus with the help of my partner's woodworking father. It's pretty sweet,...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-06-2020, 04:46 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Also, the bus is struggling on significant...

Also, the bus is struggling on significant inclines. It isn’t quite taking pushing the pedal to the floor to maintain speed, but it’s close.

Plus, just after the crest of the hill, it’s shifting...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-06-2020, 04:20 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Yeah, we have oil pressure, engine temp, and a...

Yeah, we have oil pressure, engine temp, and a volt gauge.

She seems to have a happiness range up to appx 68, so we haven’t been pushing past 65 on flat portions. Anything after that and it goes...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-06-2020, 03:20 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Hey all, I want to thank you again for your...

Hey all, I want to thank you again for your support and ideas to try and help me solve the electricity issues.

It turns out it’s a little problem we used to refer to in my tech support days as,...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-02-2020, 09:59 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
It wouldn't be just resting on foam; it'd have...

It wouldn't be just resting on foam; it'd have furring strips along the walkway...you know, you're right. I don't want the floors going all wavy on me. My house is already like that and I don't need...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-02-2020, 09:50 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Really regretting not taking that electronics...

Really regretting not taking that electronics class in high school right about now. Not the first time for that and I'm sure it won't be the last.

The other 2% are cops, right? Maybe cops and...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-01-2020, 05:39 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Not quite sure what you mean. There are amber...

Not quite sure what you mean. There are amber marker lights in front and there are also amber turn signal lamps.

Tested the turn signals just for kicks and when I turn the left ones on, the front...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-01-2020, 04:46 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
They were working up until a couple months ago,...

They were working up until a couple months ago, and they went on with a then of the headlight switch, so there’s no secondary switch. The fun part of this is that it’s in the 30’s here, which could...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 12-01-2020, 04:15 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Thanks for the tip on the vacuum pump. That...

Thanks for the tip on the vacuum pump. That explains why the air controls (ie switching from floor to defrost, etc) hasn’t been working. Thankfully it doesn’t appear to be an expensive fix.

As...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-30-2020, 11:22 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
What is this part?

In working on my heater core issue today, I noticed this thing looks...not great. The trouble is, I’m not sure what it is or what it’s supposed to look like to know how broken it is.

Help?
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 11-30-2020, 12:20 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Update

I have a hard enough time getting myself outside to work on the beast, so you can probably imagine that it'd be that much more difficult to get myself to write about it.

If it's not obvious by...
Forum: Skoolie Owners Registry 11-30-2020, 11:44 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,003
Posted By frankles
RVG :: 2001 GMC Blue Bird on a Savana 3500 Chassis

RVG :: 2001 GMC Blue Bird on a Savana 3500 Chassis (2020-11-30 17:44:50)
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 09-19-2020, 03:21 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Hey again, so it looks like this is indeed an...

Hey again, so it looks like this is indeed an issue with vacuum tubes, so thanks for the heads up. The issue I’ve run into is that I found two disconnected lines and only one input to plug into. I...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 09-11-2020, 11:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,782
Posted By frankles
That's gospel truth enough for me. I really...

That's gospel truth enough for me. I really appreciate the advice!
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-27-2020, 07:43 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
I take it using just epoxy wouldn’t be a good...

I take it using just epoxy wouldn’t be a good idea?
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-27-2020, 06:55 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Any recommendations for filling in the holes from...

Any recommendations for filling in the holes from the seats? Considering JB Weld Speedstick vs a strong (likely also JB) epoxy.
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 08-26-2020, 03:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,782
Posted By frankles
Another Wiring Diagram request - 2001 GMC Bluebird Short Bus

Hey all,

About to start embark on the electrical phase (see what I did there?) of our bus build and I'd like to get a wiring diagram before I start monkeying around. A service manual for the bus...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-14-2020, 11:55 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
Face, meet palm. Thanks for this. I thought I...

Face, meet palm. Thanks for this. I thought I responded to this already, but apparently I imagined that. I brought a magnet out to confirm and lo and behold, it stuck. Because I dropped it on top of...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-06-2020, 04:32 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
We were thinking of going with the TSP/rust...

We were thinking of going with the TSP/rust inhibitor/paint method for the floors. Is that wrong?
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-03-2020, 11:53 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
That name always reminds me of that skit on SNL....

That name always reminds me of that skit on SNL. I don’t hate it.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-03-2020, 12:32 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
First of all, thanks for your answers. My fussy...

First of all, thanks for your answers. My fussy mind is at much more ease. Grammar schmammar.

So I turn the dial on the fan controls from off to the lowest or highest setting, with the engine...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-01-2020, 03:25 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,064
Posted By frankles
The Bus That Shall Not Be Named

(Heads up: This is a long one. Thanks for all the help thus far, everybody! We've been lurking pretty heavily on this site and it's been an invaluable resource for us noobs.)

A few years after...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 07-27-2020, 09:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,298
Posted By frankles
Inline coolant pump

Piggybacking onto this thread as it’s pretty much exactly where I’m at.

Working on our new (to us) 2001 GMC 3500 4-window Blue Bird (6.5 L diesel) with the same heater setup. Planning on...
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