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Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 01-10-2024, 01:42 PM
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Views: 224
Posted By wireguy
'77 Cummins steering wheel

Anyone know how to remove the steering wheel cap AKA horn button on a '77 Gillig bus? I want to get my electric horns working as the air horn blows pedestrians off the sidewalk. I can twist the cap a...
Forum: Heating, Cooling and Appliances 01-13-2021, 04:51 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 8,436
Posted By wireguy
I have come to have a high regard for Permatex...

I have come to have a high regard for Permatex oil resistant RTV. Pricey but the stuff sets up into a very dense neoprene rubber like material that creates a magnificent seal and is more resistant to...
Forum: Detroit Diesel Drivetrain 01-10-2021, 04:52 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 11,119
Posted By wireguy
If you want to learn about 2 stroke Detroit...

If you want to learn about 2 stroke Detroit diesels follow THE BUS GREASE MONKEY on youtube. All he works on is Detroit diesels mostly in the old Greyhound buses.
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 12-30-2020, 04:10 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,334
Posted By wireguy
This is the way I see your setup. I don't know...

This is the way I see your setup. I don't know how to calculate the energy but think of your tanks as missles if you come to a sudden stop. The destructive energy of one or both of those tanks coming...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 11-07-2020, 06:31 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,726
Posted By wireguy
OK, let's look at a very plausible scenario. You...

OK, let's look at a very plausible scenario. You are running an alternating current system in your bus with a "floating" ground. You haven't grounded your AC system to the chassis, and thus the skin,...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 10-28-2020, 06:21 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,324
Posted By wireguy
When you cross one wire with another put a little...

When you cross one wire with another put a little U shaped hump in the crossing wire so you can be sure which wire is which.
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 09-26-2020, 04:56 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,025
Posted By wireguy
I take a completely different approach to this...

I take a completely different approach to this subject. Unless you are going to be permanently connected to a larger power supply you are going to be limited to 50 amp of 120/240 volts. Since you...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-26-2020, 11:34 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 21,626
Posted By wireguy
I have done a number of projects in cream and...

I have done a number of projects in cream and green. Cream as the main color with dark evergreen trim or stripes. It is a gorgeous combination.
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 08-22-2020, 04:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,204
Posted By wireguy
Every combination of voltage and current has a...

Every combination of voltage and current has a specific N.E.M.A configuration of size and shapes and layout of electrical caps and receptacles. 125 volt, 30 amp is commonly used on RV's and has a...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-16-2020, 08:40 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 21,626
Posted By wireguy
Good work man. Reminds me of when I was flogging...

Good work man. Reminds me of when I was flogging on mine. All last winter that's all I did. I have maybe two days left, all inside. Waiting for the temperature to drop here in the Sonoran Desert. I...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 08-05-2020, 06:01 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,409
Posted By wireguy
Look up the book PRACTICAL ELECTRICAL WIRING by...

Look up the book PRACTICAL ELECTRICAL WIRING by Richter and Schwan. This book is written in easy to understand language. I built my career on this book.
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 07-18-2020, 03:39 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,916
Posted By wireguy
This is what I used. I had to modify it to make...

This is what I used. I had to modify it to make it fit but the material cut nicely with several different kinds of saws. I had to split the pan to make it fit, but it follows the curve of the bus and...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 06-17-2020, 04:00 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 21,626
Posted By wireguy
I have a '77 Gillig and the interior, right down...

I have a '77 Gillig and the interior, right down to the color, is identical to yours. Because my big Cummins 855 diesel engine is underneath mine has the huge trunk in back.
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 01-15-2020, 07:58 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,225
Posted By wireguy
You have to base your priorities on the answer to...

You have to base your priorities on the answer to this question: What are the absolute basics you need to survive and remain inside the boundaries of civilization? I would start with 120 volt...
Forum: Heating, Cooling and Appliances 12-18-2019, 04:17 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 8,985
Posted By wireguy
I lived in my van with three dogs one VERY cold...

I lived in my van with three dogs one VERY cold winter in the desert just north of Tucson before I found and bought my property. I used a Heater buddy every night and it saved our lives. That van was...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 11-22-2019, 11:34 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,907
Posted By wireguy
I don't think these were on the market yet back...

I don't think these were on the market yet back when I retired, 5 years ago. I'm pretty sure these are going to, like arc fault circuit breakers, contain both arc fault and ground fault protection.
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 11-21-2019, 12:45 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,907
Posted By wireguy
Something to be aware of, an electrical arc will...

Something to be aware of, an electrical arc will NOT be opened by a circuit breaker. Short circuits and ground faults where huge volumes of current are flowing will open, but arc faults actually draw...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 11-21-2019, 12:02 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,907
Posted By wireguy
Circuit breakers don't get moved around like...

Circuit breakers don't get moved around like receptacles do. When we plug in and un-plug from a receptacle me twist it around a bit. I have done TONS of diagnose and repair through a long career as a...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 11-20-2019, 06:07 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,907
Posted By wireguy
Many travel trailers and mobile homes are wired...

Many travel trailers and mobile homes are wired in NM (Non Metallic sheathed cable, "romex") solid wire and are knocked around a good bit in travel and wind loads. Boats are subject to shock loads as...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 11-20-2019, 05:03 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 11,187
Posted By wireguy
I don't know if my plywood floor was factory but...

I don't know if my plywood floor was factory but it is the cat's meow for fastening down cabinets to the floor. Then again my bus came from Lodi Ca. Moderate rain, no salt.
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 11-20-2019, 04:47 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,907
Posted By wireguy
In my opinion (multi licensed master electrician)...

In my opinion (multi licensed master electrician) using stranded wire to run your circuits makes no sense. You always want your wire pinned under a screw on a device, right? Not back stabs, not...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 11-18-2019, 07:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,161
Posted By wireguy
Was not aware of these. Cool.

Was not aware of these. Cool.
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 11-18-2019, 06:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,161
Posted By wireguy
What You Can Do With Nutserts

I don't know how anyone can seriously contemplate a skoolie build without a nutsert installation tool. This wonderful tool allows you to install a solid machine thread in even very light sheet metal....
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 10-25-2019, 11:28 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 764
Posted By wireguy
Spring can wrench

In the process of working on my brakes I pulled the can springs back with the tool that is included with and attached to the can. It was a LONG job with an open end wrench. I started looking at...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 10-24-2019, 08:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,261
Posted By wireguy
For the limited use we will put it to they will...

For the limited use we will put it to they will probably never wear out. Still I'm keeping an eye out for a set (4) of those 10" shoes. Still out there as are the drums but talk about expensive. I...
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