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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.

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Brown wrote:
Glenn wrote:Paul,

The engine was advertised to have 125-130psi, but when it arrives both #1 and #3 had only 30psi. The cam was measured and had less than half the normal lift .190(Intake).210(Exhaust). So the cam is flat and the engine needs to be split open and the cam replaced. As you know parts and labor for a Type 4 is way more than for a Type 1.
I think what the guy meant is when you add compression of each of the cylinders together it's 125 to 130PSI.
LOL good one Ken
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Was down at GT yesterday, Tony and Wayne have been swamped but I had a chance to check out the works. My bus is up on the lift, and has been sitting dormant for a bit which is ok. They have plenty of other work to get done and Tony says itll be done soon. Its not the end of the world. He also had my friend Carmela's 73 Bay Westy; which needed a set of carbs and some other tweeks.

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Re: Home away from Home, on wheels.

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It's a race to the finish betwenn Reise and Peabody!!
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lol Peabody will take the finish line first. Reise isnt rushable
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any truth to the rumor that this bad boy is up and running?
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
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Oh... it's ready to have a few miles put on it and then be rechecked.

It's not ready for a trip to CTS.
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Glenn wrote:Oh... it's ready to have a few miles put on it and then be rechecked.

It's not ready for a trip to CTS.
maybe iit will make its debut at this wednesdays meeting??
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Scared the hell out of Tony. I showed up at the shop in my bay about 10 minutes after Mike left with his. He thought it was Mike coming back :-)
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MrBreeze wrote:Scared the hell out of Tony. I showed up at the shop in my bay about 10 minutes after Mike left with his. He thought it was Mike coming back :-)
Too funny.
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Its back, and so far its doing real well. I picked it up the other day and it handled the ride back without any hesitation. I had it up to 65 and it felt good.
Whats the oil pressure supposed to be? Because the needle moves when I accelerate. Took it up to Commack yesterday for a bath, and to get the awning mounted up... we made a little celebration out of it...
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looks great... i cant wait to see it!
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Mike I'm glad to see You with Your Bay and a smile on Your face . Hope You are enjoying it .
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ObnoxiousBlue wrote:Its back, and so far its doing real well. I picked it up the other day and it handled the ride back without any hesitation.
Real happy for you! Best testimony to the verbage, "when there's a will, there's a way"! Get the BBQ ready 8-)
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Waiting for an update since Wednesday on Peabody?? Is no news is good news??? :?
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Which news we lookin for? Lol
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ObnoxiousBlue wrote:Which news we lookin for? Lol
News that you're a happy "camper"!! :P
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So this weekend I actually had my first chance to spend some real time out with the bus. Every year, I work a local soccer tournament that hires out for per-diem EMT's and while the usual hang out is on the field under an E-Z-up, the Westy proved a much more popular, and comfortable alternative. I was able to pull the bus right up onto the field at a local high school. We were one, of 6 sites participating in the tournament and with 23 fields, and 217 individual soccer teams participating there was plenty of people stopping in to say hi and tell thier own renditions of the "I had this same van when..." story. Myself and some friends had the chance to really hang out and enjoy the great weather, I poped the top, and during the day had the screen windows all open, the awning was out and the jalousies were cranked full open. The inverters were running all day, and the additional deep-cycle battery really came in handy! It was running my Bose stereo from Saturday 7am-8pm right through to Sunday 7am-8pm on 110V with no power interupption! We had a blast. After the tournament ended some friends from the Ambulance corps had a BBQ and baseball game on an adjacent fieild, again the bus was the center of attention and really MADE the party what it was... Heres some pics!

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So you're keeping it?
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Glenn wrote:So you're keeping it?
I think He said it before . He's keeping it until the right size pile of cash comes along .
Glad You're enjoying the bus Mike . Looks like everyone else enjoyed it also !
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HAHA... If someone wants to bail me out of what I got in it... Id move on... Seeing as Ive not really had any biters on my feeler, it stays untill I get bored of it or no longer need it. I wont lie, spending a weekend in a bus is an experiance like no other. It has this uncanny ability to make people smile, its a great conversation piece, and starts me talkn to people Id likely not otherwise talk to. Like I said before, theres an ad up, I equate it to the guys with 57 Chevys who have nice FOR SALE vinyl letters on thier cars, just because 'everything has its price!

GA, EXACTLY. Thanks for the paraphrase!
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Ok, so I cant take full credit for this, since I really got the idea from another forum... but how funny would this be?!

My plates on the bus should say "BAYQRIUS" as in bay curious, which sounds like GAY! HAHAHA ok Im done. But really, itd be funny.

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So Does that Mean Your not sure if You like bays and Your just trying Them out ?
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Glenn A wrote:So Does that Mean Your not sure if You like bays and Your just trying Them out ?

Mike's not Bay, his BF is.
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Mike,

Here's you new avatar.

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