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There will be a rebuilt starter waiting for you at my house tomorrow.

We'll workout the details later.

<3

ObnoxiousBlue wrote:
Of course, right in the middle of the project the phone rings and back to work I went.
I gotta say, I don't think I've ever worked so much...
Nice to pay off some debts, wish I had more in my pocket though..

Make it while you can. It's not too horrible a problem too have. Work hard to play hard mike.


Hope the starter issue is all sorted I'm the next 24 hours! Hope to see you Sunday

Just came in, from a bit of a self created fiasco.
I installed (or at least ran) new battery cables from the starting battery to ground and the starter.
When it came time to make the connections to the post on the starter, the bolt sheared off and cracked the solenoid.
So today, in went a new starter too...


Huge thanks to Tony at GT for making these parts available quick through his supplier, and Glenn for interceding to get the part ordered and ready for me to pick up.
Bus is back running.

The new cables with protective covers. (Only put the covers on the starting battery, wine it is a bit exposed to the elements by the vents above)

Been there done that with the starter, seem like a fairly common problem. I guess the plastic just become brittle with time, heat and the elements all taking their toll. Glad to hear it's resolved.

Mike,

You have become quite the mechanic of late. Glad to hear you're back in business. Hope the first show of the season was good. Missed going.

AoT

Roo's are back...



And back on...



Waiting for my new captive D ring's. turns out, the junk from Home Depot isn't rated.
I bought a set that's rated for 3600#/ea

I know my hammock won't ever incur that much weight, the dog is not that strong... And it is highly unlikely that I'll ever need to be pulled. But the tubing that the Roo is made from isn't rated for much more. Again, not for towing, more for aesthetic and light camping tie downs. But in a pinch, they would do.

So it now has nipple rings... so Bay.

Glenn wrote:So it now has nipple rings... so Bay.

And we learned that Mike would rather be pushed from behind than pulled from the front. Not that there's anything wrong with that

Lol

EDNCAROL wrote:

Glenn wrote:So it now has nipple rings... so Bay.

And we learned that Mike would rather be pushed from behind than pulled from the front. Not that there's anything wrong with that

Damn. I miss out on all the fun

Raj wrote:Damn. I miss out on all the fun

Raj... you can just in at anytime.
Maybe we can make a "Raj sandwich" one day.

Would that be from New Delhi or the new deli ?

Got a new set of jalousies. Going to refinish this set,many then swap them out for the worn set on my bus.

Got them torn down (wasn't too bad) I definitely got it down pat by the second window. Getting the dried cracked seals out of the crimped channels was a pain in the arse.

They're going to a friends shop Sunday for a good polishing. I got them cleaner looking with some mothers, but they will look mint with the right tools.

Going to install new glass too. The local lass shop gets $20/pane for tempered glass cut to size. I think new, clear glass will really make the windows stand out.

Going to order the new seal kit from WW and will install my edge guards once the windows are going back together.

Pics as we go.

Bus is OOS and down at GT.
Have had an increasingly horrible screech from the brakes developing over the past month or so... Had done it for a while even before but was intermittent and the Funeral Home's mechanic looked and said there waspleanty of material there.
Also, a loose sound/sensation from the front end.
Bus is goin (supposed to go?) to Vermont next week, so gotta get this straightend out!

Mike let me know if you need a ride to pick it up when it's done.

Thanks Ed! I might take you up on that if my stepdad isn't around!

Explanation please...

What is the pitman arm, and what does it do?
Bus needs it repaired... There was another part on the front end as well, but I forget what it was.

ObnoxiousBlue wrote:Explanation please...

What is the pitman arm, and what does it do?
Bus needs it repaired... There was another part on the front end as well, but I forget what it was.

It's only important if you like the ability to steer!

Ken, is that going to cause my rattling? A guy over on TS mentioned to check the drag link and center pin?

ObnoxiousBlue wrote: A guy over on "TS" mentioned to check the drag queen and center "
"pin"?

Fixed for ya.

LOO thanks Glenn.

Tony is also doing the drag "queen" link, as it was bad, and likely the center pin as well.

what's with the light mounted under the using door?

There is a switch next to the fire extinguisher.
It's quite handy when camping and needing a bit of light at night, or for those mid-night runs to water the bushes.