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#61

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fans for radiator

Last post by Dave5Cs - April 16, 2026, 10:16:16 AM

yes the three seals are at the three sides of the box where the shafts go in to it and the front one where the pulley is. You can take the nut off on the pulley with an impact.. The rubber cones are the the ones that keep air from going around the fans etc on each side. Mine had chunks missing when I took it out and got new ones from Luke in NJ but people have been says lately that he doesn't have them anymore. So if they look ok you might be able to not replace those. Some people use liquid rubber to fix cracks etc if needed.

#62

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fans for radiator

Last post by richardkillmon - April 16, 2026, 08:37:26 AM

Can anyone give me some instructions on how to fix the leaks?
Is there anything else I should do while working on this?

#63

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fans for radiator

Last post by richardkillmon - April 16, 2026, 05:24:59 AM

Dave,

So I have to remove the cage over the fans to disconnect the shafts?
Or can I leave the guards over the fans and disconnect the shafts and slide out pump?
Any other suggestions I should I do since I'm in there?

#64

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fans for radiator

Last post by richardkillmon - April 15, 2026, 11:53:00 AM

Thank you

What rubber cones?
I ordered the seals 3
 Please text me 954-778-6674 if you can.

#65

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fans for radiator

Last post by Dave5Cs - April 15, 2026, 06:28:51 AM

Yep it isn't that bad but heavy lifting and time consuming. I put a table on the ground behind the bus and a 2 x 10 plank from the blower floor to the table. take out the two bolts in front and two behind and unscrew the blower exits where the air comes out and it will lift up and then work it all in one piece down the plank and start disassembly.

The bolts in the middle where the cages are attached to the shafts. Then the top on the box and drain the oil out. and the rest is simple. make sure you have a supplier for the rubber cones if they are damaged at all, it is a good time to replace those too. Good luck.

#66

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fans for radiator

Last post by richardkillmon - April 14, 2026, 12:23:29 PM

thanks
I gather you done this.
How difficult is this to do?

#67

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fans for radiator

Last post by Dave5Cs - April 14, 2026, 10:55:50 AM

Blower seals 3 of them on box MCI 5B and C
NATIONAL 470403 (O REILLY'S

#68

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Fans for radiator

Last post by richardkillmon - April 14, 2026, 10:43:54 AM

My squirrel fans are leaking oil.
What is the most common failure point?
I would like to order the gaskets or parts before I tear apart.
Ant suggestions before I start removing?

MCI 5 B 8v71 1976

#69

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Getting Jakes Working

Last post by Glennman - April 13, 2026, 09:24:48 PM

That sounds good luvrbus. When I do use it, I will only be going about 30 mph. When I drive down from White Pass here in Washington (heading west) I keep the bus to about 25 to 30 mph. However, it's all brakes and transmission. I plan to continue to only go about 30 mph, so it's not like I'm going to flip the Jake switch doing 65 mph. My plan is only to maintain a slower speed for those steep grades using the Jakes in conjunction with brakes and transmission, and keeping my RPMs lower. We'll see!

#70

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fuel Price

Last post by rancher - April 13, 2026, 10:00:40 AM

I can remember before the IFTA driving a truck over a 2 ton you pulled into the weight station leaving Texas with their cheap taxes, they would gage the tank and you paid that states tax on fuel for gasoline or diesel fuel in the tank. You had to carry a receipt proving you purchased fuel in that state if you were ever stopped it is a lot easier now since the 90's 

Up our way Iowa was like that before IFTA. If you went into there state with more than twenty gallons you paid there tax and you better buy fuel before you left the state. They loved out of state trucks. My folks hauled a lot of livestock in and out of that state in the 60's,70's and 80's.