After 10 months, it moved (under it's own power) !

[bevans6]

Well, my rebuild inversion valve is inverting, my rebuilt blower belt tenioning cylinder is tensioning, neither is leaking, neither are any of the new hoses I installed for the new DD-3's I installed, the automatic slack adjusters are in adjustment, the suspension still holds air after 10 months without any, and it moves...

I still don't have the throttle cable, so it didn't move very far.  The idle is set too low, so it barely does a dead throttle start, but I parked it so the landscaper dude can bring his triple mix in to my back yard tomorrow.  Major milestone - both moving the bus and getting a new backyard (that project is 18 months long...)

Only big issue is the trans will not shift out of reverse - the solenoid or the linkage is binding up somehow.  Should have checked it before I installed the engine, I guess.

Cheers, all - 

Brian

[robertglines1]

  need encouraging post been working on 98 for over a year and it hasn't moved yet.  Bob

[Busted Knuckle]

  need encouraging post been working on 98 for over a year and it hasn't moved yet.  Bob

Yeah but Bob your whole project started out a little bigger than Brian's!
  BK 

[robertglines1]

Doesn't make any difference. All progress is encouragement to others..a light at the end of the tunnel.  I'm just slower than most.  Bob

[artvonne]

  Congrats Brian, thats gotta feel real good, and im sure your feeling mighty proud. Im raising a beer to ya.

[HB of CJ]

Yeah man, it's a real bummer when other projects take time away from the Bus Conversion energy dedication/determination thing like.  Hopefully you are using the coach as extra bedroom for sleeping extra even thou it's only barely moving under its own power kinda.  HB of CJ (old coot)