URGENT (again!) -- Air system failure, even more stranded now...

technomadia · September 30, 2011, 05:37:00 PM

Percussive maintenance worked, and got us to Durango. Just spent the afternoon at Vandegrift Diesel. They were absolutely awesome, and seemed delighted to work on a bus.

We had them adjust the brakes, replace all the drain valves, Lubed anything with a zirk and got a new governor to put on later.

- Cherie

Bill B /bus · September 30, 2011, 05:50:14 PM

Did you watch them do the brake adjust? The next time its yours to do. Then you can show someone else. Remember - See one, do one, teach one.
How about the greasing? Did you watch and learn?

Nice job figuring out the governor. There is a rule about hammers - if a bigger hammer doesn't fix the problem then the part needed replacing anyway,

Good luck and thanks for the after action report.

Bill

technomadia · September 30, 2011, 05:56:21 PM

Oh yes, we did

. They let us play in the pit with them and taught is as they went - so much fun, and educational. Very much looking forward to the preventative maintenance workshop at the Choo-Choo rally, and getting confident with all this stuff.

I'm loving grease and oil on my clothes. Besides, oil is a nail color, right??

.

- Cherie

bobofthenorth · September 30, 2011, 06:09:18 PM

One of my grandfather's favorite expressions was "give it a hit with a hammer."

travlinman · September 30, 2011, 06:35:06 PM

Right on guys, glad to see that you got rolling again. I am making a note of that shop, always good to know of a place that wants to work on an antique! Oh, and put that new governor on and rebuild the old one! That is what I am going to do with mine.

Safe travels,

Steve

eagle19952 · September 30, 2011, 06:59:28 PM

Your Welcome....

PS. Rude is not acknowledging an apology.
Sorry now i did that too.

Quote from: technomadia on September 30, 2011, 05:56:21 PM

and got us to Durango. Just spent the afternoon at Vandegrift Diesel. They were absolutely awesome, and seemed delighted to work on a bus.

Oh yes, we did . They let us play in the pit with them and taught is as they went - so much fun, and educational. Very much looking forward to the preventative maintenance workshop at the Choo-Choo rally, and getting confident with all this stuff.

I'm loving grease and oil on my clothes. Besides, oil is a nail color, right?? .

- Cherie

technomadia · September 30, 2011, 07:24:15 PM

Sorry eagle, had a lot going on and very limited bandwidth in which to do it. We are seriously behind on a lot of stuff as a result.

eagle19952 · September 30, 2011, 07:47:47 PM

Quote from: technomadia on September 30, 2011, 07:24:15 PM
Sorry eagle, had a lot going on and very limited bandwidth in which to do it. We are seriously behind on a lot of stuff as a result.

Got your message.
In all seriousness,earnestly and sincerely GOOD LUCK and BEST WISHES.
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