Van Hool bus door

Jacob · February 08, 2014, 05:26:10 PM

I have a 1986 t809 van hool bus and the door stopped opening all the way, what can be wrong?

lostagain · February 08, 2014, 05:34:44 PM

Do you have a manual? I know for MCIs, there is a procedure for adjusting an air operated door that is explained in the manual.

JC

luvrbus · February 08, 2014, 06:05:50 PM

Those are neat little buses isn't that a plug door that open towards the front ?

Jacob · February 09, 2014, 04:51:41 PM

the door opens to the back and no i don,t have an operates manual

luvrbus · February 09, 2014, 05:05:26 PM

I haven't checked on a 809 but ABC Bus Sales has manuals for Vanhool on line you can download fwiw that door should be the same as a T800 a plug type door all that bus is a short T800

Jeremy · February 10, 2014, 10:45:08 AM

Yes, it's a plug door - here's a nice photo, and it looks like just about the entire door mechanism is exposed, including what I assume is the air cylinder at the bottom. Shouldn't be too difficult to figure out what is restricting the opening

Jeremy

PS - Yes, it's a cute bus. The T809's wheels are noticeably smaller than the wheels on the T800 though, so I'm not sure that it's just a shorter wheelbase version

luvrbus · February 10, 2014, 11:58:21 AM

I understand Mat the guy that owned Safari design his Trek from the 809 VanHool from that photo it sure looks likes he did