Luke and the boys at US Coach

[Dave5Cs]

Ed any new news? Batteries etc.?

Dave

[luvrbus]

The little guy is quite today Dave I hope he has minor problems

[Ed Hackenbruch]

 I'm back!!!!!!!  Long day today, just got done about an hour ago.  Decided to just go ahead and have new cables made up even though the used ones didn't look too bad. Figured that would be one less thing that might be part of the problem.  Had to go to several places/towns before i found a place that had 0000 cable. Had them make up 4 for the battery box. $$$$  Forgot about the 2 in the engine compartment so made another trip back for them. $$$   Took the starter back out and took it to the rebuilder and he changed the solenoid to 24v and tested the starter to make sure it was ok.  Took the batteries back to Napa and had them check them out, both were fine.  Went to a bunch of places to get a digital multimeter, only place that had one was Pep Boys and they only had the one. Got to thinking about it and decided to replace the starter solenoid too so went to Napa, (again) and had to order one....said it will be in by 8 am tomorrow. After putting the batteries back in with the new cables and putting that GD!! starter in again all i have to do is put the solenoid in and then try it.......fingers are crossed,... we don't want to have to become NJ residents!    Thought that the starter would go back in a little easier and faster the second time but nope it fought me the whole time and took just as long even though i had a couple of ideas to try to make it quicker.  Got quite the workout both times and i am tired, bruised, scraped, and cut but at least i didn't get smashed or pinched fingers although i was fully expecting that.  Took a shower, ate dinner, and now i am going to bed......good nite. 

[Dave5Cs]

Keeping our fingers crossed for ya's. Will think positive thoughts for you too Hopefully you guys are in a campground and not on the side of the road somewhere or in Morristown NJ or Patterson. Not fun places...

Dave

[luvrbus]

When you get to Washington go to Blanchard Electric in Bremerton and you can buy a 39MT for 250 bucks you can hold it up with 1 hand

[Chopper Scott]

No kidding. I made an adapter to use my floor jack to put my starter in!! Yikes.

[luvrbus]

Those suckers are heavy laying on your back the 42mt weighs 58 lbs the 50MT weighs 79 lbs and the 39 MT weighs a mere 30 lbs and can be used in place of both the older starters the only way to go at my age is 39MT 

[RJ]

When you get to Washington go to Blanchard Electric in Bremerton and you can buy a 39MT for 250 bucks you can hold it up with 1 hand.

Ah, but are they available for LH engines?

[Ed Hackenbruch]

Dave, we are in a campground near Elmer NJ.  Clifford, the whole time i was trying to get that thing in i was thinking about the 39MT and wishing i had one. For that price i might pick one up for a spare but then again this one should last for longer than we plan on keeping the bus.   One of the problems that i  had was i had the airbags down for leveling in our site so only had room to slide the starter under and get it up on a block. After that i had to pull it up from the top one end at a time and try to slide more blocks/wedges under it while holding it in place with one hand. Scott, only wish that i was on concrete or even have a piece of plywood to use a floor jack on,...would have made life a lot easier! Did i mention that i was on a slight slope and a couple of times the starter slipped off of the blocks so i had to start all over?    

[Ed Hackenbruch]

If this had happened along side of the road i would have gotten hauled back to Luke's.  As it is i have my doubts that a lowboy could get in the driveway to this place much less get back out with us on it.

[Dave5Cs]

No home depots? 1/3 sheet of 3/4's would do it. Darn. Our campground had a maintenance yard with lots of stuff that never got used. Tell them you have about 2800 bus owners that like to camp and are watching this thread and I will bet they can find what you need.
Dave

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[Ed Hackenbruch]

Only thing is i don't carry my floor jack with me, not enough room and have never needed it before so it stays in our storage unit in Yuma while we travel in the spring and summer.

[Dave5Cs]

I am going to make a place on the bay ceiling for ours I think after following your post. Note to self always carry at least one piece of thick ply and my floor jack in Bus!...

Dave5Cs

[luvrbus]

Did you give up or give out ED ?

[Dave5Cs]

Clifford I think he is thinking, eating, or sleeping. He might be changing the Bandages!...

Dave5Cs