Honey, look what followed me home, can I keep it?

bevans6 · March 23, 2015, 06:16:40 AM

what you really mean is "I like the sound of air wipers when they are working properly..." I like mine just fine, I even still have the air powered washer pump. But new motors are expensive, rebuilding is often just delaying the inevitable, and used electric motors out of a truck are cheap and easy.

Brian

oltrunt · March 23, 2015, 08:24:58 AM

Nope Bigred, not the same bus. Mine came directly from the county. And as to the vacuum wipers, arrrrggg, bet those will soon be electric. After a fine rally at Pahrump last week in my little bus, Honeysuckle Rose, its back to cleaning the big bus this week. Once that is done I'll start looking at its "issues". Jack

lvmci · March 24, 2015, 07:48:47 AM

Hi Jack, good luck on your new bus conversion, hope you got some good ideas at the bus rally, I'm sure you will transform this bus just as you did the small bus, say hi to Lorna for us, tom...

oltrunt · April 17, 2015, 06:10:06 PM

Only good news from something that had all the ear markings of catastrophe. One of the workers at the tow yard where I have the MCI stored decided the bus needed to be moved and so set about doing it. He had no problem starting the bus but couldn't figure out how to release the brakes--thank goodness! Anyway, in his effort to get the bus to move he flipped every switch and threw every lever including the one that locks the door shut which then can only be opened from a plunger on the outside (ex prison bus). I just happened to stop by to test fit a partition panel and found the guy locked in the bus. The amazing thing was that the windshield washer was spraying away and the drivers wiper was dutifully swiping back and forth--neither the washer nor either wiper had worked before and I fully expected to have to change them over to electric. I'll have to lock the guy in the bus again so he can fix the other wiper! Jack

treeplanter · April 19, 2015, 08:06:17 AM

Looks like there is a new sheriff in town!

RJ · April 19, 2015, 04:16:36 PM

Quote from: oltrunt on April 17, 2015, 06:10:06 PM
One of the workers at the tow yard where I have the MCI stored. . .

Jack -

If this were my bus, and I found what you did, I'd be searching real quick for another place to store it that's more secure!

As for the wipers, call Luke for rebuild kits. They're fairly easy to do, actually more difficult getting them off/on the bus than the rebuild itself. Luke's number is 1-888-262-2434 in NJ.

BTW, which Co Sheriff's office did this coach belong to?

FWIW & HTH. . .

luvrbus · April 19, 2015, 04:57:09 PM

Strange plates for a county of Ca vehicle most have the E or Exempt on the plates I wonder if that was a leased bus

oltrunt · April 19, 2015, 06:15:44 PM

RJ, Thanks for the wiper info! The bus is about as safe as it is going to get I think. The storage lot is the police impound lot although locally operated and the workers all are well vetted--though not necessarily overly bright it seems. I have been assured they will call me next time they want the bus moved as they were concerned that they "might have screwed up Jack's bus" etc. Actually, the guys are just fine and I'd have to give them credit as tow operators, in that realm they are very competent.

Lvrbus, The state stopped using both the diamond plate and the octagon plate on state vehicles when it went to the reflectorized plates we all now have. The state fleet plates say "exempt" now. The bus was owned, operated and serviced by San Bernardino County, Ca with the operators being County Deputies. The plates you see on the bus are actually registered to me. Seems DMV had registered the bus as an automobile way back when--so who am I to complain? I simply transferred the title into my name and got on the bus. I'm having to change the title to Motor Home in order to get out from under CARB restrictions on 2 stroke diesels which are exempt from control if in a motor home. The "conversion" is underway. Jack

Lostranger · April 19, 2015, 06:33:25 PM

Quote from: oltrunt on April 19, 2015, 06:15:44 PM
The "conversion" is underway. Jack

Yeah, but no build thread. Come on, Ol Trunt, cut us in on the action. Keep in mind how we crave inspiration.

Jim

luvrbus · April 19, 2015, 06:56:34 PM

I just noticed the bus didn't have the exempt tags I have a friend that works for the San Bernardino Sheriffs Dept in Needles he has the CA Exempt tags on his patrol car

oltrunt · June 01, 2015, 08:31:16 PM

Hello All. I've sort of lost track of where I am with this thread but I thought I'd share a find I made today that may be of interest to others. I've been looking for a small refrigerator for the MCI and ran across this 10 cu ft top freezer on sale for $198 at the local Best Buy. The frig goes by the name of Igloo model #FR1085. What caught my eye was the dimensions. 22.41" deep including the door, 21.67" wide and 65.5" tall--a nice all around fit for my mini kitchen. I don't know if Best Buy is nation wide, but if they can sell this frig for $198, so can others. For the most part the reviews have been positive with no really damning comments. I managed to sweet leg the clerk into including free delivery to the bus--I can hardly wait to see how they do boosting the things up the entry stairs! Jack

somewhereinusa · June 02, 2015, 04:27:12 AM

QuoteI can hardly wait to see how they do boosting the things up the entry stairs

My son (scott332) drove his MCI to Lowes, took out one of the side windows and they helped him get it inside with a forklift.

luvrbus · June 02, 2015, 09:21:32 AM

I see the Curtis made branded Igloo at H/D and Walmart now,makes you wonder what they had to pay Coke or who ever owns it now in fees to use the Igloo name