Living in a fog
 

Living in a fog

Started by evilhorde, June 03, 2015, 09:39:58 PM

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evilhorde

Hello,
I am currently living in my converted 4104 on a corner of my farm. I would like to move to a different corner of my yard, down by my irrigation pond but I am concerned about the fog in the winter time. Since this pond is in a small valley it creates a fog bank every night/morning.
Of course this is an outdoor bus and a little water isn't going to hurt it but I wonder if the dense fog daily for several months will have a negative effect on my bus. The inside is furnace heated and I like it to be warm so the cabin stays quite dry (according to my humidity meter).
Is the constant damp likely to cause me problems?

scanzel

How long do you plan to live in it and maybe never start it or move it again ? I could see electrical connections getting corroded and some electrical devices with issues after a long time. As for the diesel engine some have been started right up after many years of sitting.
Steve Canzellarini
Myrtle Beach, SC
1989 Prevost XL

Ed Hackenbruch

Put a coffee can or something else over your exhaust pipe to help keep moisture out of the engine.
Used to own a 1968 MCI 5A and a 1977 5C.

evilhorde

Quote from: scanzel on June 04, 2015, 03:06:37 AM
How long do you plan to live in it and maybe never start it or move it again ?

I hope to live in it for a few more years anyways and I am planning to make a couple of trips per year but nothing too far. Mostly it will sit.
My nightmare is that the humidity will dissolve the aluminum bus.