DL3 conversion project, fast track.

[thomasinnv]

95 percent of the time just me, but when I need a second set of hands my wife is all over it.

[thomasinnv]

Phenomenal speed, you may have set a record from empty shell to ready to go conversion. Are you still aching from all that work?

I literally melt into my lazyboy in the evening and my wife has to wake me up to go to bed lol. I almost always beat the sun up in the morning, but it takes me a few minutes to get going. I cannot stop and rest much during the day, more than 5 minutes sitting down and I am sawing logs. When we get back on the road i may just go park in the mountains and sleep for 3 days straight.

[DoubleEagle]

Looks like the brain whipped the body to get it done - congratulations!

[Scott & Heather]

Keep it up. You're almost there. I'm right behind you....ish


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[thomasinnv]

Spent the last 2 nights in the bus, no issues and everything works flawlessly. We will be hitting the road Tuesday morning just as the sun says good morning. I am probably 95% complete, just lacking a few details and fine tuning. Need to finish out the steps, build some night stands, install a few cabinet door latches and other things like that. These things will have to wait because we have revival dates set and we gotta get there.

[thomasinnv]

Well we have been in the bus and on the road for a few weeks now with no issues and momma is happy with the new rolling home. I dug into the rear high-rise system and got it working again, a simple wiring correction. I also investigated into the self steering of the tag axle, $600 of parts on the way and all should be well again. Will be nice to get it working again. I have a little  rocker cover leak that popped up, boy is Detroit proud of those gaskets. I would have just ordered them through ebay and saved $70 but when you're travelling it's nice to be able to walk in to the counter and walk out with your necessary parts and roll on down the highway. She runs awesome and the 60 series really does flatten out them hills. What a joy to drive compared to the old MC8. Which by the way will be available for sale when I get back in the fall.

[Scott & Heather]

What's a high rise system?


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[luvrbus]

I think he talking about the kneeling system feature on the D

[buswarrior]

Hi-rise is the opposite of kneeling, for the rear of the coach.

Raises the back side to improve clearance.

The 45 footers love dragging their asses on the ground entering/exiting driveways that aren't flat.

A busnut will definitely want that working, and understand when to use it!

happy coaching!
buswarior

[luvrbus]

Thanks BW I have that switch and had no idea what it was for but it works I just checked it and looks like mine raises 4 to 5 inches

[thomasinnv]

Cliff, a little fyi...if the high rise is active when you flip the manual tag lock switch it also disables the auto lowering function. Both systems are connected to the speed switch.

[luvrbus]

Mine is interlocked into the kneeling some way I have to figure the deal out they are both at the same place at the entrance door and the tag lock is on the dash .Right now I am trying to figure out how you remove the Webasto they have mounted in the engine compartment to the floor as I don't need it with the Oasis heating   

[thomasinnv]

Should be mounted to a bracket, if you still have the access from the inside it would be much easier to get to. Factory has an access panel over the webasto. I need a fuel pump for mine. Gonna sell yours?

[thomasinnv]

The kneeling system should not be interconnected to the tag systems, at least not from factory. What year is your DL3? The earlier year high rise systems were not connected to the speed switch. I can't remember the cutoff but I think it was around '95 or '96. If you remove the kneeling system like i did there are some airlines you will have to reroute around the relay valve above the front axle and a few others that connect to the controls and the supply tank.

[luvrbus]

i am keeping the kneeling system because I don't want a step hanging under the door and they are good to help with leveling, then I may not need it when I get my HWH system installed