Newbie bought 4103

[RJ]

Tony -

I think the 4103 uses the same length wiper blade as the 4104s and 4106s and others from that era, which is 20" long.

Here's the Trico HD number for that size: 63-201.

Good luck on your journey, and keep us posted!

FWIW & HTH. . .

[chessie4905]

Don't try to start without making surely I rack moves freely from idle to full fuel. This is critical. You can easily blow one up of these engines from stuck injectors. Don't waste new oil till it runs ok. I would use a 5 gallon can of fuel at rear of coach with pickup hose hooked to inlet of primary fuel filter. If it tries to run away, pull the hose out of the can.

[busfan]

Good luck!  I'd be interested in a pic of the luggage space directly in back of the front wheels for my 4103 which I think is missing a couple longitudinal supports

Couple other things on my wish list, hope the journey goes well! If not? uship.com

Reverse solenoid is on the panel to the left of driver or can be hand actuated from the engine bay right side.. hold the button down from neutral up to first then down into second and it will be in reverse.

Might go for one of those AAA for coaches memberships?

[Archer]

Mobilized on site, changed oil, filters, (there were spares at the bus)drained 100 gallons of old fuel out, (siphoned it right out of the filler tube)put in some new, replaced fuel filters, though had to make some gaskets. Used Automatic Transmission Fluid to pre fill the fuel filters. New batteries and one new clamp, polished up the connections.

Pushed the rear start button for about 8 seconds, and the engine cranked smoothly and fired up, loped a little, and settled into a smooth low idle.

Wouldn't build air pressure, so checked for system leaks.

Rusted thru pinhole in one of the front air tanks.

Sheet metal screw with gasket paper and rv silicone fixed that one, but not the one next to it that showed up when pressure went up.

Tanks and fittings were beyond field expedient fixing, so rig is going to a mechanic shop for next round of repair.

More updates as things develop, about a month out.

[Geoff]

What's that stuff on TV?  Flex-tape?  Make a commercial!

--Geoff

[Archer]

Hey friends-

Running into some issues getting this rig insured.

When we went out in June the assistant to the Agency owner said, "hey, no problem, 20 bucks a month, should we sign you up now?"

Should have taken her up on it.

Anyway, the last trip out, when I drove it from the barn to a shop in town after the air tanks got fixed, the owner of the agency said,
"Well, the company needs photos of the sides and front and back, and four shots of the interior, and pictures of the propane system,
before they will underwrite it. I'm willing to run it half an hour on back country roads once, but taking off on the interstate with a
temporary tag and a bus older than most of the highway patrolmen out there is an invitation for a pull over.

Since the propane system was a 5 gallon cylinder and regulator bungeed to the wall of one of the bays, I pulled it out and took
a picture of it removed from the rig.

She said that's  not good enough. They say since you have a range and heater in the bus, at some point you will be using it. So they
won't insure it.

I said, "All I want is liability coverage to drive it from Vermont to Utah. I'll eat the $5k pricetag and the $3k tires and wheels if it
crashes and immolates."

"Sorry, that's the best I can do." was the reply.

Any suggestions?

I don't want to make another trip out there and replumb the propane system, and then have to wait weeks for an insurance binder.

Kind regards all,


Tony

[windtrader]

What state? Insurance is written and controlled along state boundaries. In CA, I just got Progressive and it was the same as the PO that had it insured in CO.

[richard5933]

I've got Progressive in Wisconsin as well. No problems so far, but both of the coaches I've had insured were professionally converted and ready for the road.

Richard

[Utahclaimjumper]

 Where in Utah is it going??>>>Dan

[Archer]

Dan, Orem for now, who knows after that...

[Utahclaimjumper]

  Also the weight of your bus should be a little over 24000#.>>>Dan

[DoubleEagle]

The subject of insurance has been discussed many times before, check the archives of the board for tips on which companies to try and how to present information to them. Basically, do not refer to your coach as a bus. Depending on the licensing laws of your state, it might be referred to as a RV, Motorhome, etc. A bus is a commercial vehicle in their eyes. How was it registered in Vermont last? Show that to whomever wants to know. What does it say on the title? Shop around, there are many insurance companies, and within a company different people can have different opinions about insurability. The agent might say one thing, but the anonymous "Underwriter" might say something else.