Flood

[Lifes2short4nofun]

What is your all thoughts on buying a MCI that has been in this much water? 

[sledhead]

most bus , rv's have a front electrical panel in front of the driver side tire and that will be toast . engine should be ok if it did not get much higher ( the water ) but who knows . inside might be ok ? for parts

all depends how much $$$$$ it goes for

dave

[richard5933]

Impossible to tell what type of toxic or bio-hazard was in the water. What are the chances of the water having entered the HVAC passages as well as all the hidden nooks & crannies. How would you ever get the inner aspects of the passageways, conduits, etc. dry and clean. Wiring will certainly have huge problems, even in areas above the water line just from the moisture and humidity.

Seems like something I'd avoid, but there are people who do this kind of rehab and do it successfully.

[Templar52]

If the water came up slowly,the batteries was dead before the water reach the electrical system. So it would not afraid me to by someting like that. Depending of the price. I would also inspect if there is no crocodile inside.....

[Fred Mc]

Looks like it was parked so probably no damage to engine. If you got it cheap enough you could do what many of us wished/should have do ne and that is tear out ALL the electrical and redo ir so instead of MILES of wiring there are only a few hundred feet. Lots of work but then thats what busnutting(is that a word) is all about.Wiring is "relatively) cheap.

[buswarrior]

That water level might just be lucky, seems to be below the floor...

And, that is a multi-plex bus... if you don't know what "multi-plex" means... this ain't the bus for you!!!

For the right price, there's a good gamble in there for the person who can do the electrical troubleshooting and testing.

The rest is pressure washer and soap, lots and lots of both...

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[Lifes2short4nofun]

Thanks for the input.  They are saying "All carpets, couches, and mattresses freshly shampooed and steam cleaned. Completely gone over, all chassis items serviced, all maintenance items addressed. Age can be seen in several areas but everything works as it should!" 

They say lower compartment flooded and I found the flood picture from Google.   I love my MCI and I am wanting a larger and newer one, they are a challenge to find that is in my budget and this one is a two slide unit but the last thing I need is an ever larger issue then what  a bus is already on its own. 

[buswarrior]

All depends where the real high water mark ended up...

That picture, the water wasn't high enough for all that cleaning to be required...

Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[windtrader]

>>Completely gone over, all chassis items serviced, all maintenance items addressed. Age can be seen in several areas but everything works as it should!<,

If that is there statement one would assume it runs and if it does than there is far less guessing and much easier to determine if it the kind of project you want to take on. Good luck!

[lvmci]

Would any insurance company insure it? Would the VIN carry flood damage warning? lvmci...

[oltrunt]

Over the years I've done several flood cars.  The electrical damage was far less of a problem than the water in the transmission. Seems the friction plates in the tranny are glued up with water based glue.  Newer stuff is a whole new game.  If the bus is multiplexed it will be a BITCH to figure out--even with a wiring diagram.  For example, my little bus is multiplexed.  It took me three days to find a work around just to add driving lights to the high beam lighting system.  What was ground on low beam was hot on high beam.  Frustrating but sort of fun.  Jack

[luvrbus]

That is a entertainer bus with 6 bunks and has a rebuilt (salvage) title I made a offer, if it was a RV I probably would have bought it but I wasn't going to pay the $100,000 for it he was asking.The generators where my biggest concern they will need to be pulled and gone through.? what is he asking now just a rough ball park figure.Fwiw that is a nice bus 500 hp series 60, Allison 4060 with 250,000 miles if you can get a buy I say go for it and spend a little money checking every thing again     

[chessie4905]

I went through this with a car several years ago. He's right about transmission. The clutch plate lining was separated from the steel it was attached to. Good I checked it. Had small electrical related failures over the years. Used dehumidifier for a month to dry it out. It was in water from new female driver trying to turn car around using both ramp.
After that experience, I would never fool with a flood vehicle, except for parts.

[Oonrahnjay]

... After that experience, I would never fool with a flood vehicle, except for parts.

     Yep, what I worked at Land Rover, we'd occasionally have to deal with demo Land Rovers that over-zealous demonstrators had driven into too-deep water.  After that experience, I would never fool with a flood vehicle, except for parts.

[Templar52]

Buswarrior.....dont worry Smith is there.