Building the 102DL3 (continuation of "Bumper" thread)

[dtcerrato]

Art Carney 

[buswarrior]

Reliable, knowledgeable online reviews of an RV product? Scientific principles?

That isn't happening...

Those cute weathervane things are intended to earn the seller some money.

How long does the oxygen last in the tank?
How much turn over, in what time is required for the correct bacteria to be healthy?
How much less air would draw out a flat cut pipe in whatever breeze at the same elevation?

Wouldn't the manufacturer be dazzling the intended market with science, to further their sales, if there was any?

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[lostagain]

This is way too complicated. Just put a vent pipe in it that stick out through the roof, and go on to something else.

JC

[luvrbus]

This is way too complicated. Just put a vent pipe in it that stick out through the roof, and go on to something else.

JC

[buswarrior]

No, we have to keep going,

Gary needs the clicks and views to keep the advertising revenue up!

We haven't discussed building custom tanks yet?

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[luvrbus]

We haven't even got to the tank vent under the bus yet 

[DoubleEagle]

And, he has not even gotten the bus yet!

[Jim Blackwood]

I know right? But the two who complained about it said that the  thing would stick facing the wind and then the rain would go in. Seems like it'd have to be an awful lot of rain to make any difference. But then again some people will complain about anything so who's to say?

Well, today's the day. I'm supposed to get a call when the driver's a couple hours out. So I'm sitting here waiting, with great anxiety.

Jim

[chessie4905]

So, let's say the engine or transmission lets go 💥on the delivery to you.....who eats the repairs?💸😫
Once I know this, I can determine if you will have enough money left to buy some abs pipe to stick through the roof.

[luvrbus]

Enjoy your DL3 it is a fine piece of equipment

[lostagain]

Beats any Prevost, any day. Can you tell I have a preference? LOL

JC

[sledhead]

just buy this toilet . you will never have any stink problems . how do I know ? because I have one

https://www.headhunterinc.com/product/hydrovac/

dave

[DoubleEagle]

It might be great, but how much does it cost? The website does not give any indication of that. Being a marine product, it might be that if I have to ask about cost, chances are I can't afford it. 

[Jim Blackwood]

Well that's interesting, and not a bad idea either. I'll keep that in mind.

I now have physical possession of the bus. It got here about eight this evening, and since it's very dark out a good close look will have to wait for morning.

The turn into the driveway was made successfully but with very little room to spare. I will consider dropping a steel plate over the culvert to get more room. Then the engine cradle scraped just a little at one point so I'd like to see if it isn't possible to raise the rear of the bus a bit temporarily to get a little more clearance when I go in and out. If not, maybe I can trim the support rails a bit at the ends. No hurry though.

The driver said it ran great and he was very enthusiastic about it. I was probably more nervous about the entire transaction than I had any reasonable right to be. Mike Pouncey is a heck of a nice guy and helped me out in every way that he could. But now than this part is over and I feel like I'm not jinxing myself by disclosing the details I feel free to tell you guys some more about it. First off, I learned that the engine in the bus has only 140K miles on it. I asked about the bull gear and he checked with maintenance and found the engine had been replaced, so I've essentially got a new engine in the bus. I will still do the inpection on the bull gear in due course but apparently have nothing to fear in that regard.

I paid $5250 for the bus. This was due in much regard to the non-standard interior and the damage to the rear bumper, neither of which is a concern to me, but made it virtually unsalable to any other bus service. I paid $1375 to have it delivered to my home, so my out of pocket was well below my target of $8K and I really feel like I got quite the bargain. I have 36 seats I will need to dispose of but will not have to deal with the OEM lavatory. Interestingly, the overhead bins are equipped with underslung parcel trays and there a bunch of inverters hung below those. I haven't looked at the wattage yet but there are enough of them that any 120v things that I want to use can have their own individual inverter.

It also appears to have the "kneeling" feature. I don't know if it can self level or not. It does have cruise control, and a number of things that the driver wasn't able to tell me what they were. I have a lot of investigation to do. Tomorrow I'll do a walkaround and then move it out to the shop so I can start working on it, but I think I'll go back out tonight just for another look. The VIN number is: 1M8PDMPA7TP048598, hopefully someone here can link me to a site where I can access info about the bus and maybe manuals and such.

I feel I'm off to a very good start and seriously look forward to the work ahead.

Jim

[chessie4905]

Wow! Great to hear is arrived with no problems and a super price.Now that I know you'll have money left to work on it, here: lol

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Charlotte-Pipe-2-in-x-10-ft-280-Sch-40-Solidcore-PVC-DWV-Pipe/3133041