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Your sputtering was probably due to the cold. I on the other hand being a displaced Yankee, hit the engine heat button in the morning while the Webasco heated the bus and hot water and when I turned the key it was a nice 100 degrees.:cool: Sprang to life with narry a stumble.;)
Meanwhile... Back to the subject of TPS.
Youse guys kid about Lew having one in his Ace Hardware.
Doesn't everyone carry an assortment of potentiometers? Be careful who you throw stones at gentlemen, I'll challenge you to a potentiometer throwing contest. Oh, I forgot, youse guys are already out of ammunition. I win!!
Lew
Hey Dale and Jan,
Being the badass bikers that you are, you should check out koyote ranch at koyoteranch.com, it is just down the road from Kerrville and caters to buses and bikers. We spent a few days there over the Labor day weekend, nice facilities and biker friendly.
Just say when:D
AP
PS Jim I am sorry if I should have entered this post under Buses and Bikers
Lew:
No potentiometrs on board, but I have pitot tubes, incline manometers and magnahelic gauges. These items are used to measure pressure drop across filters and determine air velocity.
Go easy on us with those Chanel 9 words.
We missed you @ POG 2. The next one will be closer to your home. Plan on being there in April. I had a hard time operating without my third baseman.
Harry
Tom: I have continued to question the sputtering issue because I did not use the Webasto (being the True Southern boy that I am), I set the thermostat on the cruise airs and continued to relax comfortably while at SF. However after having the TPS issue, I made it a point to fire up the Webasto a couple of hours before cranking the engine and the coach was also nice and toasty on the cold mornings. Engine immediately purred. It likes to be warm too! I just don't care for all the noise from the inside fans.
Fast Roger,
Like me, you probably have squeeky Webasto blower fans inside the bus. I think Jon was going to get us a suggested Grainger part #. I found I like the heat better as it rises from the bottom, unlike the cruise airs where the heat just hangs around the ceiling.
MM
Fan noise?:eek: My Marathon has two fan speed settings on the 12V heat side and you can barely hear the low speed, it's much quieter than the Cruiseairs. Is it possible the all mighty Liberty's don't have this option?:confused:
You lucky dog, wish I was still out there instead of being back to the grind. Great pic of the Grand Canyon....
Well now the rest of the story....
Remember me blowing black smoke? When I took the bus in for that bad injector, I had mentioned to the Detroit guy the transmission hose that had rubbed a hole in it and I had fixed it with a hose nipple and four clamps, (remember the thread, Check your hoses?) I said if you have time you can put a new hose on, but re-route it so it won't happen again.
When I went back Thursday the bill was $900 and change. Remember that the injector is under warranty. He said he found a hole in the exaust manifold and had it welded, found a small water leak, replaced the hose, the KN filter was plugged from the bad injector blowing smoke. Anyway paid it and went on my way.
After sleeping on it, I started thinking man! that's was expensive for no more then what was done. So I called down and asked for the store manager and visited with him for a few minutes. He thought it sounded high and asked if he was to credit me back $400 would that be fair, I said yes.
I'm writing this to see if this is an isolated incendent or should we as "rich bus owners", beware. I would just think that they would call to see if you want these little things (that I enjoy fixing) done.
Any thoughts?
Dale:
I don't think that it was an isolated incident. I think that anybody will take advantage of anybody else at any time. You have to be constantly on guard.
During Jon's air brake talk he told us not to have our coaches towed in case of an air brake failure on one wheel; just have the mechanic "cage the brake" and then drive the coach to the truck stop repair center. If the guy tells you it has to be towed, at lease we will know enough to say "no". That little bit of knowledge paid for my trip to SF.
Knowledge is power! If you know how long a repair job should take you can argue your position more favorably.
I have questioned repair bills in the past and have had the same results that you did. They knocked a few hundred dollars off. Please keep in mind that I don't do this everytime I have my coach worked on; only when I feel that I have been overcharged. Once the repair center knows that you are checking, they seem to be a little more careful with the pencil.:D
Dale & Tuga,
Thanks for taking the time to share. I think it's vital that everytime anyone does anything to their bus that it should be posted here. It may be a trivial item to you, but to a NOOB it may be a first time revelation. Postings like this is what makes POG really work. Harassing Lew is just icing on the cake.
Peace & Bus Love - Mango