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zuggbug
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Spent the better part of a Sunday getting the greaseball of a 40 horse extracted from the bus and pulling foam out from everywhere. We actually had fun doing it.
As a side note, the interior panels were held on by at least 500 hex drywall screws
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coincidentally my buddy in Seattle spent time taking the foam out of our find this weekend. You think you have foam everywhere.
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Enkiel
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Joined: October 21, 2004
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Location: Quebec, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:49 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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first time i see foam inside an engine bay... look scary
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POS
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Joined: December 27, 2004
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Location: In a bus, down by the river in Boonville MO
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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that looks like fun...
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Col_Forbin
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Joined: November 25, 2011
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Location: Austin, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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yikes! at least it doesnt appear to have held much moisture..
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Daddybus
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Made some guards for the tail lights. Prepping for a SST attempt in 2017.
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:08 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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So the Dromy's engine leaks a bit of oil... like who has a forkin vw aircooled engine that DOESN'T!!! 
While I could and should make a effort to better seal it, that just cannot happen in the crunch time left before the Twin Lakes trip coming up. While I prolly be taking caboose on the caravan, pulling the trailer and such, just in case I figured a way to at least mitigate the "oil-leak-on-the-muffler-misting" issue. If not just to prevent that mist from falling on whoever is following me, at least it should keep it from spotting the crap out of the back of the bus. You all know what I'm talking about here. 
The most annoying leak is coming out of the push rod tubes on the 3-4 head. After a good half hour at my first attempt at that ended up in failure, decided to stop that and move to the second phase, BIG "oil leak catch tin" for the whole engine. Once I got that figured out, it dawned on me to "match" that for the heads! So I created sleds that should drive the leak away from the header. 
Here's the pix:
The "catch all" tin.
This was the main source of the mist, a leak right on the very hot J-tube.
The other side.
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Red Fau Veh
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Location: Prescott Az.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:49 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Sploosh! 
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Daddybus
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| Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Removed the dangling 12v power outlet that used to get caught in the deck lid when I closed the engine compartment and replaced it with a solid-mounted 12v outlet. |
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Daddybus
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| Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Sump drain plug sealing washer failure...I guess that I'll be making a mess changing it out today. |
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64 ragtop volks
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:19 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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finally got a flat ice pic dove blue door,ans had friend put some logos on it.
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EverettB 
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zuggbug
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Location: Anderson SC
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Nice Ike
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oldthingguy
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Forgot to post - installed my safari's last week.
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frehstan
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Location: Washington, USA
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:43 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Started to look it over more closely and figure out where to start on my new '63 single cab project. Attempted to make an operable gas gauge but P/O had painted the tank sender and all, so no joy yet. Also cleaned a pound or so of dirt from the drivers side rear corner.
Looking forward to many more hours of wrenching and driving pleasure, and a few busted knuckles. |
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Enkiel
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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decided to try to remove the crack on my steering wheel...
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EmpiGT
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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got a good sun burn today color sanding and buffing, only did the driver's side. I look like a ripe tomato right now, but the 45 year old repaint really shined up well.
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GLHTurbo
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Came out great. Set up the ez up tent for the rest of the job.
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got a good sun burn today color sanding and buffing, only did the driver's side. I look like a ripe tomato right now, but the 45 year old repaint really shined up well.
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EmpiGT
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Ya I should, it's in the shade of the shop building until about 11am. color sanding took off the rust stains running down the nose. I kind of wanted to leave it but buffing removed it too. I'm trying to sale the bus right now but having second thoughts I think in the next couple weeks I'll weld in the rear wheel arches and rockers and blend them in then stick a motor in. And drive it until my big project is done. |
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Big Bill
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Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 5:38 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Adjusted the link pins,and brakes. Greased the front end and had new tires installed. |
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crukab
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Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Tweeked the Brakes & hosed out the dusty engine compartment, took it on a nice Saturday cruze...
Hit a cool (1)55,555 miles:
Crappy cell pic.... BUT it happened to hit here:
On the way to the Punch Bowl in Warren Vt. ..... 
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'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
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