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PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2016 4:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

Vegan wallets? Didn't know they were food?
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PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2016 6:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

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WTH! How does this even happen when it has just been sitting there? Something does not seem right about this...





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PostPosted: Sat May 14, 2016 9:19 am    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

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Vegan wallets? Didn't know they were food?


Maybe I should say Leather free Very Happy

Thanks to those of you who have bought the wallets already. They are in the post.
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PostPosted: Sat May 14, 2016 12:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

Any chance of a wallet in the brown plaid wallet? I'd buy one of those. I think I'd prefer without a snap, but that isn't a deal killer I guess.
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PostPosted: Sat May 14, 2016 11:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

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Any chance of a wallet in the brown plaid wallet? I'd buy one of those. I think I'd prefer without a snap, but that isn't a deal killer I guess.


Sorry bud, no brown plaid wallets. We only have certain VW material.

The 'snapless' wallets I have are ultra thin with VW travel prints on the outside.

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There a whole heap of designs, some sepia / brown ones too.

https://kombilife.com/product/ultra-thin-wallets/
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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2016 5:58 am    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

Shoot. There are places offering the brown plaid for sale, so post up if you get some and I'll buy a brown plaid wallet.
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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2016 7:13 am    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

Where are they made?
By who?
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 10:30 am    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

I pulled the Kombi out of Haines Alaska. The damage is too severe and supplies to limited in Haines to do the work so we are headed to Whitehore in the Yukon to refit the Kombi.


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Here are som pictures of the fire damage, it's mostly smoke damage but we've had to throw away half of our stuff as it is unrecoverable:

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As you can see it got pretty hot in there.

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This is the battery that caused the fire:

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So it looks like the new transmission that i have isn't going to fit. The nose cone is different. bummer. Brick wall

I guess I have 2 options. try to swap the nose cone from the old transmission ( is that even possible?) Question

or try to build a conversion mount or something. Has anyone got experience of adapting a transmission mount?

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(oh and two of the head bolts are pulling from the engine so I have to helicoil 2 more studs on the case, also there is lots of oil coming out of the pully which isn't related to blowby or a blocked breather, so the only other thing I can think is it is excessive end play (which I will have to measure) Question

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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 10:56 am    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

Your new tranny has what we in the US know as a split bus nose cone for a full synchro bus tranny. Your old one is what we know as a full synchro type 1 nose cone. I am guessing that your tranny builder didn't realize you had a beetle nose cone in your bus.

The good news is that it should be a direct swap, the bad news is that you may have to swap the nose cone bushing from the new to the old nose cone. Not sure if/how it will fit with unseen differences and wear.

Here is a another photo found here in the gallery showing the beetle/bus nose cone differences.

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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 11:14 am    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

The powertrain on Things/Buses with reduction gear boxes is approximately three inches higher than those with CV joint drive gear. It looks like your new nosecone is for a vehicle with a powertrain approximately three inches higher. Get my drift? Wink

SHOULD be a nice swap like cdennisg said. Clean clean clean clean is the name of the game though; Rancho's new transaxle builds are tight enough without any grit getting in there. Be meticulous and careful that you do not rip the nosecone gasket upon removal, and reseal with the Permatex specially formulated for gear oils if you want to be 100% in preventing leaks. For added kicks, send the old nosecose to a parts washer as soon as you get it off. Then mock up the assembly, wash it again, paint it with cheap flat black paint that washes off with soap, and get it assembled. Of course, contact Rancho about it to make sure they'll honor the warranty if you modify anything... Cool

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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 12:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

HastaAlaska wrote:
... This is the battery that caused the fire:

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What kind of battery is that? What was it used for? What is she holding?

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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 3:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

Looks like she's holding what used to be a speaker. The battery..... I'll guess multicell lithium ion maybe? Guess we'll find out....
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 5:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

The battery looks to be made of the standard GP NiMh cells, so probably not a Lion issue.
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 6:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

Yes, my guess was a powered speaker and I Googled "powered speaker Images". but couldn't find anything that looked like it.
I found this googling "lithium ion battery packs".

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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 7:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

A description of the battery from https://kombilife.com/kombi-life-sponsors/

"JAG35 not only hooked us up with a bunch of video production kit to make our videos better quality but they also helped us turn the Kombi into a Mobile Editing Studio so that we could produce more videos in more remote locations. We did this by soldering together 150 recycled batteries into one super battery (…the kind that powers VW Buses) and linking up a high Watt solar system to the roof."

Can't help you out with what she (aka Leah!) is holding. Smile
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2016 8:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

TomWesty wrote:
Looks like she's holding what used to be a speaker. The battery..... I'll guess multicell lithium ion maybe? Guess we'll find out....


Correct and correct again.

cdennisg wrote:

The good news is that it should be a direct swap, the bad news is that you may have to swap the nose cone bushing from the new to the old nose cone. Not sure if/how it will fit with unseen differences and wear.


I swapped our the nose cone from my old one, cleaned it as best I could. there is some play in the hockey stick, but it isn't too bad. I just swapped the whole nose cone unit, so it will leak a little I'm guessing.

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A description of the battery from https://kombilife.com/kombi-life-sponsors/

"JAG35 not only hooked us up with a bunch of video production kit to make our videos better quality but they also helped us turn the Kombi into a Mobile Editing Studio so that we could produce more videos in more remote locations. We did this by soldering together 150 recycled batteries into one super battery (…the kind that powers VW Buses) and linking up a high Watt solar system to the roof."

Can't help you out with what she (aka Leah!) is holding. Smile


Wow good detective skills msnkmobi Leah is holding what used to be our speaker, it wasn't powered, just a standard house hifi speaker that I picked up for $3 in a Chilean flea market before I started the trip. At least I got some good use out of it. The battery was lithium ion made from old laptop batteries. It worked really well until the charge controller failed possibly due to freeze thaw, it's uncertain. I'll be making a video about how I made this battery this summer.

Jehu helped us make this battery, some of you may know Jehu from JAG35, he's the guy who turned his bus electric.
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 5:29 am    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

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I swapped our the nose cone from my old one, cleaned it as best I could. there is some play in the hockey stick, but it isn't too bad. I just swapped the whole nose cone unit, so it will leak a little I'm guessing.


after all the bullshit you've been through, why on earth would you drop the ball on the single nicest component that bus has? I mean, really? so your worn out nose cone will leak, and possibly cause shifting issues. I am beginning to think that you are your own worse enemy on a race straight to the bottom....

but, it's your call. think of all of those that just helped you to fix the trans issue in a proper way. you have just slapped them all in the face by re using that nose cone. if you get it together and there is an issue, I see rancho giving you 2 middle fingers for not doing the repair correctly.

another comment, I hope you aligned all of the shift rails properly too during your swap.
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 8:14 am    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

Hmm. The lesson I am getting here is to not trust a charge controller if you are storing a bus in freezing temps for a period of time.

Think it would be wise to remember this one, especially charging a battery inside a bus.

I use battery tenders on my vehicles to keep the standard batteries charged in the winter so will need to keep an eye on them - especially the bug.
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 8:25 am    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

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Vegan wallets? Didn't know they were food?

Vegan goes beyond just food. It applies to everything in your life... food, shoes, clothing, VW Buses, wallets...
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 8:56 am    Post subject: Re: Stranded on the way to ALASKA! Reply with quote

HastaAlaska wrote:
The battery was lithium ion made from old laptop batteries. It worked really well until the charge controller failed possibly due to freeze thaw, it's uncertain. I'll be making a video about how I made this battery this summer.


Here's a great name for your next video..."How to burn your bus down with a homemade battery"

Could be the start of a good DIY series.
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