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otiswesty
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Heater clocks
Ambulance light switch
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GeoffP
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Location: Blaine WA / Vancouver
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:48 pm Post subject: Air intake covers |
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chimneyfish
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Oh, that's easy. The United Kingdom.
They don't call it the "Imperial System" for nothing ya know!
The Brits were forced into the evil Metric system in 1995.
Also, Australia for a time, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, India, and Hong Kong (All RHD). Now just the States. |
Yes and No. Our (UK) weights and measures are now in metric, and our money system went metric (decimalisation) way back in the 70s. However, some things remain the same, our speedos and road signs are and remain in miles, and when in the pub, we buy our beer in pints.
Edit: By the way, we get more beer for our money, 1 imperial pint = 1.2009 US pints.
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:39 pm Post subject: Air intake covers |
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Cold weather equipment? What's the source for the photo?
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GeorgeL
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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...and when in the pub, we buy our beer in pints.
Edit: By the way, we get more beer for our money, 1 imperial pint = 1.2009 US pints. |
Hmm, I think I'd prefer to be in a metric country where beer is sold by the litre! 
I know, in my dreams... |
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chabanais
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Any decent Kraut bar will do this. There is a bar near me that sells up to 2 litres of beer... the "boot" glass.
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| chimneyfish wrote: |
...and when in the pub, we buy our beer in pints.
Edit: By the way, we get more beer for our money, 1 imperial pint = 1.2009 US pints. |
Hmm, I think I'd prefer to be in a metric country where beer is sold by the litre!
I know, in my dreams... |
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eelke
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Location: Arnhem
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:18 am Post subject: |
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have a diagnostic connector for in the engine room.
also the ambulance switch and rooflichts (blue and redcross) |
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YOGIVW
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Location: Olsztyn/POLAND
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Too funny 
I got both parts on the Samba classifieds!
The headlight washer tank is from Pawel in Poland. I think it was only $60 plus shipping. I bought it from him a couple of years ago as pictured. I recently got a set of the matching Swedish bumper overriders with the spray nozzles from him to go with it, so now it is all going on the bus this coming spring. Pics of the overriders to follow (not impressive). |
still got 2 tanks for sale and just one ( right side override )
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EspenX
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Cold weather equipment? What's the source for the photo? |
Source: http://www.ratwell.com/technical/FAQ.html
And you are correct
"If it snows heavily where you live you may want to get a pair of these:
They were sold by the dealer (000 091 232) but you can still find them on eBay for about $40. Made in Germany and they fit 73-79 models."
To me they seem pretty useless, if buses had a need for it, we should be covering up the vents when it rained aswell. But I guess that is why they are rare |
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Jerry
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I took a pic of this id tag, not sure what it means...
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busdaddy
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Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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rustbus
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I took a pic of this id tag, not sure what it means...
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Wow, that's pretty sweet! don't throw THAT away! where did you find it?
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Jerry
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I took a few pics of that bus actually... belonged to a fellow in MD I bought a couple of splittys from. It had the factory red pop-top material & a camper conversion I'd never seen before.
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Jerry
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here's a couple of the interior...
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mattcuddy
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here's a couple of the interior...
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So 69/3. Not rare in general, but here in the states there are not tons. Its just a Euro spec westy. Awesome. Know if its for sale? |
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srfndoc
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I have a set of original brown walkthru pads (tops and sides) that came with my bus (68 Deluxe), how rare are those compared to the standard black? My bus had a special paint code which no one has been able to decipher as well (522807).
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420GOAT
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Location: Wilmington, CA on a nice quiet street but still in the 'hood
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Cold weather equipment? What's the source for the photo? |
Source: http://www.ratwell.com/technical/FAQ.html
And you are correct
"If it snows heavily where you live you may want to get a pair of these:
They were sold by the dealer (000 091 232) but you can still find them on eBay for about $40. Made in Germany and they fit 73-79 models."
To me they seem pretty useless, if buses had a need for it, we should be covering up the vents when it rained aswell. But I guess that is why they are rare |
if you dont have heater flaps will these work out? i asked before but got no response,....i was thinking of maybe repopping them and selling them at around $30 shipped. made fom vinyl and magnets.
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TomWesty
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I took a pic of this id tag, not sure what it means...
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I think it translates to "Don't screw a plate here or it will cause rust."
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TomWesty
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| cdennisg wrote: |
Cold weather equipment? What's the source for the photo? |
Source: http://www.ratwell.com/technical/FAQ.html
And you are correct
"If it snows heavily where you live you may want to get a pair of these:
They were sold by the dealer (000 091 232) but you can still find them on eBay for about $40. Made in Germany and they fit 73-79 models."
To me they seem pretty useless, if buses had a need for it, we should be covering up the vents when it rained aswell. But I guess that is why they are rare |
if you dont have heater flaps will these work out? i asked before but got no response,....i was thinking of maybe repopping them and selling them at around $30 shipped. made fom vinyl and magnets. |
I think you would be cutting off fresh intake air to a degree, but it should help your engine heat up on frosty days. I will try it and report back. I am going to use magnetic sign material on my '71. No chokes on my Kaddies and no thermostat either. I may get engine tin from Awesome Powdercoat to solve Thermostat issue correctly. The way snow blows in sideways around here, the vent mod would be very helpful. I've never had a raindrift in my vents before....
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Chad M
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I had a set of similar material (silver vinyl) for my old 240 Volvo. They have a spring loaded hook that you pushed in and twisted 90 degrees with a screw driver. The hook hangs on the vanes of the intake grill. We call them a winter front in these parts and it's more about slowing the cold air intake than block snow from drifting in.
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| 420GOAT wrote: |
| EspenX wrote: |
| cdennisg wrote: |
Cold weather equipment? What's the source for the photo? |
Source: http://www.ratwell.com/technical/FAQ.html
And you are correct
"If it snows heavily where you live you may want to get a pair of these:
They were sold by the dealer (000 091 232) but you can still find them on eBay for about $40. Made in Germany and they fit 73-79 models."
To me they seem pretty useless, if buses had a need for it, we should be covering up the vents when it rained aswell. But I guess that is why they are rare |
if you dont have heater flaps will these work out? i asked before but got no response,....i was thinking of maybe repopping them and selling them at around $30 shipped. made fom vinyl and magnets. |
I think you would be cutting off fresh intake air to a degree, but it should help your engine heat up on frosty days. I will try it and report back. I am going to use magnetic sign material on my '71. No chokes on my Kaddies and no thermostat either. I may get engine tin from Awesome Powdercoat to solve Thermostat issue correctly. The way snow blows in sideways around here, the vent mod would be very helpful. I've never had a raindrift in my vents before.... |
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