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BLUTO74
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Joined: May 17, 2010
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Location: Pensacola, FL
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 Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:14 am Post subject: Re: Finally Found My Bus! |
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Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I've been active here and figured I'd revive my old thread. I just returned to the states after spending 4 years in Japan. Now I only have 14 months until I retire from the military and I'll have more time to focus on Bluto. 
Let me start off by saying Bluto is no longer in good shape. By that, I mean interior wise. Prior to departing for Japan, I left the bus in San Antonio in the care of my father-in-law. It was garaged, kept clean and was running like a top. Well, my FIL moved to a house with a garage that could not fit Bluto thus leaving him out in the elements. The inside exhaust fan on top began to leak creating moisture and the onset of mildew and mold began. The paneling has rot away. It's a damn shame, but now my only choice is to gut the interior and salvage as much as I can, if any. 
Besides that, my FIL apparently drove it to a VW show about an hour away and on his return trip, overheated the bus. The answer to that was, "we were in a hurry to get home." I'm assuming he pushed it too much....unfortunately, I'll never know.  I'll be dropping the engine as well and see how much damage was done.
I will be posting pics soon. Sorry for the rambling, but I wanted to spark this thread again as I'm sure I'll be soliciting for help in the near future.
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BLUTO74
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Joined: May 17, 2010
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Location: Pensacola, FL
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: Finally Found My Bus! |
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As promised, here are some pictures of my current interior. I have already began to remove the parts that were already destroyed or deteriorating. I'll be removing the paneling along the high top so that I can access the headliner and eventually seal up the vent area where I'm assuming moisture was coming in. It's a sad day for Bluto.
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1800cc, Dual Solex 34 PDSIT
"HEIR KOMMT BLUTO"
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cmonSTART
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Joined: July 15, 2014
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Location: NH
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: Finally Found My Bus! |
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Ouch! Can you save any of the interior?
Sitting is tough for a vehicle, 4 wheeled or 2 - especially when moisture becomes an issue.
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Hikelite
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Joined: August 31, 2012
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Location: Colville, WA
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: Finally Found My Bus! |
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Poor Bluto
I hope you're able to restore him back to his former glory.
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Tcash
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Joined: July 20, 2011
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Location: San Jose, California, USA
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Finally Found My Bus! |
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Google Black Mold, and please wear the appropriate safety equipment.
Good luck
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vic74westy
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Joined: December 29, 2010
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Location: Rogue Valley Oregon
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:52 pm Post subject: Re: Finally Found My Bus! |
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That water damage sucks but 14 months to retirement sounds SWEET! Plenty of time to get that interior sorted out and then plenty of time for ROAD TRIPS!
I'm curious about the cutout in the spare tire well. Was that part of the camper conversion? For a heater perhaps? |
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