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mandraks
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pretty nifty
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Mr Margaret Scratcher
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Location: Cambridge UK
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:14 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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"What did you do for your Bus today?"
Sheared off an inlet manifold stud  |
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amishman
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Location: California
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| Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 11:07 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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After a bit of a hiatus away from wrenching and my VW, I finally finished my 1967 SO42 Front Brakes. Took my bus for a test drive and seems like I may have done what I set out to do. lol.
Now, more to come. Last two Fridays I found time to play in my shop most of the days and get some projects done, so I am happy about that.
Was nice to drive my bus around. Going to order some new fuel house and drain my tank of old gas, install the new fuel line, ordering a vacuum distributor so I can relegate the 009 to the spare parts box, as well as starting to explore rear brakes next.
Kaizen! Little steps for me!
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mikelars
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Location: North Carolina
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BarryL 
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Location: Casa de Oro, California
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Do you know what it was timed at when it was sputtering? |
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Who.Me?
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Joined: July 14, 2014
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Location: UK (South)
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 11:06 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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I gave him his own padded cell. He lives with me. I'd drive anyone nuts...
They're actually fireproof kapok-filled drapes designed to protect walls, particularly in lifts, from impact damage and abrasion during renovation work.
I bought them last autumn, because they were advertised as welding curtains. Easy mistake for the seller to make as they have the same fire rating.
I was going to keep a couple and sell the rest.
I Googled the manufactuer to see how much they sell for new and found out what they're really for. I figured there wouldn't be much of a market for them, so I decided to hang them up.
The garage is narrow. I was tired of scraping along the rough brick to get past the truck and banging the door on the wall getting in and out of the cab. When I work on the brakes etc., I have my back against the wall. These are soft and warm. Should help keep the garage warm too.
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67DC CB
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Location: Athol, Idaho
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| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Went from this
To this
I’m not 100% on the color, but I sure as heck like these better than the bug wheels. |
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mikelars
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Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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BarryL -
I don’t remember where the timing was when it was sputtering, but it was significantly off as I had to change it quite a bit.
On a separate note, I have a vented gas cap, and a bay 15 gallon tank in my split. Today was one of the first “hot days” in NC getting up to 86 degrees. With about 1/3 of a tank, I drove the bus, parked in the sun, and drove home around 6pm. Within 15 min of parking the bus I started to hear a hissing from the vented fuel cap. I opened it and a lot of air went into the tank, as there was a significant vacuum in there. I assume from he fuel and vapor in the tank cooling off. So then after it was equalized, I waited another 15 min and I could hear the hissing again! So I opened it and it was about half the amount of suction this time.
So I assume the venting hiss is enough to slowly equalize this pressure without imploding the tank. Does anyone else have experience with the “rate” of tank venting on warm days to avoid implosion?
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BulliBill
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:58 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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A "vented cap" ought to keep up with your fuel expansion or contraction. I suspect it really isn't venting much if at all. If you have some, swap caps and see if it re-occurs? Or start to rotate/tighten the cap but leave it a little loose and hope that vents it better?
Bill
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Okie Adam
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:52 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Does your bay tank have the vent line on top still?
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mikelars
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Daddybus
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| Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 10:17 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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I run a bay tank in the '67 daddybus. I used the bay neck (I used screws and 3 flat washers to "pinch" the round filler lip against the bus body ( no holes drilled in bus). In the bay neck, I welded in a fuel flap from the neck of a fuel injected truck gas tank (Toyota I think). I use a non-vented cap. I ran the breather hose to a charcoal-filled reusable fuel filter. After the filter, the end of the breather hose is clamped to the gas filler tray (with the drain pipe). Breathes like stock and no sloshing out on turns.
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mikelars
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crukab
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Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Got the front doors open !!!!!!!!!!!!
1st time in 5-6 years ! This Bus sat in my back field for YEARS as a storage unit for VW engines, Finally got a trans in it to move it around, and now the front doors open 
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mikelars
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cru62
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| Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 3:03 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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I did this-
For no other reason than I could! The ultimate Anti-theft device. The "nut" is from a VW Military vehicle. Not sure of the vintage or model. Had to rethread it to the Bus column. I took the actual button out of the original assembly. I used a button made for a Bug 3-spoke Standard wheel in the nut hole. Made by MSW in Thailand. Nice piece. Kinda spendy. But, whatever. So, I fixed it, too-
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BarryL
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| Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Trippy. Will you wear the wheel when you go in a store? |
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cru62
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| Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Fo’ Sho’!! On a fat chain with my grill.....
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