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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:06 am Post subject: |
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found the carbs loose recently....as in the tops of them loose...and falling off and dad couldnt figure out why no more power... ....
fixed that!
and proceeded to send it off on a road trip. mom n dad left a day before me, but i left on the 4th and met them later in the evening around ellensburg....story can be read here in maisy's thread
that evening i got to go spend time with dad for the first time in a long time. just me n him, no agenda, no plans, no time rush, so cares, just me n him in his bus with a canoe which we got for free from a nieghbor, and some fishing poles... i dont even like the baiting with a worm or anything, but i like spending time with dad, so i made do with it and really had a great time with him
gotta take a selfie dad!
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:12 am Post subject: |
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the next day, we continued to enjoy our father son project together and took off with the canoe and fishing stuff in the bus knowing full well we may not make it due to this:
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some retard mechanic (ME) replaced the distributor and didnt notice two timing marks cut into the fan...so he timed the motor nearly 10-15 degrees to far advance and practically murdered this motor...retimed and the knock went away later, but its still on its way out....subaru plans are being hatched...back to the story...
so we hopped on the vantage HWY and took a nice slow drive out to vantage with the bus
dad likes his bus
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:15 am Post subject: |
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we continued.....
crossed the columbia basin and quickly exited the freeway, and after getting gas and lunch at subway, we stumbled on this little fishing hole.
dad parked at a funny angle...i found the exhaust pipe less than 2 inches from the dirt..
can you see the bus in these two?
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:19 am Post subject: |
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we head back after a short attempt at fishing this little pond (ran out of worms... )taking vantage HWY all the way back. got plenty of time to talk during all this driving. very thankful for the time we get to spend together as father-son. definitely some of my favorite memories, just getting out and enjoying the bus together, not just working on it. true gifts from God.
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why? just becuase....
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started loading up for our trip back home....deciding to take the country road i found. (tabletop Mountain Road, FS3500)
[/youtube] _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:26 am Post subject: |
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got to talk on the CB radios the whole time, which made it funner, as well as safer, warning mom n dad when a car passed by me on the one lane giving them heads up.
eensy weensy bus....can you see it?
mom n dad love the bus
me n moms Selfie!
5400 Feet elevation
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:31 am Post subject: |
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here dad ran out of oil....and we had no extra. luckily, a group of campers i had passed the day before who were super friendly, were right where we stopped, and they had a quart. super nice guys up there. they were camped right on this cliff at 5400 feet up....great view, just dont sleepwalk!
on our way down, we each took a picture of the other at this spot on the road...can you see sticky?
waiting for mom n dad to catch up at one point (stayed together whole trip, but was ahead for some reason here....
had a ton of fun
made ti home safe, despite engine knock! once timed, the knock never came back, but i still plan on a new motor soon....
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:45 am Post subject: |
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a few random videos, just because...
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notchboy Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Looks like I have no more excuses not to go If Mom and Dad can do it...
Looks like lots of fun. Whens the next trip? _________________
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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our next trip in the busses will be to port townsend right after the show, to a jazz festival on the 20-27th, so ill go spend the week with just mom basically.
after that, i want to make a solid effort at a group to go explore beckler together....plan on august!! _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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mom just shared with me her pics from the trip....heres what she saw through her phone.
gotta air down from 65PSI to 25....
dad trying to u turn it....
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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Bus updates:
today we did (i did) a valve adjust...desperately needed...a bunch were to tight a couple to loose....weird...
pulled the firewall, and hacked a hole into the rear shelf for the fuel gauge sending unit. took the unit apart, and the center rod was heavily corroded...cleaned it off carefully, reinstalled, worked great! fuel gauge now works!
downside is the tank is filthy....stocking up on filters for now, gonna pull the tank when we pull the motor next.
also found a hose for the rear vent elbow...was happy to find the right part in stock locally! 7 bucks! ($) but worth having the right part installed...looks much better than a shoddy hose from autozone that doesnt fit right...
also replaced the breather box gasket again, and attempted to tigheten the bale...no luck....ended up jamming a 1/8 inch think piece of metal uner the tab, so its wedged in solidly now. holds that gasket tightly, not leaking for now _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:58 am Post subject: |
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Yeah...not a pretty cut i know.... _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
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Zelten Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Looks like you guys had a great trip and lots of fun. But note to self. Never let Stuart the destroyer touch my bus.
Maybe I'll get to a gathering some time this summer. _________________ 1978 Delux Campmobile
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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well, the gas gauge has been working great, and the engine sucks....rust in the tank is relentless, and the carbs on the engine are absolutely terrible....got a fresh set to toss on soon, just biding my time...
just kidding. need to go get the parts out of my squareback in monroe and put them on. got a bunch of oil leaks to track down too (neverending battle it seams) id be okay with one or two small drips...but this motor pours it all over the place! so ill be digging into that soon _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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did a day trip for mom and sisters birthday (the 1st) and we decided to go adventure.
fueling up for takeoff:
stopped to check out the water....:
top of the mountain, stopped for lunch and a dance party (played fun music and danced to it through my sound system)
cool:
also kinda cool:
stopped at the river where i would like to get a group together to camp at:
from across the river:
more cool:
make a wrong turn and had to turn back due to downed trees:
and BEST OF ALL!
found a super legit campsite off a side trail (litterally, not a road) that was absolutely awesome! easily get a good 2-6 busses and a bonfire and be out far enough to get left alone! quite a cool spot, i must say. panoramic shot for effect:
we gotta go camping sometime guys! those of you who like your paint may not like that spot i found though....the bushes were a tad thick... _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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got some time to work on sticky with dad today
he fixed his passenger door not working correctly, the inside latch didnt open right. removed and cleaned the later mechanism and lubed it up, adjusted the pull rod a bit and it opens reliably now (mom was happy to hear this)
he also replaced the right front turn signal housing but not the lens. had a spare sitting in the bus that i picked up at a swap meet and the bulb was out so we took it off to investigate that anyways....so got a new bulb (after testing wiring for 30 minutes before realizing it was just the bulb burned out...) and new metal lens bucket dealio.
i removed the old dash pod and installed a fresh one from Ken at the BusCo:
note the top ones all busted around the edges, not to mention dirty....
cleaned it all up:
got a block hole with a glass cover to replace the old hole left by the broken clock we took out...going to see if tram wants to fix it or not
until then, the hole is covered
i also fiddled with the carbs trying to get them to be equally fully open at full throttle and then checking at closed (rest) position...i semi succeeded. it runs a bit better...still weak, but has a power gain in 2nd gear it didnt have before, rather then slowing down up the hill, it will actually pick up speed slowly...
also found a work rotor and dirty cap, so tossed in a spare rotor (inside locating tab had wear that allowed the rotor to move around to much) and cleaned the cap and reinstalled. got in to test it...got out to swap 2 and 4 as per my usual, then started it...just the rotor made a big difference...then i did the carbs. now it actually idles on its own again
managed to completely drop on of the driving lights i was going to install on this bus...and shattered the lens
so now i only have one...dangit.
also bent dads top support leg a bunch with a paddle from the canoe....dont ask how i just managed to pull a stuart and it bent. on the plus side, the canvas is no longer to tight when putting it up, so its much easier to get the top up on the downside...its massively bent. havent tried to straighten it out yet, but i will eventually. _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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also re inflated the tires from the last off-road excursion to Beckler. now its much easier to steer with 40 psi in the fronts rather then 20. _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
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