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Thanks to Ernie/Spare stuff to carry - sfedeli3 - 08-08-2008 14:44 We're just wrapping up our 5K mile trip from Hershey out to Glacier NP, Ernie's Camp-o-rama at the Livingston Fairgrounds and Teton NP. As many of you know, last weekend, Ernie re-carpeted our PT with some Mohawk designer grade stuff that we bought at Lowe's. Over the past few days, we've really come to enjoy having nice carpet in the coach and are very grateful to him for doing such a fantastic job. If you are giving flooring installation a thought, he is quite the expert and proved it to Kelly and I with his fine workmanship. I made a pretty good try at restoring his exterior paint by using a mechanical buffer, 3M rubbing compound and Paint Guard Plus wax. The brown paint looks almost new, but the cream is so thin that little could be done to restore any shine to it. Given the great job that he did on our coach, I really wish that I could have done better. So far, we've traveled 4,746 miles. the ol' 6V92 has been running great, averaging 5.88 MPG over the whole trip (mountains and all). We used 7.5 qts of oil so far and have been running around 65-70 MPH. We're on the Ohio turnpike tonight spending the evening at one of their very nice travel plazas. 6 of them have hookups for $15, but we opted for the boon docking corral since we DO have a Bluebird and all. So far, we've had a need for the following items- Throttle return spring (happens to match the one on an '85 Caprice 4 BBL carburetor); A thrown belt on the alternator (I guess the wife's microwave-reheat of the quesadilla's with the inverter on in Nebraska was just too much for the brand spanking new Leece-Neville's Green Stripe belts to handle); A rubber door hinge (only the mid-80's folks have to worry about these- and they are still available from the school bus side of bluebird). I'm glad that I had a mounted spare tire and my X-12 wrench in Montana- there were places in there that had surely never seen a bus, let alone changed a tire on one. If you don't leave the cities or populated areas too much, then both are sort of overkill. My 220V fan died on the Perkins Genset before we left, so I temporarily installed a Hayden 12V fan on the outside of the radiator and it did just fine at cooling the genset on our trip. I'll replace the old motor, but having one of the Hayden fans in the roof pod is a thought! Thanks to Ernie/Spare stuff to carry - Scott Forman - 08-08-2008 15:03 Shane, How did you manage to ruin a ruber hinge? More importantly, how did you get the old one off? I have one the is ripped, have the new rubber for it, but cannot separate the hinge from the bus to switch it out. Scott Forman 86 PT38 Memphis --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sfedeli3" <sfedeli3@...> wrote: > > We're just wrapping up our 5K mile trip from Hershey out to Glacier > NP, Ernie's Camp-o-rama at the Livingston Fairgrounds and Teton NP. As > many of you know, last weekend, Ernie re-carpeted our PT with some > Mohawk designer grade stuff that we bought at Lowe's. Over the past > few days, we've really come to enjoy having nice carpet in the coach > and are very grateful to him for doing such a fantastic job. If you > are giving flooring installation a thought, he is quite the expert and > proved it to Kelly and I with his fine workmanship. I made a pretty > good try at restoring his exterior paint by using a mechanical buffer, > 3M rubbing compound and Paint Guard Plus wax. The brown paint looks > almost new, but the cream is so thin that little could be done to > restore any shine to it. Given the great job that he did on our coach, > I really wish that I could have done better. > > So far, we've traveled 4,746 miles. the ol' 6V92 has been running > great, averaging 5.88 MPG over the whole trip (mountains and all). We > used 7.5 qts of oil so far and have been running around 65-70 MPH. > We're on the Ohio turnpike tonight spending the evening at one of > their very nice travel plazas. 6 of them have hookups for $15, but we > opted for the boon docking corral since we DO have a Bluebird and all. > So far, we've had a need for the following items- Throttle return > spring (happens to match the one on an '85 Caprice 4 BBL carburetor); > A thrown belt on the alternator (I guess the wife's microwave-reheat > of the quesadilla's with the inverter on in Nebraska was just too much > for the brand spanking new Leece-Neville's Green Stripe belts to > handle); A rubber door hinge (only the mid-80's folks have to worry > about these- and they are still available from the school bus side of > bluebird). I'm glad that I had a mounted spare tire and my X-12 wrench > in Montana- there were places in there that had surely never seen a > bus, let alone changed a tire on one. If you don't leave the cities or > populated areas too much, then both are sort of overkill. My 220V fan > died on the Perkins Genset before we left, so I temporarily installed > a Hayden 12V fan on the outside of the radiator and it did just fine > at cooling the genset on our trip. I'll replace the old motor, but > having one of the Hayden fans in the roof pod is a thought! > Thanks to Ernie/Spare stuff to carry - Curt Sprenger - 08-08-2008 15:54 Scott,
I'm not Shane, but I have removed many rubber hinged doors. We R&Rd one on Dick Hayden's '87 PT at Q 2008 . Took only a few minutes. Open the bay door, have two people support the door, disconnect the supports, sit with your back to the bus and under the hinge and remove all the screws that hold the hinge to the bus body. Place the bay door on a table...pull the two hinge sections apart (takes some pulling)...clean out ALL the dirt in both sections...use soap or similar and slide the new rubber in...let the assemble rest for about 15 minutes...cut off the rubber overhang...reinstall the bay door. The hing and body are threaded so the hinge must be pressed to the body (use a couple clamps) before replacing the screws. On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Scott Forman <"scottforman75@gmail.com"> wrote:
-- Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing" Anaheim Hills, CA Thanks to Ernie/Spare stuff to carry - Curt Sprenger - 08-08-2008 15:57 Scott,
One more thing. Be sure to use silicone or a sealer between the hing and the coach body,so moisture can't get in. On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:54 PM, Curt Sprenger <"curtsprenger@gmail.com"> wrote:
-- Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing" Anaheim Hills, CA Thanks to Ernie/Spare stuff to carry - erniecarpet@... - 08-08-2008 21:12 Shane, you did a great job on my coach, from rebuilding the docking lites, adding LEDs on the rear and working on my dead paint. i thank you
Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Livingston, Montana with Brenda Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. Thanks to Ernie/Spare stuff to carry - sfedeli3 - 08-08-2008 23:40 Hi Scott, The hinge had a few tears in it at the end and some hidden ones that I could not see on the inside. I've been replacing them one-by-one as they've failed and figured it best to take some proactive steps before we left Ernie's. Detach the air springs from the door and let them hang from the compartment opening mounts. Cut the old rubber and separate the door from the mounting strip first. You will need 2 people to do this. You have to remove the small screws that hold the upper part of the hinge mount on the coach too. These can be really tough to get out- so be sure to soak them down with some PB blaster the night before. Once the door is off, it's usually easier to simply cut the rubber longways several times until you can pull small strips of it out with a pair of needle-nosed pliers. Usually, there is a lot of corrosion between the rubber and the aluminum strips, so it's really hard to pull out all in one piece. There are small Phillips-head screws at each end of the rubber that need to be removed too. Once the rubber is out of each side of the track, I usually clean all of the corrosion with a dental pick and small slotted screwdriver. I coat the new rubber hinge material with silicone grease (plumbers grease) and it will slip in relatively easily. I've found that re-mounting the door works better when you drill out the holes slightly on the aluminum mounting flange so that the screws will tighten into the coach's metal. Otherwise, you end up pushing the door away from the coach when you try to tighten the mounting screws. Remounting the door is a two or three-person job. One will have to sit on the ground with the screwdriver, tightening the mount and the other two have to hold the door slightly open, but tightly against the coach so that you can reinstall it firmly. Shane Fedeli 85PT40 Hershey, PA --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <scottforman75@...> wrote: > > Shane, > > How did you manage to ruin a ruber hinge? More importantly, how did > you get the old one off? I have one the is ripped, have the new > rubber for it, but cannot separate the hinge from the bus to switch > it out. > > Scott Forman > 86 PT38 > Memphis > Thanks to Ernie/Spare stuff to carry - sfedeli3 - 08-08-2008 23:44 Curt and Scott, The original sealant that bluebird used was Dyco C-10. It can be found at most Camping World stores. It sticks well to itself, never dries out and can be cleaned off with Xylene. Usually only runs around 6.99 per tube. It is a much better sealant than Silicone. You won't need much, just a small bead on the aluminum mounting flange will do it. There is usually a good amount left on the flange and coach mounting surfaces after you pull them apart. -Shane --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Curt Sprenger" > > Scott, > One more thing. Be sure to use silicone or a sealer between the hing and the > coach body,so moisture can't get in. > > On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:54 PM, Curt Sprenger > > > Scott, > > I'm not Shane, but I have removed many rubber hinged doors. We R&Rd one on > > Dick Hayden's '87 PT at Q 2008 . Took only a few minutes. Open the bay door, > > have two people support the door, disconnect the supports, sit with your > > back to the bus and under the hinge and remove all the screws that hold the > > hinge to the bus body. Place the bay door on a table...pull the two hinge > > sections apart (takes some pulling)...clean out ALL the dirt in both > > sections...use soap or similar and slide the new rubber in...let the > > assemble rest for about 15 minutes...cut off the rubber overhang...reinstall > > the bay door. The hing and body are threaded so the hinge must be pressed to > > the body (use a couple clamps) before replacing the screws. Thanks to Ernie/Spare stuff to carry - Terry Neal - 08-09-2008 05:56 Hi Shane, Was real nice to meet you & Kelly in Livingston. We all sure enjoyed your brisket. Now I see why your nickname is so well earned!. Kellie & Katie said they had a fun time at the Sweet Pea festival with your Kelly. Katie says to tell her thanks again for the T shirt. Kellie & Katie went to Yellowstone today with Katie's boyfriend from Indiana. Sounds like you've had a good trip back home with no real major problems. How was Grand Teton & Jackson? I imagine that the traffic was probably a real bear. Thanks again for all the fine food & the visit. Kellie said she would write down the cookie recipe & send it to your Kelly. Terry Neal |