Finally bought a Bluebird!!

[mbulriss]

About the only thing to add to Don's comments is that some folks have reported
reducing the porpoising by adjusting the front shocks to their firmest position,
if the bus has adjustable shocks on front.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "jerry_94110" wrote:
>
> Thanks Don....Since the coach is stored around 45 min from my house; the next
time I am there I will check the gauges that show the air pressure.
>
> I will have American Bus check out the shocks. They are probably 24 years old.
>
> Regarding the horn, I did find the foot pedal when pulling into the storage
yard at the end of my trip. The horn was going off for no apparent reason until
I moved the floor mat that my foot was on which was on the pedal. I thought to
myself that is why there is a fold down foot pedal to rest your foot on, so you
don't set the horn off.
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner" wrote:
> >
> > On 5/8/2011 at 3:34 PM jerry_94110 wrote:
> >
> > I'll take on a couple of those:
> >
> > >-The bus bounces a lot from forward to back like a dolphin swimming
> > >through the ocean. Is this normal? At some points it bounce so hard the
> > >air horns went off.
> >
> > Just sounds like it needs new shocks. The air horn was probably you stepping
on the floor switch - did you know it was there?
> >
> > >-After stopping for about an hour to eat, when getting back into the
> > >bus, the front step was hanging limp and I needed to wait for the bus to
> > >air up again. How long does the bus hold it air?
> >
> > There are three separate areas that hold air. First is the brakes. The
right-hand air gauge with two needles show the front and rear brakes, which run
around 120 psi in use. They should take a long time to drop.
> >
> > Second is the air bags. The tag axle has a gauge, and should be around 60
psi, but the others don't have a gauge and you will know that they are down only
by watching the coach "sink."
> >
> > Finally there is the auxiliary tank, which feeds the front step. It has a
myriad of connections on things like the waste dump valves and anything else
that uses air. I've never been able to get that one to hold air for an hour -
too many small places to leak.
> >
>