I Bought a Bird' From Firefighter Dave Hollis...

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Hello, Dave...

Now I have your e-mail, but here you are, so I'll talk to you here as
others might want to read and contribute.

To start with, yes! the bus was in Drive and not in Neutural. I felt
like an idiot when my eyes focused on the teeth inside the shifter and
realized my mistake. Once I put the shifter in neutural it started
right up.

Since I've had the bus here in Vegas I have taken it for four short
trips, twice to both lake Havasu and lake Mead. After the big trip
back I took it to Vegas Catapillar and got a full lube, filters and oil
change service. Are there only two fuel filters? The one on top of
the motor and the element in the water seperator? The bus has
performed without a hitch.

I found a small leak that hit the ground just inboard of the RF jack.
It was antifreeze, and it was leaking, very slowly, from a hose that
was clamped to a flange of an alloy cylender. I'm not sure where it
was routing from or to, but I double clamped it and the leak went
away. I suspect that this hose has to do with the chassie heating
plumbing.

The only thing else I can think to ask you about, at the moment, is a
noise that I hear, infrequently, from the LF jack when it is deployed.
the Jack does not seem to move, yet infrequently, you will hear a sort
of bonging sound. The jacks work fine, have you ever heard it do this?

Thanks for selling me a good solid bus, Dave, and NO, you can not have
it back!

--James
1978 FC33
Las Vegas NV