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

[erniecarpet@...]

James, best wishes on your coach. I'll try and search the membership for
Daves email address. Ernie-83pt40 in Texas


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[orbitalsolutions]

About 6 weeks ago I purchased a 1978 FC33 from Dave Hollis of
Springfield Illinois. I would like to send him an e-mail, but I can't
put my hands on his address right now, hopefully Dave will read this
and reply.

What a great Bus! I drove it about 1800 miles since I got it and this
bus has been a real pleasure. The bus has received very good care and
excellent ownership before me. This old Bird' looks good, runs good,
and lives very well. This is a very simple bus that is capable of
delivering excellent dependability, with absolute minimum cost of
ownership. Anyway, I'm just thrilled with this Blue Bird Bus. It's
amazing to me how much attention it draws and the non-stop compliments
from those who see it.

Just thought I'd update the group on my 'new Bird.'



James
1978 FC33

[Robert Johannesen]

Dave,
We had a '78 for about 13 years and loved it. We just about raised our
kids in it - with no TV! There is a lot about that FC that I miss in the 1991
WLWB. Enjoy it !!

Bob & Judy Johannesen
'91WLWB40' "Seldom Blue"

orbitalsolutions wrote:
About 6 weeks ago I purchased a 1978 FC33 from Dave Hollis of
Springfield Illinois. I would like to send him an e-mail, but I can't
put my hands on his address right now, hopefully Dave will read this
and reply.

What a great Bus! I drove it about 1800 miles since I got it and this
bus has been a real pleasure. The bus has received very good care and
excellent ownership before me. This old Bird' looks good, runs good,
and lives very well. This is a very simple bus that is capable of
delivering excellent dependability, with absolute minimum cost of
ownership. Anyway, I'm just thrilled with this Blue Bird Bus. It's
amazing to me how much attention it draws and the non-stop compliments
from those who see it.

Just thought I'd update the group on my 'new Bird.'



James
1978 FC33







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[dthollis1961]

James,

Glad you like the FC, I sure did...want to sell it back to me???

I'm guessing by your glowing review that when the bus failed to
proceed 60 miles away from your home that the problem was minor.

David Hollis (Birdless and missing it...think I have the bird flu)


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "orbitalsolutions"
wrote:
>
> About 6 weeks ago I purchased a 1978 FC33 from Dave Hollis of
> Springfield Illinois. I would like to send him an e-mail, but I
can't
> put my hands on his address right now, hopefully Dave will read
this
> and reply.
>
> What a great Bus! I drove it about 1800 miles since I got it and
this
> bus has been a real pleasure. The bus has received very good care
and
> excellent ownership before me. This old Bird' looks good, runs
good,
> and lives very well. This is a very simple bus that is capable of
> delivering excellent dependability, with absolute minimum cost of
> ownership. Anyway, I'm just thrilled with this Blue Bird Bus.
It's
> amazing to me how much attention it draws and the non-stop
compliments
> from those who see it.
>
> Just thought I'd update the group on my 'new Bird.'
>
>
>
> James
> 1978 FC33
>

[orbitalsolutions]

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

[nicodemus815@...]

Hi James, and welcome. If you live in Vegas, You are my nearest "neighboring
bird." We picked up a PT a few months ago. Email me off list and we can
exchange contact info. We go to Vegas periodically, and I'm sure you will be
heading
to Zion, Bryce, etc.

BTW, Curt is in the planning stage for a west coast rally in Feb/March if you
are interested.

Steve Harrie: nicodemus815 at cs dot com
St. George, UT
'86 PT38


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