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...I have been busy. New job. New classes heading for a new career. All sorts of stuff have kept me from wrenching on the bus is a major fashion. Little stuff, sure, but no big projects! Well, every car has its way of reminding the owner that "Hey, I need some attention here!" So when Amber and I were out driving in the Santa Cruz Mountains last weekend and it started becoming more and more difficult to turn left, I knew that some repairs were due. I had also recently purchased new cargo door seals and cargo door stops to ...read more

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It's done! Well, it took a bit of effort and while I should have been watching a sick kitty (who thankfully didn't get sick yesterday), my dad and I spent a few hours running, soldering, and insulating the proper hot wires and one serious ground wire down a bit of conduit into the engine compartment (it looks very back to the future) and then a color-matched, proper set of leads up to the switches under the dash. And on a typical project, we'd have to go back and fix at least one thing before they worked properly. Perhaps this time ...read more

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So Shasta encouraged me to lighten up a little. The project idea was simple. Add lights to my roofrack in order to provide more visibility either while driving or stopped when I am out and about in very dark areas! I spent more than a week making sure that all the parts I needed were in my parents' garage and then cheaply sourcing everything else. I also drew diagram after diagram, trying to figure out the most efficient way to wire up this project. Well, today I started with the goal of completing the whole mission: add five lights on ...read more

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Call it a teaser, but I was inspired by some of the other buses I saw on the Shasta Trip and I am working on a little project right now that should "light"en things up around my bus! :D

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So my major problem on the Shasta Snow Trip was my distributor. For one reason or another, the spark was just not advancing at all. And when spark does not advance, well, everything is just a bit retarded. In the tiny town (and town is being generous) of Kettenpom, CA, we swapped the stock distributor for a 009 (mechanical advance) distributor and timed it as best we could. It definitely improved the performance of the bus for the rest of the trip. But what exactly was the problem? Well, initial inspection on the road showed that the vacuum line was ...read more

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And as soon as we were there, it was time to leave. :( I awoke early (again) on Sunday morning and instantly my mind focused on road conditions and whether or not we could make it out of town by 9am. I wanted to get back and at least have a little bit of day to unpack and rest up before work the next day (note to self: take Monday off next year). 6:30am...I wander out to check on the bus and then go to the Stage Door Cafe again for a coffee and to call home and have someone ...read more

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