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| Grant Thiessen (Busshawg)
Registered Member Username: Busshawg Post Number: 139 Registered: 10-2007 Posted From: 206.45.93.160  Rating: N/A |
Ok being as new to this as I am I was surprised to find this but shouldn't have been. I noticed last night there is a gauge on the drivers side engine rail facing the rear doors of the bus. I had to get right down on the ground to see it as it's not right at the back , but rather about half way forward of the motor right at the bottom. Hope this description helps. Not sure what it is for. I was sitting on the ground installing my toad light recpticle when I noticed it. Thanks | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 453 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.55.197.237  Rating: N/A |
Grant me be a thinking that is an oil pressure gauge. I have an MCI-8 and that where mine be hiding at. Gomer | ||
| Grant Thiessen (Busshawg)
Registered Member Username: Busshawg Post Number: 140 Registered: 10-2007 Posted From: 206.45.93.160 Rating: N/A |
great thanks, I was kind of thinking that however it was sitting at 10 so I wasn't sure and it was getting dark and didn't feel like following lines etc. Gauge is proabably shot. | ||
| John MC9 (John_mc9)
Registered Member Username: John_mc9 Post Number: 888 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 74.162.93.84  Rating: N/A |
My '79 MC9's temperature gauge was right there. Check to see if there's a thin copper tube running from it to a bulb dangling free someplace. | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 676 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 75.210.217.158 Rating: N/A |
JTNG...U R amazing...."bulb dangling"...?????  RCB | ||
| John MC9 (John_mc9)
Registered Member Username: John_mc9 Post Number: 889 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 74.162.93.84 Rating: N/A |
Yup. At the end of the copper tube should be a fitting and a "bulb" (a bulge) at the tip. wassamattafoyu? | ||
| Ralph Peters (Ralph7)
Registered Member Username: Ralph7 Post Number: 7 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 66.59.120.99 Rating: N/A |
On my MC-7 and my MC-8 the oil pressure guage is on the left engine slide rail. The oil pressure line comes out of the oil gally at the left rear of the engine, the line is used for the electric dash guage, low pressure shutdown switch(if it is working) and the manual oil pressure guage is screwed in the end to face the rear. You need to chech this guage, it is more accurate. Both coaches have manual temp. guages mounted on the top left engine compartment, near the rear start box. | ||
| Grant Thiessen (Busshawg)
Registered Member Username: Busshawg Post Number: 141 Registered: 10-2007 Posted From: 206.45.93.160 Rating: N/A |
I think your right on the money Ralph, think it's the oil pressure/ shut down switch. Thanks guys |