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| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 381 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 67.253.124.108 Rating: N/A |
out to have the bus soda blasted and on the way down found i had no headlights. there is voltage to the switches but no power to the lights. also after the soda blasting which took 2 days and i had to camp out on the property the bus would not start.seems with 1/4 tank of fuel you cant park on an angle. we took off the air filter which was a total bitch to do,thinking we may of got some soda in the intake but she was clean as a whistle. the process one of the guys broke the brass line to my algee removing device in the fuel line... our next step was a trip to lowes for an easy out and a piece of pipe. we got it all back together and she still would not start. we then decided to add 10 gallons of fuel, and with a little priming of the filters we were off. bus looks good but will need a lot of polish to shine like i want... | ||
| Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
Registered Member Username: Jack_fids Post Number: 208 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 69.171.161.122  Rating: N/A |
Don't forget to use that camera, we all want to know what it looks like! | ||
| L James Jones Jr (Jamo)
Registered Member Username: Jamo Post Number: 159 Registered: 11-2007 Posted From: 74.71.214.244  Rating: N/A |
Yeah, Thomas... We need pics. I'd also like to know what it cost you, how much of the bus you did for the cost, and how the finish looked when you were done blasting. I've thought about chemical stripping the lower portion of my '04 (below the belt line...it's painted to look like aluminum, and doesn't look as nice as the pic) and restore it to a nice aliminum finish. I head soda blasting will not pit the finish, right?? Not sure of the chemicals, or what to even use if I go that route. Thanks Thomas... | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 382 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 67.253.124.108 Rating: N/A |
it is just baking soda and it will not pit..took all the paint off from top to bottom for $130 per hour cash $150 check. in total i paid $1040 looks good but i made an order for 1 pound of nuvite polish and it will shine when i am done. nuvite is supposed to be the best, at $50 a pound it sure as heck ought to be. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVRzG5tp7B0&feature=related | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 1055 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.55.1.12  Rating: N/A |
After reviewing the video of polishing, I am appauld at how purty it looks. I can get jealous real quick too. Tom when you get your coach looking like you want it, YOU BETTER be prepared to go in business.LOL, Don't forget all the friends you have here and can take many tours and have FREE parking,food and many other benefits of Helping other busnuts. LOL> Just funning of course but, it may be a thought??? As you know you are welcome here anytime? gomer | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 383 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 67.253.124.108 Rating: N/A |
i hope it looks as good as they say. | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 384 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 67.253.124.108 Rating: N/A |
http://flocks.shutterfly.com/#n_15 | ||
| Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
Registered Member Username: Jack_fids Post Number: 209 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 69.171.161.16 Rating: N/A |
Your 4106 really looks Soda Clean now! Noticed you engine access-side door is hinged 90 degrees to what mine is....PO or OEM..? Have you found a cheap source for Elbow -Grease yet? THANKS for posting the Pics! | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 385 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 67.253.124.108 Rating: N/A |
hinged 90 degrees? help me out what are you saying? | ||
| tony denny (Papatony)
Registered Member Username: Papatony Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2010 Posted From: 74.206.82.239 Rating: N/A |
There is a chemical stripper for alum. and fiber glass it is called Captain Lees Spra-Strip they were out of Nashville Tn.You can find it thru Corvette repair shops.The best I've saw and will not harm the alum. | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 1995 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.71.157  Rating: |
cycle your dimmer switch several times. Sometimes they will cause this from inactivity. | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 387 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 67.253.124.108 Rating: N/A |
what dimmer switch? all i have is a switch for low and high beams. | ||
| Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
Registered Member Username: Jack_fids Post Number: 213 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 69.171.161.110 Rating: N/A |
Mine is hinged across the top, OEM. yours seems to have a side or vertical hinge on the rearmost door, curb side. | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 388 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 67.253.124.108 Rating: N/A |
my door always sticks.... must of been from the p/o | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 1059 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.55.1.12 Rating: N/A |
Tom on all the 04,06.etc the dimmer switch was on the floor[left side of driver] just in the area of the horn button[air]. Evidently the PO has taken that out and put in a switch which is probably not heavy enough to handle the load like a normal dimmer switch. Look under the drivers compartment and look for some wires going to the lights as well as the switch you are speaking of. There are sometimes relays there also and some breakers mounted on the front of the compartment wall up near the floor. Jack on gm coaches the tranny door is hinged from the side,the radiator door is hinged from the top. on my 4104 and 4905 the are hinged from the side with a latch between the tailgate and the door. Most have been altered tho. Gomer | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 389 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 67.253.124.108 Rating: N/A |
i have voltage to the switches and all breakers. i think i just might rewire the lights if i cant find the problem. the bus had no floor horn as the p/o's had no use of their legs and relied on hand controls... | ||
| Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
Registered Member Username: Jack_fids Post Number: 214 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 69.171.161.188 Rating: N/A |
My Tranny door is original, with the rod support & receiver & it lifts to open, & when it's open .....it's just the perfect forehead HAMMER when coming around from the back to the side of the bus.... I have a "REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT" flag attached to it to avoid another "wake-up" experience. Pesky Buses, always lookin for a way to play trix on their owners! | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1732 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 71.195.124.20  Rating: N/A |
Marvin, Jack, Thomas and others - The location of the hinge for the transmission access door became an option on the 4106 shortly after production started in 1961. It was one of those rare options where GM actually listened to their customers! (If only they'd done so with the '06 OEM dashboard!) My '64 4106 had the transmission door hinged on the front side, whereas a friend's '63 '06 has it hinged on the top. His coach came from TX originally, mine from Central CA. Neither were 'Hounds or Trailways while they were in revenue service. The plot thickens! FWIW & HTH. . .  | ||
| Tom Phillips (Fortyniner)
Registered Member Username: Fortyniner Post Number: 27 Registered: 2-2010 Posted From: 66.93.216.253 Rating: N/A |
Thomas, do you have the maintenance manual? It has the wiring diagrams and circuit breaker locations. On the 4106 all headlights are fed by a single breaker in the drivers wiring panel. I believe the master switch feeds the breaker which then goes to the hi/lo switch and on to headlights. Hope that helps. Tom P. | ||
| Tom Caffrey (Pvcces)
Registered Member Username: Pvcces Post Number: 1341 Registered: 5-2001 Posted From: 65.74.72.213 Rating: N/A |
Hi, Tom and Thomas. I think that you will find that the headlights on the 4106 will turn on with the master switch in the off position. The power for the headlights comes from a single toggle switch on the panel to the left of the driver. At least, that's the way ours is, and I believe that it is original. For what it's worth. Tom Caffrey | ||
| niles steckbauer (Niles500)
Registered Member Username: Niles500 Post Number: 973 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 173.78.39.41 Rating: N/A |
Jack Fids - Are you sure you're not really "Ron White" - You're one funny ****er - thanks for continuously making me laugh - FWIW | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 393 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 67.253.124.108 Rating: N/A |
mine has the single switch but no power to the lights,no matter what i do. | ||
| Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
Registered Member Username: Jack_fids Post Number: 217 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 69.171.161.161 Rating: N/A |
Don't call me Tater Salad, or late for supper don't call me funny or Mr. Serious bust-er-upper don't call me Happy, Sneezy or Doc or Fast Fred, Ace or Thomas Flock(s) I write too much & little is serious and I have a tendency to make Les furious Ron White is funny when he talks ButHE's never been busted driving HIS '06 on the sidewalks...! ....and FWIW... you CAN fix Stupid... one just needs a larger hammer & a better aim! | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 1066 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.55.1.12 Rating: N/A |
IAN IAN WHERE ARE YOU?? CHESSIE WHERE ARE YOU?? Somebody Pleas help this man, He is running way too loose. LOL gomer | ||
| Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
Registered Member Username: Jack_fids Post Number: 218 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 69.171.161.161 Rating: N/A |
I tightened my lug nutz to 15 inch lbs. with a torque wrench whatta ya mean running too loose...? oh & BTW....when you yell for a Canadian for help as an American the best you can expect is a cold Molson and an ..eh? | ||
| Dallas Farnworth (Dallas)
Registered Member Username: Dallas Post Number: 133 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 75.91.199.136  Rating: N/A |
Eh? | ||
| Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
Registered Member Username: Jack_fids Post Number: 220 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 69.171.161.161 Rating: N/A |
OK....maybe 2 eh?'s if the guy is a NORTHERN Canadian. | ||
| les marston (Les_marston)
Registered Member Username: Les_marston Post Number: 162 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 68.151.225.213 Rating: N/A |
Jack even here the ice gets thin. signed Not so furious Les | ||
| Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
Registered Member Username: Jack_fids Post Number: 222 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 69.171.161.161 Rating: N/A |
As a descendant of of a Canadian who became an "Illegal Alien" when he crossed into the USA w/o any papers to fight the Brits, I claim immunity ! Besides that, if I had a functional brain would I own a Bus and be posting here? |
