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Bob (Bobb) (69.19.6.157)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2003 - 5:41 pm: | |
Ok, so I got the bus to BC, ran great, only one "permit" problem in Idaho. This along with a threat of being charged with displaying 'fictitious tags'.
Now I have a few, actually quite a few questions.
I need a parts and service manual. I posted this in the flea market section, but only got one response, albeit a generous response, geography makes it impossible. Does anyone know a reasonable source for these manuals? I have been watching ebay.. an electronic version would be great.
Next, in Dave Galeys book, he states that you must leave the inner aluminum skin in place as it is structural. Can anybody elaborate on this?
Driving the bus 3100 miles home, I found it to almost be a pleasure to drive. A little more power on the hills would have been nice. My speedometer read exactly half the speed I was travelling. This was confirmed with GPS. I now find that the problem is likely one of the sensors on the left front wheel is not working. Any quick ways to check these?
Living in Canada has its disadvantages. I tried to get a username and password for MCI's online store, but was advised (after being ignored) that this feature was only available to US customers, and that it would be some months before it would be available for Canadians. So much for MCI being a Canadian company.
Any help with some of these would be greatly appreciated.. I'm sure I will have more questions shortly! |
Phil Dumpster (12.230.214.167)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 3:14 am: | |
Remember I was the one who told you about the worst legal problem you could have on the way home was a night in someone's jail. Always expect the worst, then when something turns out better you can be happy about it instead of bitter.
Glad to hear you got home. Isn't this "country" composed of 50 united STATES wonderful to drive a "commercial" vehicle across?
The skin on the MCI busses is what stiffens the structure of the walls of the bus - what this means is that you don't want to drive the bus down the highway without its skin to help hold it together. While most will say you shouldn't remove it at all, you can remove it provided that you block the bus true on a level surface as long as it is removed and until you replace it. I've seen some people do roof raises on their MCIs without even blocking the coach true before removing the skin.
Your speedo problem is probably due to one of the studs on the wheel drum passing too far from the sensor, or perhaps even missing altogether. This assumes you have an upgraded electronic speedo. Quick way to check it out is to turn the steering wheel all the way to the left, then inspect the inside edge of the front left brake drum. There should be some small cap screws sticking out of the inside edge and a magnetic pickup coil that they pass very close by. This is the speedo sensor, and the passing cap screws/studs induce a small current in this coil as they pass. If yours uses two studs, your problem can be caused by one that is missing, rusted away, or not passing close enough to the sensor. Some systems used four.
Have you figured out what you are going to do with the sunken center asle?
MCI is no longer a Canadian company - they were purchased by Dina of Mexico some years ago. |
Peter E (Sdibaja) (200.76.240.28)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 10:31 am: | |
go to http://www.coachinfo.com/
they have all the books you need and want
that is where I got my 4905 manuals in PDF format
They are good but are not searchable text, they are image scans of the hardcopy. Wish I had the hardcopy too, it is a pain to search on the computer... but if I were only able to get one or the other it would be the PDF
Peter E |
Bob (Bobb) (69.19.6.157)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2003 - 1:38 am: | |
Thanks Phil, for the information.. I know you were the one who warned me. It seems the application of law is unfortunately left up to those who can't get the right shoe on their left foot. Oh well, we made it through unscathed.
Yes, you are right, it is wonderful to drive a "commercial vehicle" through the different states. We were treated exceptionally well, and waved at by many motorists along our journey. It's great to see that with all the problems in America these days, the the general population can still be friendly and helpful.
Your advice on the speedo magnets and sensors confirms what I thought to be the problem.. will work on rectifying that.
As far as the sunken centre isle, I think I will cover it and use it as a conduit for plumbing, electrical, etc.
Those Mexicans! I think I should contact them, to get access to the online store. I'm sure they would sympathize better than the BC sales rep in Illinois with my access problem.
Peter:
I was aware of coachinfo's offering, and that's why the "reasonable" part of my request for info. Seems pretty expensive for an electronic version.
Thanks for all your help and advice!
Bob |
swaneh (24.71.223.143)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 1:24 am: | |
Hi Bob I live on the other side of the huge rock pile, in Calgary. I also have a 1972 MCI 7. I have raised the roof, stripped the interor and now building walls and floor. I have some ideas and also some horror stories. I would like to hear from you please Email ! swaneh@shaw.ca |
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