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max muston (Radmax) (64.218.230.9)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 27, 2001 - 11:17 pm: | |
Hi all,
In the process of getting an 84/MCI-9. Check it out at www.radmax.org. click on "the bus" Got some nutty ideas for the conversion. Need to run it by the experts, thats ya'll. Has anyone ever installed the central air unit on the roof above the engine seems like the perfect place to a novice. My buses factory air uses 134 freon that works. should I remove it? I like the factory windows. Do I have to removethem if I raise the roof? |
jmaxwell (66.42.92.23)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2001 - 10:23 am: | |
Raise the roof and then put a central air unit on top of that. 14'4" is the legal limit for height. If your system is converted to 134 I would keep it. Nothing, and I mean nothing, will cool your bus as good as the onboard system if it is in good working order. Of course, it does not work too good when parked. Since your raising the roof, consider ducting roof airs into a central duct placed above a false ceiling. No practical reason why u can't raise the roof from the top of the windows up and keep the original windows. Good luck on your project |
max muston (Radmax) (64.218.230.9)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2001 - 10:31 pm: | |
thanks for the limit info. I'm planning on hiding the central unit in the top of the rear cap and install louvers for the condensor. this would allow me to run supply and return ducts in the ceiling. |
Neil 88 Setra (205.152.115.54)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2001 - 11:22 pm: | |
I believe you've got the legal height limit wrong. Legal height before needing an over-height permit is 13'6" although some secondary bridges and overpasses will be lower than that. The higher you go, the more limited you are as to where you can take your bus. At 13'6", you're almost limited to the Interstate system and most limited access divided highways. |