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Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Steering wheel cover

« Last post by chessie4905 on Today at 03:06:37 PM »

Maybe I can find you a 24" .

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Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Electric Fuel Pump Install

« Last post by GnarlyBus on Today at 03:01:48 PM »

I would securely mount the pump, not just let it hang like that.

Mounted it with a modified L bracket. Need to add another bolt to the bracket but it's super secure now.
Before I pulled the original fuel hose off, it was ziptied to the big starter wire and run right next to it. Kinda sketchy if you ask me...

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Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Getting 12 volts

« Last post by sledhead on Today at 02:09:04 PM »

after I changed from a 12 volt inverter to a 24 volt inverter and changed all the interior lights to led 12 v there was not much 12 draw other then the water pump and the slide out motor . I used a converter  24 v to 13.6 volt 30 amp and it worked great for the water pump and all the lights but the slide was to much for it .so I put a 12 volt screw gun lithium  battery in the system and never had a problem after that . it could handle the large draw for the start up of the slide motor 

dave

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Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: MCI 102A3 - looking for transmission dipstick extension (or parts in general)

« Last post by richard5933 on Today at 01:33:55 PM »

The dipstick itself is the easy part - long 'blanks' are available so that you can replace yours and set the length for whatever you need.

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Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: MCI 102A3 - looking for transmission dipstick extension (or parts in general)

« Last post by daveola on Today at 01:32:02 PM »

I did find this part:

MCI   13J-10-18   TUBE DIPSTICK EXTENSION

But searching around I can't figure out what bus this is for - so I could see if it's similar enough to make work...

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Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: MCI 102A3 - looking for transmission dipstick extension (or parts in general)

« Last post by daveola on Today at 01:30:56 PM »

I suppose I could make all the brackets and the tube and find a dipstick of the right size - if I had a place to work on my bus right now, though I don't really..

Don't know if they are standard sizes and/or where to find the right length dipstick.

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Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: MCI 102A3 - looking for transmission dipstick extension (or parts in general)

« Last post by richard5933 on Today at 01:27:32 PM »

Is that tube a standard size? Because it looks like the extension is held on with a compression fitting. If the tube is a standard size, you could just make your own with a length of tubing and a fitting.

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Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / MCI 102A3 - looking for transmission dipstick extension (or parts in general)

« Last post by daveola on Today at 01:14:38 PM »

Oh, the woes of searching for parts.

I had an engine/transmission swap to my 102A3, but I realized later that I have no reasonable way to change or check the transmission oil.  There's an extension for the three axle buses (attached) and I have called all around trying to find one.



According to the parts manual, the dipstick and assembly are 13J-10-22 and 13G-10-48

I've tried US Coach and Sam Caylor and the vintage parts partner with MCI (vpartsinc.com) - though they don't seem to have much of anything...  I know about Ted in Williams, but he doesn't really ever have 102 parts.

So..  there's got to be a graveyard somewhere with these buses - anyone know where else we can get parts *in general*?

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Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Engine removal this summer

« Last post by MagnoliaBus on Today at 12:44:29 PM »

Yes, DDEC II with the sticker on the ECM saing version 154, so the latest build.

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Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Air Tank Drain Lanyard Placement

« Last post by buswarrior on Today at 12:11:37 PM »

Install in such a way, and with little enough strength...

That if they snare on something as the coach is moving that you only loose the cable and and some lightly installed hangers... not rip the guts out of your drain valve and disable the coach.

The joys of campgrounds and road debris

happy coaching!
buswarrior