I'm being given free MCI parts...what should I strip?

[Scott & Heather]

A wonderful and kind friend of mine is allowing me to strip an MCI 9 of some random parts. It's a non-running coach and it has already been stripped of a fair number of things...but a couple of parts interest me. Please advise:

1. Vanner equalizer. Looks cosmetically in fine shape. 60-50. I read on another post here that if it were a 60-10 I shouldn't bother, but 60-50 should I strip and install on my coach?

2. Exhaust pieces...namely the flex pipe (left side of engine) and the short L piece on the right side appear to be in good shape. I know they are expensive. Are they worth pulling and keeping in a luggage bay as an extra?

Anything else?

[bottomacher]

I would take anything useful, if it wouldn't upset your friend. If you can't use it, you can always trade...

[Scott & Heather]

Wouldn't upset him...he owns the scrapyard, but I also live in my coach...so I don't exactly have a ton of room to store big stuff or lots of stuff. Just not sure if there are expensive little parts that I might be stupid to not pull and keep. Or if any of you need something random that would be rather expensive, maybe I could help for the cost of shipping? I do need the exhaust pieces and want to keep the vanner if I can use it. But anything else?

[Kenny]

Scott, I sent you a PM - Kenny

[Barn Owl]

Battery disconnect if it has one. Anything copper, easy cash!

[eagle19952]

Battery disconnect if it has one. Anything copper, easy cash!

Heck yeah tell the scrap yard owner that he should just give you the $$'s he makes  metal salvage.....

any switches,sending units,guages,lamps/bulbs/lenses,gas struts,AR clamps, mirrors,wiper arms/motors, turbo spool/clamps...these are the things i would look at

[buswarrior]

All the external plastic lighting lenses that are left.

It is really easy to break clearance lenses trying to get the rusted screws out.

Compare the condition of everything on yours to the donor and consider swapping?

Steering wheel cracks?
Play in the throttle/brake pedal linkages?
Dings and dents in every panel inside and out?
Rubber fenders?
bumpers and end caps?
air horn?
spare starter, alternator, air compressor?
DD3 chambers!!!!!!!
windshields and glass?

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[edroelle]

Scott,

I don't remember what year your coach is.  You may be able to improve cooling and steering.   A couple of changes occurred about 1982.   

Integral steering gear and linkage
Larger radiator fans
Smaller upper pulley that drives cooling fans
Air conditioning relays (I think they are in the ceiling of the front driver bay)  These are good to connect house to coach batteries for charging.

As others have said, Vanner equalizer and DD3 brake chambers.

Hope to see you at some of the CCO and GLCC bus rallies this summer.

Ed Roelle
Flint, MI

[Scott & Heather]

Thanks for the tips...My coach is an '84. Basically, the glass has already been stripped...no glass at all. Can't keep tons of big parts. We're living in this thing full-time. Have no place to put tons of extra parts, but I wouldn't mind grabbing some things that are easily stored.