I know exactly where you were, been there many times, Bandon is one of our favorite places on the Oregon coast and we always stop at the creamery. I helped my buddy Doug fix the fan clutch on his 2009 MCI in Alaska a couple years ago. Working off the back of a flatbed truck and that fan and crossbar assembly was plenty heavy and fun to get in and out of there. The clutch was some sort of expensive and unobtainium electromagnetic nightmare so we had to disassemble it and replace bearings inside - it was coming apart internally. Fortunately we were at my dad’s place with every tool known to man - just lacking parts having to order and wait for them from lower 48.
Unbelievable. We own a big coach. We just took a 1600 mile trip. I would freak if this happened. In 21 we took it cross country. We had a friend who lost his water pump. Left it at a fast food place 3 weeks till he got back and fixed it.
Wow Glenn, that was the last thing I thought would come through the vents on the back. Awesome you was able to swap it out yourself, good job and safe travels.
Yep. It was quite discouraging. Once I started into it (before going home and waiting for parts) it didn't look as bad. Even though some of the bolts were rusted, they came out just fine, so I went home with a positive outlook. I disassembled as much as I could before we left for home just in case there was any trouble.
We have the same bus but we are having problems with the front tires not getting air pressure. Any idea why is this happening? The back tires has good air pressure.
If you are referring to the air bags, there are leveler arms connected to some valves that adjust the height of the bus. Either the air bags are bad or the leveler arms need to be adjusted. If the air bags are bad, then they usually won't air up at all (all or nothing). I can't say I know a lot about them though. Good luck!
I know exactly where you were, been there many times, Bandon is one of our favorite places on the Oregon coast and we always stop at the creamery. I helped my buddy Doug fix the fan clutch on his 2009 MCI in Alaska a couple years ago. Working off the back of a flatbed truck and that fan and crossbar assembly was plenty heavy and fun to get in and out of there. The clutch was some sort of expensive and unobtainium electromagnetic nightmare so we had to disassemble it and replace bearings inside - it was coming apart internally. Fortunately we were at my dad’s place with every tool known to man - just lacking parts having to order and wait for them from lower 48.
Yep, I watched that video a long time ago. After that I've been paranoid about my own fan clutches! Thanks for weighing in.
It's sure good to see that things worked out for you. Hopefully, next time you're down this way or we're up there, we'll cross paths.
Yes, definitely. Too bad you couldn't have gotten there just a little earlier. Maybe next time!
Unbelievable. We own a big coach. We just took a 1600 mile trip. I would freak if this happened. In 21 we took it cross country. We had a friend who lost his water pump. Left it at a fast food place 3 weeks till he got back and fixed it.
We had a '68 GMC fishbowl years ago and put thousands of miles on it and never had a problem on the road. It was just a fluke thing!
Wow Glenn, that was the last thing I thought would come through the vents on the back. Awesome you was able to swap it out yourself, good job and safe travels.
Yep. It was quite discouraging. Once I started into it (before going home and waiting for parts) it didn't look as bad. Even though some of the bolts were rusted, they came out just fine, so I went home with a positive outlook. I disassembled as much as I could before we left for home just in case there was any trouble.
We were just there!
You were in Bandon? That would have been awesome if we would have crossed paths!
@@glennman9890 My daughter is working in Bandon. She’s on a fire assignment.
Glad you got you bus back to the house. Are Van Hool t2134 good buses?
Thanks,
I've never really looked at one very closely. I know they are a very nice looking bus!
We have the same bus but we are having problems with the front tires not getting air pressure. Any idea why is this happening? The back tires has good air pressure.
If you are referring to the air bags, there are leveler arms connected to some valves that adjust the height of the bus. Either the air bags are bad or the leveler arms need to be adjusted. If the air bags are bad, then they usually won't air up at all (all or nothing). I can't say I know a lot about them though. Good luck!