[tcb] Re: hershey news

  • From: "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 10:37:33 -0500

I hve new shocks to fix that.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Sawyer 
  To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 10:30 AM
  Subject: [tcb] Re: hershey news


  Why not put air bags on Murray so you can have passengers?

  Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
    Wings and landing gear.

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Mark Sawyer 
      To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 10:14 AM
      Subject: [tcb] Re: hershey news


      Wow, big engine, disc brakes, air conditioning, What's next? cruise 
control, power steering.

      Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
        Mine has the AC shroud, it does nothing differemt than a regilar and 
one day 
        I might put in all the AC stuff I own.



        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: "Brian Denning" 
        To: 
        Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:09 AM
        Subject: [tcb] Re: hershey news


        > the guy has an engine stand he does this all the time. i was told to 
leave 
        > the plugs out and the rockers and rods. so he can get the cam and 
crank 
        > good and lubed (they have assembly lube on them now) and then he puts 
in 
        > the rods and rockers and goes at it again to build preassure then we 
put 
        > in plugs and FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!! and then make sure timing is 
accurate 
        > and adjust the carb correctly. then all i got to do is bolt it to the 
        > tranny plug all my wires in and she is ready to go. BUT then comes 
breaks.
        >
        > oh and i got the cylinder tin and the shroud installed last night 
along 
        > with the generator and generator stand and oh of course the doghouse 
style 
        > cooler. the only thing that more or less bothers me is that the 
shroud is 
        > an airconditioner shroud so the left side looks a little funny. oh 
well. 
        > eventually someone will probably look at the bus and say is that an 
a/c 
        > shroud? and i will say yes and they will either offer me money or 
offer me 
        > money and a shroud and i will take it because i am cheap like that so 
it 
        > will all work out. just like the chrome bumper.
        >
        >
        >>From: "Lonnie Bergman" 
        >>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        >>To: 
        >>Subject: [tcb] Re: hershey news
        >>Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 19:19:44 -0500
        >>
        >>Better yet is to leave the spark plugs out until the oil light goes 
out or
        >>pressure is indicated on the gauge. Less strain on moving parts with 
no 
        >>oil
        >>pressure.
        >>
        >>
        >>
        >> _____
        >>
        >>From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf
        >>Of wuzmop@xxxxxxx
        >>Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 2:13 PM
        >>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        >>Subject: [tcb] Re: hershey news
        >>
        >>
        >>
        >>Congrats on the progress! You can prime it just by spinning it with 
the 
        >>coil
        >>disconnected, until the oil pressure light goes off, before you do the
        >>initial start up.
        >>
        >>
        >>-----Original Message-----
        >>From: Brian Denning 
        >>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        >>Sent: Thu, 4 May 2006 13:44:33 -0500
        >>Subject: [tcb] hershey news
        >>
        >>so guess what i did last night with ol' hershey. i pushed him out of 
the
        >>shop (special note: that bus is a pain in the ass to push when in 
gear) 
        >>and
        >>i finished building the long block. now all i lack is tin and i am not
        >>putting push rods and rockers on just yet because the guy that built 
the
        >>short block wants to prime the pump before starting it. but hopefully 
on
        >>tuesday or so of next week it will be hot tested and stabbed. then 
brakes
        >>which will be about two days worth of work.
        >>
        >>oh and to top it off i was looking at the tires and inspecting them 
and 
        >>they
        >>look really good. i am debating on if i want to unload that amount of 
        >>money
        >>on new tires right now or drive it with the ones i got. i don't plan 
on
        >>driving it much out of town right now, maybe to work which is going 
not 
        >>much
        >>over 55 the whole way for 37 miles. get the motor good and broken in 
then 
        >>go
        >>over it and check torque specs on everything. i am getting so freaking
        >>excited i couldn't sleep last night.
        >>
        >>i am building this thing to exact specs and i am comparing everything
        >>between bentley and the idiots guide.
        >>
        >>YIPPEEEE. I WON'T BE PUSHING HER TO MUCH LONGER.
        >>
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