oh, like you have room to talk, mr. floor tickets
>From: Will Wood <
evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To:
tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To:
tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [tcb] Re: electrical issues
>Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:08:24 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
>
>Well, if you weren't going to Blue Man Group Concerts and Ikea, then you >could fix your bus.. ;-)
>
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>
>-----Original Message-----
> >From: Brian Denning <
i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Oct 16, 2006 11:53 AM
> >To:
tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [tcb] electrical issues
> >
> >so i was telling will this saturday night. and he laughs because >evidently
> >all bays are crazy like this but i thought i would share th story
> >
> >hershey has had an eletcrical problem for a while now. everytime you hit >a
> >bump he dies. then i reach down and tap the fuse panel a couple of times >and
> >he fires back up lets out a big BOOOM!!! and we're off again.
> >
> >well due to the p/o's p/o there has been some crazy engineering done to >the
> >electrical system. fuses used as clamps to hold wires in place so...i
> >decided it is time to clean up the rats nest. so i pulled the fuse panel
> >out...which was held in place by two zip ties. and went to work, >constantly
> >check my bently diagrams. i get it all cleaned up looks beautiful under >the
> >dash wires tied up and secure taped together so they don't dangle and >bind
> >in other parts of the bus (windshield wiper motor in particular). looks
> >really good. so i hook up the battery and the damn parking lights come >on.
> >the switch isn't on but the lights are on. ok i can address that i will >just
> >get out the test light. well i have juice to a wire that should only have
> >juice when the switch is on. can't figure it out. well i can fix that >later
> >lets see if she starts, and see if the loose connection problem is taken
> >care of. i turn the key on, nothing, no lights, no sounds, >nothing.hmmm....
> >lets see if the headlight switch will turn on the headlights. WTF?!?! now >i
> >have dash lights such as the oil preassure light and the battery light. >and
> >it starts up. i turn off the lights and the motor dies.
> >
> >wierd...i know. so i pull the column again, pull the fuse panel again, >and
> >pull the light switch. hmmm. i hook the battery up and nothing no lights. >i
> >turn the lights on and nothing, no lights. but i hear a bit of a noise
> >commign from the dash every time i touch the column. AHH HA!!! the >positive
> >wire that goes from the solenoid to the light switch was loose the entire
> >time and that is what was causing the damn thing to die when i flash my
> >lights to signal truckers over. well problem was fixed on friday and >today,
> >maybe, i will button everything up and start working on heater cables.
> >
> >it's absolutely amazing that a wire going to the light switch would cause
> >the damn thing to die and not run sometimes as well.
> >
> >thank god for the bently book that helped me out 100%
> >
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