1973 Blue Bird

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:28 pm

Here again is the piece you just saw and to the left, in the kitchen window is another. I call that one, GoldenRod, The Tree Of Life.

As you can see, I had not cleaned the kitchen countertop yet. That came later.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:31 pm

A close up of GoldenRod.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:41 pm

In one of the bathroom windows, I hung my flying saucer. This one also won a ribbon at the famous Wilson county fair.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:46 pm

In the front room, at my control desk, behind my little tree, you can see a round, colorful piece.

Hey! What's that screw gun doing in the picture?

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:52 pm

Before we go outside, Here a photo of Buddy and Emma. Emma is on the engine cowling.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:55 pm

OK, Let's have a look at the almost new tires I got for a hundred dollars a piece.

Shawn seemed to think that there was not enough tread on them. To me, they look like those Michelin tires that came on those tour buses I used to work on.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:59 pm

A view of one of the sides.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:06 pm

Let's go to the bus now. This door is in the front on the driver's side. I call it the door to nowhere.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:16 pm

Here, that door is opened.

There are some big steering arms in there. I hope I got a picture in here of the "drag link". I know what tie rod ends look like. I'm thinking that the drag link is the rod that connects the two wheels together.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:27 pm

Dive, Dive, Dive! We'll start at the front and work back.

The white thing is the back of a loudspeaker mounted on the inside of the front bumper. To the right of that are the bus horns. On top of the speaker is part of the steering. What part, I don't know. This is what's on the other side of that metal wall when you open that little door in the front.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:32 pm

I'll have to continue this tomorrow. I have to get up early for work. I gotta go cut some zzzs. Damn, I still don't have that carbide saw. Long live the omnibus. Rudy

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:19 am

Oil filters. The oil, oil filters, transmission fluid, and transmission filter were changed about 100 miles ago.

This is a Cat 1160 motor. People tell me that that is a GOOD motor. I wonder what that rectangular box with the silver thing on the side of it is.

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:29 am

More in the front.

Well, this looks pretty boring. Exhaust pipe transmission pan, and that little box on the right as we are looking at it. I don't know what that is. Oh yeah, this bus has springs for suspension. The shock absorbers are probably original. Do you think it would be a great improvement in handling when I replace the shocks?

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:40 am

Front wheel, driver's side.

Big springs, old shock absorber, air brake actuator. What do you call that big steering rod that is connected to a small arm? It looks pretty clean under there. I think this bus was well maintained. The kingpin would be what holds the wheel to the axle, right? I know that on cars, you jack them up and wiggle top and bottom to check looseness. I'm gonna have to get Big Boy Wrenches to work on this thing!

Rudy · Post by **Rudy** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:49 am

Moving to the rear, we see two air tanks. There is a third one, but it is further back and mounted perpendicular to these two.

The tank on your left has a straightforward petcock, but the one on your right has a strange device. I presume it can be drained as well, but why is it different from the left one? Oh! Now that I look at it, I think it may be a pressure relief valve. Yes?

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