Weekend #3

Got an Early start this weekend. I had a ton of things to accomplish.

I loaded up the van with the old Seats and a bin of scraps. I took it to the local dump. After that I tested the old batteries that I had charged and stored indoors over the winter to see if they were holding a charge (they did not hold a charge.)

So I travelled to two Autozones to buy new batteries, each location had 2, I needed 3. Recycled the old batteries and hooked up the new ones and grabbed a little diesel fuel to ensure I had some fuel in the tanks for when I get the engine started.

Once I got the batteries hooked up in the tray (I cleaned and primed the tray beforehand (sorry no images or video of that, just trying to brush as much as possible while I had a usable brush…Chassis Saver leaves the brush useless once it cures.)

The Bus started right up!

My next project was to remove the rear and mid-ship heaters from the bus and reroute the antifreeze lines to ensure the radiator and engine flow of coolant was maintained.

This job I anticipated would take a while, but it went surprisingly well.

My Son Caden stopped by and did some practice welds, once he had the machine dialed in he tacked metal over one of the problem areas near the wheel wells. Day light eluded us, so tomorrow we will try to get the remaining holes patched with steel.