[Bob]

pic of instalation:

[Bob]

MY only challenge with the chairs stored in the door is that when we have the chairs out, I have to dangle with both hands and use all my weight to pull the doors closed. And I work out! Granted I’m only 5’4″ but still. 🙂

[Bob]

Thank Al,

with recent resurrections of a couple of vintage Lincoln Marks, the NAPA card has saved hugely. It appears to our local store, we are the only customer with this card designation, which generated a letter from NAPA HQ which they showed me. We are all squared away, we have been customers for years, and are on voice recognition over the phone. Thank for access to this program. We are up to 21 cars, including two diesel and two gas powered 3/4 t pickups, and 7 lincolns marks

[Bob]

Buying a coach is just the price of admission.

Kind of like paying the initiation fee at a golf country club. Yes the initial cost is significant but the ongoing green fees, equipment, clothing, and bar tab will really add up.

We always tell newbies that want to buy an older, “cheap” luxury car that anything that is expensive new and expensive to maintain, may become cheaper to buy as it get old, but remains expensive to maintain forever.

[Bob]

I don’t think snow is as big a deal for Mark as the temperature is.

When they say it is 20 degrees out those folks up there don’t even bother to mention it is MINUS 20 degrees because any time after Labor Day it could reach down that far.

Snow is just a side benefit because it limits the depth of ground frost.

[Bob]

BTom,

You may want to rethink the show thing. It will be a long way from where ever you’re parked to hike that towbar through a few thousand people, standing in the middle of the cramped isles with their poodle’s in baby carriages or waiting for the free doughnut that might surface. And, you better not be in the way when the free crap starts or the start up of the booth with the Shamwah towel that guarantee’s to take off love bugs and can be used in the shower for dog grooming.

You probably guessed I hate those overblown events..

[Bob]

OK Al, email should be open.

Here is the contact information for these people.

Acoustiblok International Headquarters

6900 Interbay Boulevard

Tampa, Florida U.S.A. 33616

Telephone:+1 (813) 980-1400

Fax: +1 (813) 549-2653

I saw a TV show comparing this stuff against a set of 5 Diesel Railroad locomotive air horns. 140dB at 50 feet. Unbelieveable! They also had a acid rock guitarist banging out noise and lowered a box made of this over him and his amp. A dB meter was about 15 feet away and was showing 128-129 dB until they lowered the box and it dropped to 61dB. A camera and mic showed that the player was still making noise. Appologies to the acid rock lovers, but I still think it is noise ;<)

They do use this for floors and an additional underlayment that goes on top of it for carpet and another for wood, tile or stone. Only problem with it, is above 250° F it degrades, so would be unsuitable for manifolds and such.

I have not priced it, but they sell large sheets for noise abatement fencing that attaches to chain link, so should be semi-reasonable.

Hope this helps.

Fred (Triple Fox) Fleming

[Bob]

What a great post a lot of great suggestions and comments Thank you

[Bob]

Tom , I was looking around the inside of the bus today. I don’t think I have any slides or a 180 gallon poop tank.

[Bob]

find a place in the central valley and make a day or two trip into yosemite.

half dome is amazing as are the high meadows. look in mariposa area for campgrounds and do day runs into the park.

[Bob]

Jeff & Lynn, Parliament’s rally is Jan 5-9 show in Tampa(20 min)10 & 11th. If you’re in a coach call Karen at Parliament, if not just come to the rally. You’ll meet a lot of wonderful and knowledgeable people plus you will see a large service/repair facility in action that is also gearing up to do conversions again. I can almost guarantee that you will learn more in a couple of days than you would on line and going all over the country looking at individual busses. Geo.

[Bob]

this was on the side of the tank

Here you can see a trace down the tank with a small hole in the nipple

[Bob]

Copperhead Road and Guitar Town are my favorites!!

[Bob]

Later

bv

[Bob]

Tom, the bus is in our driveway. Water full. This bus has heaters for all the bays, but we have just the plumbing(2) bays on.Temps will be in the mid 20’s the next 4 days. Thanks.