2005/08/18
Bought bus from Mike Kadletz of Bus Conversions Magazine.
The bus was originally an "Azteca De Oro" coach which I'm told was a Southern USA/Mexican coach lines, possibly a Greyhound subsidiary that went bankrupt around 2004/2005.
I pay him to:
- Remove bathroom & luggage racks
- Remove A/C unit
- Cut holes for rooftop A/C (wrong location)
- Remove seats
- Repair luggage bay door
The tag axle has a bearing that needs to be replaced.
He pretty much screws everything up
2005/10/12??
Oil change
2005/11/31
Parking brake sticks on, I have someone show me how to unlock it
using the gentle application of a hammer.
2006/02/19
I finally get the tag axle fixed. (East Bay Truck)
Also repaired thermocouple for radiator shutters.
2006/02/13
I finally weigh the bus (with some cargo inside)!
(Done near East Bay Truck in Oakland)
Steering Axle: 9120 pounds
Drive Axle: 19380 pounds
Gross Weight: 28500 pounds
2006/03/02
Hub Odometer: 234700
2006/08/19
(In Oregon) Deep right turn starts to stick (extra battery weight??)
2006/08/26?
Slobber tube starts dropping lots of oil. Remove and clean (but
not after first confusing it with a check valve and attempting
replacement! Smoke!
2006/09/20?
Repaired windshield chips
2006/09/24
Unwittingly drove back from Burning Man with the left tag axle unloaded
(the warning light is disconnected, I now know). This destroyed the
tire from sliding whenever I braked.
2006/10/09
Gray Line puts spare on tag wheel and repairs the trans - it was
leaking at an O ring. They couldn't find the steering problem.
2007/01/10
Bus won't start. Battery ground cable has melted. I replace the cable
and discover that the starter is fried, so I install a new starter.
2007/04/03
Bus temporarily goes into storage while I do some contract work.