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:

  1. Remove bathroom & luggage racks
  2. Remove A/C unit
  3. Cut holes for rooftop A/C (wrong location)
  4. Remove seats
  5. 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.