Alright, I rushed home and piled everyone in the bus and high-tailed it over to the new mechanic. Had to turn around once because I left parts that I said I would bring. Kids were in the back and had a blast. It really does drive well.
As soon as I left, I noticed that my alternator light was on again. (See Alternator Problem Found). Basically I figured the belt had come off again.
I turned off the interior lights, didn't use the radio and decided just to go. I noticed that headlights were getting dim by the time I got there.
Parked outside and made the mistake of turning off the bus. I went in confirmed I could drive it in and came back out. Bus is dead. Here comes the beauty of having a house battery (auxillary deep cycle) in the bus:
YOU CAN JUMP YOUR CAR OFF YOUR CAR!!! It's awesome and I've done it a couple times now. I pulled out the jumper cables and hooked up the house battery to the starter battery. Ran back to the front and it started right up.
Unhooked everything, and drove it up the ramp into the garage.
Ok, the smiles on the guys faces when I drove into their garage told me I was in a place that appreciated the bus. They immediately started asking questions about everything.
I started listing out the reasons for me being there. Basically what I want them to do is check out the brakes and make the brake lights work. I also wanted them to go over my bus and tell me if they see anything else wrong.
But there's more: since I got the bus back from the last mechanic, it's been leaking oil. I opened the rear hatch and the alternator belt was busted now, not just off. The engine and notably the muffler were covered with oil. SO, they're going to take a look at that.
The shitty thing is that the last mechanic told me where the leak was... behind the fan shroud... the same one he had off fixing leaks... yup, awesome.
Anyway, bus is in the shop again and I think i'll get it back in awesome shape and relatively soon.
Casey
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