Haha that title; I crack myself up! I finally drove the bus again this weekend. The weather has returned to normal i.e. not below zero, so I was able to take the bus out into the neighborhoods to try and improve my driving.
Let’s still call it a work in progress. I still can’t tell if I am just shifting wrong, or if there is something wrong w/ the mechanicals on this thing. I’ve gotten to where I can shift into first pretty consistently without causing any significant hesitation or backfiring, but just about every time I shift up to second it has the tendency to bog down and backfire. It even happens if I let the speed drop a little in second and then try to speed up. I’m 85% sure its me, but more testing is needed – if anyone lives around me and sees a green and white bus bucking and backfiring down the street…thats me!
I haven’t taken a good bus driving video yet, but I did snap a few pics:
I keep telling myself – the camera makes the rust look worse…right?
Getting these window frames fixed up is creeping up on the priority list:
Oh and the garage resembles a nice cozy rats nest of tools, trash, and VW parts (and a lot that could fit in more than one of those categories – I’m a hoarder, who knew). When it warms up a little more, I’ll get my spring cleaning on.
My next post will document the exciting trials and tribulations of restoring a set of Hehr camper windows. Stay tuned for more!
