With the fuel prime issue resolved and the engine once again running smoothly I'm on to new tasks. I have decided to completely strip the inside of the bus down to the metal framwork in the walls and ceiling. I want to see what rust lurks behind the walls and fix it in preparation for spray insulating, removing windows, and reskinning.
Today Barry (sometimes we call him Patch) and I started stripping out the bedroom. Barry has been a God send and is always there to help me with the bus. We compliment each other well and between the two of us, and the internet "bus boards" as I call them, there is not much we can't figure out. The previous owner did a good job of building parts of the inside carpenter wise, just not that I wanted in some areas and also I did not agree with some of his wiring methods. So for several reasons I've decided the inside must go and be redone. What is making the tear out so difficult is that the P/O glued and screwed every piece of wood installed. He surely had no intention of ever tearing any of this out. So it is all a struggle. I'm trying to save any good wood that I can, especially the oak pieces, but some just can't help but be ruined. If only he had not glued everything.
We are in a heat wave, as are lots of parts of the midwest, this year. The high today was 96 with indexes in the 108 range. After 4 hours this afternoon in the bus (even with one a/c running) we were both exhausted and ringing wet. We got all of the bunks tore out and when we get back to it we'll finish the remaining wall and ceiling siding, trim, and start on the wall between the bedroom and bath.
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