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Can't believe it's been so long since I've posted an update. I think I only drove the bus a handful of times in 2019, hope to bring it out more this year.

Since my last update, I replaced one cylinder head, fixed the exhaust leaks, and the lean issue. I think I did all of that during summer 2019 ...

A few updates:

I installed a leisure battery and a split charge relay, then wired the leisure battery to its own fuse panel. I also installed a 12 volt plug in an existing hole in the dash.

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This allowed me to run 12v LED lights, and a fan at ...

Hopefully the struggle bus and I will be at this months third Thursday. It has really been a long winter. I have been very sick, and I've spent a lot of time in the hospital.

I got to take the bus out in March, but it broke down in the middle of an intersection on the way to a doctor's appointment ...

Thanks for the congratulations everyone!

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving and I wish you all a happy Christmas.

I've only had the bus out twice since Kelley's Island, and haven't worked on it at all. I still have a couple vacuum leaks to fix, and some oil leaks to ignore.

Aurora wanted to have fall pictures taken, and I managed to ...

Where would you want to meet at?

Is there anyone else in the Akron area that wants to meet up?

Uh Chuck.... I took my heads to your shop and you removed the edge for me.

It was a couple of small vacuum leaks that appeared. I found them with my smoke machine. Everything is good now.

I replaced my leaky pushrod tube seal (replaced both o-rings, but it was only the case side leaking). Then oil started spraying out of the valve cover onto the f pipe creating a ton of ...

I made it home safely from last night's third Thursday. The bus ran well.

Not so much this morning. I can't keep it running without holding down the gas pedal.

Sounds good to me. When do you plan on leaving?