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Rollin with the Homies...
The Rollin Homies are here to share our life changing experiences and support each other in a different way of life. We offer solar knowledge and service for your off grid adventures! Bus, RV, Van... we've got you covered with a solar solution, conversion services and tiny living consulting.
The Rollin Homies are here to share our life changing experiences and support each other in a different way of life. We offer solar knowledge and service for your off grid adventures! Bus, RV, Van... we've got you covered with a solar solution, conversion services and tiny living consulting.
DIY well diagnose and repair // save hundreds
Our well pressure pump stopped working this morning, so I decided to diagnose the problem and do the repairs myself #diy #homestead
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MCI Motorcoach gets a new custom keyless entry door lock
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In this video I install a Carmtek keyless Rv door lock for a MCI Motorcoach. Required a good amount of fabricating but even a novice could give it a go! #buslife #skoolie #DIY #busconversion
Awesome DIY deck build!!!🤩
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With plans to offer this property as a mini-venue, one of our first major projects was the deck/patio area renovation. #airbnb #diy #homesteading #deckbuilding
Easy water level monitoring for your bus or van conversion
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Thought I’d share an easy and inexpensive kit for monitoring your fresh or grey water levels in your conversion. The sending units come in various lengths and the receiving unit can be programmed to work at different resistive levels. #busconversion #vanlife #skoolie #offgridliving White face gauge used a.co/d/7HlEfCS Sending unit AODITECK 240-33 ohms 10"(250mm)... www.amazon.com/dp/B08RBLDQTY?...
Replacing hub seals, bearings, races and brake drum pads \\\\ Eagle bus maintenance
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Our 1989 model 15 what is desperate need of new wheel bearings and hub seals. While inspecting the brake pads for the bogie wheels I discovered the the slack adjusters had been adjusted outside of normal working order. This was done by the previous owners because they did not want to replace the almost non-existing brake shoes. Also, something I didn’t mention in the video, the price for the br...
Retractable self-cleaning shower door//unboxing and installing
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Retractable self-cleaning shower door//unboxing and installing
Overlander renovation//for solo traveling female
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Overlander renovation//for solo traveling female
12v ICECO floor fridge vs 120v uprights Vassani
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12v ICECO floor fridge vs 120v uprights Vassani
Differential swap at a rest stop// Eagle bus
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Differential swap at a rest stop// Eagle bus
Eagle bus drop box bearing failure part 1 of 2
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Eagle bus drop box bearing failure part 1 of 2
Bus maintenance on the road || replacing pulley bearings on our Eagle bus
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Bus maintenance on the road || replacing pulley bearings on our Eagle bus
Eagle bus suspension work while traveling
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Eagle bus suspension work while traveling
8v-92 radiator fan belt and pulley replacement
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8v-92 radiator fan belt and pulley replacement
Hot water priming system for your off grid rig
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Hot water priming system for your off grid rig
Bus renovation Time-lapse// Beautiful Tiny home for 5 … and four dogs
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Bus renovation Time-lapse// Beautiful Tiny home for 5 … and four dogs
Custom countertops for your bus #buslife
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Custom countertops for your bus #buslife
Custom lighting for your bus conversion #buslife #skoolie
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Custom lighting for your bus conversion #buslife #skoolie
Bus conversion rescue! #buslife #skoolie
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Bus conversion rescue! #buslife #skoolie
Bus Maintenance and Failed brake line
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Bus Maintenance and Failed brake line
Replacing a busted oil line while traveling
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Replacing a busted oil line while traveling
A vintage RV gets some modern solar upgrades
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A vintage RV gets some modern solar upgrades
Mini split power for our Eagle bus while driving
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Mini split power for our Eagle bus while driving
Why is there no comments, this is an amazing project when it’s done y’all should make a bus tour video 🔥
Thank you! A tour for sure😎
Enough to be off grid full time?
The inverter can handle the loads in the bus. Unfortunately not enough battery or solar on the roof to sustain more than an hour.
Does this cause the car to run bad on cold starts? And drive little bad when it’s cold cause I have the samen hissing noise but no fault codes en it’s running very bad on cold starts en drives bad also when it’s cold
This video is super old, but from what I remember is that the part that’s broken in the video allows too much air into the intake. Yes, causes the engine to bog way down
That thing is nice. How much did you pick it up for?
This belongs to BeingBethunes. I’m doing the conversion for them. … and other things😅
@@RollinHomies oh my bad😂 city bus to camper type conversions?
@@ZEBEE0110yes, for a family of five and four dogs🙂
Does this stuff work on a rubber "maintence free" roofs?
Interesting, I’ve never heard of a rubber roof🤔. I have seen it applied to shingles and flat roof membranes.
Beautiful work and classic music to go with it outstanding
Thank you! Just a bit more to do on the deck and tiny bit of touch up paint😎
What is the temp on the non treated metal. I’m in south Florida and got a metal building a couple yrs ago now. I put 5/8” in my over the 4’ oc metal frame of the shed leaving a 2” air gap, it took temps down 25-30 degrees. Which is really amazing. The roof does get crazy hot and the wall mounted fan does a good job of blowing the hot air down on me when I’m working.
158d was the hottest it got in the non treated area. That was on 110d at 2pm with no clouds.
Awesome content . About to do the same on mine this month
Awesome, thanks for watching! Gives me hope😄 I’m completing another bus conversion for a client now. Once I’m finished, I’ll get back after our bus. My plan is to tackle the rear axle, king pins and the taper pins. Hopefully I’ll keep you around🤘🏼😎
I know it’s a pain, but you should continue to do videos of how you do your conversions and your fixes on buses and how you build out your conversions there’s not a lot of guys doing it right and you do it right all the time. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much! You’re correct it is very hard to move the cameras around. I will be sharing some of the extended footage once I get it all wrapped up.
I have a 97 custom Coach I’m thinking of doing some renovations. I look to you so that I can follow your standard and do it right.
@@MrBROOKS1718right on!🤘🏼
Good idea, I would suggest making it smart using ESP32/8266 with Home Assistant. Those little guys are awesome
That sounds smart😄. Looks like I’ve got some studying to do🤘🏼
Thats awesome
Thank you! Not really a hot in the summer months but perfect for the winter months
Great job son!
Well thank you Ma!
Did you fill the center of the block columns with cement?
No it’s only necessary to “grout” the corners, where the rebar is. But, I did throw lots of broken rock, left over concrete and even my Bosch 4 way lazer level made down one of the columns 🙂
Should have called a bee keeper to collect them.
We called a few and they weren’t available at the time. Plus, at $600 an hour, a shot of water from the hose sufficed 🙂
My fan pulley doesn't have a grease fitting. It is sealed. I've been driving my Eagle 10 for 24 years and always wonder when this thing will fail. I don't have a radiator swing out like yours. It's a bear to get the radiator out. I've done it .
I only have one idler pulley and it does have a grease fitting that I grease often.
They are very heavy for sure. Only a few model 15’s had the swing hinges and I consider myself lucky😅. However, it’s been said the the hinge manifold can start leaking if it hasn’t been moved or serviced on a regular 😅
At the end of the video you had the radiator fan bearing screaming. How did you get it fixed? Did you make a video for that? That is always a worry for me on my Eagle. Where to find the pulley assembly. I don't know if you can replace that assembly without removing the radiator. It would be very difficult to do it through the floor of the coach in the back.
Never mind I found your video. ruclips.net/video/1HkxvduymiU/видео.html Yours is quite different from mine. I don't have a grease fitting. It is sealed. That is why I worry about it. I've owned the coach for 24 years.
I believe the hinged radiators happened in late ‘89 and newer. Most of the older buses were mounted in 😔
Anyone whos had this happen needs to stop building and hire somone else cause you cleary dont have enough building experience and that shiny coating on those brackets dont help. Thats 1 free tip u figure out the solutions
Sadly, there are people out there who are still using double sided 3m tape😕
I find that using bearing grease on the bearings helps with the break in
I thought buying a eagle to shorten it so I could have a cool diesel mini bus rv haha
Me too🙂. There’s 5 35’ eagles out there. One for sale on Craigslist for $41k with a 6v92 in it. I personally wouldn’t pay that for it because I’d have to do a complete remodel and I don’t care for a giant diesel generator in the bay.
right on. been wondering that
Thanks. The power draw really is a wash, but the space comparison isn’t… for the money spent. I’ve heard people argue that all of the cold air falls out of an upright when you open the door. Makes me giggle. It’s not the air that keeps things cool, it’s the cooled things in the cooler… which you have to take out of a floor cooler to get to other things. 😄
@@RollinHomies right so that theories also a wash lol. I'd rather the space. And ease of access. Less time door spent open. I just ordered the magic chef 7.4. Black
It rated lower on the power consumption than the visaani. The home depot compare function shows all the specs. It's on energy stars website too
Kill the music it killed the video not needed
… and killing things is just so invasive 😄 Ya this was my first video. Come a ways sense then. Haven’t made to many because the work it takes with zero reward and then constant “critiquing” from viewers. Thanks 🤘🏼
That thing has nothing on a beautiful woman.
Apples to oranges 😄
mine idles like it’s got cams.. you reckon the best option will be to replace the intake manifold? could the PCV be affecting the way it idles too?
You’ll know for sure if it’s the manifold valve if you check it like i did in the video. Honestly I sold the gti about 7 years ago 🙂
Shouldn't this be done while referencing scale readings at each corner so you don't achieve a massive cross weight?
Scales are only needed when adjusting the bogey wheels. there is a very technical way to do this. Long story short, my bus was parked on ramps for too long. Knowing that the aggressive incline was at fault for front being lower, I made the adjustments to bring it back up and level.
Great, just one question, are you supposed to use the wheel well trim as a hight reference, or the bus wheel opening without the trim?
I referenced from the trim. Another way is to measure from the bottom edge of the bus to the ground. 13-14 inches is the height you’re looking for.
Impressive. All done at a rest stop. Your a monster 😂. Could see how relieved u were once back on the road.
Thanks for watching! Was definitely a challenge for my first time. I was beyond excited for the results and just overall felt a great sense of accomplishment🤘🏼
Wow. Couldn’t believe the end. Wow. Where u get a service manual like that? Has all specs?
My eagle was originally a seated coach when we purchased it. Luckily, it still have the driver’s service manual and all original docs in it. You can purchase new through Phoenix Coach. The other manual to have would be a parts book. Not as many floating around, but fortunately there’s a handful of people that still hoard eagle parts for resale 🙂
That end made my stomach roll.
😂 mine too. Glad I now have another feather in my cap🤘🏼
How is it holding up several months later? Was it worth it ?
Works well. More nooks and crannies to clean now 🙂
Awesome endeavor! Completing it in a rest area is mind boggling. I also watch the Bus Grease Monkey channel. So much of what he does is correcting poor workmanship and bone headed repairs done by theoretically competent bus and RV shops. It seems the only way to know it's done right is to do it yourself.
Scott’s channel has helped me tremendously in the past few years. And I agree on the shotty workmanship. As long as I’m able I will try to always to the work. I’m hanks for watching!🤘🏼
Good buy on the HF wrenches. The Eagle bus is a timeless design.
Gotta love HF for selling tools that get the job done. Thanks for watching 🤘🏼
Why not put a drop cloth down prior to working on something like that.
Many things I’d do differently if I were to do it again😅. Thanks for watching
What about all the oil on the ground!
I didn’t feel good about it. I thought that same thing as walked by two trailer tires laying in the ditch next to where we were parked. The whole situation was very unexpected and I wiped up what I could.
are you interested in purchasing a 86 model 10, rust free bus
Thank you, but I’m not in the market. 🙂
Hope you put new drums on with the new shoes
New drums for eagles are like “unobtainium”🥲😉. But the drums were still within spec for inner diameter. Walls were still straight too.
So how high did it make your bus overall height clearance now?
As I was speaking with other eagle owners, I was told that adjustment to the bogies does nothing for height and only adds assistance for brakes. Idk though, as my bus now sits just under 48” all the way around. There is a proper procedure for adjusting the suspension and I did not follow it. I have my reasons and is why I adjusted the front first earlier this year. Bus was parked in a position that compressed the front torsions to the point that they stayed at that height. I raised the front back to level at 47” and that was allowing the bogies to lockup under hard braking. Common sense told me I needed to add down force to make bogies. Just drove 1500 miles from Tulsa to St Cloud with zero issues.
Thanks for sharing! I need to adjust the front on my Model 10, it is actually too high on the drivers side.
There is a proper procedure to follow when doing this. I didn’t follow it but my main objective was to get the front end up because my bus was nose diving in corners and when braking. Thanks for watching 😃
Where can i buy this?
These are window sash cam locks. Home Depot will have them. I placed it down low to be more inconspicuous 🙂
Inspiring to all people who want to learn how to work on these old eagles
Thank you…. They are very intimidating 😄
Wish I had a person like you to give a opinion on my bus
It can be done🙂.
@@RollinHomies how much do you charge
How much do you charge to give one
Great video very good explanation and detail keep up the great videos I am learning and reviving a 1986 eagle coach 300 000 miles total
300k is pretty good for an Eagle. Engine and drivetrain were reman’d in ‘09 but only have 86k on them… lots life life👌🏼. As for the rest of things, you can see where I’m at 😄 Thanks for watching!
Good stuff. Like your explanation while you work. On another note, any suggestions on insurance companies I can look into for my Eagle?
Thanks for watching! We use State Farm and I believe they are starting become the norm for most. Progressive is a definite no go,so ovoid them. We two policies on our bus. One is for a no commercial bus and the other is for the personal items inside. Best of luck !
I love the fact that you clean and paint the parts befor puting them back on
Me too😄. It was messy project for sure and a good cleaning was definitely needed🤘🏼
Wow well done!
Thank you!
air chisel and torch should be your next tools you buy
Id love a torch! We’re usually on the road, so the space would be too limited for that. However, I do have a 4” angle grinder and a solder torch😄. I also picked up an pneumatic hammer to help with the kingpins Thanks for the comment✌🏼
Good education my brother
Appreciate that. Always trying to share the wealth😉✌🏼
great video.
Thank you! Always a work in progress 😄
Why is this happening? From wind and road vibrarions?
The previous installer over torqued the bolts/nuts for the mounting brackets to the panels. They used self-locking flanged nuts to join them. The locking edges created perforated edges in the panel’s aluminum … basically created dotted lines for the aluminum to tear along. And yes, vibration from just six months of traveling about 20k miles aiding in the failure of the aluminum.
Bolt that shit down.
The surface it is glued to matters a hell of a lot too. What glue was used? Would VHB tape do a better job?
Personally, taking the substrate to bare metal for adhesion is best. Using butyl or double sided permanent 3m tape will work for a glue/gasket in between metals … which you would also want if joining two types of metals together (corrosion). Then use self tap metal roof screws for securing. I’d be careful when using an impact driver because you cannot feel the screw tightening down and you could easily tear through the metal. I will add that this would be for a metal roof like a bus application. Rv roof would change materials used slightly, but be almost the same process. Hope that helps✌🏼
@@RollinHomies By bare metal, you mean sand it down to get a cleaner bare metal? Totally makes sense, I know some people, especially for those RV roofs, are hesitant to make holes! Cheers!