You might need them if you get bogged, have done so twice now and they really did help the situation and saved digging the old girl out so worth it in my opinion. Mine didn't come with them standard.

Don't have a Denning but if you are looking for the seal try Bus and Coach supplies Qld. They stock a lot the older parts for Australs and Dennings.

Dirk

Pull the valve and take it to a parts dealer like Multi Spares. Most vales are pretty common or a substitute could be available just watch the threading, metric to imperial.

You could also try Bus and Coach in Qld. They seem to be able to find most stuff.

Dirk

Whatever way you go watch the weighs and width factors. Very easy to keep adding stuff then you find you are to heavy overall weights or close to it so that limits you carrying water and waste tanks. Same goes for overwidths. NSW are into lazer test for overwide.

Dirk

Couldn't agree more with Bagmaker. Costs just keep blowing out more and more along with the time taken. Even planning it out it just doesn't pan out. Not trying to put a damper on your project but make sure you are prepared to change your plans over and over again. I would even be checking out the m...

Go with foam if you can manage it. The heat that comes down from the steel is unbelievable. Go with at least 50mm and really take the time to fit it snug as possible. No nails or something like that holds it in place.

Dirk.

The control pack is the expensive part then the dash pad. Still a good buy if someone was wanting to save buck or two.

Ditto the above. Real chore to do. Its contact cement, so needs a heat gun to soften it and use plastic scrapers to remove it as it softens. Then turps and lots of elbow grease.

Dirk

Very good advice. To scary if you get it wrong plus the ramifications to others if you do get wrong.


Dirk

Isn't this a common story these days. Unless you know something about your bus then you really are at the mercy of crooks and there are plenty of the bastards out there that's for sure. Shame there isn't an area or section in some of these forums that repairers, good and bad could be listed. Guess i...

Whatever one you choose is going to be a money pit. Speaking from experience here....Lol. I enjoyed the build but it certainly isn't something I would recommend if you weren't handy with a welder and can do you own wood work and painting etc. Building up a motor home is a real chore to say the least...

G'Day,

Convex hopper windows allow you to leave then open on rainy days, flat sliders don't.

Dirk

Exactly as Busman says about Grease Monkey. Some of the nicest blokes you will ever come across. You will learn more about your bus than you want to know.

Dirk

Ebay is a pretty good starting point or "Google" buses for sale or Coaster buses for sale. Converting is very popular nowadays. Good luck with you search.

Dirk

Just following on with the Austral blinker and steering column wiring. Bit of a nightmare here with lots of colour changes between the column harness and the bus harness. On the bus side harness, the plain red wire changes at the cannon plug to white which goes to the column harness. This is a const...

G'Day Glen, All good, sorted the thing today. Not sure if it was a bad connection or dirty contacts. I gave it a hard workout !!!! and it came good. I will post some wiring details or a diagram in case some other poor bugger has the same problem. There is a real mix of cross over of coloured wires g...

Brand is SWF, German made with a model number 201.246. Apparently common on European stuff. At least making some progress. Have an inquiry away to the UK so hopefully will get a reply.

Dirk

Thanks, CCCC. I can't see if the function was there it wouldn't be wired in. Making inquiries of the UK supplier to see if they have the wiring diagram. Will post here if its available for someone else in the future if needed.

Dirk

This is the type of switch or very similar, probably a later version than mine but similar. Tried contacting Kirg for a diagram but can't get a reply.

Dirk

http://www.kirg.com.au/imageWindow.php? ... .jpg&cat=0

G'Day All, Would anyone know if an 87 Austral tourmaster had a, FLASH TO PASS type steering column headlight switch position. When I lift the switch arm it has that option but I can't find any wiring in the switch itself for that function. I have two spare wires that I can't find a home for but neit...

I know this is a very old discussion, but did you ever get to the bottom of the use for the Kysor Cadillac pressure switch. Been trying to think what this switch was actually used for myself.

Dirk

Helpful people. I rang them myself after Boronia mentioned them above. No connection just satisfied customer. Thanks Boronia for the tip.

Dirk

TRaction,

Great looking bus when its done. I would love to see you progress.

Dirk

Don't know anything about your motor and gearbox but I have a VDO sender, but not sure of the voltage 12v or 24v from a Spicer box but getting the shaft is the problem. I chased around for ages trying to get the shaft for an Allison auto but couldn't find one for love nor money. I gave up eventually...

Any recommendations on a good brand of bus GPS. Would be good with the usual features of height, dead end streets, load limits etc.

Dirk