Mine has a kienzle tacho in it. Its fine but you need to put a chart it in, don't need to worry about entering anything on it. You. The red light will illuminate if it doesn't detedt a chart or it isn't closed properly, and if you exceed the set speed ( which is alterable) the speed limiter is a separate device which if its got it should kick in at 100kph (62). Tbf its probably fast enough but you could have this taken off.
Yeah its limited to 62mph which is fast enough for me
We in the Fire Service had tachos in the trucks but we’re exempt from using them. We had a plastic chart in them which didn’t need replacing and turned off the red light. Might be worth asking your local DVSA testing, tacho centre about this.
Im following that couple on Instagram they only started that a few months ago ..There's a similar bus to yours on gumtree at the moment. Real tidy looking thing. The seller has ripped everything out and it comes with gas and water/waste tanks.
Could be a nice buy for anyone following your thread who fancies doing the same.
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Im not bothered too much about it being there it was the lights i was wondering about and what position the wee knobs are meant to be at. Mot guy never even looked at it ...or the speed limiter which i thought he would have as its set to 62 and not 56
Bizarrely a speedometer is not part of mot test. 62mph is the correct max speed for a bus, lorries are 56. It wont make any difference which position the knobs are in. Likewise you dont need to bother about calibration.
Aye but the dvsa tech advisor had said the limiter would need changed as its no longer a bus psv but an HGV van. So i expected something to be checked at MOT with it being its first mot and plating. I'm now supposed to receive plates from dvsa for it ...
I have a 220 litre fresh water tank over the rear axle and a 150 litre grey tank immediately behind it.My water tanks will be almost right at the back too ...they will be right behind rear wheel arches one either side beneath the rear bed. It does need some good weight on the back but mine will have that anyway once ive a bike rack on there
Would need a speed limiter if you're not using it commercially?
Im planning about the same in fresh water but with 2 tanks one either side behind each rear wheel arch.... And just 100litre max on my grey as i never carry that much ...i empty it almost daily that will be underslung just in front of the rear nearside wheel.
Yes far too noisy for hereGlad you didn't attempt that on Mum's drive Tam
we ran out thats why it wasnt finished today. Ive another 50 on order.
Certainly willIt will be worth all the hard work in the end
Yes she would have killed me for the noise....my ears are still ringing this morning. That was a good 6 or 7 hours of loud constant noise.Glad you didn't attempt that on Mum's drive Tam
I love a challenge
theres a fair bit corrosion in there but everything is repairable and by the time its all cut out and new steel put in it will last another 20 years. Yes had the boot been in decent condition id have done that too and used the boot space for gas and waste water tanks or something but the steel was rotten and so are the inner cills and a few of the outriggers. My plan at the monemt is to make a new frame from box section at the rear and have 2 large pieces run from the chassis out where the number plate is roughly and then a platform will be attached to that to carry a motorbike. ... something similar to this
Yeah he's car daft so enjoys this stuff ... He has 3 sierra cosworths and a couple of supercharged fiestas to keep him amused usually .....so he needs someone to show him good quality vehicles
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