Skoolie Bus Heaters Removed & Floor Demo ~ We Found DRY ROT!

[@sure2rain725]

Love the "Wayne and I" comment except when viewing Wayne's video, he does all the work except caring a few pieces out of the bus

[@kkbach90]

Do you make videos? Do you know how video editing works?

[@Westcoastguy]

Hopefully Eric pays Wayne well.

[@Mangler316]

Be mindful that the seat frames were an integral part of the strength of the sides of the bus. As you build, plan to create a couple walls that attach to both the floor and sides.

[@Ragesauce]

If you plan on spending any amount of time in cold areas, you can route the same hoses UNDER the floorboards to heat the floor. This gives the fluid time to circulate and cool from the engine, while giving your feet a nice a toasty floor to walk on in the winters. You'll want to watch the engine heat if you decide to take those lines out permanently, as some school buses are tuned with that extra hose line in mind, so your engine might run a bit hotter than usual once you cut that off.

[@paulstevensonworldtravelle2863]

God bless Wayne for helping

[@Jon-uj2uw]

I'm sure someone already said this but those heaters help cool the motor in emergencies, you just turn it on

[@troyfowler5177]

You could take the rubber from the floor, cut it up in appropriate lengths, then stack it to make weatherproof levelers.

[@grandmabutterworth6865]

Did I just turn on a slapstick comedy show?

[@Gary-f2x4r]

Yeah + General Hospital

[@kennymarshall8204]

your project is looking great buddy

[@joanniejuergens8991]

reminder. IMPORTANT READ !!!!!.you need to drain your air tanks occasionally cause they will have oil and water accumulation. the air brakes will lock up when empty. Good way to secure the bus so it cant be stolen since engine has to run to fill them up. always keep an eye on those gauges. one more tip.... check the air hose connected to the back to the gauges. I've had one come off while driving. it scared the crap out of me but it didnt affect the accrual brakes. drove those buses for over 40 yrs.♥🧡

[@tdhawk167]

You are the go-to for knowing these! Your experience is priceless!

[@seanseanseanseansean]

stolen, LOL

[@friskydingo5370]

@@joanniejuergens8991 defantaly good advice.👍

[@joshw9037]

@@seanseanseanseanseanwhat is stolen?

[@maryellencook9528]

This is just a thought, Eric, and run this by your friend, Wayne: after you have replaced the rusted metal and dry rotted wood, scrub down the whole interior of the bus with an industrial strength bleach solution. Follow the directions on its use. There's always the possibility that you might have stirred up some mold spores with the demolition, so you wouldn't want mold to be an issue with the new build. You have waited a long time for this, so don't have any underlying problems for later on down the road.

[@tammyc606]

I agree! I think just would replace all the wood though because if the person before had animals it's soaked in for sure

[@jamessofer5792]

That’s very true great idea!

[@tdhawk167]

When dealing with this situation, be sure it's none chlorine bleach - peroxide- that is used. This is what's used in mold remediation

[@maryellencook9528]

@@tdhawk167 that's good to know! I know that I have seen those types of products at the big box stores.

[@maryellencook9528]

@tammyc606 I think the only animals on that bus had two legs, one backpack, and were grades K-8.

[@Thedreamulancelife]

Went buy your camp today man you guys have a great spot. Just didn’t want to intrude I know you’re busy. Good luck with the bus😅😅

[@Briandkd]

You might want to keep at least the heater behind the driver seat, cause that’s the only heat you’ll get up front when you’re driving down the road the windows will frost up or immediately get too Much moisture I don’t know many splits to be able to work while you’re driving down the road

[@jd_portland]

They have a plan for that, r prepped Wayne said

[@theathjr]

Drink every time he says “Bussssssss”

[@spindrift850]

Would you consider using one of the heaters put in the engine compartment as a supplementary way to get rid of engine temperature? Using it like a supplementary radiator for those hot days and hills?

[@C.Church]

Good idea.

[@Thesaltymedic36]

I’d have kept the heaters. Off in the summer and on in the winter. It’s gonna get cold back there driving. That free heat 🤷🏼‍♂️ but we will see.

[@preluded]

Agree, electric heat is way less efficient. I know they can’t run the engine all night but it would great to arrive at a location totally warm and use that residual heat. Also for emergency

[@UncaDave]

If a person kept the bus heaters, would you leave them where they are or re-position them. I don’t know anything about big diesel buses and their systems but I sure would ask a question or two of Bus Grease Monkey or maybe the manufacturer themselves. The possibility that the heater lines affect the engine cooling, raised by one commenter, would alarm me a bit. Also like someone said here, if you are traveling in cold country sure would be nice to have that built in heat and then use supplemental when you got to your destination. Ever hear of the saying, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”? Hope it all works out for Eric and he’s thought all this through.

[@Thesaltymedic36]

@@UncaDaveit won’t effect the engine in any way and they can be moved. I just think with the large space of the bus in cold weather, when driving to heat it will make the heat pump not work as hard and the batteries last longer. Plus overall comfort when driving. They can be shut off when they are not needed. We have a similar system in our ambulances in the back for heat.

[@texaslonestarrider]

Looks Good!

[@Creativeonthemend]

Enjoying this journey of this build

[@rvgrandmacharlotte4604]

an FYI - Snoqualmie where the bus is from does not get much snow but lots of rain. Glad no more dry rot than there was.

[@JonnyDIY]

Clean all that rust then get some Metal Prep 79 (Bonderite) phosphoric acid and put that all over to stop rust. Then prime with rust encapsulator and paint it

[@BruceLyeg]

You guys got a lot done in one day. This is a very minor set back, don't let it get you down

[@Louyark]

Coffe croissant and a fresh Nomadic fanatic schooly build video. What a great way to start off my day.

[@Kbvols]

Hydraulic jack is way to go and great to have. Buy a spare tire for your camper you won’t regret it if/when you have a flat in the middle of no where….. you should pump enough grease in the bearings to that you push the old grease out the front.

[@BRADLEYWHITEHALL]

Awesome video! 👍 Since you guys are in Quartzsite, have you been to Scooters Restaurant next to Patty's Propane? They serve awesome food, including fresh camel burgers! 🍔 They're delicious! Definitely try them out. Super nice folks to

[@mikezaccario8861]

Eric school bus plywood is cheap use exterior plywood we used Marine plywood for motorhome and over road buses like prevost ,MCI and vanhool paint underside of plywood before you attach it

[@bodanielz313]

This video reminded me I need to get my hose blown and get my fluids out of there! Thanks!

[@MrJohnpr12]

Back from the early days. Nice to see you thriving. 👍🏻

[@carolxavier4388]

Love these demo/reno videos!!

[@johnnylightning1491]

Eric, you should thank your luck starts. That small bit of rot is nothing compared to what it could have been. Keep the good stuff coming.

[@johnlee4177]

Considering it's a bus from the north that's not bad with that little of rot. Just cut that area out and replace and you're ready to start the build.

[@paulwicklund5044]

So, how will you defrost the front windows now that you removed the defroster. I think it's illegal to drive without a windshield defroster.

[@anandrew6641]

It's legal. Never heard it's a requirement. He'll just blow on the windshield if it's frosted. 😂

[@nerdlywehunt]

Eric has ample amounts of hot air..............

[@2e0txe]

Put a section of that removed pipe between the two taps on the coolant lines. If the taps ever get turned you won't loose all your engine coolant it will just circulate it around.

[@CuttingCrossCountry]

Thats brilliant!

[@BECKENN1239]

one idea i think would be cool would be for the lights that the dealership painted. find ones that are the same color as the old ones and turn them into brake lights and turn signals in the back and in front one set can be a turn signal and the other can be clear as for a more headlight or a spotlight kinda way. i think it would be cool and different.

[@mr.m325]

you should not remove the heaters....Minisplits won't heat while you are driving the bus or boondocking

[@pattycota6195]

👍Small can of worms. . .so far pretty good going....😊✌🏻❤️

[@BlueFlyer21]

Great project , cant wait to see the next video

[@DatAussieGamer12]

Bus builds been a long time coming and I love the fact your doing it YOUR way!. There's alot of negative people in this world. Looking forward to the progress.

[@SeanNewhouse-mv9ez]

Was thinking about horizontal wind turbines and would also WORK while your driving, also alt-energy cookware and heating, etc you'll certainly have areas for solar and tie it all in from the engine and battery storage for maximized continual/stop flow energy capacities Wanna make a crisco candle heater and spray paint it and use more than one large wick and have a large concave metal deal atop it to radiate the heat well. Those crisco candle heaters will burn for DAAAAAYS, continous!

[@saythankyou111]

I love watching this process, cheers me up, thankyou 🇺🇸🕊

[@MrMarkpeggy]

Well, bless your hearts, guys. Treasure this time working together. This will be some of your greatest memories ❤😊

[@stevenanderson5272]

Eric that thing would finish itself if you just throw a keystone in each hand and stand back and watch

[@chrishelms1967]

If that's all that's wrong with the floor..... you got pretty lucky 😊

[@CptCrackers]

Will that affect the ability to cool the engine in extreme situations?

[@herkimeratrandom5772]

Be safe. Take your time.

[@toms1499]

Think I would let it run a few minutes before flipping on the high idle. Really no reason to use high idle unless trying to charge battery a little or warming it up a little quicker if it's cold outside. Regardless first few minutes should be at regular idle at startup. Also think I would have tried to keep the heaters as a backup heat source and put shut off valves on the lines and possibly tried to make an assist for hot water heating as others have said. Such a nice bus for conversion think it out before doing away with some of its systems and features that could be useful.

[@Liimpy]

You should use one of the heater loops to make hot water man, and leaving atleast 1 heater would be helpful while traveling in cold weather

[@friskydingo5370]

You might think about adding a second radiator. The amount of the coolant in the lines you removed displaced a lot of heat even without the heaters running. I'd think about another radiator with an electrical bypass switch. It will come in handy in the summer months when you need extra engen cooling compasity. You also might want a propane heater. I dont think 2 mini splits would be enough for the cold. The propane would be more efficient and would work well with the splits. 👍

[@catherineaw143]

Fanatic Nomadic 2.0 is going great. Been loving these bus vlogs, and Diana’s vlogs too. Not bad if dry rot is just in that small section.

[@spindrift850]

You have to be thinking about paint color for the bus at the risk of making it look like a blue Air force bus or Army bus. A color that prople can see. Maybe a paint that looks different at different angles? I don't have a magic color in mind .

[@darrellbrixey5341]

Great content Eric

[@jamesstan4678]

So what are you gonna do about your windshield defrosters????? 2 Which you will need on rainy days

[@nomadicfanatic]

Wayne already re-ran the hose under the chassis and looped the system back up for dash heat. Catch up on my videos! Hehe.

[@kevinsigler6747]

Lot's of fun Team Fanatic!

[@californiasun162]

❤ Eric ❤Diana ❤ from Huntington Beach, California . Love you guys ❤

[@Grock66]

Well done Eric! I admire your work ethic!

[@samgonzalez6859]

Was wondering if you have considered leaving the original haters in for emergency heat or heat while driving.

[@gerbearjones6056]

Woohooo it's slowly coming together. What a great bus

[@Utoobdewd]

Saturday morning, new NF video, my weekend is off to a fantastic start!

[@kimberlymigliorato8755]

If all you jave is that one little spot of rot on the entire floor ina bus that was used in snow zones, you're doing pretty good! I w seen them 30+ times worse than that.

[@louparry7721]

Hi guys, your luck has so far been amazing.Nothing is ever perfect. I KNOW, you will be able to handle what you just ran into. It was a great idea to just throw that piece of flooring over the issue and take a break, rest up, until the morning. You are moving along nicely. Your friend, Louise

[@charlesalvey491]

Wondering if you were thinking of recycling some of your materials. Last year there was the guy up near the front that was collecting cans, if he’s there again he may be interested in copper wire or the heater cores…. just a thought.

[@sky02148]

So nice seeing the bus build or demo, and getting it done. Thanks for sharing, love yah Nancy

[@ButterflyKisses.]

Wow, I love the great ideals..........😊

[@kevinmortensen2126]

I’m a water damage guy/ mold remediator. That white looks like snow melt salt.

[@CodyMaple-s3w]

Eric, recycle the copper wire and maybe the heaters. Theres some miney there

[@Thesimplehomeowner]

Eric I noticed from another channel that there is now mini splits for RV’s…from big truck big rv channel..he is calling it portable mini splits…sounds very interesting….

[@Darthvaderisrad]

Thank god you have all these professional schoolie bus builder comments or you might not even be able to build it. 🤦🙄 Awesome bus build videos! 💯😎

[@nomadicfanatic]

Tell me about it

[@Darthvaderisrad]

@nomadicfanatic 💯

[@mjbarran]

Fun following your project!

[@loveu2222]

I would never uninstall that bus heater,there is another way then using engine line, those heaters would give nice even warm trough the bus

[@Blue_Mudder]

Idea, a good use for those heater fans would be to use them as cooling fans for your batteries!

[@ButterflyKisses.]

Ohoooooo!😊

[@ejs6010]

You are making progress.

[@nancymedeiros5268]

I know you will get it figured out

[@Floatdude86]

It is almost ready for a temporarily bowling alley.

[@jonesbluesandjam]

❤❤❤

[@rvboondocker2559]

Hey Eric, I am just wondering, the company you bought the bus from did some work to make the bus certifiable as a recreational vehicle correct? Is anything that you have done thus far while in the desert impacting the recreational vehicle certification of the bus?

[@C.Church]

All they did was take out the seats, take off the crossing arm, the signs, and add a bed and bucket so that the paperwork would fly. Everything Eric is doing is improving it. If he put seats back in, the signs and crossing stuff... that would be undoing it.

[@rgreed20081]

For some people, owning a yellow school bus is the Ultimate goal and dream. You can design it in any way which you want it.

[@susanstrickland6774]

Pretty nice that so many ppl are sharing ideas, and pointers. Nice that they care. You're a day closer to being done with it. 👍🙂

[@JackD6739]

Great work

Wow! A school bus! Haven’t watched you in about a year. My husband have been busy building a log house . You are always full of surprises and I’m always impressed with your projects but this is so exceptional! Plus you have a new entrance with a woman in it (and your cats). Boy, I am really behind in the Nomadic Fanatic News!😂

[@tomharris1165]

Let’s get the coolant nice and hot so we can take the heaters out 😂😂

[@robertp6979]

What a worm

[@spindrift850]

Consider using the bus warning lights as fixtures for cameras?

[@NinetyOneAdventures]

Oh no! Sorry it didn't go as you planned. But I know you'll figure it out

[@ETINFL60]

Thanks for sharing

[@TERRYPK]

😎

[@livinglife3386]

Considering the area this bus was operating in that small area on the floor is very small

[@jackie6582]

Well it’s looking good so far just a little damage not to bad 🤗👋

[@cyrenne9172]

good stuff

[@SouthernBoy8478]

It’s OK you’ll be fine. You should go off and get some sealant for the metal floor that will help you out too. A friend of mine did we live in Wisconsin so we always experience with rust so your bus is not that bad his bus was worse. We’re starting to look pretty nice so far Eric, but I’m planning on doing a bus build myself soon as I get one.

[@loraypruitt5922]

😊😊

[@terrylandon7578]

if you open the hoses at the pump it should gravity drain

[@kellywingate8826]

What happen to Robert???

[@ronpeted]

Quite the project.

[@Rumotorizednosparknoride-w9i]

Color you're going to decide to paint it

[@nomadicfanatic]

Not decided yet.

[@Corgis175]

Camper Van Kevin is a workaholic and craftsman. See you have a lot of good advice below.

[@stevewildman1045]

Maybe it too late BUT you could use those heat exchangers with solar heat panels at your camp! Basic free daytime heat. 5 hour sun days at best but a insulation tank and piped for 10 weight oil it will never freeze. Use a slow pump designed for oil.

[@dirtyoldfarmhand3]

Awesome. Thanks for the video.

[@ramhammer10-4]

You need to replace the Air dryer every other year.

[@JanesDough855]

A little section of dry rot isn't bad considering this bus drove thru snow. I know this will work out for you.

[@anthonyfreed4494]

Are you going to get defrost for driving.

[@ASKMEANYTHING777]

I want to thank all the refrigeration mechanics who commented - I’m sure Eric appreciates it.

[@jamessofer5792]

That one spot is not as bad as I would think being that old and that much snow and salt it’s seen in its life. Just my thought as I would cut out that section and then replace it with some new board I wouldn’t take the whole board up.