The boys worked like dogs all week long. Circuits and wires coming out the yin yang. But as the week progressed the jobs morphed from creating, to refining, to final touches.
Here is Chris in his usual state of a wiring trance. If you looked down the side of the bus and saw this you would assume he is talking to someone. In truth he is talking, but like a possessed person he seems to be mumbling in tongues...and there is no one there...it's kind of spooky really. But he seems to get along well with his imaginary electrical friend and, who am I to criticize creativity? We all have our own muse....usually it's just that they are figurative.
So while to boys worked away at completing the wiring, I did smaller stuff like fill the coolant and hydraulic system. It was a tight fit for the hydraulics but 1 gallon at a time (that's = 3.78541178 liters for the rest of us)
Finally the time had come, there were a few hiccups along the way. Air in the fuel line, insufficient gauge of wire to the starter. In the end however the purr was worth the wait.
Another little hic-up was the hydraulic fan. Well specifically the solenoid valve on the fan motor. The wires were to old and brittle and broke right at the valve housing.
So now I'm on the search for a new valve!
The day was inevitable, but it was sad to see the boys leave. The house will be quieter, Fillmore will be lonelier and the owner of Loco Lou's will have to get her blood pressure checked because the arguments she had about anything and everything with Bryce may have sent her over the edge, but the boys must return to their families. Once again I am indebted to them...
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