Summer Maintenance

[Kodie]

With summer quickly approaching, each bus will need to undergo prep work for next school year. The list of to do's is quite long, so spares will be assigned for 2-3 days at a time while all of the work is completed. My goal is to have our buses look and run the best of any district or contractor in CA.

Here is a run down of exactly what will be done if need be:

- Inspection
- Full Chassis wash
- Fluids topped off/ changed
- Oil Change
- Brake pad check/ replacement
- Replace faded lights (clearance lights)
- Defog headlights (Sometimes they get cloudy)
- Touch up paint, bumpers, rub rails, etc.
- Update registration
- Stock First Aid kits
- Tighten mirrors
- Clean, touch up luggage bay paint
- Patch/ replace ripped seats
- Replace rusty/ faded stop signs
- Remove all tires to check for damage to inner tire wall
- Repaint rusty seat legs
- Scrub floors
- Install crank case ventilation system (in the process)
- Remove and replace rusty floor trim.

- After this all bus will recieve a thorough scrub, wax and shine. If you mess it up I will harm you  :)

These are just a few of the many things that will be looked at over the summer.

GHS: May 22 2009
Elementary: May 29 2009


Schedule

Bus Number:      Take Bus:                  Date:

T103                 18702                      May 25
S10701              S19801                    June 1
10402                18702                      June 2
10401                18701                      June 3
10801                18702                      June 4
19903                18701                      June 5
19902                18501                      June 8
19901                18701                      June 9
S19801              S10701                    June 10
19701                18501                      June 11
19402                18701                      June 12
19301                18501                      June 15
19202                18701                      June 16
19201                18501                      June 17
19001                18701                      June 18
18702                18701                      June 19
18701                18501                      June 22
18501                18701                      June 23

18501 and 18701 will be rotated daily to try to balance out the mileage on those units.
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Personal Buses:

If you want this work done to your personal bus you will be required to pay a full inspection fee + $40, and whatever parts are needed. Fortunately most of our P buses are new enough that they won't need any work.


This is more for myself.. just to organize things.

Bus:           Order:                   Driver:                    Mechanic:                      Task:                                                                  Approximate Date:
P101              1                  Ajay                       Mike                      Seat overhaul                                                    June 29 2009
P104              2                  Shane                    Kodie                     Oil Change/ flush            (Quick Job)             June 24 2009
P081              3                  Mike                       Mike                      Freon to AC units           (Quick Job)             June 24 2009
P103              4                  Spencer                  Kodie                     Check fluid levels           (Quick Job)             June 24 2009
P016              5                  Eric                        Kodie                     AC ducting/ seat posts/ Wheel well paint        June 25 2009
P102              6                  Kodie                      Mike                      Oil change/ flush                                        June 26 2009  
P041                 1                  Bryce                        Mike                      Summer Maintenance                                   July 1
V109A                2                 n/a                          Kodie                     Summer Maintenance           (Quick)              July 1
V109B                3                 n/a                          Kodie                     Summer Maintenance           (Quick)              July 1         
M106C               4                 n/a                          Kodie                     Summer Maintenance            (Quick)             July 2
P105                  5                 Blase                       Mike                      Summer Maintenance                                    July 2
S10701              6                 Tyler                        both                       Engine Issues                                               TBD
            



 The mechanic listed may or may not be the one that services the bus. If one is stuck on a large project, the other will take care of the small projects.

Other buses/vehicles that need servicing:

Vehicles left to service: 0

[Kodie]

Eric... is there anything on 10402 that you noticed is rusting on the interior, such as floor trim, seat legs?

[08 Thomas EF]

Everything inside of 10402 is fine, except for some rust around the first 3 seat posts.

I'd like to sign up P016 for summer maintenance. The seat posts could all use re-painting, as well as the trim around the wheel wells.

[Stretch]

I'd like to sign P104 up for an oil change.... the operator's manual says to change it at the 500 mile mark (break in period) and i'd also like the window tracks lubricated, along with the defroster fans. Also, Kodie, can you possibly move some of the position of the switches? I will speak with you in the chatbox about it!

This is how i'd like P104s switches relocated: http://schoolbuscentral.com/gallery/updates/dec05/bb/images/18f.jpg Please move my PA microphone to there also. Thanks

Thanks,

Stretch

[Kodie]

10-4, I can do that. It will be awhile though.

[Kodie]

P104 and P103 are completed.

[IC CE]

10-4 Kodie thanks.

[Kodie]

P016 is about 75% done. The seat posts were painted and the wheels were taken care of also. Last major thing is to install the mounting hardware for the duct work.

[C2]

update on P101...it will be finished Monday before noon

[C2]

P101 is finished and cleared for service

[Kodie]

To all drivers:

The buses used for summer routes need the following:
- All glass cleaned inside and out
- Floors swept
- Floors scrubbed clean
- Seat belts straightened
- Fuel topped off
- All vents/ windows closed


Mike and I put many long hours into making these buses nice, please respect our time and return them how you found them. Should there be an issue, let us know.


If anything needs some more paint or anything do not hesitate to file a request.

[08 Thomas EF]

10-4

[Kyle51895]

Will do Kodie (10401 is nice anyway ::))

[Carpenter Coach RE]

Do you also want the sub buses clean up, too? I can clean them if you want.

[Kodie]

Whoever was the last person to use it should clean it.