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Cool perspective on the drive portion. 😎

possible you got some bad diesel when you filled up somewhere. a little trash or water or whatever in it, will do some crazy stuff to your fuel system whether it is gas or diesel.

Great camera view but a bit noisy! I like the flag! ‘Merica 🇺🇸 Nice boat marina - beautiful day! Hi Sammie & Colt 🐶🐾 🐹🚙

What wonderful gifts 🎁 😊 Loving the Bewitched magnet - one of my fav shows as a kid! At least one of your family members watches your videos! lol The fridge and microwave are great! 😊 First cooking 🧑‍🍳 🥳 Looks delicious 😋 Hi Sammie & Colt 🐶🐾 🐹🚙

Mount a small jug in the back and run that hose in it. This will serve as a double check point. You can see if your losing any while your driving or if it is only when you run it hard. Safe travels. Love watching these videos of long drives you’re doing.

Might want to check for fuel in the coolant that seemed like alot that it spit out

I don't like high heat and Teflon combo that most air fryers have...

I ended up getting the Dreo Chefmaker, because it has an "AI Chef" feature, and it does awesome with steaks.

3 minutes of idle allows the engine and the turbo to cool down. You were climbing mountains and working the engine and turbo hard so the temp was raised and you did not let it cool down before you shut it down.

Buy more coolant on your next stop. Just because! Always have at least two bottles, even if you don't think you need it.

Yup. Coolant overflow. Get some kind of container mounted in there, for the overflow to flow into. It'll suck it back up, if it needs it. Curtains. So sew the reflectix to the curtains. You are correct, the relectix is much better than just curtains.

I think you figure it out that it just the overflow line for the coolant and by the comments I see that its pretty unanimous. Our old truck had one that spilled onto the ground but these days its caught in an overflow bottle. The cool down makes sense! We even do that with the helicopters where we had a minute cool down at idle. Hard to believe it cools down the engine that much but it does. I think that your idle cool down has indeed solved the problem. Technocrat might have a good point too as that coolant cap may need replaced, but I have no clue. An engine warm up may be something to consider too, I swear I read something about that as well... hmmmm. I STILL have not been able to see and Oliver trailer in person. We are waiting to see a Bigfoot trailer, which if fiberglass as well, when one shows up locally. Sure would like to see one in person. Safe travels!

Touchy subject to bring up, especially for the male sector, but maybe Lenny needs to wear Depends briefs occasionally. I think they come in grey so it'll blend in and if you're asked about it you can indicate: "It's an environmental precaution".

Downhill should give you great mileage. 😎

Nice tour of The Historical Museum of Fort Missoula, the Garden of One Thousand Buddhas was also interesting.

I love my air fryer

Might consider having an expansion recapture system tank installed to help stop loosing coolant that eventually will need to be replaced.

Will Emma be driving the bus too?

Hey guys, it looks like your trip is going to be a blast. Two things, first the air fryer is great to have for things that usually go in a deep fryer it can't replace a stovetop. And second that Midea A/C unit is the bomb I purchased one of those about 10 years ago for a friend in Vegas and it cools a room that's 14 by 14 and is still working today and you know how hot it gets in Vegas. You could fit it in the bulkhead above your bed in the back and paint it Lenny grey. enjoy your trip and be safe.

Diesel oil after running the engine turns black. That is normal.

Also, could be the Radiator coolant cap spring is getting old and allowing coolant to escape too early.

What happens if it says OEM unlock error

Yep over pressure escape hose. Most vehicles have a coolant tank, where it runs into and then sucks it back up when it needs more.

It is a coolant overflow. Coolant expands as it heats up and needs to go somewhere. Most rigs have catch can or overflow bottle as it heats it goes in there and then when it cools it can draw it back in.

what i was told years ago on a diesel excursion and i remind you i am not a mechanic, but to start it and let it run for a minute or so before putting in gear, and when you come to a stop let it run for a minute or two before stopping the engine. Also call that bus company and just ask them about the coolant issue.. might be normal then again, who know.. but they will know for sure.

I have driven a lot of big vehicles you do need to let them run for about three minutes before you shut down.😀

Get the air fryer, we use ours all the time. Get the Ninja with the crock pot and quick cook features. Little more money but more versatile

Amsoil make a coolant boost that will lower the coolant temps. I've used it and it works great.

Lenny on his first long distance trip so excited

Also, do you plan on heading to the east coast at all this summer? After i fix the engine I plan on heading up the east coast to Maine (tentatively)

FYI even if you get 6th gear unlocked you really won’t gain any MPH gain. Ultimately you may gain some fuel economy but that’s about it. The thing is, at least in my bus, it won’t shift to 6th gear until 64-65ish. I plan on going into the software and seeing if I can make it shift to 6th at like 55

getting tired of looking at your arm.

:) THANKS MUCH for sharing! And WooooHooooooo! ON THE ROAD EAST : ) Safe travels and ENJOY ! ! ! Cheers : )

AWESOME! This will be the real road test for Lenny and looking forward to the reports. As I said previously, I was worried that the A/C was not going to be enough, but you did say you expected to add another. I saw the part where you were behind the Cyber Yuk.. I mean truck. I really hate them. Seeing Emma walking through the school for the first time made me think, yep she even looks like she should be the principal! Soon I hope! About the gear not being unlocked. I know it matters not in town but I was wondering if you did get the 6th gear if it would help keep the RPM's down even if you still never went above 55 mph? That would mean better gas mileage for long road trips like this one and easier on the engine maybe? Just wondering how it would be, that's all but I love the attitude about no need for speed so you can take it all in. Really love the POV in the bus on the road. It really puts us in the seat with you and the wide angle is fantastic! We leave on June 30th and though we will not be on such a open schedule for our arrivals, we planned appropriate sleep overs in between destinations so we don't fall asleep at the wheel. I LOVE to drive and travel, but I am NOT looking forward to the friggin' 40 out toward Oklahoma. It's really just a lot of truckers, horrible road, nothing and nothing much to see. But we will turn towards Tulsa and that is all new to us so we will see something new. Continued safe travels for you guys and we look forward to updates!

55? Man I can't stay below 80 🤣 But then again I am not in a RV or Bus. Be Safe....

Wow, no engine brake? My favorite diesel feature. Great to see you're finally on the road. This will be fun.

The boards and orbital are free arent they?