I will see if I can find some interior shots in my files. If not, I will take some, but Pat says we have to clean it up first
I have had a couple of questions about what skill level a person should have to own my (or some other) bus. That is really a painful question for me - I use the term painful advisedly. I guess I could take the attitude that we bus owners all started out with little or no knowledge of bus maintenance or repair. That said, I have seen some new bus owners get in over their head and "suffer" from their decision. I think any bus will demand a significant amount of repair/maintenance over the years. They tend to be old and have a lot of miles on the chassis. It is a huge leap from working on a car to working on a bus.
In the thread I cited earlier, there was a differentiation between a commercial conversion and an owner conversion. In both cases there are mixed chances of getting a relatively trouble free vehicle. I would love to believe that our bus would be pretty reliable, but there is certainly no guarantee. As I have said previously, all of the modifications I have made were done for reliability. My problem is that I know what was done and can generally figure out how to address an issue if it comes up.
Could a person with basic skills sort issues out? I don't know. There is a pretty good support community for our Eagles. I think this forum is a fantastic base of data and a few folks chime in to help if we have a problem. There are a couple of active Eagle Face Book groups, but I really cringe when I see some of the responses. In my case, I will offer any help I can if an issue arises.
Again in my case, the big mechanical components should be reliable but that is no guarantee. By major components I am thinking about the engine, transmission, air supply systems, etc. The conversion components were the best that money could buy -- again with reliability in mind.
The one compromise I made was the first Series 60 engine I put in the bus. They were not readily available at the time and I settled for one that had a lot of miles on it (and later determined not all that great of maintenance over its life). I replaced it with an engine that had a good track record (rebuild documented and detailed discussion with the donor truck owner).
I the past few years I have not had to do any significant maintenance and all of that work could have been done by a person with GOOD basic mechanical skills. One of the main concerns on my part is that I don't have the time to "train" a person to be a full fledged bus repair/maintenance technician. I will be glad to answer questions, but not train (clear as mud?).
This has gotten to be way too long, but it is something that I struggle with.
I will document the clutch issue and show some interior pictures in a additional posts -- as soon as I can catch my breath on a couple of other activities.
Dewayne, I apologize that I probably did not answer your question.
Jim