So, I will be starting a conversion thread soon, as I am picking up my bus the first weekend in March.

I have zero experience with a bus, some experience with engines, and mostly farm trained by my father for anything mechanical and trade related that I will need for my conversion.

I will be working on this with my father and he suggested I go ahead and look for a service manual and possibility an operator manual since I will be driving it home, a 16 hour trip and well... I know nothing about a bus! haha

So, I contacted Thomas Built buses here in NC, and thought they would be able to point me in the right direction for a service manual for my 1995 Saf-T-Liner ER. I found some stuff online but bits and pieces.. some that said ER-MVP and other bits but nothing like I wanted (Dad wanted; he's 82 and stuck on him wanting what he wants. hehe)

Anyways.. long story short I got an email from Thomas Built buses and they not only helped me, but they did research and sent me BOTH the operating manual AND the Service Manual for a bus that is 4 years newer than mine. She apologized that they no longer had a manual for my 1995 but told me that little changed in those 4 years. I guess time will tell how much has changed but I am happy to report I have an Operating manual, 130 pages and a Service Manual, 466 pages for my Saf-T-Liner ER bus.

That shows me they really do go far and beyond the customers expectations. I only asked for a link to buy them from and they sent me the manuals for free.

I told her that I would send her pictures of my process and updates on the bus and she gave me the names of four contacts should I need parts or help along the way.

I too have found Thomas Built to be responsive and helpful. It seems they have guys who really like their buses.

They have a contact form on their website which usually gets a response in 24 hours.

I just emailed one of their guys asking about new vehicle data plates (I have removed the front upper panel containing them, but I can retain them), and asked about the process of opening up 6th gear.

He replied in an hour telling me the local dealer can request new data plate (and sent me the dealer form), and said he'd referred my bus to engineering, and would let me know when he got a response. (He already had my VIN# from a previous query).