Yep, you could tell you were on your way home, Lenny was on point cruising past 18 wheelers happy 😊 to be back home in Indiana... Great 👍 trip, Welcome home BGM. Thanks for sharing.
Avoided a wreak! at the end of the 7 day journey you were crossing a long bridge. I was seated in my swivel recliner riding shot gun. Someone turned the camera quickly to the right were I thought we had lost a right front wheel. I immediately turned my chair to the right to correct for the loss of traction. The feeling was real and we avoided a wreck. It was like a video game. Thanks for the fun, no harm! I'm 72 with a perfect driving record. Be well.
I love the "Old Look" GMC Buses that I saw while growing up in the 1960's! I also remember a trip on a Greyhound Bus in 1968 to Biddeford, Maine, on US Route# 1, from Providence, RI. This bus was brand new, it smelt new, and it was screaming though the gears, and it really impressed me, it had to be a Detroit Diesel!
Classic and solid looking MCI MC-7. Greyhound had ongoing leak problems from the upper vista windows. Eventually they deleted the glass during factory production and removed existing glass and inserted blanks. Hopefully the owner will be able find or have new glass replacements fabricated. I loved driving the MC-7's with a 4 speed. Great bus👍👍
You really should put new shocks on BOTH sides of that tag axle while you've got it apart and have easy access. Leaving that old one on the drivers side is just asking for trouble. It aint cheap to maintain these old buses, so don't "cheap-out" on some of the small stuff when you've already spent the time and labor to tear that area apart. Nobody likes to hear criticism on work they've done, but some ol' common sense goes a long way to preventing future headaches. Ask me how I know. LOL
I agree as stuff like that should always be replaced in pairs unless it's an emergency type of thing. In my 25+ years of turning wrenches, I learned early on to do shocks, brakes, brake hoses, control arms, etc as pairs. You'll often find that the older part that was left alone will fail or wear much faster with the fresh stuff on the opposite side. It's just good practice and piece of mind to do it that way. Nobody wants a comeback either. Nice looking bus, thank you for sharing!
Of all the classic buses, the MC7 is my favorite. That one surprised me. The first shots of it looked pretty well. After you got into it, that bus needs some real attention. I hope the owner follows through with that. Sad indeed what the tow company did to the front of the bus. Not being there when it happened, maybe the options were really limited but that looked like a bad way to get inside. As always you did great work. Thanks for sharing.
Scott likes to drive plenty fast I have noticed. It kind of surprised me at first. He is a busy guy and needs R & R back home as quick as pronto before the next adventure down the road...
Shocks should be replaced in pairs. Having an old worn out shock and a new one on the same axle will give unequaled dampening. The old shock will be soft (if at all) and the new one will be stiff.
It’s on a tag. Hell he couldn’t tell from the ride that one was broken off on the tag. You won’t see any difference in performance with one tag having a new shock vs old shock on the other tag.
@@BusGreaseMonkey I still say you're asking for trouble not replacing it while you've got everything already torn apart and easy access to that shock. In the video, you said he complained of the tag axle 'hopping', and thus the discovery of a broken shock, so, don't "cheap-out" on these expensive buses. It's the same situation in my shop, if a customer needs a new timing chain and I've got the time and labor already spent on tearing the front of the engine apart, I'm going to suggest they have me install a new water pump while I'm at it. It's just common sense for a mechanic to do this to avoid further expensive repairs and additional labor charges down the road that could have been avoided by spending just a bit more now. Time and experience will teach you this over the long run. Love your channel … respect your knowledge … but we all need 'coaching' from time-to-time. Keep up the fun videos. Was a truck driver for many years running a 6V92 'Fuel Squeezer' in a GMC Brigadier OTR tractor for close to a million miles. Can still feel float-shifting that baby through the 10-speed like click-click-click. No need to double-clutch in a semi-truck … float 'em !!! Great memories!!
Being a rather new owner of an MC7, (a little over 1 year) I can see there must be many designs in the engine bay. Mine looks nothing like the one here in this series. I believe mine is a 73. It's also a combo, so perhaps this may account for it. I'm learning little by little as things pop up. You are amazing Scott! We winter in Arkansas so should I run into something I can't handle, by how do you choose where and who you work with? I would love to learn from a guy like you. You're a great teacher. Love your channel.
@@gullreefclub Oh, bad, very bad....Driving on 30 year old steering tires, burnt up wheel bearings in 200 miles, air brake hoses ready to blow or not even working, etc, etc.....
I agree. I owned trucks for 35 years, the condition of some of these buses is scary. What amount of knowledge is needed to adjust those front brakes ? If you don’t know that much, then leave it parked in the yard. Broken shocks, damaged wheels, loose and worn parts. It surprises me this video isn’t shot in the impound lot at the scale house. It’s 2019, not 1963.
Just found your channel thro. Sydney Stu. always loved the sound of your Greyhound Buses now you show me so much more. Going to learn more about Detroit and GM Diesel engines they sound great. Check out some of our old UK Diesel engine locomotive Class 20 and 37 my favourites....thanks for a great channel from Jez across the pond
The button wont be exactly the same but I have one for an 8. If I may make a couple suggestions. On the front axle ride valve put a bypass switch and actuator valve to raise the front when needed and you can replace the rod with a level rod available from most trailer shops with a sping to allow flex, On the tag They now make a dual bag or bag in a bag for push and lift, It would be hand in those slightly stuck situations to put more weight on the drive axle. The exterior looks great, Hit me up if you want the overide button. Safe travels.
Just a thought, on the trans cooler, lincoln mark 8 2 speed fan, and duct it with plastic off t h e side vent.. run a big relay as they spike 70amps at startup, they flow over 5000cfm, we use them and tauras fans in off road stuff to fix cooling problems as they move a stupid ammont of air, the crown vic has a nice separate relay pack if you are wrecking yard crawling.. i run it on low all the time and use a thermo switch for high, gm uses some nice grounding thermo switches.. ford undersized the radiators and ran really big fans.. they work great on normal radiators..mine on high will suck a peice of paper from 5ft away.. good luck nice bus.. for the wiring just google tauras fan swap.. the mark 8 is bigger and looks about the right size for that cooler..
Sorry, but that description of the performance abilities of those fans, might also apply to some people :) Reminds me of that saying... something about fifty feet of garden hose, and a golf ball....
It's interesting to see so many sets of old, old looking shock absorbers under these buses, that always seem to get a pass. It's probably the old 'If it ain't broke for sure, don't replace it' ideology in play!
The roof lights look like Grakon 1000 they are available at any truck dealer or chrome shop for about $ 20 each for led ones or you can get glass lens of to keep the original look. The lens melted because someone put too high wattage bulb in them. Big rig chrome shop, raney's truck parts, 4 states truck parts have the roof lights.
You had Lenny wound up and rollin' so fast I coulda swore I heard the po-leece sirens coming for you at the end! Love your work and your content my friend!
Good job nice to see your on the road to Ind. yep that’s the missippi . Hoya Hoya Gramps on the couch Portage was my home . Yep Sun City Az . Tom t thanks for the video.
Your air solenoid issue doesn't have to be a tough one. Just get pretty much any 12V DC air valve, make sure the fittings match, but a valve is a valve is a valve. Only trick might be mounting it, but even at that, shouldn't be a big challenge.
Love that set of horns up top......lol, I always wanted to buy one of the original Honda's and put a set of air horns on it. Dad said I'd just blow myself backwards so it probably wasn't a good idea.
That kind of shit that the towing company did just infuriates me to no end! Not only is it a shitty and rude thing to do, but could they seriously not be bothered to at least call the guy and ask for the key to the lock? And not only that, but they could have just cut the lock. I know for a fact that those guys have bolt cutters that would've worked just fine.
You mentioned this guys steer tires were 35 years old. With the weather checking I see on those tires I wouldn't move that bus other than around a parking lot! I certainly wouldn't drive it at speed.
i got a buddy whos got an international dump it was his grandfathers with a 6v71 it has 98,000 miles and hes looking for someone to put injectors in . He just did Rods and Mains. But hes about 25 miles south of St Louis Missouri .. Are you going to be in the area anytime soon ? hes got a shop and all the tools ect just not the know-how and is more than willing to help and you have full access to the motor. I told him your hourly rate he said that sounds good to him . Hes got property with plenty of room for the bus and a couple of pounds if you like fishing. Its just hard to find guys around here who know how to work on these old gals .
Try tooth paste or T cut, to clean the marker lights,no joke it’s on you tube.Good for cleaning belly soiled headlight lenses too... I would change both the shocks on the tag axle
if the air valve is 12vdc an air clutch valve for cat or cummins big truck would do the same Napa has them your wiring may be a little different. I added one to a truck that didn't have air fan and works great.
Im impressed they didnt do more damage than the did with the hammer, I fixed a door on one they tried to gain access with a pry bar plus they broke all the mechanism. Personally when i have any coach towed find a company that guartees there work. If possible have it trailered even if you have to pay large money and wait.
the fast idle skinner valve can be replaced with a Parker solenoid valve, should have it in a Napa or a fleet supply place, shouldn't have to get one from the door; making more work than what's it worth
Exhaust back pressure imbalance on a supercharged engine might not be a good thing. That strap added to that leveling valve is what we call Farmering it. Especially since they used a counter sunk straight slot screw in it.
Just a friendly reminder, and yes it is being pedantic, that Roots blowers are not superchargers, even when used on a spark ignition engine, but especially not on a 2 stroke Diesel. People and companies use them as superchargers and refer to them as such but they actually aren't because they aren't compressors, the lobes move a pocket of air from inlet to outlet without changing the pressure, if the outlet pressure is higher than the inlet as each pocket comes around and opens up to the outlet the air actually flows backwards to suddenly fill up that pocket to the higher pressure. (which may be the source of the whine when under boost) It is probably also the reason that for instance the Eaton M90 blower has small slots on the outlet side ahead of the main outlet opening, to slow down the reverse flow into each pocket. True compressors AKA superchargers do compress and don't normally have periods of reverse flow. See compressor stall and how bad and damaging it can be. The whole no compressing or expanding thing is also why Roots blowers are used in reverse as flow meters on for example natural gas. What you say is very true here though, the Roots scavenging blower will most certainly be favoring flow wise the 4 cylinders with less exhaust restriction since while the intake ports and exhaust valves of a given cylinder are both open the blower is literally blowing straight through in one end and out the other. This would tend to starve the side with the restriction.
The guy who had the aluminum wheels for sale, who had a tornado would those wheels fit that bus? To replace the damaged one. Looking forward to the 471 install video in Sydney NSW.
i seem to recall some GPS units have over speed warnings.. you must have had a huge smile on your face as you blew past that truck .. was that a siren right at the last second as you passed that truck. oops..
I think it would be good if you put the model year of the each vehicle in your video title and or started your video off by mentioning the model year and, what state and county each job is in.
Someone needs to invent a built in jack system for these old buses so the owner can push a button and lift the entire bus enough to get the wheels a couple feet off of the ground for repairs. It just seems like a given that repairs will have to be made regularly and it might as well be equipped with accessories that makes it easier to get the job done. So why not have under carriage lighting, compressed air and power outlets for tools?
Thinking of getting a 1986 MCI for possible camper conversion. New air bags, clutch, front seat, Detroit 8v92 with Eaton 5 speed manual transmission, front end is newer also, Any thoughts?
@@BusGreaseMonkey Do you think this is a fairly reliable model and not horribly expensive to maintain or find parts for.? I wont be driving a huge amount. Is there anything super important to look for when purchasing it. They are not really asking a lot for it. Was a highway bus and the owner was going to convert it but had a change in life plans.
It can be or can’t be. Loaded question there. If you think you can’t afford it i would be very cautious. Any bus is one trip away from a 10k repair bill
Neither of us were there, but maybe the water was coming up fast and this was an emergency situation. Maybe that dent saved the bus from being totaled. Wouldn't that make it worth the damage?
I'm not defending the tow company or the guy(s) who did the damage, but I'd like to know more about the circumstances of the tow... Did the bus owner request the tow? Did some local official request the tow without the knowledge and/or approval of the owner, perhaps thinking that it was a good idea to have the bus towed before water took it away or destroyed it? I'm thinking that if the owner knew or initiated the call/tow, then he should have known the bus would be locked and either told them where a key was hidden, or gave them permission to cut the lock with a bolt cutter. This knowledge at the time of the call would be valuable. They could have either scrounged around and found a set of cutters or bought a set enroute to the job. But, like another commenter before me pointed out, perhaps it was an emergency situation, and someone figured that damage would be repairable whereas the bus being taken by rising water would be more expensive. None of us seem to know these details, so it's easy to pass judgement without knowing the full story. It certainly does look bad for the tow company without all the details though. Still, in this day and age, who doesn't have either a bolt cutter or a cutoff wheel on their tow unit ?
what plans for a turbo kit on your bus as the turbo has to be enclosed but a warbird turbosupercharger will be too big for this from a b-17 as the exhaust don't come straight out but through the bucket wheel. a closed turbocharger be probally be best on your bus. as some may have internal wastegates depending on the turbo. the only problem be is the charge air cooler. where to put that. as normally they go infront of the radiator and the fan together pulls air through the air cooler and radiator. as the turbo will help at higher altitudes over 6,000 ft above sea level. as when your bus was made turbocharging was not common then. as now smaller displacement diesel engines in busses and medium duty trucks are turbocharged as some two stroke detroits later went to turbo before 2000 they were replaced by the 4 stroke detroit diesel series 50 and 60 engines as well other engines Detroit diesel made both 2 and 4 stroke.
Hey we'd love to go to get hold of you still haven't received a invite Not traveling anywhere for a little while but you need some assistance with brakes have spent a fortune 3 different people Is with same result 72 Eagle chloride Arizona
Yep, you could tell you were on your way home, Lenny was on point cruising past 18 wheelers happy 😊 to be back home in Indiana...
Great 👍 trip, Welcome home BGM. Thanks for sharing.
Avoided a wreak! at the end of the 7 day journey you were crossing a long bridge. I was seated in my swivel recliner riding shot gun. Someone turned the camera quickly to the right were I thought we had lost a right front wheel. I immediately turned my chair to the right to correct for the loss of traction. The feeling was real and we avoided a wreck. It was like a video game. Thanks for the fun, no harm! I'm 72 with a perfect driving record. Be well.
I love the "Old Look" GMC Buses that I saw while growing up in the 1960's! I also remember a trip on a Greyhound Bus in 1968 to Biddeford, Maine, on US Route# 1, from Providence, RI. This bus was brand new, it smelt new, and it was screaming though the gears, and it really impressed me, it had to be a Detroit Diesel!
Best part of your videos is when i hear those detroit engines start. Love your videos.
Classic and solid looking MCI MC-7. Greyhound had ongoing leak problems from the upper vista windows. Eventually they deleted the glass during factory production and removed existing glass and inserted blanks. Hopefully the owner will be able find or have new glass replacements fabricated. I loved driving the MC-7's with a 4 speed. Great bus👍👍
You really should put new shocks on BOTH sides of that tag axle while you've got it apart and have easy access. Leaving that old one on the drivers side is just asking for trouble. It aint cheap to maintain these old buses, so don't "cheap-out" on some of the small stuff when you've already spent the time and labor to tear that area apart. Nobody likes to hear criticism on work they've done, but some ol' common sense goes a long way to preventing future headaches. Ask me how I know. LOL
I agree as stuff like that should always be replaced in pairs unless it's an emergency type of thing. In my 25+ years of turning wrenches, I learned early on to do shocks, brakes, brake hoses, control arms, etc as pairs. You'll often find that the older part that was left alone will fail or wear much faster with the fresh stuff on the opposite side. It's just good practice and piece of mind to do it that way. Nobody wants a comeback either. Nice looking bus, thank you for sharing!
Glad you're home safe! We all love riding along with you! WillyB
Nice looking MC7, but many little issues to deal with. Good checkthrough, and all will be well. Glad your long trip went well and saw you home safe.
Lennie is in better shape heading back home than when he left .
Of all the classic buses, the MC7 is my favorite. That one surprised me. The first shots of it looked pretty well. After you got into it, that bus needs some real attention. I hope the owner follows through with that. Sad indeed what the tow company did to the front of the bus. Not being there when it happened, maybe the options were really limited but that looked like a bad way to get inside. As always you did great work. Thanks for sharing.
I have been in love with the MC7 since I was a kid.
The 7 is my favorite of the MCIs.
Me too....
A plastic shop should be able to make lexan windows that will fit where the plywood is.
Either park the bus at the shop or take a pattern to the shop
Have we been out for seven weeks now? It’s been a great trip, thanks for taking us along.
Scott likes to drive plenty fast I have noticed. It kind of surprised me at first. He is a busy guy and needs R & R back home as quick as pronto before the next adventure down the road...
Thanks for the great tour of duty. Friggin love your vids.
What a great looking bus.
This is my favorite retro coach, then would be the Eagle. Love this design.
Man I LOVE MCI buses!
Great looking bus, very few classics like that here in Australia. Would be great to see this one fully restored, if only the exterior.
Shocks should be replaced in pairs. Having an old worn out shock and a new one on the same axle will give unequaled dampening. The old shock will be soft (if at all) and the new one will be stiff.
It’s on a tag. Hell he couldn’t tell from the ride that one was broken off on the tag. You won’t see any difference in performance with one tag having a new shock vs old shock on the other tag.
@@BusGreaseMonkey I still say you're asking for trouble not replacing it while you've got everything already torn apart and easy access to that shock. In the video, you said he complained of the tag axle 'hopping', and thus the discovery of a broken shock, so, don't "cheap-out" on these expensive buses. It's the same situation in my shop, if a customer needs a new timing chain and I've got the time and labor already spent on tearing the front of the engine apart, I'm going to suggest they have me install a new water pump while I'm at it. It's just common sense for a mechanic to do this to avoid further expensive repairs and additional labor charges down the road that could have been avoided by spending just a bit more now. Time and experience will teach you this over the long run. Love your channel … respect your knowledge … but we all need 'coaching' from time-to-time. Keep up the fun videos. Was a truck driver for many years running a 6V92 'Fuel Squeezer' in a GMC Brigadier OTR tractor for close to a million miles. Can still feel float-shifting that baby through the 10-speed like click-click-click. No need to double-clutch in a semi-truck … float 'em !!! Great memories!!
@@MeetJoeBlack55 I trust his judgement completely. He is the expert on these busses.
Being a rather new owner of an MC7, (a little over 1 year) I can see there must be many designs in the engine bay. Mine looks nothing like the one here in this series. I believe mine is a 73. It's also a combo, so perhaps this may account for it. I'm learning little by little as things pop up. You are amazing Scott! We winter in Arkansas so should I run into something I can't handle, by how do you choose where and who you work with? I would love to learn from a guy like you. You're a great teacher. Love your channel.
For the Clearance Lights, I would go to a big truck junk yard with some measurements maybe a Pete or KW lens might fit.
You can also get lenses 3d printed
Hello from Fort Wayne, love the videos, keep them coming.
We love Fort Wayne
Great People.
The condition you find some of these buses in sends cold chills down my spine.
Mark Hull Is it a good chill or a bad chill?
@@gullreefclub Oh, bad, very bad....Driving on 30 year old steering tires, burnt up wheel bearings in 200 miles, air brake hoses ready to blow or not even working, etc, etc.....
I agree. I owned trucks for 35 years, the condition of some of these buses is scary. What amount of knowledge is needed to adjust those front
brakes ? If you don’t know that much, then leave it parked in the yard. Broken shocks, damaged wheels, loose and worn parts.
It surprises me this video isn’t shot in the impound lot at the scale house. It’s 2019, not 1963.
It’s a motorhome, so non-commercial. Not required to enter weigh scales (in most places, most of the time).
Just found your channel thro. Sydney Stu. always loved the sound of your Greyhound Buses now you show me so much more. Going to learn more about Detroit and GM Diesel engines they sound great. Check out some of our old UK Diesel engine locomotive Class 20 and 37 my favourites....thanks for a great channel from Jez across the pond
The button wont be exactly the same but I have one for an 8. If I may make a couple suggestions. On the front axle ride valve put a bypass switch and actuator valve to raise the front when needed and you can replace the rod with a level rod available from most trailer shops with a sping to allow flex, On the tag They now make a dual bag or bag in a bag for push and lift, It would be hand in those slightly stuck situations to put more weight on the drive axle. The exterior looks great, Hit me up if you want the overide button.
Safe travels.
Just a thought,
on the trans cooler, lincoln mark 8 2 speed fan, and duct it with plastic off t h e side vent.. run a big relay as they spike 70amps at startup, they flow over 5000cfm, we use them and tauras fans in off road stuff to fix cooling problems as they move a stupid ammont of air, the crown vic has a nice separate relay pack if you are wrecking yard crawling.. i run it on low all the time and use a thermo switch for high, gm uses some nice grounding thermo switches.. ford undersized the radiators and ran really big fans.. they work great on normal radiators..mine on high will suck a peice of paper from 5ft away.. good luck nice bus..
for the wiring just google tauras fan swap.. the mark 8 is bigger and looks about the right size for that cooler..
Sorry, but that description of the performance abilities of those fans, might also apply to some people :) Reminds me of that saying... something about fifty feet of garden hose, and a golf ball....
just a tip on the air switches if they have a red stripe around the switch their normally open, no red stripe normally closed
It's interesting to see so many sets of old, old looking shock absorbers under these buses, that always seem to get a pass. It's probably the old 'If it ain't broke for sure, don't replace it' ideology in play!
The roof lights look like Grakon 1000 they are available at any truck dealer or chrome shop for about $ 20 each for led ones or you can get glass lens of to keep the original look. The lens melted because someone put too high wattage bulb in them. Big rig chrome shop, raney's truck parts, 4 states truck parts have the roof lights.
Once again... Scott is dealing with problems "installed" by others (air bag linkage, sledge hammer to the front of the bus)
You had Lenny wound up and rollin' so fast I coulda swore I heard the po-leece sirens coming for you at the end! Love your work and your content my friend!
That's a beautiful bus!!
Good job nice to see your on the road to Ind. yep that’s the missippi . Hoya Hoya Gramps on the couch Portage was my home . Yep Sun City Az . Tom t thanks for the video.
Awesome looking bus
That bus is gorgeous
Your air solenoid issue doesn't have to be a tough one. Just get pretty much any 12V DC air valve, make sure the fittings match, but a valve is a valve is a valve. Only trick might be mounting it, but even at that, shouldn't be a big challenge.
Love that set of horns up top......lol, I always wanted to buy one of the original Honda's and put a set of air horns on it. Dad said I'd just blow myself backwards so it probably wasn't a good idea.
Love that MC7 in red.
For the lens covers on the lights, maybe a three d printer can be found or a silicone mold made and poured with resin
That kind of shit that the towing company did just infuriates me to no end! Not only is it a shitty and rude thing to do, but could they seriously not be bothered to at least call the guy and ask for the key to the lock? And not only that, but they could have just cut the lock. I know for a fact that those guys have bolt cutters that would've worked just fine.
Beautiful bus❤️
You mentioned this guys steer tires were 35 years old. With the weather checking I see on those tires I wouldn't move that bus other than around a parking lot! I certainly wouldn't drive it at speed.
Lenny runs awesome 😎
i got a buddy whos got an international dump it was his grandfathers with a 6v71 it has 98,000 miles and hes looking for someone to put injectors in . He just did Rods and Mains. But hes about 25 miles south of St Louis Missouri .. Are you going to be in the area anytime soon ? hes got a shop and all the tools ect just not the know-how and is more than willing to help and you have full access to the motor. I told him your hourly rate he said that sounds good to him . Hes got property with plenty of room for the bus and a couple of pounds if you like fishing. Its just hard to find guys around here who know how to work on these old gals .
Try tooth paste or T cut, to clean the marker lights,no joke it’s on you tube.Good for cleaning belly soiled headlight lenses too...
I would change both the shocks on the tag axle
This is a true beauty, I wonder why they don’t make em anymore,
A little TLC and she'll be good as new!👍
if the air valve is 12vdc an air clutch valve for cat or cummins big truck would do the same Napa has them your wiring may be a little different. I added one to a truck that didn't have air fan and works great.
A good source for lights is the chrome shops for semi trucks or truck pro truck parts store
Iowa 80 truck stop in Walcott, Iowa has all the lights and chrome you could whant they have your lites !!
Young bus in Asheville NC has several MCI bus's sitting they may sell parts off of wouldn't hurt to call and check
The air switch should be able to get at any truck parts dealer it looks to be la Horton air fan clutch switch,
24 volt may be the issue. Also it's nice to have a an original connector so you don't have to cobble it together.
Did I just see someone hammering a screw into a battery terminal?!?!
With a carpenter's claw hammer
Did you also see the bus start afterwards? I did. I call that success.
You were hauling there at the end!
WOW that is gorgeous.
you do know if you get that bus to 88 mph , you might just be the guy driving it off the assembly line , so throw the coal to it LOL
What kind of idiot would damage the bus to remove a padlock?
The problem was the need to gain entry to make sure bus was in neutral for towing.
wi11y1960 if they removed the axle it wouldn't matter if it was in gear. They should definitely pay for the damage they caused.
And they could easily cut the lock off.... didn't need to beat the bejesus out of it with a sledgehammer
Im impressed they didnt do more damage than the did with the hammer, I fixed a door on one they tried to gain access with a pry bar plus they broke all the mechanism. Personally when i have any coach towed find a company that guartees there work. If possible have it trailered even if you have to pay large money and wait.
Tow truck drivers can be brutal. They're protected by the police as many times they have under the table deals with them...
The weigh station you passed is where officer Hoover works at.
the fast idle skinner valve can be replaced with a Parker solenoid valve, should have it in a Napa or a fleet supply place, shouldn't have to get one from the door; making more work than what's it worth
Beautiful MC7
Exhaust back pressure imbalance on a supercharged engine might not be a good thing.
That strap added to that leveling valve is what we call Farmering it.
Especially since they used a counter sunk straight slot screw in it.
Just a friendly reminder, and yes it is being pedantic, that Roots blowers are not superchargers, even when used on a spark ignition engine, but especially not on a 2 stroke Diesel. People and companies use them as superchargers and refer to them as such but they actually aren't because they aren't compressors, the lobes move a pocket of air from inlet to outlet without changing the pressure, if the outlet pressure is higher than the inlet as each pocket comes around and opens up to the outlet the air actually flows backwards to suddenly fill up that pocket to the higher pressure. (which may be the source of the whine when under boost) It is probably also the reason that for instance the Eaton M90 blower has small slots on the outlet side ahead of the main outlet opening, to slow down the reverse flow into each pocket. True compressors AKA superchargers do compress and don't normally have periods of reverse flow. See compressor stall and how bad and damaging it can be.
The whole no compressing or expanding thing is also why Roots blowers are used in reverse as flow meters on for example natural gas.
What you say is very true here though, the Roots scavenging blower will most certainly be favoring flow wise the 4 cylinders with less exhaust restriction since while the intake ports and exhaust valves of a given cylinder are both open the blower is literally blowing straight through in one end and out the other. This would tend to starve the side with the restriction.
I have noticed they mount those engines in every which way but upside down
There’s no place like home!!
very cool tag axle bus the air horns over killed
Lewis bus lines in Georgia will have any part you need for any bus
Like 400 even. 😁
Thanks for the video.
The guy who had the aluminum wheels for sale, who had a tornado would those wheels fit that bus? To replace the damaged one. Looking forward to the 471 install video in Sydney NSW.
Redneckanized, never heard the phrase...done it many times..but I like it! By the way, I also like how Lenny can pass a semi in about 5 seconds!
Now we know what causes tornadoes. He blows his air horns. Lol
i seem to recall some GPS units have over speed warnings.. you must have had a huge smile on your face as you blew past that truck .. was that a siren right at the last second as you passed that truck. oops..
scott their is a few places that will make new ones from one good one unless they are glass
70 mph that's good for an old bus
76 feels like 55 if the road is straight. I try to keep it 70 but got to pay attention.
When I built models as a kid if a shock was not easy to put on, I might leave it unconnected. Never saw one in real life till now !
I'm beginning to wonder if any bus owner ever bothers to replace any shocks. I don't recall seeing a new one yet!
I’ve replaced mine twice in 10 years, along with the air springs.
I think it would be good if you put the model year of the each vehicle in your video title and or started your video off by mentioning the model year and, what state and county each job is in.
Someone needs to invent a built in jack system for these old buses so the owner can push a button and lift the entire bus enough to get the wheels a couple feet off of the ground for repairs. It just seems like a given that repairs will have to be made regularly and it might as well be equipped with accessories that makes it easier to get the job done. So why not have under carriage lighting, compressed air and power outlets for tools?
@@jacobpoucher I think they'd have to be pretty sturdy to lift those heavy buses.
Thinking of getting a 1986 MCI for possible camper conversion. New air bags, clutch, front seat, Detroit 8v92 with Eaton 5 speed manual transmission, front end is newer also, Any thoughts?
Sounds like it’s been getting some love with all those new parts.
@@BusGreaseMonkey Do you think its a reliable and not horribly expensive bus to maintain. Not likely to be driven over 6000 miles per year.
@@BusGreaseMonkey Do you think this is a fairly reliable model and not horribly expensive to maintain or find parts for.? I wont be driving a huge amount. Is there anything super important to look for when purchasing it. They are not really asking a lot for it. Was a highway bus and the owner was going to convert it but had a change in life plans.
It can be or can’t be. Loaded question there. If you think you can’t afford it i would be very cautious. Any bus is one trip away from a 10k repair bill
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You meed t shirts with that scot..
check greyhoung in Minn. for old parts
Safe trip home.
I wouldn't so much about the cracked wheel as I would the Firestone tires
I hope he wins and it cost them a small fortune. No one with half a brain would do that to the front of the bus
Neither of us were there, but maybe the water was coming up fast and this was an emergency situation. Maybe that dent saved the bus from being totaled. Wouldn't that make it worth the damage?
I'm not defending the tow company or the guy(s) who did the damage, but I'd like to know more about the circumstances of the tow... Did the bus owner request the tow? Did some local official request the tow without the knowledge and/or approval of the owner, perhaps thinking that it was a good idea to have the bus towed before water took it away or destroyed it? I'm thinking that if the owner knew or initiated the call/tow, then he should have known the bus would be locked and either told them where a key was hidden, or gave them permission to cut the lock with a bolt cutter. This knowledge at the time of the call would be valuable. They could have either scrounged around and found a set of cutters or bought a set enroute to the job. But, like another commenter before me pointed out, perhaps it was an emergency situation, and someone figured that damage would be repairable whereas the bus being taken by rising water would be more expensive. None of us seem to know these details, so it's easy to pass judgement without knowing the full story. It certainly does look bad for the tow company without all the details though. Still, in this day and age, who doesn't have either a bolt cutter or a cutoff wheel on their tow unit ?
Did you really just slide under an unblocked, unsupported, airbagged bus? I know that's not what I saw....
No you did not see that. It was blocked on the body and the frame
@@BusGreaseMonkey Thank you. I'd like to know you a lot longer, Scott.
It’s hard to get a good idea of your speed on camera ( don’t matter ) but it seems fast on your camera to me ! Lol
What kind of fuel mileage do those buses get. 8-12 mpg?
what plans for a turbo kit on your bus as the turbo has to be enclosed but a warbird turbosupercharger will be too big for this from a b-17 as the exhaust don't come straight out but through the bucket wheel. a closed turbocharger be probally be best on your bus. as some may have internal wastegates depending on the turbo. the only problem be is the charge air cooler. where to put that. as normally they go infront of the radiator and the fan together pulls air through the air cooler and radiator. as the turbo will help at higher altitudes over 6,000 ft above sea level. as when your bus was made turbocharging was not common then. as now smaller displacement diesel engines in busses and medium duty trucks are turbocharged as some two stroke detroits later went to turbo before 2000 they were replaced by the 4 stroke detroit diesel series 50 and 60 engines as well other engines Detroit diesel made both 2 and 4 stroke.
What are some tow rating of this bus?
There is no manufacturer tow rating. They were only designed to only carry passengers & luggage/cargo.
Does that bus have the knealing system on the front
who wants mufflers on a Detroit ! Why don't they have turbos fitted on them. Rare to see them in Australia without turbos. 6V92TA's were very popular
Call out that tow company! Idiots! Cool bus
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Howz that goes again rednecognize. lol lol lol lol Its all love.
I put 100s of thousands on a 1970 MC7. FAR better coach than the 4905s. This is the model that, along with MC8. put GM out of the parlor car business.
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What rpm are you turning at 70mph
you need to develop a cruise control for Lenny.....sorta like Frank has on his bus!.....555555555555
Hey we'd love to go to get hold of you still haven't received a invite Not traveling anywhere for a little while but you need some assistance with brakes have spent a fortune 3 different people Is with same result 72 Eagle chloride Arizona
Looking for the upper windows on my 69 as well
what kind of MPG'S do you get? thanks
He said 3 city 12 highway on his personal bus with the 6-71.