I guess this is why I drive to my destination in my XT5 and get a Hotel room with hot water, clean sheets, and a flat screen tv. I appreciate why folks like to buy these old bus conversions and it's fun to watch you fix them but all I see is dollar signs. Keep up the good work.
I am glad this bus found its way to you Scott. Always great honest work. IMO, I think it's better to have a mass list of items repaired at one time. The bus will drive like new. My conversion is about 80% done, and hope one day we meet.
Must be SO much nicer now, not crawling around in the dirt and mud, trolleys that roll, jacks that slide and timber’s that don’t just get pushed into the ground.
Working in the shop out of the direct weather looks nicer for you guys. Yep the bus needs a little love and you are the guy to give it. Thanks for shearing this footage.
Just looking at the shop what a beautiful thing you've made Scott my hats off to you and the crew job well done Sir. It's got to be a wonderful feeling working on someone's coach in a fantastic space. Great job on the diagnoses that will be one happy bus owner when he's driving down the road.
Wow that is scary to know people are driving with such poorly maintained equipment glad to see it brought back up to DOT standards you do a great job with them old buses keep up the great work.
When are you going to just be a satellite distributor for Luke? Have him ship you a pallet of consumables and turn out his repairs even faster. Great job Scott!
Oh my goodness... I cannot believe how much time has gone by. I remember when the MC12s were brand spanking new at the tour bus company my father drove on weekends.
Yeah.. and who might that have been? THe previous owner? Probably. Quite a bit of hacking and neglect are in evidence here. I'm suuuuuper glad it's in good hands now but still 'n' all .. what gives with these shaved apes who previously owned and "maintained" these poor vehicles?
$600 for that pipe!! I would think someone with a welder and some fab ability could make that for half that amount useing what's still there that's good. Of course finding that person is the trick especially in a new area.
@@BusGreaseMonkey didn't mean to stuff this comment Onder the other guys. If the guy has the money and wants to spend it that's all that matters especially of they want it back together.
Nice to see you and all under cover. Are you going to close the end where your accommodations are and put a large door at the other end? Keep up the good and honest attitude towards your fellow bus owners. KUDOS.
Just a FYI to anyone needing a project or parts bus or? Search marketplace and in St Louis a guy has what appears to be a viewliner (I think that’s what they’re called) for $1500 no keys or title though. The ad title reads. 2010 Bus .
At this point I'm not sure if working on a vintage bus is easier because everything is bigger and easier to get to, or harder because of the many more parts to look at.
My main question - or concern - is who is making all these shoddy repairs? Owners? Non-qualified "mechanics"? Some of this stuff is like beyond believable, really. Customer's should really, really appreciate you and your new shop!
Cams,bushings,slack adjuster,bags, shocks, I'd cut my losses and strip it out and go back with new. It may be a $6k bill but well worth the investment in personal confidence and safety.
Quite shocking to me in the UK this bus was on the road. Do you not have a regular vehicle test / inspection of road worthiness like the UK's MOT done every year for private cars etc?
Are those water pipes supposed to be that close to the exhaust coming off the turbo ? I love watching your diagnostic videos helps me pretrip my stuff.
Not to be a nitpicker, but isn't that broken pipe an exhaust manifold? Usually the cast iron portion attached to the engine is called a manifold. I don't know much of anything about buses, so it's always possible that it's just called an exhaust pipe on a bus.
Years ago our church owned a 1982 Eagle Model 10. It was a beast of a bus but gee whiz it was expensive to operate. Old Orva Norris at Jefferson Bus Repair sold us a butt ton of parts. He would always say “Owning a bus is like a boat, it’s a hole in the water you’re trying to fill with money”. He was mostly right too.
$600 is a absolute ripof for that exhaust pipe section, that pipe would cost me under $60 to fabricate up. If someone walked into my shop and asked me to fabricate that pipe would be looking at a $250 expense and the new pipe would be made from stainless. I stock dozens of every side and type of v band connectors along with piles of mandrel bent stainless exhaust pieces. I build and fabricate high horsepower turbo race cars.
Question. on the apartment build in the end of the shop. are you going to build in a duct work to allow big fans to be installed to keep the air at your command being exchanged in the shop.. so the shop is not a dead air space at the apartment end.
@@BusGreaseMonkey then you might plan on hanging a duct from the ceiling to allow the back of the shop to be ventilated when you turn on the fan.. like they ventilate mines.. perhaps later when the need appears..
Nice to see I wasn't the only one to think that, I worked for them for a short period two years ago and I had heard they used to have a paint scheme like this.
Is it neglect or lousy service work acted to have done during many years? No one has inspected the work supposed to be done by mechanics in bus maintenance companies? You sure have a lot of work to do, it looks like every other bus has such issues.
95% of the issues are from lack of maintenance from when it was in service as a commercial bus. It’s got only hundreds of miles on it since it has been an rv. Once an rv they usually then get issues from lack of use. Pretty normal stuff, same issues you see with used cars. Wear parts show wear and need replacing.
Maintenance! Maintenance! Maintenance!
Big cars need regular maintenance (small cars too!)
Thanks for helping everyone back on the road safely.
I guess this is why I drive to my destination in my XT5 and get a Hotel room with hot water, clean sheets, and a flat screen tv. I appreciate why folks like to buy these old bus conversions and it's fun to watch you fix them but all I see is dollar signs. Keep up the good work.
You've got to love that floor and that roof over your head 😁 makes life easier. I'm happy for you guys!!
Scott, you are amazing. Plain & Simple. You are #1 when it comes to Detroit Diesels & vintage buses.
I am glad this bus found its way to you Scott. Always great honest work. IMO, I think it's better to have a mass list of items repaired at one time. The bus will drive like new. My conversion is about 80% done, and hope one day we meet.
Scott, it’s great to see you/ Tyler working in the new shop!
Must be SO much nicer now, not crawling around in the dirt and mud, trolleys that roll, jacks that slide and timber’s that don’t just get pushed into the ground.
those guys DEFINITELY paid their dues, and asked nothing of anybody except a VERY fair hourly wage.
The MC 12 will defiantly ride and handle a LOT smoother when it leaves the BGM Shop!
Yeah it looked like there were several “death trap” scenarios developing in the brake and airbag departments.
OMG I'm betting you guys are all SOOOO happy to be in the shop working! If you own a coach and it needs work you gotta make it to BGM HILL!
Scott, great video, you and Tyler are loving the shop. It's awesome 👌 stay safe and healthy thanks 😊
Working in the shop out of the direct weather looks nicer for you guys. Yep the bus needs a little love and you are the guy to give it. Thanks for shearing this footage.
Thank you for sharing
Just looking at the shop what a beautiful thing you've made Scott my hats off to you and the crew job well done Sir. It's got to be a wonderful feeling working on someone's coach in a fantastic space. Great job on the diagnoses that will be one happy bus owner when he's driving down the road.
So happy for you and your new shop. It truly is a game changer.
Ah great to see these busses come in live to see how it all works. Great video.
What a fantastic work space you have now 👍👍👍
I am sure they will be very pleased and feel confident on there future trips with the coach
I learn so much from these guys! I love watching their videos.
Wow that is scary to know people are driving with such poorly maintained equipment glad to see it brought back up to DOT standards you do a great job with them old buses keep up the great work.
Well they drove it only on two trips. They bought it and drove it home, then from home to us.
When are you going to just be a satellite distributor for Luke? Have him ship you a pallet of consumables and turn out his repairs even faster. Great job Scott!
My wife and I just bought this bus from Robby and Kristina. Great bus, but finding some parts is a challenge, haha.
doing a great job/ love your work and so so many people need your help //go go
Oh my goodness... I cannot believe how much time has gone by. I remember when the MC12s were brand spanking new at the tour bus company my father drove on weekends.
Looking forward to more Videos on the repairs
Thats okay Scott just love your videos
Great catches on them S cam bushings. Haven't seen bushings, that bad, in awhile. Feels good working in the new shop, I bet!
Really admire your honesty. Keep up the good work….waiting eagerly to see the house build!😇
I guess there are thousands more ways to do things wrong than to do them right... job security for you. 👍🏼🤠
Beats rolling around on gravel, huh! Nice building man!
Or, wet grass! I've seen Scott have to deal with that! Ugh!
You and Tyler Are Awesome. Love your RUclips Channel
The two screw ups (hub washer and fuel line being chewed on by the pulley) tell me Mayyyybe the last guy who worked on it had no business being there.
Yeah.. and who might that have been? THe previous owner? Probably. Quite a bit of hacking and neglect are in evidence here. I'm suuuuuper glad it's in good hands now but still 'n' all .. what gives with these shaved apes who previously owned and "maintained" these poor vehicles?
Yep, life soooo much easier with a 'shop'! b great to see when you get the floor sealed :)
Great team work by all
Great work done.
your going to be having busses lined up around the block to get serviced by you and your boy lol
Jr Grease Monkey turning into quite the worker
Lot of work done! I'm sure it's occured to you folks, maybe hire an apprentice-mechanic?
That would reduce profits?
$600 for that pipe!! I would think someone with a welder and some fab ability could make that for half that amount useing what's still there that's good. Of course finding that person is the trick especially in a new area.
Easy button. It’s a detroit diesel part and can be here in two days. No running around trying to get it done right. Buy and bolt on.
@@BusGreaseMonkey you do excellent work
@@BusGreaseMonkey didn't mean to stuff this comment Onder the other guys. If the guy has the money and wants to spend it that's all that matters especially of they want it back together.
Nice to see you and all under cover. Are you going to close the end where your accommodations are and put a large door at the other end? Keep up the good and honest attitude towards your fellow bus owners. KUDOS.
Gonna be another HAPPY BUS owner rite dare 🤠
concrete floors under cover are sublime...........
work, work again.. awesome shop ..
Plenty of worn out parts on that bus. Good luck. Thanks
Just a FYI to anyone needing a project or parts bus or? Search marketplace and in St Louis a guy has what appears to be a viewliner (I think that’s what they’re called) for $1500 no keys or title though. The ad title reads. 2010 Bus .
At this point I'm not sure if working on a vintage bus is easier because everything is bigger and easier to get to, or harder because of the many more parts to look at.
It looks like it is a much nicer environment to be working in. You should have dug an inspection pit when you were pouring the slab.
Wow that’s a long commute to work on that bus 🤣
Left front hub especially
keep the videos coming
My main question - or concern - is who is making all these shoddy repairs? Owners? Non-qualified "mechanics"? Some of this stuff is like beyond believable, really. Customer's should really, really appreciate you and your new shop!
I'm with you on all of this, brother!
Cams,bushings,slack adjuster,bags, shocks, I'd cut my losses and strip it out and go back with new. It may be a $6k bill but well worth the investment in personal confidence and safety.
So the 12 has the 102 style air bags? Be nice to not have to worry about those rusting and leaking air beams.
Have you given up on the idea of coating the concrete floor?
Quite shocking to me in the UK this bus was on the road. Do you not have a regular vehicle test / inspection of road worthiness like the UK's MOT done every year for private cars etc?
🤔🤔🤔🤔 I got 2 buses just like that one😁😁😁😁same color pattern
Can you guys use a ball joint puller to get those tag shocks, or any of them really, off easier? Instead of trying to yank them by hand?
Are those water pipes supposed to be that close to the exhaust coming off the turbo ? I love watching your diagnostic videos helps me pretrip my stuff.
Since day 1
BGM: are you and Tyler individually doing road calls or traveling trips? What happened to the Indiana Diesel shop and Chris?
Bus Grease Monkey renewing America's ageing bus fleet one bus at a time 😁.
He most certainly is!
Only less than 1500 made so cool
Didn't you say earlier that there was an oil leak on the air compressor?
A whole lot of neglect over a lot of years on that bus. I'm sure you'll get her back in tip top shape soon enough.
Question why couldn't you use a bent exhaust tubing for that $600 exhaust tube
Not to be a nitpicker, but isn't that broken pipe an exhaust manifold? Usually the cast iron portion attached to the engine is called a manifold. I don't know much of anything about buses, so it's always possible that it's just called an exhaust pipe on a bus.
I thought owning a boat was expensive, apparently it doesn't compare to owning a bus!
Years ago our church owned a 1982 Eagle Model 10. It was a beast of a bus but gee whiz it was expensive to operate.
Old Orva Norris at Jefferson Bus Repair sold us a butt ton of parts. He would always say “Owning a bus is like a boat, it’s a hole in the water you’re trying to fill with money”. He was mostly right too.
How did the s-cams look? Often that much bushing wear damages the s-cam too.
It was discovered late in the day. Too late to order parts so tomorrow we will take them apart
$600 is a absolute ripof for that exhaust pipe section, that pipe would cost me under $60 to fabricate up. If someone walked into my shop and asked me to fabricate that pipe would be looking at a $250 expense and the new pipe would be made from stainless. I stock dozens of every side and type of v band connectors along with piles of mandrel bent stainless exhaust pieces. I build and fabricate high horsepower turbo race cars.
Looks like a lack of grease, better check the tag tubes!
Somebody used anti seize on the rear wheel studs, that’s a no no.
Question. on the apartment build in the end of the shop. are you going to build in a duct work to allow big fans to be installed to keep the air at your command being exchanged in the shop.. so the shop is not a dead air space at the apartment end.
The apartment will be fire blocked and completely isolated from the shop
@@BusGreaseMonkey then you might plan on hanging a duct from the ceiling to allow the back of the shop to be ventilated when you turn on the fan.. like they ventilate mines.. perhaps later when the need appears..
MC9 and MC 12 same bus except for the square headlights?? They sure look similar.
12 also has modernized interior.
what engine is that one? an inliner?
600.00 for a short pipe. Wow, gotta be a better way.
Forgot to ask: That look like an Ex-Academy Bus. Anyone know this unit's history ?
It looks like Ex Academy but I can assure you it's not. They never ran 12's.
An owner after Greyhound must have repainted it to look like Ex Academy.
Nice to see I wasn't the only one to think that, I worked for them for a short period two years ago and I had heard they used to have a paint scheme like this.
Look like a old Midwest coach bus from the Chicago area
What about the Pitman arm
The DDEC ECU looks like a breakdown waiting to happen. Electronics don't mix well with dirt,oil and water.
1:25 what did you say here? Lucis us coach?
Luke 1 (888) 262-2434
Blue stripes.. an old 🤔🤔Academy Bus 🤔🤔
Nah. It was custom painted to look like Academy. They never ran 12's.
Nice to see the progress, surly needs some work, but by the looks of those old parts I would say it's from the days of Papa George Bush.
That s cam looks worn-out
I hope the guy that owns this bus got it CHEAP,because it’s gonna cost a fortune to get it roadworthy again!
Not true at all.
Is it neglect or lousy service work acted to have done during many years? No one has inspected the work supposed to be done by mechanics in bus maintenance companies? You sure have a lot of work to do, it looks like every other bus has such issues.
95% of the issues are from lack of maintenance from when it was in service as a commercial bus. It’s got only hundreds of miles on it since it has been an rv. Once an rv they usually then get issues from lack of use. Pretty normal stuff, same issues you see with used cars. Wear parts show wear and need replacing.
If i buy a coach will you inspect & repair it? of coarse we will pay for your services...lol
If depends on what bus. We also only allow Patreon members to come to the property so you would need to join. Www.Patreon.com/busgreasemonkey