Hands down gotta be my second favorite bus diesel engine out there! 1st place for me being the T444E, god I love that V8 motor! The CAT C7 Inline 6 is still a great motor!
My old bus was a 2005 Bluebird Vision with the Caterpillar C7 and I know they are temperamental, At least mine was and I HAD to have it plugged in overnight and the middays. It would start in the cold weather with a little sweet talking than throw its fit the next time and smoke out the garage and seeing your video Brought back memories. Also I always enjoy the rumble of the Caterpillar C7s.
@@Bluebirdvision91the epa killed a ton of good diesel engines leaving just Cummins, paccar and Detroit. Mostly Cummins though. And it’s boring because everything has the same engine now.
@@Bluebirdvision91 and many will say that everything except Maxxforce is reliable but every diesel engine took some sort of a hit on reliability when emissions regulations were introduced. I miss the dt466, cat engines, (even Maxxforce DT) Mercedes diesel’s and earlier powerstroke engines(7.3 and 6.0) Those all sounded great.
@@charlesrodriguez7984 The 6.0 was made due to California's bull nonsense (emissions) in 2003 which replaced the 7.3, but was famously known for being one of if not the most unreliable diesel engine in history.
Yep, gotta love a good cat motor. My school still currently has three of the first gens, one is a 2004, wich starts and runs pretty good if the batteries are at enough voltage. The other is a 2005, wich starts and runs fairly goog as well, with the acception of really bad smoking from the rear( on warm and cool days most of the tine.) Last but certainly not least, we still currently have a 2006, as well, but it went dow a couple school years back, do to a faild crankshaft, you csn still turn the key on to the auxiliary position, and it will act just fine, but sadly it will not start, and run.
Hands down gotta be my second favorite bus diesel engine out there! 1st place for me being the T444E, god I love that V8 motor! The CAT C7 Inline 6 is still a great motor!
My old bus was a 2005 Bluebird Vision with the Caterpillar C7 and I know they are temperamental, At least mine was and I HAD to have it plugged in overnight and the middays. It would start in the cold weather with a little sweet talking than throw its fit the next time and smoke out the garage and seeing your video Brought back memories. Also I always enjoy the rumble of the Caterpillar C7s.
I love a cat. Sucks the epa killed em
@@Bluebirdvision91the epa killed a ton of good diesel engines leaving just Cummins, paccar and Detroit. Mostly Cummins though. And it’s boring because everything has the same engine now.
@@Bluebirdvision91 and many will say that everything except Maxxforce is reliable but every diesel engine took some sort of a hit on reliability when emissions regulations were introduced. I miss the dt466, cat engines, (even Maxxforce DT) Mercedes diesel’s and earlier powerstroke engines(7.3 and 6.0) Those all sounded great.
@@charlesrodriguez7984 The 6.0 was made due to California's bull nonsense (emissions) in 2003 which replaced the 7.3, but was famously known for being one of if not the most unreliable diesel engine in history.
Yep, gotta love a good cat motor. My school still currently has three of the first gens, one is a 2004, wich starts and runs pretty good if the batteries are at enough voltage. The other is a 2005, wich starts and runs fairly goog as well, with the acception of really bad smoking from the rear( on warm and cool days most of the tine.) Last but certainly not least, we still currently have a 2006, as well, but it went dow a couple school years back, do to a faild crankshaft, you csn still turn the key on to the auxiliary position, and it will act just fine, but sadly it will not start, and run.
Cranky cat hates being woken up by the driver. It sounds like a bunch of hammers in the dryer when it’s cold lol.
The bus sounds great! Only thing that irritates my "OCD" is the adjustment of those crossviews lol
Lol. Don’t worry. Haven’t adjusted them because I have a chrome set to go on it
@@Bluebirdvision91 you like bluebird visions?
@@Bluebirdvision91 Nice! Are they the same style? Hawk eyes I assume.
There’s a reason they call it the Cranky Cat...
That 15 year old baby hit 75 too lol!
Top speed on flat ground is 80 exactly
Your roads are like mine. Lol
Is that old hwy 64?
@@GlynRobinson 84
are you gonna make more videos
Imagine if it were 15 degrees. #honory 😂
It only does this when it’s sat longer than 3 days.
Nice👍
IVE SEEN BUSSES LIKE THIS, WHERE IS YOUR PARKING BRAKE AT, YOU KNOW THE LITTLE YELLOW DIMOND LOOKING THING?
Hydraulic brake bus. Parking brake is a drum type mounted on the rear of the transmission and operated by a lever and a cable.
Do you prefer Air or Hydralic Brakes?
I don’t have a preference. I’ve driven both. Both have pros and cons respectively. Guess it depends. On the bus.
@@Bluebirdvision91 I love Air Brakes
@@carwashslayer4235i like air brakes more than hydraulic for school buses.
Same omg@@charlesrodriguez7984
All led lights in 2005?
Kool
Why did they put those slow cranking Delco Remy starter in that bus
That’s a stock starter
I am the first viewer of this video
Can you do a back seat ride
Eventually.
Is that your bus you bought from the school system
Bought it from a guy in Texas. District who ordered it was in Oklahoma.
Cat c7 7.2l engine
Basically the Same as a 3126. Except for 2007 emissions compliance.
His own life is a bit of 😅in 900
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