I was seriously considering buying a Wanderlodge when I retired 10 years ago. Did alot of research and felt like they were a well built coach. The only reason I never bought one was I had no place to store it. Now I’m 75 years old and it’s too late for me now due to health issues. I am a retired , licensed aircraft mechanic and spent 45 years turning wrenches on various aircraft. Mostly large multi engine helicopters. I totally enjoy your videos on keeping these coaches on the road.
Hats off sir! Heli wrench, myself. In my early 50’s now. Wanderlodges are way out of my price range haha. Waiting for a workable GM or Crown to come my way. I dream of traveling with my tools to different airports or landing spots to wrench someday.
When I was in the Air Force many years ago, I worked on the F-4 Phantom. In many places it also used "V-Band" clamps like the ones you tightened on the exhaust manifold in the beginning of the video. The process we used to tighten the clamp also involved a small, ball peen hammer. One would tighten the nut a bit on the clamp, then tap firmly around the outside of the clamp with the hammer to seat the clamp...then repeat the process until the proper torque value was reached on the nut. If you did not use the hammer and just tightened the clamp with the nut, you could reach the torque value, but the clamp wouldn't be tight all around the flange and would leak later. We also safety wired the clamp closed as a precaution.
Some Detroit 8V92's have a habit of over heating because of a vapor lock in the block. The fix suggested by DT was to find a plug high up in the block that is in the water jacket & remove the plug and hook a 3/4 hose and run it up to the highest point possible (up to the roof), this would allow the air pockets out of the engine block, never overheated after that. You have a good method of keeping your mosquitos at bay.
i love watching these videos, and its even more special when you get to watch an honest mechanic do the work. scott, you are an awesome person, and thanks for taking us all along for the ride!
Hey my friend I had a Cherokee 160 (10 more horsepower) then the popular 140. I am 74 march5th. With knee replacements done this year. All teeth replaced implants. Shoulder surgery, sinus surgery, 8 eye operations. Now major neuropathy in both feet. I say all that to say this. I searched for 3 years for the coach. I had two previous coaches. Coachman and Allegra/tiffen. Both junk. I settled on a wanderlodge 40' WB side isle. 1992. I love it. Owned it now 2 years. I like wrenching on it myself. Here it is: just do it. Forget about your issues and buy it. There are over 4000 people in this wanderlodge family." ITS AMERICAN" Everyone is so willing to help eachother. At home or on the road. It's amazing. The old fashion American way.
Scott, despite the tow charge on a sketchy trailer the owner is very luck to have brought it to you! You among all people should have a very Happy New Year! Love the channel!
I love watching these videos here in the uk 🇬🇧..Scott is an amazing technician and totally honest to his customers which is so refreshing ❤❤❤ keep up the good and honest work❤❤
Love these videos! I love the sound of the 2 stroke diesels. I spend time on a boat that has two 450 hp Cummins but they just don't sound this great. Thanks for doing the videos. It is a real treat for us.
Hi Scott, sometimes with a stuck clutch you can free them by pushing in the clutch & reving the engine on the governor. Sometimes the vibrasion will jar them loose. Worked for me a couple times. Good luck
That engine sounds pretty sweet to me, I’m sure you’re right, it does not need a rebuild, just some living, head gasket, something like that. I love watching you diagnose, it’s hard, it takes time, I know Rock on!
Be sure to Change the o-rings on the cyclinder liners if the engine has been overheated. I changed out the heads on a logging truck but I didn't change the o-rings and didn't get more the 30 miles down the road and had to do the whole job over. That's expensive!
Love the name of the hill. That bus does have some power, you are a hard working and straight shooting mechanic, the owner was smart bringing it to you. Would love to see a retrospective video on how you became the Bus Grease Monkey and how you got into doing this thing you clearly love.
He has one up on his channel. Check through the old videos from a couple years ago. He used to be a photographer, had a bus that was supposed to be a prop for one of his shoots, learnt how to fix it and the rest is history.
I know the issue with clutch getting stuck to flywheel. I end up starting in 1st gear going down the road with speed shifting then get to a good stretch where I roll it hard in 3rd and do a clutch and brake slam. Works every time. Right now my truck is sitting because I have to pull the transmission back out to replace the input shaft/throw out bearing support to get it working. Did not even question it when I had it apart but was also driving it daily to and from work. 1979 Dodge W150 with a 318 pulled from a police service type car. Works great with the fuel injection I have on it now but hate having to drop the transfer case and pull the transmission to do this work.
It was apparent to me the motor is fairly healthy by the way it took the hill. The RPM's as it passed the camera never lagged one bit. Worn or seriously damaged motors cannot do that. It's not going to be a cheap fix, but it will beat the hell out of an engine out overhaul. The money saved on the engine repairs can be applied to the electrical mess clean up.
I have a 6v 92. It over heated at about 80mph. Oops... towing a 24 foot trailer. (loaded) after about sitting for a half hour it cooled down.... checked the oil after and no water. I'll NEVER run that fast again... 😂😅😅
When you say, "It over heated" how high and for how long? I would never neglect a motor like you did given what you were trying to do. Pull over and live to drive another trip again. Unless you're made of money and I ain't sayin' you're not.
@@silasmarner7586 lol. 1st Speed limit is 75 so there's that! 2nd. Overheated for maybe one mile. I shut it right down. And 3rd. It's not neglected at all..
For not much more than the cost of the tow the owner could have purchased a complete overhead engine. I have seen a bunch of factory new and overhauled military surplus 8v92ta engines come up at auction. A month or two ago I saw a factory new complete 8v92ta that was sealed in crate sell for $5800. I donated a pair of 735hp 8v92ta marine engines to the boat yard I was repowering my Choey Lee 50 sportfish at, they will probably bring used for mooring boats.
Nice, good to save him some money. I would check the rad cap and make sure it’s a 7-8lb cap, usually they end up with 16lb caps because that’s what they can get at the auto parts store.
@@oldbloke100 I I regularly get over a million miles out of my turbos. Over 3 million on my current😊 truck. But you are correct. Clean oil is the key to long turbo life..
I dunno...having a classic bus conversion is cool in theory, but... Been watching this channel for a couple years, and am ever more convinced that to own one you should have good mechanical skills, high tolerance for things breaking, and a bit of money...prob all 3. If none of those, unless you live within a couple hundred miles of Bus Grease Monkey, I'd say rethink your decision
LIKE HOW OTHER GARAGES SAY ENGINE NEEDS A REBUILD AND MOST THE TIME ITS BLOCKED RADIATORS OR THEMOSTATE NEEDS CHANGING ,BUT WILL SEE WHEN YOU CAMERA THE RADIATOR
My money would be at one bank being overheated to do a water pump failure. Other wise the bus seems very mint and nice. The open exhaust is a lol moment, kind of you sure you wanna have all that hot exhaust directly onto the battery. Electrical harness may need to be overlooked cause lot of fire hazard.
Am I seeing a trend of Wanderlodges with engine troubles? The Detroit Diesel engines seem the the way to go but there’s a rash of these coming in for major work. Love the channel. ❤ It seems like those exposed exhaust pipes are a heat problem. Any way to put a shield on them?
Could really hear the turbo blades hitting the housing in this video during the start-trouble shooting. Not sure if it was noticable by ear. Also i dont know if just a little bit of contact is that bad / serious ? Will it just clearance itself ? lol
@@BusGreaseMonkey Interesting, thankyou. I thought that because i think i am hearing the noise after the engine has stopped spinning that it must be the turbo.
Hopefully your customer gets off easy. So many times it goes the other way. I’d hate to see the overhaul that a big chain would do on a 2 stroke Detroit. They seem to screw up the little jobs
Pardon my ignorance but just wondering if it may have an oil to water oil cooler ? I know these can fail internally im just insure if these engines had an option for them.
I was seriously considering buying a Wanderlodge when I retired 10 years ago. Did alot of research and felt like they were a well built coach. The only reason I never bought one was I had no place to store it. Now I’m 75 years old and it’s too late for me now due to health issues. I am a retired , licensed aircraft mechanic and spent 45 years turning wrenches on various aircraft. Mostly large multi engine helicopters. I totally enjoy your videos on keeping these coaches on the road.
Hats off sir! Heli wrench, myself. In my early 50’s now. Wanderlodges are way out of my price range haha. Waiting for a workable GM or Crown to come my way.
I dream of traveling with my tools to different airports or landing spots to wrench someday.
Sorry to hear. We’ve owned our 03 LX 4 years now. Early 60s and still wrenching. Only way we can manage it
Build yourself a RC Wanderlodge. Seems like you have the skills to pull it off.
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Brad You posted it under a different comment by someone else. It’s there
When I was in the Air Force many years ago, I worked on the F-4 Phantom. In many places it also used "V-Band" clamps like the ones you tightened on the exhaust manifold in the beginning of the video. The process we used to tighten the clamp also involved a small, ball peen hammer. One would tighten the nut a bit on the clamp, then tap firmly around the outside of the clamp with the hammer to seat the clamp...then repeat the process until the proper torque value was reached on the nut. If you did not use the hammer and just tightened the clamp with the nut, you could reach the torque value, but the clamp wouldn't be tight all around the flange and would leak later. We also safety wired the clamp closed as a precaution.
Some Detroit 8V92's have a habit of over heating because of a vapor lock in the block. The fix suggested by DT was to find a plug high up in the block that is in the water jacket & remove the plug and hook a 3/4 hose and run it up to the highest point possible (up to the roof), this would allow the air pockets out of the engine block, never overheated after that. You have a good method of keeping your mosquitos at bay.
i love watching these videos, and its even more special when you get to watch an honest mechanic do the work. scott, you are an awesome person, and thanks for taking us all along for the ride!
honest and competent. thats why he is in the middle of nowhere and still has buses stacked up
Here… Here!!!
Scott is honest and trustworthy. As a retired auto mechanic I appreciate him. Scott you the man!
Hey my friend
I had a Cherokee 160 (10 more horsepower) then the popular 140.
I am 74 march5th. With knee replacements done this year. All teeth replaced implants. Shoulder surgery, sinus surgery, 8 eye operations. Now major neuropathy in both feet.
I say all that to say this. I searched for 3 years for the coach. I had two previous coaches. Coachman and Allegra/tiffen.
Both junk.
I settled on a wanderlodge 40' WB side isle.
1992. I love it. Owned it now 2 years.
I like wrenching on it myself.
Here it is: just do it. Forget about your issues and buy it.
There are over 4000 people in this wanderlodge family." ITS AMERICAN"
Everyone is so willing to help eachother. At home or on the road. It's amazing.
The old fashion American way.
I love your axle block off plate😂
Scott, despite the tow charge on a sketchy trailer the owner is very luck to have brought it to you! You among all people should have a very Happy New Year! Love the channel!
I love watching these videos here in the uk 🇬🇧..Scott is an amazing technician and totally honest to his customers which is so refreshing ❤❤❤ keep up the good and honest work❤❤
Love these videos! I love the sound of the 2 stroke diesels. I spend time on a boat that has two 450 hp Cummins but they just don't sound this great. Thanks for doing the videos. It is a real treat for us.
God! I hate medical commercials!!! Make TH-cam get rid of them!!!!! Scott: I have been a fan of these there.
What are the commercials for? I’ve never seen any
Happy New Year Scott and team! Here’s to a great 2024.
Nice bus
Happy new year🎉
Hi Scott, sometimes with a stuck clutch you can free them by pushing in the clutch & reving the engine on the governor. Sometimes the vibrasion will jar them loose. Worked for me a couple times. Good luck
Hopefully you can make a longer video on the over haul i really enjoy watching you guys work, great video Mr. Scott
Totally agree with you Scott in the video 😊 I wish you and yours a Happy New Year 😃🎉🎆
😮😮😮😮😮😮❤ that mechanic probably knew exactly what was wrong thanks Scott you saved this man thousands so far
Yeah, it’s totally gonna be the drivers side head if anything. Never easy.
Yes Scott put the mocker on himself there.
That engine sounds pretty sweet to me, I’m sure you’re right, it does not need a rebuild, just some living, head gasket, something like that.
I love watching you diagnose, it’s hard, it takes time, I know
Rock on!
No bad smoke on a cold start. Good sign. Good catch on the switch position. One way or the other, the owner brought it to the right place.
Sweet looking bus...lotta care in that one!
Lenny has a stuck disc? For and old guy, that's to be expected!
Looks like an interesting video coming up.
Be sure to Change the o-rings on the cyclinder liners if the engine has been overheated. I changed out the heads on a logging truck but I didn't change the o-rings and didn't get more the 30 miles down the road and had to do the whole job over. That's expensive!
4:50 love that lope on start-up
Love the name of the hill. That bus does have some power, you are a hard working and straight shooting mechanic, the owner was smart bringing it to you. Would love to see a retrospective video on how you became the Bus Grease Monkey and how you got into doing this thing you clearly love.
He has one up on his channel. Check through the old videos from a couple years ago. He used to be a photographer, had a bus that was supposed to be a prop for one of his shoots, learnt how to fix it and the rest is history.
Happy New Year 🥳🎉
All that bus needs is a week with the " Monkey Hill Boys". 8/92 isn't my favorite Detroit, but is a great engine.
I know the issue with clutch getting stuck to flywheel. I end up starting in 1st gear going down the road with speed shifting then get to a good stretch where I roll it hard in 3rd and do a clutch and brake slam. Works every time. Right now my truck is sitting because I have to pull the transmission back out to replace the input shaft/throw out bearing support to get it working. Did not even question it when I had it apart but was also driving it daily to and from work. 1979 Dodge W150 with a 318 pulled from a police service type car. Works great with the fuel injection I have on it now but hate having to drop the transfer case and pull the transmission to do this work.
One thing about the early PTs is the engine tin pulls off all the way around. You can get such good access to that engine compared to ours.
All those switches to get it started remind me of Mr. Bean starting his Mini!!!
It was apparent to me the motor is fairly healthy by the way it took the hill. The RPM's as it passed the camera never lagged one bit. Worn or seriously damaged motors cannot do that. It's not going to be a cheap fix, but it will beat the hell out of an engine out overhaul. The money saved on the engine repairs can be applied to the electrical mess clean up.
Scott save this beautiful buss😂
keep the clips coming
Nice, Good job
I have a 6v 92. It over heated at about 80mph. Oops... towing a 24 foot trailer. (loaded) after about sitting for a half hour it cooled down.... checked the oil after and no water. I'll NEVER run that fast again... 😂😅😅
When you say, "It over heated" how high and for how long? I would never neglect a motor like you did given what you were trying to do. Pull over and live to drive another trip again. Unless you're made of money and I ain't sayin' you're not.
@@silasmarner7586 lol. 1st Speed limit is 75 so there's that! 2nd. Overheated for maybe one mile. I shut it right down. And 3rd. It's not neglected at all..
Sounds like you shouldn't have this if you're going to irresponsible.
@@fmccloud irresponsible? You're one of those travelers that goes down the highway blocking traffic doing 30 under I bet....
For not much more than the cost of the tow the owner could have purchased a complete overhead engine. I have seen a bunch of factory new and overhauled military surplus 8v92ta engines come up at auction. A month or two ago I saw a factory new complete 8v92ta that was sealed in crate sell for $5800.
I donated a pair of 735hp 8v92ta marine engines to the boat yard I was repowering my Choey Lee 50 sportfish at, they will probably bring used for mooring boats.
Nice, good to save him some money. I would check the rad cap and make sure it’s a 7-8lb cap, usually they end up with 16lb caps because that’s what they can get at the auto parts store.
It’s 7
@@BusGreaseMonkey Good deal, mine had a 16lb when I got it.
My two cents: Turbos have a finite life.
He was getting 15psi boost but the exhaust leaks we fixed should get him to 20
clean oil is the key to turbo life.
@@oldbloke100 I I regularly get over a million miles out of my turbos. Over 3 million on my current😊 truck. But you are correct. Clean oil is the key to long turbo life..
I dunno...having a classic bus conversion is cool in theory, but... Been watching this channel for a couple years, and am ever more convinced that to own one you should have good mechanical skills, high tolerance for things breaking, and a bit of money...prob all 3. If none of those, unless you live within a couple hundred miles of Bus Grease Monkey, I'd say rethink your decision
$20,000 repair bills are not uncommon here. Some are 30k However new modern junk rv’s are 400k
LIKE HOW OTHER GARAGES SAY ENGINE NEEDS A REBUILD AND MOST THE TIME ITS BLOCKED RADIATORS OR THEMOSTATE NEEDS CHANGING ,BUT WILL SEE WHEN YOU CAMERA THE RADIATOR
My money would be at one bank being overheated to do a water pump failure. Other wise the bus seems very mint and nice. The open exhaust is a lol moment, kind of you sure you wanna have all that hot exhaust directly onto the battery. Electrical harness may need to be overlooked cause lot of fire hazard.
you always turn off the charger then connect the red last if you ha to move the black ground then it will not spark
Another shop tryna create a hefty bill 😮 and another bgm save 🫶☮️
Wow a Detroit that won't start! One sick puppy.
Sight unseen, it's best to tow instead of making things worse. More to be revealed ....
Am I seeing a trend of Wanderlodges with engine troubles? The Detroit Diesel engines seem the the way to go but there’s a rash of these coming in for major work. Love the channel. ❤ It seems like those exposed exhaust pipes are a heat problem. Any way to put a shield on them?
Great video Scott, how would you suggest too keep the side radiator engine clear. Blow it out with air or water? Thanks in advance.
Could really hear the turbo blades hitting the housing in this video during the start-trouble shooting. Not sure if it was noticable by ear. Also i dont know if just a little bit of contact is that bad / serious ? Will it just clearance itself ? lol
You hear the radiator fan
@@BusGreaseMonkey Interesting, thankyou. I thought that because i think i am hearing the noise after the engine has stopped spinning that it must be the turbo.
i always nejoy your Videos one for the algorithm
Interesting!
What happened to Tyler?????
What about injector copper tube? We've had that sort of experience before...
scott i was wondering where tyler is
Hopefully your customer gets off easy. So many times it goes the other way. I’d hate to see the overhaul that a big chain would do on a 2 stroke Detroit. They seem to screw up the little jobs
Seems like they screw up almost all of the jobs.
Why would they have a fuel or oil line up next to the exhaust???
What year Wanderlodge is this? My guess is 1988.
Pardon my ignorance but just wondering if it may have an oil to water oil cooler ? I know these can fail internally im just insure if these engines had an option for them.
They fail the other way. 60psi oil pressure and 4 psi cooling system pressure. The oil goes into the coolant.
4600 to tow it from where Alaska.
Nice coach, but not old enough for me! Lol , any kid where Tyler is ? Haven’t seen him at all this passed while ?
He moved back to Indiana to pursue another opportunity, IIRC.
Wow , does he still have a TH-cam channel? Indiana diesel?