1968 mci5a vintage bus maintenance. Brake issue and tuneup detroit diesel 8v71
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- Got this 1968 vintage bus all sorted out today. The DD3 brakes had some challenges. Service brakes were great other than some air leaks but the parking brake had some issues. Tune up 4 valve head c60 injectors. Fuel filter issues on generator, rear wheel seal and more. Detroit diesel 8v71 requires a different oil than he had just put in. So we did an oil change too.
People who are honest with little things, can be trusted with larger issues.
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you've won a friend at that O'Reilly store!!......I once had a time at work before I retired where the Avenue C Kiosk I wanted a bottle of Gatorade, the Canteen service tech was working on the self serve check out said just take it and pay for it later!.....later that night I wasnted another so I scanned it 2x.....one of my Companies Sr Managers said "you scanned that 2x!" I told him what happened earlier, he said"wow! someone who's actually honest!"....later he saw me and gave me a $5 cafeteria chip for honesty!
I have friendly relationship with the shop that works on my Cadillac. Earlier this year they fixed my cadillac and said pay us on your pay day dont stretch yourself thin.
An honest man will always have work to do and his reputation will precede him.
Honesty is always the best policy.
I absolutely love the revised version of your theme song!
My two bob’s worth, (two bob meaning in Australia, a pre decimal currency 2 shilling piece, now 20 cents), my comment on the brake rod, obviously needs a new rubber dust cover. Good repairs again, a joy to watch this stuff from my arm chair at home.
It's a karma thing sweet to see you wrenching again on a neat old bus looks like the pad works great 😀👍
You’re awesome for doing the right thing with that oil. I currently “act” as a driver for an auto parts outfit. You wouldn’t believe some of the stuff people try to get one over on a guy. It’s people like you that give me hope that there still good left in this world. Really enjoy all the content especially the vintage bus garage stuff
What a sweet running bus. Like Lenny, it just wants to run!
Hi Kelly & Scott + Tyler & Leroy
All is well here in Kariong near Gosford 50miles from Sydney and 60 miles to Newcastle on the East coast of Australia.
With your swamp fox the drive mechanism has the rolled pins as a shear off effects so it won't destroy the rest of the drive mechanism.
We had a Toyota land cruiser with a winch. Someone got sick of replacing the shear pin so they made a hardened stainless pin . When it was overloaded it bent up the ends of the chaise rails .It took some sorting out so we put back a standard one.
Love your show its the real deal.
Being brought up in the bush I can relate to a lot of what you have to deal with.
We lived 50 miles from Coonamble in the central west of NSW So we had to deal with it our selves and make it happen it made you stop and think what to do.
Regards Tracey & Dave Wallace/walkaboutwally
Scot: Yeah he’s gonna start it up then rev it to build air...............
MCI: FUULLLLLL SEND 🤙
Not quite full send... 60%
I have fallen for your Theme song...I have followed bluegrass all my life...Love the 47 Hound song....Keep on Keeping on...I always look forward weekly...Steve in Connecticut.
So good to see the infamous MCI "Belt of Death" again LOL. I couldn't what you were saying about something up by the squirrel cage blowers, but I am guessing some kind of belt tensioner? Loved the video..great to see the master at work again!
I think (?!) Scott was saying how the pulley and mechanism for the fans at the top are held up by metal bars that are brazed (welded) in and it can sag? Maybe I got that wrong?
2 braces are missing to support the air filters ans specialy the top pulley.
Yes, he was inferring that over time, the horizontal brace at the bottom has been pulled down from the tension of the "belt of death" and wobbling of same constantly straining it. The whole setup could use some angled bracing from above downward to help maintain the bottom brace up, keeping the pulley up in its proper place and maintaining better tension on the "belt of death". Probably only talking 3/4 - 1" of lift to bring it back up to where the builders intended it to be.
His "Belt of Death" is loose.
hello scott wow a amazing job on the 1968 mci5a vintage bus and when it arrived on your property i noticed it didn't sound right and now thanks to you it's running way way better i really enjoyed this video it's always nice and fun to watch you fix buses your so excellant at it , so thanks again scott and you and your wife stay safe out there from Randy ontario.canada.kool.
Where i used to work we had one poor customer come in with his semi and trailer. It came in for brake adjustment on the trailer. It left with new shoes, an S cam, and 2 sevo units and hub seals. It was ok we phoned the customer and gave him the bad news. The servo units didn't have the plastic plugs and the spring in one had got rusty, broke and the spring and punctured its diaphram. The shoes were worn out. The S cam had had 3/8 missing off one of the tips. He was lucky the brakes didn't go over centre on the cam and lock up. Just one of those "She'll be done in a hour jobs" that took a bit longer.
hi to you scott an Kelly great video on the old mci bus good work on the bus
Bingo! Love the property work, but didn't know how much I missed the maintenance. Nicely done.
Been crawling all over my MC8 I bought this past January looking at everything. Wondered why I saw a few threads on the nut that held on the duals. I found some prior owner or a shady mechanic zipped the budd studs on then put both wheels on and then the nut. Crazy. Luke @ US Coach provided me with new wheel hardware. Luckily he is hour and half away.
That’s a good looking bus I’ve got a Crown that has the windows removed, new aluminum sides and motor home windows I love the look
That fuel filter earned it's keep.
Thanks Scott hope to bring my MC9 out your way someday I appreciate your honesty and care you take with making it done right.
Awesome Jingle. And Kelly has a nice smile.
Great to see you back working on the Bus's again Scott
Happy to see you working again. You may have to rearrange your fix it model due to pent-up demand between the running and the bus rescue on the road stuff. Thank you for blogging after a long tiring day. Well Done!
I believe he needs the same fuel filter you put on Lenny. Easy to clean and change out. On the generator and the main engine.
You did a nice job here, Scott and co.
Good job Scott that reminds me of my days working on the big rigs
Wow bus Grease Monkey if I own a bus you would be definitely the one I would only let you work on it you or Tyler you guys know your stuff about them buses and them Detroit way to go
Wow , now there is two of us that couldn't live with ourselves if we did the scumbag thing. Lol
Awesome
Love the updated song. But I am really here for the "Detroit"s". Thank's for the hard work.
Sure nice to see you turning wrenches again Scott. If you have time and cash get some fertilizer for your dirt, EVERYWHERE. Will make the trees grow and grass seed will make the dirt look better in the winter time. Just broadcast the fertilizer everywhere. do it a couple times a year. Every year. for a while.
Guess the storm missed you but didn't know till yesterday.
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you're a hell of a mechanic, I love the old buses and your videos...keep them cumming
Just keep up with that integrity it's going to come back to you good for you!!!
When he had it running at first it sure sounded really tiky like tablets.
Doing a great job!! All the Best from Canada
A good, hard, honest days work.
thanks so much for this knowledge, impressive song by the way
Great work Scott! Thats a good looking bus and I really like the conversion!
Good to see some wrenching today. 👍
I enjoyed that, went through the same problems with my rear duals as well. I now own a torque multiplier because if it. Fun to watch.
Hey man Kevin here from Australia. It must feel good having your concrete slab earn some money.
Anyhoo stay safe and be happy.
✌ Peace.
When are you going to visit Bruce Wilson's place in Fla.? His cabover is waiting for a tuneup...red clay means rainfall, lots of it...300 sunny days in Az...only 12 inches of rain annually, just need shade and a fan...or ac...lol...but its sunny and dry.
Love the song revision, and envy you your concrete pad.
Good to see you out about again
Love the videos!! If I lived closer id probably work for minimum wage haha. Keep up the hard work and enjoy those sunsets on your hillside!
Great show honesty is a plus I love the way you work around all these old buses your theme song and video is great. God bless stay safe my friend 😊👍
And another satisfied customer heads down the road smiling.
It is so nice to see a Master at work ! Thanks !
Honesty Is Always The Best Policy In Living Life Other Wise The Negative Karma Will Come Back To Bite Anyone In Their Journey! How I Have Always Lived My Life. Wish So Many Others Would! Your A Good Man Charlie Brown! :-)
Nice job on that brake! That tune up looks real fun, can’t wait to do mine ! Glad some work is coming to you.
8:15 - The Bus Grease Monkey is a honest man!
You mentioned the extra long arm, but it looks like you solved the issue by shortening the rod. The 78 to 1 tool is interesting - never had a use for one of those, thankfully.
They make air powered lug wrenches like you have there, they also have them that can have the torque set on it so it won’t over tighten them.
making the "repair pad' look like one emptying the fuel filter on it ;)
I would taken the oil back too 🙂 today after they did oil change on my Cadillac they forgot their scan tool in my car and before i left the yard i noticed and took it back inside.
Nice work Scott.
Scott, Beware the ninja death belt.
I’m so thankful mechanics in Canada have to be licensed to sign off on brake repair. Scary the amount of incompetent repairs you’ve come across.
Shocked that you would be honest in a world where the only crime is getting caught
nice video Scott, very interesting!
Hey Scott, glad to see you're making headway on your property. Can you tell me the brand of your Torque Multiplier? 1978 Crown Super Coach.
Hi all. Wow now your whistling dixie
Loved it this is why I watch your channel ;-)
Your Good As Always. What did it cost the owner to have all you did done? Ballpark Figure!
Does that bus have a large manifold leak?? Loud tick at idle and on acceleration?
Is your torque multiplier any special brand? I have been looking at them for emergency semi repairs along the road but don’t want something that will fall apart right away
That belt really whonks around eh?? I would think a couple of idlers would calm the snapping down and extend the belt life. I can see why a 6 is much easier to work on then an 8 or a 16!!!
That belt, tho. Gives me the willies.
It’s a loosey goosey one for sure. Needs the struts put back in.
It reminds me of those I used to deal with on Thermo Kings.
Are you planning walls and a roof for that concrete slab?
Was this at the new property you are developing???
Re fuel filter on his genny . . . that reminds me what sort of a filter do you have on your Sun Baler? (solar panels) ;)
Good to see you getting some work on busses. Wow, those MI belts are a crazy design. What is that belt driving?
Thanks for responding Nathan, on top wow, no wonder Scott likes his bus.
Theme song is the bomb
I thought on those MCI's there is a thermostatically controlled tensioner. I thought I learned that from you Scott.
Later models.
Air pressure regulated not thermostatically
That fuel filter obviously works.
What does the fuel tank look like 😮!! That's one nasty filter!!
Yeah, that fuel system is in serious need of polishing. Scott did mention that the owner needed to put some biocide in the fuel, but still, the dead growth in there (after the biocide kills it) won't just magically disappear. Unfortunately, letting a vehicle sit for extended periods of time, can have undesired results, fuel system problems being one of many.
theres a 66 bluebird bus in Underwood indiana $800 on marketplace now looks alot like that one
Does that wheel have a crack doing from one lug hole to the rim?
Isn't that just waiting to blow?
Looked like that to me as well. Inside LHS wheel where those lugs were too tight.
Great video!
Fast idle = put it in the ketchup 👍
Is there a leaky exhaust flange gasket? The Black stuff in the Genny filter looks like Algae residue.
Believe that the generator is gas based on fluid out of filter. Also, diesel filters are usually clear on smaller engines
It's that Bus Grease Monkey ,,Bunny don't you know
Hey Scott, why straight 40 grade oil vs multi grade?
Legitimately curious as to your reasoning.
I don't think it is Scott' reasoning; it is what the engines were designed and built for. Multigrade oils are a relatively modern invention and the idea that the thinner the better is even more recent and based partly on the ability to machine to much tighter tolerances.
There are lots of engines designed for only non-detergent straight weight oils. Air compressors also tend to only use straight weight oil in the compressor portion! It is best practice to check out what the manufacturer suggests for everything on an engine and then listen to the guys like BGM for their thoughts!
@@peterrogers9228 Multigrade oils (such as 15W40) are oils that are supposed to have differing properties. In the case of 15W40, it means that it's supposed to have the properties of a 15-weight oil when it's cold, and a 40-weight oil when it's hot. It's a scientific sort of voodoo that depends on the molecules curling up or straightening out depending on the temperature, causing them to have different properties, flow rates, molecular shape, and behaviours that would be desirable in many other engine builders engines, whereas GM and Detroit Diesel was designed to have (originally 30-weight, then re-specified later on to) 40-weight oil at all times, from stone cold to operating temperatures. With a multigrade oil, starting up a cold engine, theoretically, the oil would only have the properties of a (insert first numerical value of multigrade oil here) oil. This might be helpful if starting your engine in extremely cold climates, but otherwise, GM and Detroit felt that the single-grade thicker oil was just fine whether cold or hot.
Great vid
So you’re one of the few that has a conscience
I have to wonder whoever it was that thought "the belt of death" was a great idea.
When his bus wouldn’t air up this morning i had to reach around that son of a B to shut the engine off. I thought the same thing plus a few other extra thoughts at the same time
@@BusGreaseMonkey of that I have not doubt!!
Scott is there a way to modify that cooling system to do away with that belt?
Everything can be done with the proper application of $. Not really an appropriate application of $ here though. The squirrel cage blowers will work just fine, the belt is just an annoyance. Needs the dampers replaced to keep it from being so floppy though.
@@richardlazarski4553 Direct electric drive on the existing fans?
@@bruceknowling415 possibly with the right amount of $ and available extra electric power.
Hi Scott, what does that tool do you used on the studs.
It's a torque multiplier the little arm there wedges up against the wheel and has a planetary gear set up in it
Super video, deserving of double thumbs up! But let me request that Mr Feller make one small change to the video song - please, please remove the shots of the pink bunny suit. 🙄👌
Hey if u ever come through Arkansas there bus grease monkey i new to all this buss rv min not as cool as ur kinda bus but its a bus non the less its got a v8 Detroit its a 85 model idk much about it it runs really good to me any pointer on it be awsome
How about an update on the neighbor's dogs, didn't hear'um barking
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how many cylinders this engine
I would have taken the oil back too. Might have cost someone Thier job, I like to sleep with a clear mind!
Looks like algae, coming out of that filter.
What is the name of the turning device you're using at point # 2:48?
Torque multiplier
Have you already sold your place in Indiana
Not to my knowledge. Scott's daughter/fiancee is still there to my understanding.
Does anybody make a guard, possibly with built-in idler pulleys, to stop that long drive belt flapping around so much? I'm surprised it stays in place.
As Scott mentioned, the upper brace that holds the pulley at the top of the belt, has sagged down from tension over the years. When the upper brace was new (and when it gets some helper braces to lift it back up), the belt wouldn't have been so floppity unless the belt was old, worn, stretched out.
What does that thing with 78-1 gear ratio do?
Multiplies the torque input x 78
Bus Grease Monkey. How do I get in contact with you? I have a 69 MC7 that needs a little lovin. It’s currently in Oklahoma. Would love to talk to you about replacing a wheel seal and some other items.
There's a video on how to schedule service with BGM
I think his email is Scott at busgreasemonkey dot com.
What type (brand) is that torque multiplier?
It looks like a Klutch torque multiplier from Northern Tool about 70 dollars when I picked one up.
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