Cruising down the highway 1947 silversides drivers view
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- Drivers view from my 1947 silversides bus. A few modern instruments to guide me along the way. This pd3751 is a quiet little gem humming down the highway. I just shot this as we headed to our next repair trip. I’m now in Pensacola FL working on a MC5
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I'm the same age as that bus- wish I moved that well!
Imagine if the guy who drove the bus when it was new could see all the technology being used in it now.
Haha..I was thinking the exact opposite, this guy should go full commando and not use all that fancy stuff they didn't have in the 40's
I had 70 Pete with 8v71 loved the sound.great stuff you do. Thanks
Need more POV style driving vids. These are good. Amazing how well such an old bus can cruise at modern speeds
They don’t all handle that good. But they can with some work. ;) I’ve been tweaking my alignment and finally got it just right. Next is to straighten my steering wheel. It’s a bit off center.
@@rayg9069 Yes his bus seemed to be rattle free.
Wow that thing is quiet.. never expected that.
Wind noise is the loudest and it’s not to bad.
Freaky quiet!
Can't get over how quiet it is in there!
Very nice, you keep a tight ship. I used to be a mechanic at a reputable VW/Porsche shop years ago, being that I wrenched on the cars 5 to 6 days a week, I drove a VW bug that barely rolled, the last thing I wanted to do on my days off was to work on my own car...lol
Thanks for sharing your bus.
Kind regards, Eric Dee
There's an old saying that mechanics drive the biggest POSs on the road. Just like most gourmet chefs live on junk food!
they were built to last, unlike anything today :-/
Always wanted a Double Decker Greyhound bus.
What a nice machine!
Propane Injection Systems, Gas and Diesel Engines. The Propane Injection system is boost pressure activated, injecting propane in increasing amounts as the boost pressure level of the engine increases, producing power you are guaranteed to feel behind the wheel.
Nice bus!
Awesome video. Love every one of them. Thanks!
I like where you have the turn signal switch mounted !!!!! cool !!!
Sounds pretty smooth!
It’s just a hum until i go into a tunnel.
You might know a guy that can fix that tach. Just kidding. Great video.
It's a beautiful bus, Is your engine a 2valve, or 4 valve head?
Wow that bus was pretty quiet compared to some of the others you've driven
I-75 In Sarasota. Hate that part of the road always a wreck lol
That 1947 bus was years ahead of those produced in other countries. I drive express buses here in the UK and even though they are 2012 to 2018 models, I wouldn't trust steering them with one finger, mind you, our motorways (you call them freeways) need a lot of repair in places. I was surprised when you said the electrical system was showing 13 volts. Is the electrical system 12 volts on that bus? I thought it would be 24 volts. I enjoy your videos, keep them coming.
The freeways and general transportation infrastructure in the U.S. has been falling apart and haven't seen repair (only patched) for decades yet the State and Federal fuel taxes are forever increasing, Go figure!...
Some large trucks have 24v start , but 12v for everything else .
Thanks for the replies. Everything is 24 volt on the buses I drive, which is the reason for my question. Guess a 12 volt supply makes it easier to fit stereo radios and the like.
@@thevacuumtubejunky9774 roads are mostly only patched in the UK. Major resurfacing works on motorways and other heavily used roads overnight. These surfaces generally return to their bad state in around six months, yet the UK government insists that they are providing adequate finance for the roads. Guess that's the same in US.
@@julianparker6090 : lol sounds like a familiar Govt. The Beatles had written a song titled "A Day in the Life" and there is a sentence "Four thousand Holes in Blackburn Lancashire"...is it that bad???.
Dang ! You have all the contraptions except the one that tells you if someone’s taking a dump ! Lmao , a little play in the wheel but what do you expect! For its age it runs out fine !
th-cam.com/video/DbCeW8_FjQg/w-d-xo.html. Not my finest moment.
When these buses were built (in 1947 in this case), what was the operating voltage for what few interior accessories they'd have had in a bus at that time? Such as lighting, heater/blower fans, etc. I see that you have all manor of toys in there now, no doubt a modern car stereo as well, all running on what we consider to be modern vehicle electrical system of 12v. I have seen stickers indicating 24v on the insides of panels that you've had opened up for purposes of gathering video footage. I've even driven (quasi-modern by comparison) trucks from the '60's, 70's, and early 80's that used 24v for the starter, but everything was 12v, and I know that this can be accomplished using a series-parallel switch that only activates during cranking. Trucks used to carry their batteries in a different configuration than that of today. It used to make sense to have 2 batteries over on that side, and 2 more batteries on this side of a truck, whether 2 - 6v batteries in series on each side or 2 - 12v batteries on each side in parallel, that all together would be momentarily series'd during cranking for the 24v. All I want to know, really is what was standard voltage for a bus back then, I'm not even sure when most cars made the big switch from 6v to 12v. Growing up, my parents did have some relics (by the standards of the day) that were 6v systems, but while I vaguely remember 3 VW products that were 6v, I remember our first North American cars, which, oddly enough were British Ford's, imported Cortinas, were 12v. They would have been '69 and '70 models. My Mom's '70 Cortina had an automatic :) I remember my Dad, who subscribed to Popular Mechanics, showing me an article some time in the late 80's or very early 90's, stating that cars in the (then) future were going to be 32v systems. (This long before hybrid or electric cars came down the pipe) I remember asking him why the hell we should have a 32v system on a car, and he responded that the thinking was revolving simply around the exercise of starting the engine, and that higher voltages made for happier starters (and alternators), harkening back to the days of 24v starters for big diesels. Here we are in 2019, and I'd say that Pop Mech might have got that prediction wrong, but then again, I don't know what voltage these funky electric cars work off of....
12v positive ground for most of the old stuff. Neg ground in 61 for gm’s and 24v came later in the 60’s i think. But many still were 12v like 4106 all through production
Yes even i have created smoke on several occasions. It’s pretty easy. Especially when tbe manual says one thing but the bus is no longer that way.
love this bus, and the work you do. I have a couple of questions: how tall is the bus on the inside? like center aisle to the roof? it seems like you can't look out when your are standing? do you know the total mileage of your bus?
About 6’ in the middle. I’m 5-10 no issues but i do have to be carful off center the roof slopes rapidly. I’m used to it. Yes windows are low but better for solar gain compared to my old fishbowl with huge windows.
Would of loved to see this closeup, I'm in Nawth Central Fl.
I’m in Pensacola
Headed to Gainesville next then st aug and ft Lauderdale
What's the propane used for? Does it like add propane to the air mix or something?
Exactly mix in air for more power and complete burn. Also cools intake air temp. I have several videos of it some already posted in reply’s to this thread
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Thanks for posting the great videos!! I'm glad you're saving so many buses and Detroit's!! I was wondering if I can get you're advice on a 6v92 with coolant in the oil? Thanks!!
Usually bad o-ring on liner or overheated
Thanks!!
Just wondering if there is any way to troubleshoot without taking major components apart? Thanks Again!! I enjoy your videos!!
Drop the oil pan and pressurize the cooling system watch for coolant running out of one cylinder or more
Thanks Again!!
Nice! I really appreciate your videos. They make me wish I had one of these for traveling the country. Those VDO tachs are typically driven by an ignition pickup on a gas engine. What do you use to drive it on the diesel? Do you have a mechanical pickup off the cam or crank?
They can be driven from a signal from the alternator W term I think it was, or from a reluctor mag pick up on either the ring gear or a cam gear. Or from a matching VDO tacho gen that picks up the standard mechanical tacho drive pad on the engine. All depends on the model number of the VDO head unit. VDO used to have a fantastic range of instruments available.
It used to be driven by my blower drive gear but the blower drive shaft broke and i had to replace it with a non Tach drive ended shaft. So at some point i will hook it to my alternator on a pulse sense mode. It’s just not a priority i can hear and feel the rpms pretty good so it’s. Not a priority. 256 other things on my priority list before that ;)
Why do you have the tint at the bottom of the windshield there?
Did i Hear you say Propane as in Propane Injection ???? if so tell me a bit about it since i build engines for tractor pulling and they use water/meth injection tto keep pistons from melting
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What would the RPM be? About what MPG do you get?
2200ish 10mpg hwy 3city
Damn good for a 6-71 powered bus .
Looks like she cruises very well. If you had to guess what RPM are you turning at ~65mph? Also what kind of fuel mileage does the old girl get?
He said in other comments 2200ish RPMs, and 10MPG highway and 2! City.
@@vector6977 Thanks. 10mpg highway isn't too bad for something that large. I remember the large tank or an RV we had back in the 80's when i was a kid which had a Dodge 440 big block in it and i'd be surprised if it got anywhere near that kind of mileage.
Hmm. Those motors are only rated normally at 2100 RPM from my understanding. I guess he has his strung out a bit higher.
2400 no load 2250 loaded
Nice Scott.....u still in Florida?
Yes for about another month.
I’m just a bit curious, what kind of fuel mileage does it get?
10 highway 3 city
Thank you, better than a big block gas
'47 came with digital gauges?
No of course not but it did have factory air conditioning....
I won’t drive one without the temp and oil pressure, those are critical, the tach is not important to me.
Could someone explain the use of propane to a Diesel rookie?
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