If you ever thought of becoming a mechanic in the commercial transport industry you will never run out of work or experience as much variety as you will working on a school bus fleet. There’s never ending challenges with engines, electrical, air brakes and so on. Technology can be a pain in some areas where… Continue reading School Bus Garage Tour
There’s quite a back story behind this Cummins diesel engine repair. The Thomas HDX pusher was in Surrey on a sports run and everything was going well until the driver phoned me days earlier about an issue concerning the interior heating. The engine temperature was running at a normal level but no interior heat indicating… Continue reading Cummins ISC Diesel Engine Aftertreatment Code Repair
This particular school bus had to be towed in because it quit on the road an hour out of town. The diesel engine is a 2011 DT MaxxForce which uses high pressure oil to operate the electronic injectors controlled by the engine computer. The problem we found was loose injector hold downs with faulty sealing… Continue reading DT MaxxForce Diesel Engine Injector Sleeve Replacement
Taking your vehicle to a mechanic is going to set you back big bucks. The average per hour charge is $25, and the bill grows steadily from this point on. If you are mechanically inclined, DIY can keep some major coin in your pocket. Plenty of common problems are fixable by you. You simply need… Continue reading DIY Mechanics Guide for Diesel Lovers
Oh, how our society would be different if there was no diesel engine in existence. The present-day era would never have known how the efficient diesel engine contributed to the lower cost of consumer goods if all we had to rely on were vehicles powered by gas. Diesel engines are more cost effective to run… Continue reading Evolution of Diesel Engines Through the Years
Your phone won’t help you when aliens invade Earth, but the Spare Me 8 in 1 Rescue Tool will. How do we know? Well, we made a short 70s-style sci-fi film about it, and it has the three B’s of every great horror film: Beasts Blood Badass survival tool Philadelphia production company Spirit Animal teamed… Continue reading Watch This Badass Woman Own a Bunch of Aliens with a Survival Tool in this Short Film (That’s Actually a Crowdfunding Video)
I’ve had a few highlights working on school buses over the last 22 years and this is one of them. The Proheat X30 diesel coolant heater manufactured in Vancouver, BC has proven itself all over North America. It’s programmed and engineered to deliver a clean burn and produce enough heat …a whopping 30,000 btu to… Continue reading Proheat X30 Diesel Coolant Heater Installed in an International School Bus
2017 is Automatic Greasing Systems specialist FLO Components Ltd.’s 40th Anniversary, and to celebrate, they’re holding a Giveaway Contest – which ends this weekend! According to FLO’s Marketing Specialist Gabriel Lopez; “We’re giving away three Lubrication Product Packages to lucky LinkedIn users over 3 Draw Periods. Participants who enter in the earlier Draw Periods are… Continue reading FLO Components Ltd. 40th Anniversary Giveaway Contest – LAST CHANCE
Deciding to replace a $3,000.00 turbocharger on a Mercedes MBE 900 isn’t an easy decision. This particular bus has been a thorn in our side for years mainly because of this one engine code that keeps popping up over and over again regardless of what we do to try and eliminate it. This time we… Continue reading Mercedes MBE 900 Turbo Replacement
The cylinder sleeves are the next step on this rebuild project. They have a rubber seal that goes around the outside to separate the coolant from the crankcase. Once lubricated each sleeve is forced into the block and counterbores. We purchased all of the necessary tools to carry out this job and cylinder sleeve hold… Continue reading DT MaxxForce Diesel Engine Cylinder Sleeve Protrusion
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