In this video I go through the vandalock system in a conventional International school bus. The key switch is on the outside for a good reason. The operator can disable the bus from starting if he happens to either leave the bus with kids still on or has to park it over night or while… Continue reading How The Vandalock Works On An International School Bus
Hot Rods started growing in popularity around 1950. After the second world war America was ready for some fun which included it’s love for the automobile. The fifties represented a generation of rebels like James Dean who starred in “Rebel Without A Cause”. The fifties also popularized drive-in movies, Coca Cola and jukeboxes. In the… Continue reading Hot Rods From The Fifties
Great news!….the Cummins ISB engine will be available starting on September 3rd for Navistar IC CE series school buses. The medium duty engine is a perfect fit. I know this from experience because of the performance we have received from these engines. The 6.7 liter engines interface very well with the 2000 series Allison transmissions… Continue reading Navistar Adding The Cummins ISB To Trucks and Buses
If you have Thomas HDX school buses in your fleet you might have been experiencing problems with the rear window alarm coming on unexpectedly. If moisture gets into the seal area the exposed ground wire in the window frame grounds out and sets off the alarm. The main problem with the design is the ground… Continue reading Thomas HDX Rear Emergency Window Switch Improvisation
Here is a very short video on changing the fuel filter screen on a DT MaxxForce Diesel. This is the first filter from the tank so it’s important not to forget about servicing it every 43,000 km or 25,000 miles. We didn’t know about this filter until we attended a bus conference out of town.… Continue reading Fuel Filter IC Maxxforce Diesel Engine
The Cat 3116…this engine was introduced to our fleet starting in 2007 and the first thing that we had to do was get a hold of the tool kit required to make adjustments. Adjusting the valves is one thing that can be done easily on any diesel engine. But since the 3116 had a governor… Continue reading Rebuilding Cat 3116 Diesel Engine Out Of A Pusher School Bus
The popularity of NPR’s "Car Talk" illustrates a fact even beginner mechanics know: once you tell someone that you’re a mechanic, you’re expected to diagnose that weird sound the car makes every morning. These apps won’t get you out of those cocktail party jams, but they can help you diagnose car troubles quickly, accurately and… Continue reading 6 Must Have Apps for Beginner Automotive Mechanics
The model of the school bus in the video is a 2007 pusher ER Saf T Liner. Thomas did good with the design of this one. It drives like a Cadillac and is nice and quiet up front for the operator. Most of the drivers liked these models for that reason. They handle very well… Continue reading The Thomas Pusher Bus With 3116 Diesel Engine
Here are some various photos on school buses I wanted to share with you. If you haven’t ever read up on Rudolph Diesel I would like to do a short Bio on him. Usually when you go to technical school for the truck trade you will most likely have gone through a class covering the… Continue reading School Bus Photos and Rudolph Diesel
Here is a project we were working on involving a block heater replacement on a Thomas C2 conventional school bus. In this video you will be able to see the tight spot that you need to get in to accessing the block heater element. This is an MBE 900 Mercedes diesel which is inset under… Continue reading School Bus Block Heater Not So Easy….
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