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School Bus Mechanic – Kayaking and Upcoming Summer Schedule

The video below is my kayaking adventure on Canada Day. I’m pretty sure one of the bird chirps you hear is a bald eagle. I saw him roaming the skies later on that morning and the wing span must have been 5 or 6 feet. So I’m not doing too much talking during the shoot… Continue reading School Bus Mechanic – Kayaking and Upcoming Summer Schedule

The Psychic

Summer Maintenance and Repairs Begin

The end of June means school’s out for summer and this year it ended with a twist. The teachers in BC who are in the middle of contract talks with the government decided to take action and picket all of the schools and maintenance yards starting on Jun 15th so we had to honour the… Continue reading Summer Maintenance and Repairs Begin

Reverse Payment Program

Do Not Disturb

Parade

Cummins CAPS Assembly Repair

We had a 1999 Cummins ISC diesel engine quit on us while trying to leave town. It had to be towed back after having an initial look at it. The first thing was to scan for codes and at first we had no engine position and engine speed signals. So that was where we started… Continue reading Cummins CAPS Assembly Repair

Angry Trucker

New International School Bus Tour

We purchased 9 brand new International school buses this month. Shiny new paint jobs and that new bus smell can not be beat. They came with an ISB Cummins diesel engine. Since Cummins uses the SCR (selective catalyst reduction) we have to monitor the DEF (diesel exhaust fluid). This fluid is part of the emission… Continue reading New International School Bus Tour