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Thomas School Bus Manufacturing Tour

Witnessing The Manufacturing Of Thomas School Buses Thomas school buses are built stronger than any other vehicle on the road with extremely high standards set by the FMVSS (federal motor vehicle safety standards). I found this excellent video covering the manufacturing process. I had the privilege of going down to the Highpoint North Carolina factory… Continue reading Thomas School Bus Manufacturing Tour

All About School Bus Exhaust Leaks

School Bus Exhaust Leaks and What To Do About Them On a school bus it’s common practice to walk around with a ball peen hammer and tap on all of the elbows throughout the system. These areas are a weak spot because(my opinion)they have been bent from the straight position to an angle position. The… Continue reading All About School Bus Exhaust Leaks

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HDX School Bus Heater Control

HDX School Bus Heat Control Valve As time goes on as we all know technology changes and this is still true for controlling the heat flow on a Thomas HDX Pusher School Bus. In the old days the heat control was simply a cable attached to the valve which was a throttle plate plumbed into… Continue reading HDX School Bus Heater Control

Cummins ISC Electric Fuel Pump

Cummins ISC Fuel Transfer Pump The Cummins ISC Diesel Engine is the electronic version of the C mechanical model. The ISC uses a electronically controlled fuel transfer pump compared to the older mechanical version. There have been some failures in our fleet with the electronically controlled pump but not in epidemic proportions. In the video… Continue reading Cummins ISC Electric Fuel Pump

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Mechanic Training – Your Biggest Decision Ever

You Will Learn Safety Practices At A Technical Institute This is information I learned at the Pre-Apprenticeship / foundation course I took many years ago. The instructor was very serious when he told us about it. There had been serious accidents that occurred in the past with flying bearings so it really stuck in my… Continue reading Mechanic Training – Your Biggest Decision Ever

New Snap-On Battery and Electrical System Tester

The MicroVAT Elite Battery and Electrical Diagnostic Tester From Snap On We recently had to send a Mechanic from our shop to one of our bus garages a couple of hours north. The Mechanic who resides there had to take medical leave for a few months. Our Mechanic was going through the shop tools and… Continue reading New Snap-On Battery and Electrical System Tester