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School Bus Windshield Replacement

School Bus Preventive Maintenance – Windshield Replacement I wanted to record the Speedy Glass technicians installing a windshield on one of our Thomas C2 Conventional school buses. This unit is a 2009 and as you can see it’s not a job for one man. The approximate weight is 60 pounds or more. The hardest step… Continue reading School Bus Windshield Replacement

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DT466 Diesel Engine In Frame

International DT466 Diesel Engine In-Frame One disadvantage to diesel engines with wet liners (meaning that they are removable from the engine block) is the o-ring seals that separate the coolant from the crankcase DO fail eventually. That is what happened to one of our buses while it was out on a run. The tell tale… Continue reading DT466 Diesel Engine In Frame

Crack Problem

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A Typical School Bus Mechanic Service Call

The Friday Night Service Call Service calls are not too common for our shop during the weekends but on a Friday night one of our sports run drivers called me around 9:30 from Princeton (2 hours away) to inform me he hit a steel post with his oil pan. All of the engine oil was… Continue reading A Typical School Bus Mechanic Service Call

Pipe Problem