Tag: Bus

Featured in this video is one of my favourite specialty tools. The Snap-On Video Scope is extremely handy and really helps out when you can’t see certain areas on an engine or inside a cab. This tool has several uses: -Internal engine diagnosis -under-dash, inside door panels -under-hood -behind engine block -inside transmission housings -any… Continue reading Snap On Video Scope

All of the school bus pusher buses have hydraulic drive engine fans. They have their advantages which includes cold start override which cuts down on the engine load and decreases warm up time. Fan Drive Fault – Staying on Constantly Right now we have a pusher bus that has an engine fan that stays on… Continue reading Parker Hydraulic Fan Drive School Bus Pusher

These are photos I’ve been taking throughout the years at our school bus garage. As you may have noticed some of the technology is older. The Kysor Engine shutdown system was in our mid 1990 models. They served their purpose and was very basic with a coolant temperature sensor and oil pressure sensor hard wired… Continue reading School Bus Shop Photos

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

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….