If you ever thought of becoming a mechanic in the commercial transport industry you will never run out of work or experience as much variety as you will working on a school bus fleet. There’s never ending challenges with engines, electrical, air brakes and so on. Technology can be a pain in some areas where… Continue reading School Bus Garage Tour
There’s quite a back story behind this Cummins diesel engine repair. The Thomas HDX pusher was in Surrey on a sports run and everything was going well until the driver phoned me days earlier about an issue concerning the interior heating. The engine temperature was running at a normal level but no interior heat indicating… Continue reading Cummins ISC Diesel Engine Aftertreatment Code Repair
This particular school bus had to be towed in because it quit on the road an hour out of town. The diesel engine is a 2011 DT MaxxForce which uses high pressure oil to operate the electronic injectors controlled by the engine computer. The problem we found was loose injector hold downs with faulty sealing… Continue reading DT MaxxForce Diesel Engine Injector Sleeve Replacement
I’ve had a few highlights working on school buses over the last 22 years and this is one of them. The Proheat X30 diesel coolant heater manufactured in Vancouver, BC has proven itself all over North America. It’s programmed and engineered to deliver a clean burn and produce enough heat …a whopping 30,000 btu to… Continue reading Proheat X30 Diesel Coolant Heater Installed in an International School Bus
This step involves replacing and torquing down the main bearings on a DT MaxxForce diesel engine. The main reason for replacing the bearings is to bring the crankshaft end play back to specs and replace the washed out original bearings. Some of them showed discoloration so we didn’t want to take a chance. The coolant… Continue reading Main Bearings DT Diesel Engine in a School Bus
If you told me we would be rebuilding one of our MaxxForce engines in six years I would have laughed and then went into total denial. There’s no way a school bus carrying 60 or so children operating 4 to 5 hours a day would be enough to wear out a diesel engine. I could… Continue reading Diesel Engine In Frame MaxxForce DT
Over the years there have been some people who have commented to me that working for the government is a retirement job. In some areas perhaps but even though we’re not a retail garage the work is always there and always waiting. It’s still physically and mentally challenging trying to keep up with new technology… Continue reading School Bus Garage Monday Morning Repairs
Years ago… 20 to be exact when I started working for this school bus fleet we relied on land lines and 2 way radios to get a report on break downs. This was very inaccurate and you didn’t really know what the problem was until you physically got to the bus and visually checked out… Continue reading School Bus Fleet GPS Telematics
This Cummins ISB diesel engine was running flawlessly for years. It’s a 2009 so seven years with a fairly decent service record is a bonus for the fleet. Eventually mechanical components do fail as most people know and this part was the VGT actuator. VGT stands for variable geometry turbocharger. I can tell you this…… Continue reading Cummins Code 2636 VGT Actuator
Almost 2 weeks into the new school year and there has already been a couple of service calls and the maintenance cycle is starting to build. A rare occurrence out of town late in the afternoon was one of our International buses that had a hot running rear wheel and the inability to build air… Continue reading School Bus Mechanic Service Call
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