If anyone is interested in helping out the eagle bus owners with the repair bill you can make a contribution via PayPal to us and we will apply it to their bill for them. The repair bill is going to be in the 15k range it looks like. So it's a big expense right at Christmas with 5 kids. They aren't begging I'm just sharing with our subscribers if you want to help you can. Put eagle bus in the info and send as a friend to help them out if you would like. It's not tax deductible or anything just a nice gesture if you choose. PayPal email is scott@busgreasemonkey.com We will be sharing the info on this later this week. It's going to be a very heart warming announcement when we reveal the donation total. Many of our Patreon subscription members have already contributed and hopefully by sharing this here we will really be able to deliver some even more awesome news when we hand over the final bill. I feel like scrooge handing them a giant bill right before Christmas. We are all working so hard to get them back safely on the road to continue or officially start their full time bus life after a very rocky start on the trip home after purchasing the bus.
Scott, you guys are awesome. I just want to say: anybody who's been around mechanics knows that you earn every single cent you charge customers and then some. This is a big job, and it's a bummer for the owner, but that's not on you. Your work is worth it.
That bus should feel like a totally different bus. Great job Scott and crew. I don’t know anywhere in the country that would have treated these people so good. Thanks for what you do Scott. Things could have went really bad for these folks.
I've been watching you channel for a while now and it is truly amazing the care you take on repairing these buses. It's hard to find someone today with the knowledge you what a have. I know when this client leaves the first thing, he will say is holy shit what a difference. Keep up the great work that you do. Merry Xmas to you and your crew. 👍👍
1/3? Considering the magnitude of the mechanical and safety deficiencies of this bus I was thinking 1/2. 1/3 is the minimum I'd accept without filing a lawsuit.
At 8:08, the MAC wrench "knuckle saver" actually has to do with the angle of the wrench. You'll notice that the box end isn't in a straight line with the rest of the wrench but, that when on a nut, is angled up or down depending lion which way it's installed on the nut. When placed on a nut and angled up, it prevents your knuckles from dragging across the surface, saving them from damage. Or at least that's what my MAC tools dealer told me.
9:06 Diesel Mechanic "inspected" this engine and didn't bother to spin the turbo? "Hey did you check that engine, Zeke?" -- "Yeah I checked it. It's there."
Unfortunately....mechanical education...you either understand it or you dont....and then have to trust in others...air filters is a prime example. Yet you watch tv and top race and drag guys running engines without. So gives your average guy in the street the idea its ok to do....because they do it. But what they dont realise that race engine gets rebuilt almost after every competition.
I have not quizzed the new owner on his air brake knowledge yet but it scared me that the seller sold him a bus that could not pass a simple air brake pre trip inspection and they knowingly sent him off through the Rocky Mountains in it. Of course all the rust, bad hubs, bad turbo, bearings etc all are concerns.
London Transport ran a fleet of 6000 buses in the postwar period, none of which had air filters, and that wasn't unusual at the time. Many Gardner diesels did half a million miles without rebuiling, so either those old naturally-aspirated diesels were a lot more tolerant of air quality, or the US is a lot dustier than the UK!
Merry Christmas to Mr. Scott and crew!!!!! Great people helping others getting their buses on the road. Buyers get pre inspections from recommended mechanics. Get the bus on a lift and do a walk around , the rust and leaks would have been obvious to anyone.
You guys are very special. You actually care what happens to the people that bring in buses for you to repair. Have a very special Christmas to you and you whole family. GOD bless.
To bad this guy didn't have this bus properly inspected by qualified individuals, could have saved himself a ton of money. Thankfully he had the good fortune of finding BGM and getting this sick Eagle running good and, most importantly, safe to drive his family around in. I know you already have a ton on your plate, but perhaps you could offer an inspection service, done with pictures and video online. You could tell them where to look and what to photograph and video and what questions to ask the seller, just a thought. Merry Christmas !
It’s a nice thought David but there’s not enough shops or mechanics around anymore so the ones that are functioning are backlogged at least a month or two and I haven’t found one shop or mechanic in the past year that was will ing to do an inspection for me. I got tired of waiting when I thought I found the right one after looking for just over 4 years and I had sent Scott a patreon msg to see if I could send him pics to see if he saw anything alarming but didn’t hear back about that so I bought it because I was told they had just had it inspected and they sent me the inspection report from that mechanic and there weren’t any red flags I saw so I flew to Florida and got it and within 60 miles, ti was sitting in the dark in South Georgia with no generator and no lights. That was just the start of the fiasco. I broke down 3 more times and had to finish the last ten miles on a tow truck on a Sunday night after hours. There just aren’t the mechanics out here with the experience to do prepurchase inspections right now and I’m not getting any younger so you either do the best you can or don’t get anything at all
Whether he makes it home for Christmas or not is debatable. Whether he makes it home safely with Scott et al. on the case is not in question. Love that wrench extender. That way, you can use either end of the wrench and be able to extend it. Neat!
Did Scott say where he got that wrench extender at? I’m not sure if it’s a harbor freight tool or snap on, Mac, etc, but I’d sure like to get a couple of em
@@BusGreaseMonkey I do read comments when I watch the video but if I watch it soon after being released before you comment on it then good chance I won’t see it but I appreciate the info. I’ll figure it out and find it.
Don’t forget Scott, I have parts if you ever need. From Turbos, exaust pipes, light baskets, lenses, etc. from engine parts to lights, & a ton of eagle stuff. Scott and Tyler do great work. You won’t find many like them and they’re definitely who I would trust if I needed help.
Hi from NZ, enjoying your bus vids. We don't have many old American buses here. Find big bus mechanics very interesting. We have strict 6 monthly inspections here, and reckon the issues would have been found much earlier. Love the 2 strokes scream.
Inspections for commercial vehicles over here are yearly as far as i'm aware. The air leaks and rust would definitely have been caught probably years ago. Inspections are a bitch because it's costly and you might end up having to leave your vehicle at the garage if doesn't pass, but it does make buying 2nd hand vehicles a lot easier, because at least the most safety critical things were in order at the time of the inspection. You can buy a 500 euro car here, and have one with fully functioning brakes, tires that are passable, and structural rust that's not yet bad enough to have failed a couple of months ago.
Tire Shops need to be held accountable!! Strip the studs out, and just say nothing?!?!?! That's simply, Criminal !! In Canada Its Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46). Not sure of the equivalent in the U.S, but These stupid arrogant Tire shops should look that code up!!! How many people are driving with there families, un knowingly sitting on a bomb that could go off at anytime! :( We need more shops like The grease monkey around!!! Well done!!, to the whole crew, from Canada for doing the job right!!
Hey, I caught that 'da*# engineers' comment (10'36")! Don't mutter it, man, say it out loud! That's the way our assemblers would handle it. - Retired Mechanical Engineer 😬😬😬
BGM…. just wanted to say Merry Christmas to you and you kin. I hope that the New year brings you all that you hope for, here’s to good health and may your future endeavors continue to sore beyond your wildest dreams!👍🏿😳😂🎉🎊✋🏿
So glad that those injectors are going to a good home, definitely a deserving bus for them! That Eagle is going to be like driving a new bus, he probably will not know what to think. Looking forward to the test drive video, I am thinking there are going to be some big smiles!
Dang! I feel so sorry for this guy. He’s in good hands though I’m sure. If I may ask how many thousands did this cost him? Thanks, keep up the great vids. I love watching you guys I’ve been turning wrench’s for several years and I learn something every time I watch you guys.
Whoever put a State Inspection on that Bus needs their head examined. The Rust was obvious, and the condition could have been seen by a Blind Man. I do not fault the buyer I fault the people who inspected it. Geez what a mess...
I think no matter how marine the tech is, he should’ve noticed the enormous corrosion problem in critical parts of the frame. You do astonishing work, keep it up! Gonna toss a few dollars via paypal for this project. Greetings from Finland
Man...talk about being educated in a hard and fast way. I hope the guy is gun-shy now and researches a little more on his next vehicle purchase. It'll only benefit him and his wallet and the safety of his family.
The owner is suffering severe financial distress from either incompetent or fraudulent statements by the seller and the technician who evaluated the engine. Lawsuits are a pain but are warranted when goods or services are woefully misrepresented either intentionally or otherwise. Besides the expenses, this owner faces the distinct possibility of missing the Christmas holidays at home.
Why in the world would he pay top dollar for an old used bus? The previous owner should reimburse the new owner for all the damage and service issues he had to fix.
I bet the knew owner learned a lot spending time with you guys. Hope you get it out of the shop before Friday. Temperatures are not going to be fun on the mountain over Christmas.
There is an old rule when purchasing used vehicles, allow 33% extra for needed repairs in the short term. I am always wondering what the price range of these types of repairs are on these older buses.
Lets face it people would hold on to this equiptment (construction, cars, rv's ,any kind of power equipment) if it was in great shape, just needing a service to be in top shape. I agree with allowing 50 percent for repairs.
Maybe you could help inspect these coaches that people are about to purchase for a fee with some kind of one on one video like FaceTime when people are looking to buying these older coaches. With your knowledge of them you pretty much know where most of the problem areas are going to be and could save people thousands of dollars in repairs. Just a thought.
@@BusGreaseMonkey Awesome stuff. The diesel pusher RV community is the red-headed step child of transit and truck service centers and they don't really want RV work no matter the chassis or drive train. Getting chassis inspections is beyond the capabilities of almost all RV dealers and servicers especially for rigs older than about 10 years.
I hope the soot and dirty air entering the engine has not polished the liners and worn the rings! Good work being done. You guys deserve a holiday after all this.
These are lessons for every want to be new bus owners, I am in that boat myself. I have not been able to make a deal on one yet, and perhaps I have made some owners a little frustrated with the questions that I ask, and I have been also asking for walk around videos inside and out showing everything working and running, so far that has happened a couple of times, and I saw things that worried me, so for the price that they were asking, I bowed out. I realize that every bus will need something, but when I see 10-15K worth of work along with tires and batteries, I'm out, definitely not looking for a project, unless the price is right, and I can find someone like Scott to see what all it needs, and fix it. I hope once everything is fixed underneath this bus, that this young man will enjoy it for the reason that he bought it, and not overthink everything, he'll have a nice bus, once these issues are all addressed. Way to go guys, and you're teaching the customer valuable information at the same time.
No he told them it had a turbo exhaust leak. Just don’t know if it was relayed how important that was to fix before heading through the Rocky Mountains.
@@BusGreaseMonkey yeah miscommunication sucks specially when it involves safety and expensive repairs. He is in good hands with you…you are better than the Allstate commercial 😂😂😂
Saw the air gauge said Silver Eagle Sycamore, IL USA. Were the busses made in Sycamore? I'm from up there and have never heard anything about it but now I'm curious.
Geno's Garage is good people. I've had several satisfactory transactions with them in the past. Didn't even know they dealt in two stroke Detroit stuff!
Oops, scrolling through the comments methinks I was actually referring to a business with a similar sounding, yet differently spelled name. Still, I'm happy to see this coach being made safe and dependable!
don't these things have to pass some sort of safety inspections to be plated and put on the road? i figure if it does whoever inspected it would be in some serious trouble since those are serious issue and the seller should be just as liable if he got it inspected. if you pay top dollar for a bus you should get what you pay for. i got to applaud that your willing to actually attempt to save it. i would have considered it a part out for safety sake with how rotten the frame looked. if it is paper thin in one section the rest is likely just as bad and i wouldn't feel right sending someone down the road with it. like where do you call it quits cutting and welding on top of the many other issues the bus has.
That bus did alright just getting there with all the issues. Hopefully the owner is learning from all this free but expensed knowledge you guys are providing him.
Watch "Cal's 1969 MCI Bus Conversion" video on RU-vid if you want to see what an old bus is supposed to be like. They don't make guys like Cal anymore.
Have you guys thought about getting a rosebud head for your torch ? It is far more effective and safer than using a cutting head to heat parts, on bump on the oxy lever and your screwed.
I have commercially driven MCI (99.9%) and a Prevost once. I have never seen dual air gauges. The whole system is usually tied together with no more than 3 psi/min. loss. I just feel bad for everyone involved. The marine mechanic should have caught the bad turbo, and have seen the rust on the engine cradle. He was in the engine bay.
Pulling the air filter killed the turbo. The mechanic should have caught the exhaust leaks. The seller should see these videos. Probably feels like if the buyer had a mechanic checking the bus he is off the hook.
The positive thing about this is that you are getting it sorted. The negative is the circumstances of the sale and the purchase process,and I would question the integrity of certain people . Most decent people would find it difficult to dispose of something without knowing first hand it was 100% ok . Normally a reduced price and disclosure of faults clears the path ahead . Just because it's a bus is no excuse for not knowing fully it's roadworthy ness. Wishing the family better times on the road and that they can use their skills to earn extra money to put towards covering the bill.
"All I Want For Christmas Is My Bus To Run" My Bus To Run - My Bus To Run All I Want For Christmas Is My Bus To Run And I Will Wish You Merry Christmas 😁😁
It's sad and disgusting how seriously the owner got screwed by the seller. The shop that put on the new tires should be shut down as an extreme danger to society in general. If one of his wheels has come off with the frame as bad as it was it easily could have killed him, his family and other fellow tavelere. He's one lucky man to have bought his bus to you.
Wow... what a mess. Was glad to hear the word KROIL early on... been using it for 30 years.... Scott ... when we buy our bus I will want to drive the 2000 miles just to have you work on it... Merry Christmas everyone,,,,
I think that is the worst bus I´ve ever seen on your channel. It´s scary that he drove it to the shop. Don´t you have some kind of vehicle inspection in the US? Most countries in Europe have yearly safety inspections where they check tires, brakes, wheel bearings, rust in the frame and so on.
@@BusGreaseMonkey Ok, that seems like quite a bad idea. I wouldn´t meet a RV in that kind of shape on the roads... In Sweden all vehicle (cars too) have to pass a yearly safety inspection. It can be a bit annoying sometimes but you don´t risk meeting wrecks on the road so I think it a good thing we have it. It´s enough with all the crazy drivers :)
5:41 those gauges may or may not be accurate, need to calibrate them to tell, but they are definitely not precise enough for diagnostic purposes as the scale resolution is too coarse.
After seeing the before video, I would be scared to death to drive that bus before you have worked on it, especially down I-40 near Asheville NC, there some hills there. Moral of the story, Never buy an Eagle bus. Hello from Winston Salem ,NC..
I would like to get a 100%bypass blower for mine, I think I have the 80.. what drive gear do you recommend Joe? I have 9G95s in my 6v92 with the stock turbo.
This scenario is my worst fear buying one these vintage buses. With the potential money and time involved I would fly Scott anywhere and pay for his time for a pre buy inspection. I just dont know how this person paid top dollar for this nightmare. i am not faulting the owner, it could happen to anyone. I see Tony below has the same thoughts.
Mechanics are just that to folks that have little to no idea what anything mechanical is ,sorry they had to find this out and I'm shure you will educate them for the better
Well done Scott and family such a shame this guy got stung more by his ignorance than anything else lesson of the day must don’t buses when you nothing about them
i like your quirky channel. i saw something used I'd never seen before & knew what it was b4 he actually got it put in place: the wrench coupler for leverage.. I must locate one
Please explain, so he removed the air filter because it was getting filled with soot from the exhaust, which was excessive due to the clogged turbo due to the missing air filter? Though it’s a rear engine, how would the exhaust (and that much soot) get around and back into the intake? And kudos to him for requesting a DPF, can be headache, but emissions reduction makes a bus a more pleasant neighbour. I can only imagine how many people out here wish they could (legally) get away with an emissions delete.
That turbo explains a lot of his loss of power, looks like the intake impeller is spinning independently of the shaft in the vid? I had one going bad on my coach we just caught by accident too.
