U know I’ve been paying attention to all the Bus people u have had on ur channel & other Bus channels. Bus People are like Jeep People Their GOOD PEOPLE!!!
Nothing is like new shoes. I remember getting new tires for my 70 mustang. It rode so quiet and so smooth after that. 52 years ago and I still smile about it. Lucky Lucky Lucky. That is some bus!!
I drove Spareboardfor Greyhound in Northern Ontario, in 1980. The driving instructor at that time was Ernie Martin. I dropped into the old Greyhound terminal in September, 2020. The building is still there, but it's just a coffee and lunch place now. While I never drove a 4104, I did have many kilometers in MCI 5's 7's 8's and 1 MCI 9, a 6 cylinder powered one. Grand memories from those days. This video brings all those memories flossing back! Thank you!
The Red painted hubs with the Aluminum wheels makes the bus stand out really nice 👍. She runs she drives time put her on the interstate 🛣 give her a good workout. Job well done 👍 guys 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁.
You and your guys are great! Your attention to detail is phenomonal as is your obvious expertise. I wish some auto mechanics had the same qualities as you obviously do. Also, your videos are very well done and enjoyable. Thank you for all that you do. God bless!
Scott used to use Dawn soap to check for bubbles. Stuff is so good that it would degrease my various oil and grease points. Started using actual kids bubble blowing soap. Something to consider. Great job on this old girl.
Great looking Bus! I love those "Red Hubs"!! Been following this build all along!! I love seeing owners that get involved in the down and dirty learning process!! Scott I think you loved the new tires more than you showed 😉
Hey Scot, good to see another bus resurrected. Even on that first run, the smoke reduced quite a bit by the time you passed the pad and considering the climb to the top, it really wasn’t too bad for it’s first run under load. You can tell you’re missing your regular driving “workouts”, also take good care of your back, you don’t want to aggravate your previous problems (One of the reasons I got out of working on the heavy stuff). Best wishes from the UK.
A idea for your waste oil. Don't know if you thought of it but to heat your shop they make a oil burner. We have one at the shop to get rid of our waste oil and it works great. Heats up the small shop, break room, office upstairs and the bathrooms upstairs. The main shop where we pull trucks in is heated by a huge wood stove. Even below zero the oil burner heats up the area to 70+. On another note Scott needed a nap after turning the bus around lol.
Just found your channel. I started my 34 yr career in 1972 driving one of these . A1961 GMC 4104. It had a four cylinder gas engine to run the A/C compressor mounted on the left side behind the steer tire. Distinct sound of the 6 71 not much power but iron clad
Reminds me of when I used to do 2-way radio work. One of the clients we serviced was Brown Trucking located on the south side of Atlanta. I would arrive well before daylight some days and on particularly cold winter mornings they would have 10-12 or more of their older COEs, flat-fronts, or whatever they're called-all used for city deliveries, sitting there idling, whilst warming them up and just pumping out huge clouds of smoke. Some of these trucks probably had a million or more hard miles on them and Brown used them all until they were completely used up. Probably why they were able to stay in business as long as they did...
Hay Scott great work ever in Wy. Stop in a while we have a spot waiting for ya. Say hi to Kelly and give lenny a hug !! Doing the 2 stoke .Vic and Charlene
Too many years ago to count, I worked at a truck stop and we only used those "huge" air wrenches to remove and install truck lug nuts. No torque wrench in sight.
G'day Scott, Kevin here from Australia. This has been great viewing seeing this bus being brought back from the brink of death. I hope you didn't kill any tree's on those first couple of runs up the mountain. 😁 Anyhoo one more happy bus and owner. ✌ Peace everyone.
you gotta find those really old family owned hardware stores good chance they would have fittings like that. the one near me has pretty much any fitting I could think of in multiple metals. they are out there and are usually a giant maze inside. the one I go to is 3 buildings linked together with a basement for even more oddball stuff
Ha ha funny watching you check the air bags with soap and water, my dad used washing up liquid to check the nuts on our gas meter when he turned it around to get free gas😀
Hey Bus Grease Monkey, Have you considered adding additional air tanks to increase air capacity? That would help with the leak down rate limit as you'd have more capacity. It'd also help with separating the water from the air, as the general consensus is that the longer the compressor runs, but less frequently so, means that once its pumped up, the tanks have longer to cool off and condense the water out before being heated up by more hot compressed air. Can never have too much air. If it were me, i'd preferably like to see no more than 5-10PSI lost in an hour if i went to the effort you have on the vehicle, might as well get the system as air tight as possible.
Or add a loop that ends up back at the driveway entrance. I think half of us are supporting the channel (via Patreon, etc.), while the other half are finding new ways for Scott to spend more money!
The excessive smoke is due to "nozzle drip" .The nozzles tips on the high pressure fuel in the injectors "leaks down" when the bus is shutdown and fuel is dripped on to the piston tops... (like a dripping faucet)..It will "clean up" as the fuel is burned off as the bus warms up. The nozzle tips can be replaced or as a "used bus tune up" resealed by lapping them in with Crisco veggie grease and Comet , an electric drill . Do one at a time as to not mix them up. Great job !
I’m a bus lover, although I’ve never owned one. But being involved in Southern Gospel Music during the 60s and 70s I saw my fair share of buses; from Silversides to Eagles to a slew in between. Now I’ll show my ignorance. I’ve always been partial to the “Lennys and Larry’s” because of the art-deco look. Is the 4104, and 4103, considered a true Silverside?
Buses are like boats if you think a restoration is gonna cost you 50 grand expect a 100 or possibly more into . Secondly If something happens to one other people that have one will dive into the Creek And get themselves sopping wet and cold to help you. On different note Scott do you think of you soaked the pistons with Marvel mystery oil you think the rings would come clean?
currious about wheel nuts here in alberta you have to have minimum 5 threads through wheel nuts dosent look like you have any on front nuts our outer rear just currious as to regs there
Were you able to figure out why the reverse solenoid wouldn’t suck in all the way? Lots of people suggested that the take in windings of the solenoid were bad.
