Coupon Name: BGM40 Offer Value: 40% OFF on Pet Monitor 4G/4G Lite info.mywaggle.c... Tracking down sone leaks on the rts bus. Air filter issue and oil change laughter on tims mci 8v71.
May I ask you something? How much horsepower did these 6V92TA have and what was their maximum speed? I tried to search on the net but these infos are so much hard to find lol. You are my best hope since you had direct experience.
The RTS first appeared in Southeastern Massachusetts in the Brockton Aria Transit fleet about 1977... we called em Space BATs. 35 years later, they were still in use at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Perhaps underappreciated... a pretty durable piece of engineering from the now defunct GM Truck and Coach Division.
Hard to believe they were designed in the late 1960s. First prototype came out 1968 and production started in 1976. Looks like it came out in the 2000s. That's a 6v71 V6 two stroke diesel. Wow it has a ZF Ecomat series, an efficient transmission with a good spread of gears for good performance and highway cruising. Never heard one with a 6V71 which were introduced in 1938!
The RTS looks like an absolutely beautiful conversion, My absolute favorite "new" bus model.. Wish we could see the inside if it looks nearly as nice as the exterior, it must be a WOW! Purple may not be my favorite color, but it sure looks nice on this bus!
FINALLY!! I have an RTS and have been waiting for you to get one in. I have the Series 50 though. And I'm also converting mine. I have so many questions...my mind is scrambled right now. I was so stoked when I saw the notification!! You guys are the best and I really enjoy your channel and you both working together. God bless you guys! 🚌
That is a really nice conversion. Very well done! The 6v92 is certainly not lacking for power, and I actually prefer the sound of the 6v over the 8v. It just has a better cadence to my ears. When I was in California, I worked for a truck repair shop that contracted to work on the Department of Corrections busses. They were all MCI, with 6v and 8v92s. I did get to ferry them back and forth from Folsom Prison to the shop, and they had plenty of power! I think that they have all been converted to the 6 cylinder 4 stroke Detroits by now.
These buses first appeared in southeast Massachusetts in the Brocton Transit Authority fleet. We called em Space Bats, circa 1975? Forty years later, they were still in use when I took my family to Disney World in Orlando! They will always be among the coolest looking transit coaches ever!
I wonder if that’s a former Golden Gate Transit bus. The old RTS’s had the 6V92. I remember those ones being retired and eventually sold off I want to say in the early 2000’s. SF Muni would soon follow suit and retire the majority of their 2-stroke buses as well although they held on a little bit longer until SFMTA decided on what to replace them with. I think they kept one New Flyer D60 for their historic fleet. The later RTS buses had the 50-series and remained in active service with GGT up until just a couple years ago. I pass by their maintenance shop frequently and there’s two or three GM Fishbowl buses parked in the shed.
ZF transmissions just work like that, driven many buses with them. At light throttle they will give you a near butter smooth shift, at 1/2-3/4 throttle they give you a very firm and fast shift and at full throttle/kickdown they will feel like they're slipping to prevent an overly harsh shift. That's how they're supposed to be and even brand new buses with them will do that so it's nothing to be concerned about.
Our zf's in the UK are like that. It's like 1st to 1.5 the 2nd it's kinda like a half gear between 1st and 2nd. Most of our kick downs are disabled to avoid abuse. Unfortunately!
@@johnburns3390 I drove mostly Volvo B10's and MB O405's with ZF's here in Australia, the B10's had a switch under the throttle pedal with an adjustment bolt on the underside of the pedal, just wind it out to thwart the boss lol. More difficult on the MB's because the udjustment was on the underside of the floor.
@@Tiger351 yeah drove my fair share of B10's. Our depot only had 1 MB 0405. The B9's I drive now have electronic throttles so no Tom foolery with the pedal lol.
3:27 I love your St. Barnard. I had one many years ago named him Bernerd; he lived to a ripe ole' age but ended up having to have him put down. A sad day!
The RTS transit coaches were okay but my favorites were the mid-80's Orion transit coaches with the Detroit Diesel 6V92TA and Allison 4sp auto's. They were quick and drove like a dream. Indianapolis used to have a fleet of them.
What a heavy boat, needs a tag axle. Mud tied the day that pulled up on the concrete. Local bus company bought a fleet of those that had been setting for 10 years in Alaskan brush, failed bus company. What a pile of junke but they made them work after millions in parts an labor. Ran on interstate transit routes into Portland Ore daily for 15 years. Heavy pigs. 40 fter with the 6v92s. Roared but slow accelerating on freeway onramps loaded with pass.
Here's what I recall. Light throttle, 2nd gear start. Medium to heavy throttle, 1st gear. Torque converter may lock up in first, second, or third gear depending on how much throttle load. And don't rev the engine or it will do bad things in neutral.
That bus is actually named Purple Reign, it was built by paradise coach interiors and was built as a cross between a part bus and a rv. It has a dj booth with turn tables behind the passenger seat.
I definitely think you need to have a Lenny’s Peak Hillclimb Leaderboard display when the shop gets built; much in the same vein as the Top Gear Leaderboard; and the worst time gets the “Hey Lance” Award for Best effort!
Gawd, that bent steering wheel would drive me crazy.. and holding the wheel at the end stop... Don't even talk about the air...lol. all good stuff.. learning curve.. Nice bus...
That's a very nice Bus conversion, from a city transit bus, I think the Transmission is geared the way it is, because those Buses where designed for inner city type traffic, but it seems very good on the open road from what I can see, I don't know if I would have painted it Purple, but still looks good,
You have been super busy especially now the weather is improving. Good thing Tyler is there working busses while your busy getting the shop floor ready. That purple bus is sure different and that steering wheel looks bent in the video😁
You may be able to use a steam iron to steam the moisture out of the paint on the lid of your tool box, it works on furniture. There is you tube videos about doing it.
First-time viewer and new subscriber. Love the vids. Totally amazed at your ability and mostly your prowess about the big boys. Keep em coming. Oh BTW, that steering wheel is wonked out!
The first thing I noticed when the test drive started was the bent steering wheel which to be honest is ore common than people might think on all types of vehicles built since about 1980 in the USA. It was about that time that the federal government mandated that steering wheels had to be able to bend in the event of a collision. The side effect of these bendable steering wheels is that they could also be be bent by a driver who pulled on the steering wheel getting in of the drivers seat or the vehicle. Additionally I have steering wheels bent by tow truck operators when strapping the steering wheel in place if the vehicle was to be towed by the back of the vehicle, or by a driver trying to control a vehicle if it stalls, the power steering fails, or a front axles tire blowout and the list goes on .
Man I loved the RTS buses when I drove them before they got replaced. Unfortunately they weren’t 2 strokes (they had the series 50), but they were nice driving buses
I drove an International 4500 with an 8V92 and a 4 speed Allison for many years moving oil well drilling rigs. I don't think it ever got over 4 mpg. LOL. What can you expect to get on a transit bus conversion such as this one?
Ceramic coating on those rusty intake and exhaust pipes sure would make those engines way more pretty. I really feel that would be a service many bus owners would like.
That gravel by the slab is gets compacted in the mud, been there. When it’s time for more base course I would first put some geotextile fabric down, a good money saver in the long run
Scott why you take the cut trees and drill holes in the trees lay down left side road and back side of the shop to keep your sho pad wash away from heavy rains. a retaining wall you also do to lower pad to keep the mulch clean of gravel.
Good video and also thanks for the waggle commercial. I've been looking for something exactly like this unit for our Weimaraner while we travel in our RV.
This really is such a great channel Scott. I always enjoy your content and usually learn something new. There is no doubt whatsoever that you have THE coolest theme tune too. 😎 I love it and drive my wife crazy as I keep singing it...... 🤣🤣🤣 Keep up the good work and best wishes to all of you.
Your content and production is great. The theme song could stand to be edited down a bit with maybe some live shots of the artist performing punched in there . Maybe meet up with him for a bus meet and share the 🎤
I was thinking the same thing on your second point. I'm 6'5 and know not all buses are built the same in terms of driver head-space, but this one seems particularly bad.
The only down side to converting a transit bus is the lack of the exterior storage bays below the floor of the bus and insurance can be difficult to get for privately owned transit buses but that is a beautiful bus for sure.
Wow I had no idea the purple bus had a better turning radius. Sorry ☹️ didn’t catch the model of that bus . The gearing was interesting also the commit on great torque at the stop signs