I know you have a shop that you do all the repairs at, but it's really commendable that you drive up there and help this supporter. to be honest I actually missed your road videos.
He originally said that I think half of next year he was planning to be on the road fixing busses....could of been half this year time flys? The people are paying for a mobile mechanic but it still is cool!
Wow! That engine runs smoothly even after sitting for a decade.....but having someone around to make sure the start doesn't go south is equally important. Great job!
Good to see you back "on the Road again" (as Willie would say) ... miss your "rescue" vids !!! And this one is worthy of rescue ... little spit and polish, revision of the the 70's interior and it'll be a fine runner IMHO.
Damn! The last thing I expected was that engine to start and run as if it had been driven the night before and parked. I think this one might just be a diamond in the rough. Cockpit looks really nice, and I bet all the mold will wash off easily. Well hell, you deserve an easy one every now and then.
Nice that thing ran like it started yesterday, I bought an old Mercedes 3 litre diesel recently that sat 15 years, put on a new starter and half a turn and she was running. Can’t beat the old stuff,
I have a 1987 300SDL and I can't exaggerate how much I love the bump-the-key start of these babies. It's so unbelievably satisfying to an automotive geek like myself.
I drove big rigs for 50 years and know that a driver's best friend is a good mechanic! Much respect for what you do. Love your theme song! Best regards, Jon
It's nice to see an on the road rescue again,,,i like watching your shop videos but there is a mystery element when you have to go on the road,,😍🇺🇸stay safe,,
i own a Wanderlodge & love it. watching you videos about them help me out with working on it. if this video was last mouth, i would have send them some used but good tires. but they sold by now.
Ran right over to the WOG and spread the word. Glad to see a road trip. Hope he gets it running and head to your shop. Love to see more of this coach. I had the bread I bring my LX up. One day.
Nice to see you doing some road trip work again. Looks like the owner needs the AMMO channel guys to shoe up and do their magic to that bus and make it look better than new on the outside. I've watched a couple of their vids and was amazed at the level of professionalism they have doing jobs on various equipment. One on them was on the interior of a twin engine aircraft that sat for over a decade window missing birds and varmints living in it including defacating on the leather seats. By the time they were finished it looked and smelled factory fresh inside out. You can actually buy their products direct to save money and follow their vids to see how to use them.
Scott, you have found a world that both you and your customers are happy. First it was GMC's and now you are helping all older bus owners....and thank you for sharing with us....TN and You Tube were good moves...now good health....
WOW, That was a quick start up . Amazing after sitting all that amount of time . Good luck with the rest of the maintenance .As always Scott ,You're the best.......
Motor sounded fantastic for sitting as long as it did. Barely touched the starter and it was running. When you said the turbo was full of oil I really expected to see clouds of smoke. Will be a nice old Wanderlodge when cleaned up. Bet he got a good deal on it.
That's going to be a beautiful bird with a lot of TLC. Probably will need all the rubber checked after sitting that long (hoses and bags). Glad they are changing tires out.
Wow, unbelievable how it popped right off! It sounded great and didn't even smoke! From the little bit of the interior that could be seen it looked pretty good!
It seemed pretty clean in the engine bay and yes that motor seems to run fantastically. A li'l elbow grease and the outside will clean up real gud. Great video Scott.
Wow. Never have I ever tried a resurrection that started so easy...mine always seem to involve seized engines or head gaskets or blown trans. Lucky RV!
Nice work, happy to see another Wanderlodge going to be saved! I am glad that the injector fixed the problem. If he needs the rest of them, he is more than welcome to them. That looks like it's an 84-1/2 PT 40 so it should have 9B90 injectors. Those are good old engines, and they do not have near the mileage of the bus engines you are normally trying to bring back to life!
it's good to see you hitting the roads again. i am guessing that if a machine needs a thorough investigation the shop would be the ideal place to bring it to. 👈🦉👍
When I was a teenager we use to camp all the time, a friend of mine’s grandfather owned one of these..was nicest rv I had been in.. they said it was previously owned by Waylon Jennings if memory serves me..
I drove the 6V92 for 300,000 miles pulling 80,000 pound gross loads around Washington and Oregon. Fortunately it was paired with a Fuller 13 speed Road Ranger: I needed all those gears coming up from the mills that were built on the salt water. That motor was dependable, but only lasted 400,000 miles before needing a rebuild. By year 2000, we were seeing Cummins motors last 1.5 million miles in line haul service. Much of the longevity was due to the far lower rev limit of the newer engines.
That was a very easy start up and that engine looks very good No blue smoke at all I think he has a beautiful bus well will be once it is cleaned and out of the weather Good one Scott great to see you out again I think that shop is spoiling you a bit But that is completely understandable 👍👍👍
The best thing I use to clean the mold off fiberglass and aluminum is dawn dish soap and a little bleach! Plus a good brush and elbow grease! Lol,,, I was given an old camper that was white and tan ,,,, but had so much mold from sitting,,,, first thing I did was cleaned it. The next day the guy that gave it to me wanted it back cause it look like new when cleaned,,,, lol
Great video as usual scott and i have seen only 1 of those wonderlodges before was a cool motorhome that i would love to have they were made in georgia
My brother in law drove old semi with a Detroit diesel. He said he literally dispersed in on a highway drive 75 miles one way to Chicago. Fuel it and load a 5 gallon can of oil and away you go.
Is there going to be a follow up video on this bus? It looks like it might be in better overall condition than expected. A good scrub, rub and polish will probably really shine this one up nice.
I found a 1970 Wanderlodge for sale, there is only a couple of pictures, but it looks to be a dual axle, it's hard to see, but that would make it a diesel pusher, they have it listed as a gasoline, said they can't find the title, it's cheap, I may go look at it, but it sounds like this one, been sitting for several years, the man that owned it passed away, and his kids are trying to sell it, or that's the story anyway.
Ever come to Illinois? I have a generator in a 1990 fleetwood pace arrow that the local rv techs can’t figure out. It won’t stay running. Stuff was replaced, and then more stuff replaced and still nothing…
At first Glance i didn’t think this WanderLodge was in terrible Shape other than being filthy on the Exterior , the motor sounded okay when you got it going without too many big issues that you revealed ? i will admit i’m a little Partail towards Wander Lodges of that era as i have Familynthar had one and it was one of the first RVs i got to travel in they also had a Rental Company of the originalWinnebago Gas models they ran in the 1970s you and others will laugh because My Dad one time couldn’t beleive that my Uncle had to put Senty something Dollars worth of Fuel to fill up the tank in New York before they drove back toVirginia i guess in a weird way i also like those older Winnebagos too despite how Ugly of a Big Box they actually are
