Will it Start?! Tour Bus with 8V71 Detroit sitting 10years. 

HAY WILY, GOOD REVIVAL, FER-SHER... NICE SUNDAY, GO TO MEETIN-TYPE BUS RIGHT THERE. ALREADY GOT THE HISTORY, JUST NEED THE FOLKS... STAY COOL, WILY, PEACE FROM CREEL CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO...

I drove these all over the country and I have always thought these were the most beautiful busses ever built

the Continental Trailways silver eagles were my favorite ride.

It's hard to kill a Detriot. I think those engines will still run during the zombie apocalypse. 😅 Good job Wily! Thanks for sharing!

Back during the 60s I rode a lot of either Golden Eagle or Silver Eagles while I was in the Army.

Awesome will it start...and yes it will...bravo Wiley😎👍🚛🔧🇺🇸🛠️😇

When you hooked up the battery I think I heard the toilet flush😂😂😂.❤ Your channel is my favorite.

My dad drove for Greyhound in the 70’s-90’s I rode on many of those buses. Detroit baby! Bill Anderson’s tour bus broke down and dad had to go pick him up and take him to his show while he got his bus fixed back in the late 70’s.

Step light chimes..master control..engine start..

WRAURP WRAURP WRAURP...ROARRRRR...

Beautiful

I like 👍 the bus 🚌 I. Think 🤔 it would make a great 👍 r/v to take a trips and don’t forget to try the food 🥘 you have a great 👍 day

Wily Bus it was just a step back and one forward good job with halper keyman

love it

Good old GM, fires right up!

This is a very cool old bus! I smiled widely when it just cranked right up and it sounds pretty good too! I drove a 1955 GMC PD-4501 Scenicruiser for parts of 2 years for a bicycle tour group out of Michigan. We went as far west as Seattle, as far south as Key West, as far east at Novi Scotia and as far north as Michigan's U.P. Those came initially with 2 4-cyl Detroit engines in line but were rapidly converted to a single 8V71 Detroit. The setup in the rear was very similar with that gearbox sending a shaft left for the engine cooling fan and to the right for the air conditioning system, though there was no turbo. The Scenicruiser only had one drive axle and one tag but both axles had duals. The Scenicruiser had 10 seats and the restroom on the lower floor then went up three steps to 41 mode seats in the rear. (10 rows with the last row having 5 seats across) The transmission was four speeds with no synchro's so it required double clutching when downshifting. To reverse, put it in first, hold a switch to activate a solenoid and, pull back to second. It had only four gauges, Speed, Air, Temp and oil pressure. No fuel gauge, or tach or even an odometer, that was on the wheel. It was such a nice bus to drive. With the engine way in the back and air suspension, it felt almost like you were flying, though it topped out at 72 MPH.

Awesome old bus they last forever

It's amazing to see that old bus run, but those Detroit diesel engines will run. Great video, Wiley 👍👍

always good information from Wily

great job Wiley and God bless

Very beautiful would make a amazing rv

Another adventure lets go wily

Nice job wily.

That’s awesome no priming just starts right up. Good strong engine. Great job.

Cool bus

Great Job Wiley Another Great start up😊 love your Channel and what you do it's Awesome!!! Congratulations keep up the Amazing Work!!😊

Hope you do a video driving it out. Love silver eagles!

Wow, what a great starter. Well done that Man

Great taste testing and great will it start video thanks Wylie and Jacob

That's was very cool

Great video Wily. Thanks for sharing . Love that old bus . 👍👍👍

Wiley, good job, buddy. You got another running that's awesome, buddy. I appreciate you 👍

Good job guys Central California watching

Great video. I appreciate you sharing this.

Your videos are always good but as a fan of the Eagle busses, this one was a real treat. I agree they are some of the prettiest busses around. Have to say I was really shocked and disappointed at the condition of the interior. There seems to be evidence that it was indeed used by a gospel group but the trashed interior makes me think the last road trip was made by a rock n' roll band. Could be a nice project for someone, though the steel frames on these busses were notorious for hidden rust and that will need to be thoroughly checked. The rear suspension was rubber torsion axles that could be adjusted as they wore out, but only to some extent and then they need to be replaced which is costly. Like others here I was not surprised that the Detroit diesel fired right up.

Excellent video Wiley :) also cool bus also does need some quarts of engine oil for sure show on dipstick! Also my one aunt drove school bus years ago but not coach type one ! Also I had as my school bus for 4 years and summer school one year to also own her own bus over years were International brand in gas and desiel motor plus Automatic and floor Manual transmission types ! Her daughter was ones watching kids for safety rides or other stuff too!

Great video Wily,them old detroits...👍👍

Wiley, I can't say it enough It is truly a great pleasure watching your videos I'm sure you are a great inspiration to all of your viewers, you show great perseverance and a true faith in God Keep up the good work and as always I will be looking forward to seeing your next video Thank you sir and God bless you and your family always

what a bus

Well done Mr she sounds great 👍👋🇨🇦

Great job Wiley!

Wow ! You are so lucky Wily ! That many years setting it’s a miracle the rack wasn’t stuck ! I think some of those old coaches were 24 volt with 12 volt converters. Sounds really good but probably got a lot of air leaks from lines and air bags. Have a Blessed Day 🇺🇸⚡️TCB⚡️

I sure would love to have that.

Nice video,,, 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Great 👍 content Wily. Things sure seems to go easier for you when Hanks not around 😉. Funny right??? Thanks 👍 for sharing 😊.

Great video wily love the old eagle 🦅 it would make a great camper for all these people wonting to go off the grid

Thanks for another great video Wiley. It was interesting for sure. Feel sorry for you getting all that turbo oil film all over you and your clothes. Going to have to run you thru a car wash to get you cleaned up-just giving you a bad time Wiley. Sorry about the messy oil film you got into. Oh my. Hang in there. I heard the owner say he wanted to sell so I bet you can help him and bet someone out there would be interested. Get him going in the right direction Wiley. Super video Wiley. Thanks so much. The Iowa Farm Boy. Steve. Feel bad for you getting that oil film all over you. How was the meal that Casey fixed for you??????? Let us know please. Thanks.

Its very simple to shut down this type of detroit , trip the emergency stop on the blower by hand - its simple to reset by hand . The governor has 2 levers , the throttle and the shut down lever - both can be operated by hand .

That ol Detroit was ready to go sown the road! Man I've always like these Eagle buses! Wonder how much he'd let it go for🤔

Nice work.

That's what. Country music group travel in Willie Loretta and Conway had

I would love to have that. Make a home out of it.

Great job Wiley!!

That’s the right front tire .

Very nice job and God bless y'all

I love Cummins

nice!

Enjoyed your video Wily.

There's a few videos of the Tri City Quartet on RU-vid. That's some tasty southern gospel music.

This is something different for you but, still you got it running.

I would love to have that bus

You the man wily I knew you could do it

I want to buy it love it.

Wily that was an amazing video 😊

Good job,Wiley ! Don't get in your pickup with that t-shirt on .

The old screaming demon fired right up it's hard to beat an old Detroit good job Wiley

Love your viedos

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🎉🎉🎉🎉 WOW 😮 Y'ALL!"2024

That bus looks great and sounds so sexy #DetroitDiesel

Those were some good old buses. Those old Detroit hard to die

cool bus great job 🚍🚌

Now that was an easy start , huh Don? 👍👍😎😎🍮🍮

You did well Mr Wily getting the bus started that's something different and it was nice of him to cook for you too i hope you ate very well 🥣 I'm in one of your videos down the road you should try school bus to start

hard to believe it was abandoned for so long? why no TLC?

Back in the early 60s the Golden Eagles had a snack bar in the back with a waitress. I use to ride them to Military school. Those good old days are long gone. SHAME.

Damn you Wiley now I want Chicken Noodle Soup and reach out to the Legend Himself Scott the BGM he may know more about the bus and finding a buyer

It started up like they just shut it off a half hour ago

Damn nice I wish that it was mine They are rare down here in Australia

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Yes, another great one! You think Hank would get that dirty?

Здравствуйте интересно было бы если бы вы на нем проехались

I believe that you can play those drums

Detroit: If there ain't no oil under it, there ain't no oil in it.

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i just subscrbed to your channel

11 years

From watching bus grease monkey the bus you have here is in real good shape don't let them break anymore glass and get ahold of him he's probably got a buyer looking

Автобус так рад что его оживили ,даже вык лючаться не хочет

Nice one! How was the chow?

Midnight in Montgomery, Silver Eagle, Lonely Road

You can start that bus from back by the engine

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Wiley is the bus for sale I've been looking for a silver eagle for a good while

You forgot to tell us how the food was

You should contact bus grease monkey . He would know what all that stuff is ..

hi

Maybe add some oil to it before it blows up...

did you sample the chicken soup?