I love the sound of the engine on these. Sadly, I've since graduated and likely wont see the bus anymore :(

Me to I loved driving these buses I bought 2 at auction a 88 like this one and a 95 3800 style international with the dt408 witch is my favorite dt navistar engine but if you want reliability get a international with the 7.3 idi they will survive the apocalypse there was a short bus just like this one that the whole rear of the bus was solid black from it smoking like hell but she still ran hard until it was retired

7.3.

This one is pretty noisy too, but I love the sound of the IDI. I won't have any updates on her anymore since I graduated. It was still being used as a spare when I graduated.

They can get up and go. They don't do well with a 6.9 or 7.3 idi unless they're geared really low like this one. Some of them came with a dt360 or dt466 mechanical inline 6 that moved them better.

@@nicklikesradio Pretty sure they were IDI's as they sounded exactly like these. The DT's ive driven as an adult in small dump trucks didnt have that aggressive sound. Its hard to remember but IIRC they sounded pretty strung out going down the road so id assume they were geared pretty low.

He said 7.3 idi elsewhere.

Right off of I-85 Exit 83. This is me, just different account.

@@Celeron_619 oh ok, and yep not far away from Cowpens

These were the buses, back when I had started school!

KNOW 1989 5

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Not sure the specific model, But I want to say its an Allison. Its been awhile, and Ive graduated.

It is, I don't believe Ive seen any of the drivers go over 45.

Yeah they are very slow maeby 50 mph to the floor if its empty and in decent mechanical shape most older buses are just slow very low geared cause the most of the engines back then where gutless

There were a few different rear axle ratio options available for the International diesel bus chassis.....The lower geared ones have something like 6.17-1 ....Higher geared ones are in the 4.5-1 range and those can get up to 55-60 mph.

1988

@nickm959: I noticed that. Definitely not for highway use.

I live in SC and I rode these buses on the highway a few times. I did not feel fully safe because all of the traffic was going much faster. It only did 45mph and when it went up a hill, it slow under 40 mph while traffic was going over 70 mph.

​@@david123321ismthey are the school bus equivalent to a50cc scooter slow as hell and looses all its steam going uphill

It’s a 7.3L IDI.

Aldrick GMC late 80's i believe.

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1988 is the year.

1988 sc had bought all of them new international blue birds that year with 7.3 idis that's why they've been in service over 30 years and but they are sadly gone now along with their 95 Thomas ER flat nose Cummins death traps that are prone to fire from engine problems

Aldrick GMC yes I have. It still runs great.

how come you are not posting anymore bus videos? Why am I always the one thats posting all the bus videos and nobody else is? You should've been posting more bus videos since you in high school?

@@GMC6523 None of the others have been worth filming. They're all C2's and I'm not interested in that. I've since graduated.

@@notabogrelatedchannel8910 I have a bunch of old school bus videos on my channel if you are interested in it.

thanks for the info. it is a Blue Bird.

I own a 1988 Bluebird S-1800 that has a DTA360...

this one revs off the charts.. is it a 9L?

Sorry for the super delayed response, this isn't my main account. Its a 88 and I wanna say its the 7.3 IDI.

Aldrick GMC its used as a spare.

cool bus

❤ these my mom drove one for Richland school district 1 in 1990s they painted the bases rims silver and added extended mufflers so the fumes would blow downward they painted the mufflers silver too

Yep, Spartanburg District 3.

Cool I was from Cherokee county district 2 and rode 3 of these they all were #51. 503-6771 &503-7064 503-7033 sadly they have mostly all been replaced by the horrible new freightliner tohmas buses. My favorite of them was 7033 it had the 9.0 idi loud as hell but these old 7.3 and 9.0 idi where tanks but gutless and would make you deaf extremely reliable could bounce off the governor all day every day for years all 3 of those buses had over 1million miles on them. It's sad to see what international is today it's like general motors they just suck now everything is made to break the old b60 chevys were seen every once in a while here as well

@@notabogrelatedchannel8910 greetings from Charleston.

​@@kwb200man I rode these in union County loved when we took long roads wea the engine would just scream

Sc had 7.3 idi in there s1700s

And they would run to oblivion the wouldn't die many had over 1 million miles on original engines witch is amazing for how hard they are ran they allison trans were decent but annoying cant ever decide what gear they want and jerk the hell out of you especially with the 9.0 idi and the GM 366 big block when it kicks down you feel it but your barely over a brisk running speed. The 7.3 and 9.0 where loud as hell that is for sure you could hear them from miles away screaming on the governor anyone who lives in sc where they where used know what I mean