That’s the fastest I ever seen a bus climb that driveway lol

1:07 To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee: "THAT'S a dipstick!"

I wonder how many have had that dipstick wrap around the spinning belts. It’s all I could think of.

When you get that trans leak figured out , make sure and check the oil warm with the keypad. way more accurate. If that lower pan is cracked, you can weld it. We had a bus that was on the hoist once and we accidentally let it down on a jack stand and cracked it. I welded it, but the first time we tried welding it it cracked again when it cooled. The second time we after we preheated and welded it we stuck it in our barbecue grill and slowly turned the heat down and then wrapped it in a bunch of blankets. Worked perfect. We had a 2000 h-345 with a series 60 go almost a million miles on the engine. Love the videos

Listening to that turbo with the bus going up the hill....I thought I was listening to "Top Gun" the movie

And the award for "World's Longest Dip Stick" goes to....this bus! 🤣

That's my RVs sister bus. I have the H3-45 from that same le bus fleet.

Always nice to see something from the 4 stroke world. Thanks for the video!

It is great ti hear the estimated costs of parts and labor during a project.

Series 60 for the win! Great engines!

I love 2 stroke Detroits, but I think the Series 60 is the most reliable engine they ever made. Great design that incorporates a lot from the 2 stroke engines. I would recommend a gear case support kit to be added while you are in there, the block and the gear case tend to leak because of all of the weight of the 50DN hanging out there off it. Early Series 60s (pre 2002) have button adjusters on the rockers and they can come apart. If you are doing an overhead adjustment it’s recommended to replace them with the unitized adjusters. There are a total of 30 adjusters needed.

To own one of these beautiful coaches is great but one thing is for certain, you have to be in a good position financially to maintain them.

$5k in parts and $10k in labour. That escalated quickly...

Front end looks like it was thrown together from existing parts supply, at that time

Darn, and I thought my Ford van had a long transmission dipstick !!!!

Those Tiger Tools are so great. Any shop that says they are too expensive, just doesn't understand the time and energy saved by their mechanics. You people sure do great work.

looking forward to seeing you folks getting into those trans issues.

Kudos for doing it right. Looking forward to the next video.

It may have problems, climbing the hill isn’t one of them 😳 Wow!

Ah I remember driving the Prevost H341, from an operator's perspective - almost car like. 45 foot long, but has a 42 foot turn radius. We had Detroit's as well, but ours were governed down to 425HP.

My axle shafts certainly did not have the line down them when I had them out for the inner axle seals

Just because the bus is newer you can not assume it is in bettef shape or does not have problems. This bus is still nearing 30 years old and probably has over half a million miles on it. Operators usually remove buses from their fleets when they are worn out and nearing costly repairs. They are not going to do a bunch of work just to sell the bus off and they do minimal repairs prior to fleet phase out. You can not expect a $15,000 bus to be in perfect mechanical condition. When most people purchase a used passenger bus they are at the end of their life for commerical service.

After watching, owning a bus is way too expensive way to travel. Give lots of room to the bus you are following. It too may need $15,000 of repairs and the owner has not a clue. Bus ownership can exceed the cost of owning a plane. No wonder why RV's stop traveling when the bank account runs out.

Hey Scott, great video fixing the bus! I was wondering if you have a washer and dryer in the shop. Your guys clothes sure get dirty! Thanks much for the video.

...I think I see a bit more space to put a few more belts on that engine!!!

Looked like a tornado going up the hill...

Seeing that flapping rag so close to the belt pulleys gave me ANXIETY...

The questionable things you guys find that others did previously are never ending. Nice looking bus smoothly climbing bus grease monkey mountain.

At 11.16 Mate I have seen that before, I was doing it by hand, no rattle gun, and stuffed a shoulder but my surgeon did a good job on the repair. My fault it would not budge so I got angry with the big bar and threw my whole weight at it

Outstanding work thanks

OMG - It's CRAZY that you have to replace the WHOLE front steering rig for ONE Tie Rod End..... You'd think that SOMEBODY made one that was compatible!

Always wondered what the part prices were bags, shocks, bearings, seals, etc. then the labor costs to remove and install. Thinking the knowledge of this would help buyers make better deals on these busses. Just hard cause I don’t want to be in someone’s personnel business. Great video as always.

I have that same set in the regular length and really like them

These H3's are real beauties. And they cook as good as they look. Drove these for a bus company and I know that is a fact.

G'day, The bus really made light work of your mountain. Q. This bus seems to have a lot of corrosion on the bottom. Is this normal for this type of bus. ✌️ Peace from Melbourne Australia.

I was worried his rag was going to get caught up in those belts at first.

Hey, love the video's. Not a fan of Prevost buses lot of people i know changed out for production motorhomes as parts and the cost of repairs. It seams as if everytime they run the bus it would need service. Sort of like Jaguars or like my mom's old Daewoo car what a piece of junk that was. You could bend the frame by going over speed bumps at a crawl.

Surprised to see a Prevost luxury motor coach without Alcoa wheels.

I'll never understand the strange arrangement of the air bags on a unit like that. Some high some low ..very close together..

Dipstick in the dirt. Oweeeee

Thanks for the video.

Clunk in the drive train was 3 tubes of grease and one for the rig operator. Any diff Sparkils we shot 140w270 in it.

Wow, was that Prevost submerged in salt water?! What a pile of rust & nasty paint on all the wheels! I hope the owner didn’t pay a premium price for that bus.

Why do they make the air tank drains so inaccessible? Why not cable pulls like semi's have?

Wow all new rebuilt front end 5 grand in parts 10 in labor yep sounds about right...Cant find a parts bus someplace grab steering parts off of?... you said it was 90s bus surely must be one sitting someplace. IDK new is always better peace of mind is priceless

That DDEC IV is very likely the finest diesel engine on the planet.....fight me Scott!! LOL

Jonathon doesn't even need to use Q tips in his right ear anymore

Reminds me of getting the Newbie of checking the oil on a 12 v 53 in a work over rig. We added 3 gallons Is it didn't leave the yard and gave it 5 gallons if we had to work it.

I thought my Chevy Express van had a long dip stick.

Well, nice looking 👀

Attack of the Grease Worm on the steering linkage ..........

All pretty on top but dirty underneath with needed repairs. Just shows the stress all that weight does.

I always use Flex seal for my leaks.🤪

A prevost without shiney rims....isnt that some sort of sacrilege? 😁

hello you may like this , to build your work bus pit in side the 2 cargo containers awning inside awning for work in summer months //add more work space in the shop .

Aaahhh…the joy of bus ownership❤

There is recall/bulletin RE: rear structure

how does he wash his jeans!! 😂

I guess the rust is from Florida salt water in the air?

keep the clips coming

The prevosts are renound for bad rusting and as we watched this and seen the weld repairs !

Ooof....some peeps dream.of big houses and expensive cars. I just dream.of a big beautiful cruiser like this

Hi Scott how is your wife Kelly doing and how is your son also do you guys really dig your apartment and the pool out back is that all working out real good

There is always that one !

It is the beginning of tests!

Nice

...after seeing that bus fly up the hill, I'm not so starstruck by the old GM 2 strokes

One wrong handed stud =wheel anti theft method. Lol...

Good job

Lug thread issue is "NUTS." Why would someone do that?

The cost of owning a coach that hasn't seen needed maintenance 😮

what was the part/equipment you were letting the air out of at 6:05 you did not explain what it was.

What's a no so?

What a stupid setup for the steering Who thought it was a good idea to do those stepped tie rod ends 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Ouch

Good work they didnt do much good on the maintance seemse like

That's not a dipstick. That's a dipstring!

For a 97, that looks as rusty underneath as a 50’s or 60’s bus!

So close to being sucked into that engine by that rag.

Diff drainings look troubling

Thought you guy’s only did old buses?

prevost junk . you can't replace the drag link ball joint? WTF

That A/C compressor?! 😮

I can understand painting the wheel but, DO NOT paint the lug nuts!

Rusty

Something tells me vintage bus owners are lucky they found these guys. Great content.

to own a bus you must make sure your account can be body slammed and with a healthy amount of $$ lol

What is it with the word Ish that is completely unnecessary

Just because the bus is newer you can not assume it is in bettef shape or does not have problems. This bus is still nearing 30 years old and probably has over half a million miles on it. Operators usually remove buses from their fleets when they are worn out and nearing costly repairs. They are not going to do a bunch of work just to sell the bus off and they do minimal repairs prior to fleet phase out. You can not expect a $15,000 bus to be in perfect mechanical condition. When most people purchase a used passenger bus they are at the end of their life for commerical service.