I'm not quite sure why this channel is so fascinating and compelling. I mean, I'm definitely not into big buses, nor do I ever want to own one - but there is something entertaining about seeing the innards and learning how it all works. I can't explain it. But I've sure learned a lot from watching! Great videos!

The way the day went with all the issues found, I don’t think that fella will be buying himself a new jacket anytime soon.

Bought a scenicruiser at a really low price, learned a lot simply watching the man do his work.

love the attitude of the owner--looks like you guys had a good time

One of the first buses or coaches I worked on when I started my apprenticeship was a 1958 4104 in 1976. Our fleet were mainly 4905’s and a couple of 4108’s ‘Humps” We didn’t see many if any Scenic Cruisers in Canada. Brings back some memories.

Ol tore up work jackets are the most comfortable thing in the world!!!

I love these old buses! Especially the pd4501 double decker.

Never ridden on an American bus or coach but I love your videos, super informative and enjoyable. They are berry good looking busses and I'm sure super comfortable

Love being able to watch you work on those Busses Scott. Wish I had one of my own. Thanks for Sharing.

Great watching you do what you do best! Thanks Scott

Its great you teach owners by letting them work alongside. That bus had some significant issues, good he brought it in.

Water cooled wheel bearings! How innovative.

Excellent video. Really enjoyed the work and talk. 👍👍

I know it looks bad, but to have a great guy like Scott inspect it properly and tell you the true cost of repairs without ripping you off is so relieving. And it will all be done right along with a repair class.

Nice work.. that guy is hilarious.. that makes a cold day a little more bearable.

So enjoyable to watch how you tell us what is going on and why.

"Reach in there and go for it" needs to be on a T shirt lol

I’m glad the guys taking it in his stride. An emphasis that the safety checks you do before 'EVERY' ride with a bus or a truck. From his reactions, doesn't not know his bus. An eye opener for him, and a hopefully a lesson learnt, major accident avoided.

I subscribed. I used to ride in the Super Scenicruiser's when I was a kid. I still have a soft spot for these majestic coaches.

Didn’t think that was too bad for 40+ year old bus. Nice video. I love old machines. Those rear tag spindles are a beast. Go get em Scott. Anybody who ventures into this game is ready to spend some money to restore an old bus. Love it.

Goodness, reminds me of when I owned a boat. That guy is lucky to have found you!

Mannnnn. One thing leads to another. At what point do you just stop looking. Glad y’all are keeping this thing on the road.

I'm startin to cozy up to this guy. HE"S FUNNY!!! Get them Benjamin's ready Brother!!!

Scott I think your approach bid excellent Drive train and brakes takes priority Great The scenic cruiser itself deserves this care I hope you feel proud about all this job

Scott Good morning Great video I am happy about these many things that we have learned. Whatever I may think it is just out of place. We used to say in college: God is a Mechanical Engineer But safety on the engineering is a good example now Great video

Guys, I got some old used baking sheets from a restaurant and they're invaluable when working on this stuff. They hold parts and tools, plus well over a half gallon of accidental spills. You're not gonna knock them over and all the parts will sit there with no threat of rolling away or growing legs.

It's interesting watching these shade tree mechanics enjoy themselves with this old stuff. I guess they do enjoy the challenge regardless of the pain in the wallet.

Boy, good thing he got to you when he did! This could have been way worse! Great job, guys!

I just love these buses. They are really COOL.

Looks like you guys are doing the maintenance the bus needed years ago it all adds up over time

Thar's a lot oh grunting going on there Lucy! Did he think you were gonna put a gold star on the hood and deem it certified?? He's lucky he has a resource such as yourself!! Way to go Scott.

Years ago we had a few Scenicruisers in our fleet, they were noted for a week breaks and Frame cracking at the point the lower deck connected to the upper, also leaking around the upper front window

One winter outside then the Quonset hut! I like to make a suggestion (but maybe you already thought of it). Heat the floor. Be the best thing you could do IMHO. You can hear each individual pully and belt problem. I got some noise in the back. He has a point about the LH lugs lol

Love the new unit of measurement at the beginning... the TH, or, more exactly, the TH-S!

Great to see a longer vid at last.

I need to use that one.. “Reach in there, Indiana Jones style” lol

Series 60 transplant, wow!

Interesting Rebuild.

Great bus work guys!

Scott, I'm almost 71 now and learned to drive tractor-trailer in two separate Int'l tractors, one with 8V-71 318h.p. and the other with an 8V 71T 350 h.p.The 2 strokes were used in many different applications and the only ones that were really successful were the G.M.engines.2-53, 3-53, 4-53, 6V-53, 8V-53, 2-71, 3-71, 4-71,6-71, 6V71 8V-71, 12V-71, 16V-71, 6V-92, 8V-92 , 12V-92, 16V-92, 6-110,12V-149, 16V-149, 20V-149 and also I believe a 24V-149 turbocharged and non turbo. The 110 series was used in the early Euclid road machinery.

My wallet started to decompose before you even started to look at the bus.

The hatch came in trucks back in the 40’s , 50’s and 60’s , my dad told me they were used to help drivers get out of of the cab if involved in a accident. I didn’t know they were in buses until this video .

Owner of Bus: “We should switch those left handed studs out. Millennials won’t know how to get the nuts off.” Also Owner of Bus: “How do I reverse this drill.”

This guy's wearing his incredible hulk jacket! 😂😂

That's my kind of luck. Everything bad!!!! LOL!!

God, how I miss riding the Scenics and seeing them on the highways and byways. I lost rode one in 1969 between Baton Rouge La and Port Arthur Tex. I was so pissed when the Mc-7 replaced the Scenics as Greyhound's flagship car.

if you buy a bus its ALWAYS dollar signs. as long as you are aware of that its all good COULD have been way more money glad you kept the costs down

The hatchet is for chopping ice on the steps in winter time. It's a common thing for nothern buses and I have even seen them on school buses.

He better gets used to greasy fingers, price to pay for such a nice bus! Besides the hundert dollar bills flying out of his wallet 🤣🙂 great video!

I like how this rig has primary and secondary belts. My big rig doesn't even have that. Just one thick ass belt. Sometimes you gotta have them sit at a high RPM to open the valve to fill the air tanks lol. Great sounding motor though.

I'm impressed at how the chassis appears to be largely free of corrosion. No obvious weld seams opening up. Replacing the moving parts, wheel bearings, seals, rubber suspension bushings, king pins, some air bags, tie rod ends, pitman arm, that is what you'd expect after a lot miles. I'd think the steering box would have a lot play by now if it hasn't already been rebuilt or replaced. The Scenic Cruiser had an issue with cracking frames. I think there was a retrofit kit for them. I wonder if this bus has it. The Scenic Cruiser is still one of the coolest looking busses ever. I can easily see why somebody would resto-mod one. At least a few models came with a 12V71 a V12. Not turbocharged originally. Its amazing how advanced it was. Airbag suspension, independent tag axle (I assume). Solid axle front suspension, but only the Eagle bus had an independent front suspension years later.

This guy has a great attitude when discovering how bad things are. You need that if you own a old vehicle. It´s kind of scary how bad some of the buses are and still being driven around. With that kind of airleak this thing shouldn´t be on the road.

good video, keep them coming

Scott. In my lifetime, I am approaching 66 years of age, I have come across situations where people from my past, and situations during those times, living on farms, old tractors, and the what not, marine diesel, as a marine surveyor, I have familiar understandings for early Detroit. 353, 453, 653,671, 692, 871,892, 1271..six cylinder 6v 92...as well as 8's and 12's and 16's.....and on into Locomotive applications. If you are not charging at least $150 dollars an hour...I think you are, and should be, I'm moving in and also repair buses..like YOU!

Sorry Scott I had to laugh when u when down in the thing tent 😂

That scenic cruiser is from local to me. I wondered where it went to. Been down the street for a while. Maybe richline guys owned it. Cool bus man!

Scott, what are those little fixed flaps right on the end of the 4104's exhaust for please..?

Some of those issues were not far from being catastrophic failures. it's a lucky thing that you guys caught them in time.

Im wiping my screen trying to clean that air gauge. Dohhh. 🤦🏻‍♂️😆

Was the uni cap hanging out on the tailshaft ? Great work getting this ready to get back on the road SAFELY AGAIN 👍👍

I am waiting for the new years edition of the "Hey Lance!" moment. Could this be our first contender? Thanks for the education with this video.

you know the comical sign that says MECHANIC WORK labor rates if you watch - $50/hr if you offer advice - $60/hr if you help - $80/hr this guy is the reason for that sign. Scott i don't know how you welcome and tolerate loud mouths like that guy. you're a saint

sunny and 79° here in Arizona, I'm going to wear shorts outside, today...lol

I was hoping you were going to tell me that’s Pixie Dust!! Beautiful comment 😁

The differences are the same way between Flxiliners and Vistaliners. Look the same from a glance, but windshields are much shorter on the Vistaliners, etc.

Those "curb climber 1500" rear tires... He thought Jackson Pollock was another mechanic..lol

Wow. Just wow.

Grease and oil are not nasty. Thank you grease and oil for protecting our metal to metal products.

I like the cr oil caps. They don’t seem to crack the plast as easy as stemcos

The Spikes "O" Death and that Air tank thought it was a steam whistle 😅

What impact is that for the lug nuts? 3/4" drive?

how many times has that odometer rolled over?

I love it when I can work on a bus kept up good work like this 9ne and can you tell about how much money your at step by step

Thanks for the answer, Scenicruisers are not dual drive, I always wondered.

Good tuition..... You need big wallet and a sense of humor if you have a old machine.

Did you notice the homemade shackle inside one of the rear wheels?

just curious.. do you have a king pin bushing extractor and installing tool.. perhaps even a king pin bushing reamer since you stick to usually buses. how do you handle egg shaped king pin bores in the axle ends.. ??

This got a series 60 in it ?

We’re the bearings on the fan shaft bad?

This is the bus i have always wanted.

What kind/brand of flashlight is that?

14:45 "That's about 10,000 dollars" with a smile on his face! I wish ALL customers have this attitude.

"But the Millennial won't know any better .... " 😂😂

Dang. My man needs a new coat. I'm loyal to my old carhart but sooner or later with a couple of tears like that he might as well be wearing a tank top. Lol. Anyway. Just wondering how many lives you have saved by helping these people get their busses in safe condition? Some of these busses are horrible. You are doing a great service for the bus owners and the communities they drive in. 🚍👍

This bus is definitely another "Hey Lance " job.

carrying tools on the golf cart. you may want to use some cement mixing trays of various sizes. what ever fits the passenger side of the seat. and the back.. so stuff does not roll off

21:33 - "Looks like dollar signs to me!"🤣 Yeah, buddy! Replacing those big-ass bearings, kingpin & bushing kits, labor, etc. can get expensive *REAL* quick on one of those beasts!😲 I'd definitely be getting rid of those stupid 'spike' stud caps and just sand down and repaint the nuts on those 10 hole Budd's. They're a hazard any way you look at it.😜 Heck, even just round chrome caps would be an upgrade!😁👍

It always hurts worse when you hit your hands on something out in the cold.

Was that a series 60 in the scenicruser ? Thanks for the answer Scott

That’s telling the people that they don’t want to do this job themselves they need your vlogs and your helping hand

Just go for it Indiana Jones Style LOL! Priceless I'm curious to learn how much this all cost? LOL

Is that a 60 series detroit.

Hilarious guy, loved it.

I saw something that looked almost the same as this in East Baltimore last week.

How much does a converted scenicruiser weight?

Where the heck. Do you. Buy. Parts for these behemoths?

"Already committed to the nastiness" Part of any dirty, unpleasant job is when you give up on keeping clean and just dive in to get it done.

ב''ה, what do you use for bearing grease on these? Kind of fascinated with what molybdenum is supposed to do but not sure of the toxicity in industrial quantities. Any tips on getting into this as a career?

Q: IS THE DIRT ON YOUR PROPERTY THE MATERIAL THEY COVER DRIVEWAYS OVER DITCHES? ITS SOFT ONCE YOU PUT IT DOWN THEN IT HARDEN LIKE STONE?

Wow that things a rolling death trap 😯