"See that 4104... with the propped engine door..." lol

That is exactly what I would like to have, all the windows still intact, and nice skins, with a blank canvas for roof paint, nice wheels😎

Your first major engine rebuild at the new place. Can hardly wait to see you work your magic on the old detroit!

If it were my bus I would install a small panel in the engine bay with start switch, oil pressure gauge, temp gauge, air pressure gauge, and volt meter. Back in my Navy days in the early 80's the base recreation shop had a 4104 conversation to a camper. It was unused for many years because it would run away and no one knew how to fix it. I fixed it, tuned it up, and did the brakes. I got it back in driving condition and I could check it out. Ten of us at a time would take it to Las Vegas on weekends. It was a blast.

with that flywheel moving around, it changes the starter gear engagement too. ( that can hang it possibly)

That looks like the best set of sheetmetal and trim I've seen, even if it needs work.

You need a Vice Grip Garage patented 'Lone Wolf 9000' starter trigger.

That's a good looking bus...Looking forward to watching you fix it !!

amazing...just as you moved the bus..its raining! ;)

Love how the front bumper wraps around to the door.... looks awesome...👍

She is a tired old soul but I'm sure you will have her back in the fast lane soon. Sounded like a air chamber or hose leaking when you had the brakes applied. Thanks for the video.

Pretty straight bus, make it run as good as it looks...

Few years ago I had opportunity to get one of these beauties for pennies and I had to pass due to no place to store. I'm still kicking myself in the ass!! I would be proud to own one

Why I love my remote Start, stop. You wore me out Scott.🤗🤗🤗

I did the heads on a v8 in one about that age. The back head slides straight to you off the studs front or top head lifts up through a hatch under the back bench seat. 40 years ago it was fun😲

Alright, engine rebuild. Looking foward to those episodes.

That 4104 is a good looking bus.

LOL Glow plugs.. Bad crank.. Fill the tank completely... You need to...... The comments just keep getting better. Maybe I am wrong Scott but I imagine you have seen more, and fixed more of these problems in the last few years than most have in their entire life. Keep up the good work, and keep on educating us. Thanks for sharing it all with us...

I will be very interested to see what you find Scott, as you tear into this new project. But I know you will get it sorted whatever it takes.

I've been following you for a long time I love your lifestyle and your videos

Hi Scott. It is possible to tell by a compression test if it's valves or rings. 1) Dry compression test. Test compression as you would normally. Note value for each cylinder. 2) Wet compression test Squirt some ordinary engine oil into each cylinder and crank over a few seconds. Now take each compression again. Note values and compare. If any of the values has changed (increased), it's probably because the oil temporarily 'sealed' the rings. If there is no change, the rings were good (i.e. the oil made no difference) and it's the valves. Regards Mark in the UK

Sounds and smells are abundant for my memories. My high school football seasons games/away...we rode a bus similar to these. All of us and our equipment always smelled like diesel. What great memories. This was late 82-86. Love your videos, very informative and I enjoy the equipment. GaMike 82fxwg

Always left a good amount of water in the bottom of the tank after it was emptied. Along with some digester. When we were on full Hook up, we would leave the valve to the tank closed so there was always water on the bottom. When it did get part way filled we would open the valve and empty it, add more water, and repeat.

Great video, thank you for sharing them with us.

I use the macerator pump you recommended last year for flushing the tanks on my rv. I am able to get the tanks much cleaner. Well worth the money.

Really enjoyed the format of this video! Thanks as always

HA! A poo pyramid. Never heard of that one before but good to know there's a solution for it. I've liked what I heard some RVers call the drain hose... "the stinky slinky"

after little bit love from scott that engine its goint to work excellent.

Amazing you own one of this . Great job!!🖒

Beautiful bus

Classic country music here on the radio keeps me going

beautiful bus love it

I sounded like the starter relay was chattering...

I love the good old GMYS i am a old retired HD mechanic

The camera you are using is very clear👍

Yes Scott please build that workshop soon, we are getting wet.

yes scott i noiced from the sound of this vintage gm bus 4104 engine that it sounded like the engines was either skipping or missing so your the guy that can hear and til things and like you said yes only running on 7 cyclinders instead of the whole 8 but i know you will fix the problem and wow the bathroom toilet cleaning tool and the new part that you put in amazing to learn those important tips to make it less messing while cleaning it out and stuff great video scott for project day 1 vintage gm 4104 bus so until next video i say bye for now and take care from Randy from ontario,canada p.s stay safe out there and enjoy working on this 4104 vintage bus .

Even if it never runs looks like a helluva nice parking spot to me.

Your engine diagnosis ability is beyond Spooky! They need to call you the " Diesel Whisperer" it is like you can talk to the things!

RE: loose flywheel bolts. Is that a common problem on these engines? I do love seeing these machines being brought back to life!

good video, keep them coming

Even for a tired motor it still sounds good you may not like it but I like the sound of it hunting

Scott that wand you works fairly well ihave used them what i have found that works better is a wand that has a spinner on the bottom of it water pressure keeps it spinning as long as there is water running to saves you having to turn the wandthey are about ten bucks more than the one you have

I don't know how you do what you do I just took on a project and it's winning lol not kidding

Now that’s a pry bar!

Scotty! We need more power!

She may be tired but she wants to live. Looking forward to the upcoming episodes of the in-frame to see what’s going on with her

Last RV, due to design was prone to poo pyramid, solution was simply more water when flushing, pain as fresh needed filling more often but more pleasant than the pyramid🙄

That bus is beautiful on the outside. Put a split unit in it and get rid of the ugly roof units would make it look nice a clean.

I really need that high pressure nozzle when that happens to me I use a old rake handle and just push it thru

I love the master blaster, my Dad always called that a swizzle stick!!! Great videos keep it up

Ah! It has the old Detroit roll at idle! Poor baby is just tired!

Shes a hunter when shes cold. Sounds like our old worn out Mike Boat Detroit's!

great shape though!

Thanks

The orange on this bus makes it look like it originally was from my hometown of Fitchburg, MA.

You are correct Sir. Needs more electrons!!!!!!!!!!!! (Or in my way of thinking--more holes!)

Not a bad bus, it might be a glow plugs problem. I would clean all those first. Engines like that compression wise last forever. I would also inspect the injectors and clean all of them also! The play on the fly wheel might be a thrust bearing..

I guess this doesn’t have the remote start in the back. Thank you for the video KY.

Super!)))

It sounds just like my Prius

Word of advise: **Never** leave the black tank valve open. Open it to drain the tank when it gets full then close it again. If you leave it open, you will get the pyramid problem.

I had to do a loose flywheel repair on one of those engines in the 70's .But it only made a noise when on the overrun and at idle . Sounds like the solenoid is not contacting properly.

The lean green screeming machine

prob. will remain a dream

Poo + Paper = Concrete. Always add plenty of water with each flush. After emptying tank, flush it out good and add a few gallons back to the tank so your'e not starting "dry"

I meant to tell you guys this awhile ago but you guys need a portable pooper on your land. They come every couple weeks to pump it out. It's inexpensive. That way you can keep your R/V tank cleen and ready to go if needed. Plus once you guys start a build you will need one anyway. I had one when i parked my trailer on a site for a year. One other option.. you could use the backhoe to dig a hole and build an outhouse over it. Use Lye and sawdust to break it down.. It's used in almost all other countries. You can't just use your onboard toilet if your not pumping it out on a regular few days use.

5:55 SHE'S ALIVEEEEEEE!!!!!

Leave the blank tank dump valve closed until you dump it. Also, they make a flushing wand with a whirly-gig on the end. That spinner can come off and get lodged in the drain valve.

See you have some drainage pipes to go in the ground 👍🏻👍🏻

"I think I can, I think I can"

When you dump your waste tank, do you leave it totally empty it or leave 5 - 8 Gals of water in it and add lav blue to it (for smell)? In the airline industry, we would add and leave 4-6 gals of lav blue water in the dump tank after flushing it out so solids would not stick to the bottom of the tank. So, dump, flush, then add 4-6 gals in waste tank (and put lav blue packet in tank from toilet).

Ah, 4104...first model bus I ever drove.

holy giant prybar

Never mind the engine now. The waste tank is the most important part to clean first. Then you can work on the engine.

I wonder how low you can go with compression on a diesel. Old Alco 251 locomotive diesels would operate with as low as an 11.5:1 compression ratio, but I don't know what the compression pressure was with those. They also would take a while to wake up on colder days though...

That’s a lot of end play. Rebuild time

Wifes name and pic. Mark here. Scott I feel your pain and I worked in Wastewater Treatment for 30 years. My Alpine Coach had that plug issues 2 years in a row on my Birthday. Basically a bad design. My plumber friend and I took out black tank, the inlet was only 2 inches off the bottom giving the solids nowhere to go quick. We put in bigger diameter inlet which now was now 5 inches to tank bottom. Thanks for videos .Peace

That's a nice looking bus.. too bad the engine is in a bad way.. but its in good hands now.. As far as the poo pyramid, look up the bio-geo method. It does work better if you can drive and agitate the tanks but I am sure it will help, plus its pretty simple to do.. just add dish detergent and borax.. borax makes the water break down the solids in the tank and the dish detergent is a surfactant, it suspends the solids and allows you to flush them out. There is a great video on here about it..

Sounds like starter was stuttering and not enough juice.

Cold stuck rings,either baby.

I wouldn't mine having it myself...

Make sure you keep black tank closed till full if connected.

That's an attractive bus, I like the styling. Is the tired motor the worst part about the bus? Just for curiosity, how is the rest of the chassis and interior condition?

What size culverts did you get to go under the driveway with storm water? Are you going to use a prefab or constructed ballast catch basin of any kind, or just a ditch to the pipe opening?

The way that thing struggled to roll over makes me think worn brushes if the starter motor has 4 brushes, only one winding is doing the work and it kills the battery.

So tomorrow's video will be you starting an in-frame rebuild?

Top 🤙🇧🇷🎱

I am looking at the GMC Vintage "Day one of this 4194" ..really good shape considering its age... i sometimes think of creatinga mobile recording studio... (dream for now).. but can a decent coach be had relatively cheap?thanks so much and love your program ! Isaac

Are you leaving your black tank valve closed?

The wand that I bought has a twerlling high pressure head on it ! No need to turn the wand by hand , it’s like a car wash in there ! Lol

You need to complete engine overhaul

Sorry you might be doing this already but I hav been rving for years and if you leave your black water closed and dump once a week the solids won't separate from the liquid but like I said you might already be doing that but I live in mine and haven't had that problem

Im 1 minute in. And i see why the "newer" busses have controls to start them in the rear.

Somebody is going to get a big bill

when you put that pry bar on the flywheel was that before you repaired it or after if before you could have a broken crank or at least that is my opinion which aint much as im 81 tears old and i might be wrong

Put a few inches of water in the tank after dumping and fill the bowl with water some before doing your flush and you may find you do not have to do your jet work.

Silly question do you have a diesel pump on your property or do you have to pull them things into a gas station somewhere

Love the camera on a tripod setup. Still the iPhone or you using a go pro? Sorry I'm a few videos behind, maybe you mentioned it.

Bus grease monkey as a older mechanic with a lot of Detroit experience. If road equipment I enjoy your videos. Just wondering if you are interested in a 71 and also 53 series piston install sleeves.both are new condition very little use. If so we will connect