Chuck, Watching you get your ‘new’ bus back home is like watching a little boy on Christmas morning opening his presents.

Add to that bag of tricks a true 6 in 1 screwdriver, they are, 2 sizes of Phillips, 2 sizes of regular, and a 1/4" and 5/16 nut drivers, Hose clamps are 1/4" and 5/16ths" BTW. very handy- minimal space.

One of my Bluebird buses has an AT545, I'm putting a 6x6 drive train under it with 4 speed brownie. I'm pulling the 12 valve cummins and putting in 400 big cam cummins.

You are great. My first bus was a prison bus. Stainless bars on all windows and a cage between the driver and the back. Very secure bus.

It's always interesting picking up a vehicle that hasn't been driven in a while. I once spent the better part of 2 days getting an old Dodge M400 base motorhome home. It was an adventure just like yours. Keep the good stuff coming.

Cummins 5.9l 12v is one of my all time favorite diesel engines. They can be turned up via the usual p-pump, injectors, compressor, tuning, exhaust, etc and make A LOT of reliable power when done right. The fact that they have none of the emissions B.S. is a HUGE plus. Hard to go wrong with a boosted I6 anything really, especially at those super low miles you've got. Check out Power Driven Diesel, they're just one of the many great diesel performance shops that are out there. They have a channel as well if you are interested. Lubro/ Liqui Moly has some good stuff. I use the Jectron and Ventil Sauber (injector/ valve cleaner,) and it works quite well. Berryman's B12 is also another more readily available cleaner as well. Thanks for sharing, I enjoy your videos bro, and appreciate your work, I am a 25+ tech who'll turn a wrench on nearly anything and everything, and I recognize good work done correctly when I see it👍😎

I think this is the fourth video of yours that I've seen, beginning with the insulation tutorial, and I'm hooked! SO much information packed into every one of them. I worked on imports decades ago and mechanical things have always fascinated me. Now I find I want to live in a school bus. I wouldn't hesitate to live in a bus that you've built out!

For sure a construction company would maintain their equipment, they are their money makers. Love the content. 🧘🙏🏻🌎☮️

I love how you approach real world situations and stay upbeat with your audience. Only thing I missed was your sipping a margarita.

WOW, only 109K miles 👍👍👍💯 That’s just getting broke in. Man I’m happy for you ! Awesome rare find ! CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Bang on job Chuck!! Congratulations on the bus retrieval. You make it so simple for the average person. 😄

As an Aussie if i was picking up a bus and lads dropped by and told it was great, I’d be worried .😅

I bought a 93 international dt360 auto. Sitting at least 10 years, fired right up and drove back 100 miles with no issues

I was looking at essentially this same bus this very morning. There were two for sale in my neck of the woods, an ADA lift equipped bus, and the regular bus. We've been spitballing with a neighbor who is of the local Native tribe the possibility of converting a bus into a mini supermarket, since a lot of Elders, both tribe and non-tribe in the community just can't get to town whenever. The other would make sense as a base camp for me and the family for camping. When I was a kid, when I spent my summers with my grandparents who used to live rural in another country, a converted bus rolled in at 2pm on Fridays and we got to go get ice cream with our pocket money while my grandma did her grocery shopping. Just daydreaming for now, though. Got a lot of other stuff to worry about, and a skoolie must wait.

Got my hands on a 99 thomas 84 passenger front engine cummins, 148,000 miles. 🤘❤️😍

Hello from Denver. I dig watching your videos it's a good thing you guys knew what you were doing. If it was me I would be lost!!

So Chuck Cassidy gotta? For ya 😊 are you still going to build buses for people like me ,who have no clue what to do 😮 😂 I have been watching 👀 a lot of your videos and I even subscribed 😊 just to make sure I don't miss any of your amazing awesomeness videos 😊 As I need to learn as much as possible from you and other awesome skoolie peeps out there ,if your not going to build anymore could you please point me in the right direction to someone who cares as much as you do and uses all the right products ECT please 😊❤ thank you so much for your wisdom and god bless you for all you do 😊

Very entertaining and just plain old wholesome fun I tell ya.

Wow, what a great find. The bus looks amazing.

You two make that adventure seem so easy! Diagnosing the problem is super important. I’d still be parked outside 7/11. Fun video. Next time I pick up a bus I’m bringing you two with me!!

Great video! I need to change my fuel filter so this was very helpful.

Love your videos, Charlie thanks for makin 'em!

Very helpful thank you! We just picked up ours from an auction house this week!

I have owned that filter strap/wrench for probably 15 years when my family at the time owned 3 different makes of cars, (made oil changes a lot easier). Still my go-to tool and i'm not even skookiein' (is that a word) yet...

Great find and great information!

I love watching and buying what you have...I wanta be like Charlie :)

I absolutely love watching you guys, & congrats on getting the bus Charlie!

A little water in the bottom of the fuel tank will give occasional problems as it sloshes as the bus moves, will idle great. a drop of water won't go thru the engine well.

That type of bus is also called a cab-over. Really enjoy your content.

Love this bus, the length is great, park and play any where. Fuel plate for sure, but only if the trans fluid looks excellent❕👍 👌🏻✌🏻🌤🇨🇦😎

I love how excited you were about this bus. Also, I feel better about having issues which way to turn when a filter/nut/bolt is upside down. 🤣

Hit that like button y’all!

You guys are great.

What a great score ! man, I need a (better newer) bus. Sure wish I was closer, or you were closer, or something. Love from Canada. Keep doing cool things.

We called that F4 tape in the Airforce. Great stuff.

Yippie Chuck, I'm glad I know you and follow you. And the diesel sound is music to this Iowa country boy. And now the pickup trucks so many drive on Oregon sing my song too. I also wonder about the slide addition mentioned here.

Awesome 👌

Loved this video. I have had my bus for a little over a year. It was a 6 hour drive home and it handled great. Driven it around a little bit. Took it on another 6 hour drive (each way) for a trip to the in laws for some free quartz countertops. We have our first fun trip planned for just under a month away up to the Tetons. (Roughly a 4-5 hour drive). I know my tires are a little on the older side, but I don't have any signs of cracking on any of them. I think the front tires are 5 years old, back are 7 ish, but still don't have any signs of dry rot/sun damage. I know I want to do a full service before we go. Our ABS light was flashing the last time I ran the bus. I know our coolant is slightly low. Who knows when the oil was changed last, though I know we have enough. The list goes on... I want to make sure that it is all the way good to go for this first trip. I have a 36 ft dog nose with the Mercedes MBE 906 and Allison 2500 transmission. I notice that when I push the bus to get up to 70 mph, that the RPMs are around 2500 and the temperatures seem to rise. They never get all the way up to any danger zones, but definitely above standard operating temperature when I'm going 63 mph ish. I was curious if you had any experience with my engine and transmission combo. I have heard that finding a mechanic that knows their stuff about the Mercedes engines is a little tougher... Ideally I want to learn how to do it all myself, but obviously I have no experience yet. I was just wondering if you had any advice on how to make sure that our bus is all good and safe to take on another trip. Anyways, this video was super helpful. Thanks!

AWESOME !!!

You're Lovin' Life!

Another great one! Sorry I missed the premier and chat.

Purple as the royal color started with ancient monarchies. The color was difficult to produce, which made it expensive and available only to upper society. Rulers wore purple robes and used purple ink to sign their edicts. Some Roman emperors penalized their citizens by death for wearing purple garments.

no, you didn't spill a drop. awesome job!!!

I really thought y'all were moving outta the shop. How much longer r u keeping the shop? You always seem to keep us on our toes with surprises. Yer fuggin awesome!

Amazing! This is a little late but just looking to pick one of these as well, same exact body style and engine. What can I expect MPG wise on this?

This is the exact same bus as mine, except this one doesn't have a wheelchair lift.

Pass the savings on to me! I might like to have it. I won an auction but didn't meet the reserve last week, and maybe it's because this bus was destined for me. I had a truck with that engine, so I know them well. I broke the transmission because I could get horsepower with a grinder and screwdriver, so be careful.

Ben is awesome 😎!

Great video of what can go wrong driving a new purchase home. Question, what would you do with a 2006 c7 cat in a FL short bus that hasn't driven 100 miles in 6 years? It starts up like new, great oil pressure but cannot test drive it. Your thoughts? Thanks

Once I encountered a similar fuel problem that turned out to be algee in an old fuel tank that got water contamination.

Nice video.... I was surprised to find you are not in the business of converting vans......

And a full tank of gas! Wow!

Interesting I learned some stuff I didn't know. As to being entertaining, well ya it was entertaining.

Yeah l know... I am way behind on videos. Bought a new house and have been so busy. Trying not to cripple myself here and to boot l have had limited access to internet. They finally came to out the internet in last week so watching my favorite feeds in order so l don't miss any special gems!! Love the purple wire ideology... I totally agree purple is so underated for its magical powers! Hahahaha!!!

How much does insurance cost for a bus. Do you list it as a commercial or rv? Do you pick up a temp tag first to install?

My Thomas has two filters as well. One by the battery box and the one on the motor.

I can build the interior, I can do the electrical and plumbing, I can do a lot of things, but I have two three-fingered left hands when it comes to engines. I'm completely inept mechanically. I could live in a bus if it weren't for that. Thanks for the video!

Nice score! That's the beauty of building, you gotta work on it! So I know it's sold, what about the other beside it? And you are not doing full builds anymore?

I dont like the front engine flat nose but i have to admit it is a nice bus

Be very careful. You want a fuel filter to prevent significant engine damage. I mean if sediment gets in the tank and gets pumped through the system, it could damage the bladders on your fuel pumps, then go through and damage the engine cylinders. It doesn't take much diesel to run a diesel engine as it atomizes the diesel to combust. So a filter won't harm its efficiency. Also, I'm thinking that a broken pump bladder will cause engine runaway. I could be wrong, but it stands to reason that if the pump can't vary the speed of the fuel based on the engine timing, then it'll cause it to get too much fuel.

18:30 If you ever get to the point of making tshirts, here's one. "Give me dirty fuel, or give me death."

Theory: The aftermarket “pre-filter” was because the owner, a construction company, uses “off road diesel” which is a slightly lower grade of fuel, needing more filtration. If you’re only going to burn retail grade fuel, the pre-filter is unnecessary.

LOL that needs to be relabeled Safety Third! If you know you know :)

What kind of legal documents/title/insurance/license, do you need to drive that home?

with out going thru the chat did ya have to depressurize the fuel system first ??

yep that was good

Just wondering ... I know that you have done a lot of roof raises on skoolies, but have you every considered putting a type of slide on a skoolie?

where are you located? The bus in this sequence is the type I'm looking for to make my skoolie.

You bought it sight unseen, but if you could have seen it first, would you still have bought it? Just curious. Thanks for all the good content.

Hey Chuck, bought a 2003 International with the T444 , I had the same power loss driving it home. Did you figure out what was the problem?

We there yet

What year make and model is this bus? Looking to buy a bus and this is the set up I want

I realize theirs so many variants but whats the cost of fuel typically with a skoolie with today's diesel prices?

I had an 81 Mercedes 240D. I'd be trying to get up a hill but going only 20mph. "Welp. Time for a new fuel filter. Sorry! Sorry everyone!"

Are you the guys that built the pink bus with the back fold down deck?

Do u still have the bus

What auctions do you use?

I have the same bus, with chunks of polymerized veggie oil/diesel film garbage in the fuel tank. I'm trying to drop the 100-gal tank to boil it out. NEVER PUT VEG OIL IN YOUR DIESEL TANK!!!!

we thought you where done building bus's ? lol....

Did u figure it out? Literally just gt our first skoolie and it's got THIS issue.

What? No hammer?lol

How much are you selling it for?

I don’t know about the the price for deisel there outrageous

How much will you charge me to find me a bus

Oh snap! It already belongs to someone? Did you go get it for someone or did it sell that fast?

i want a good deal too. LOL.

Is that a standard or metric adjustable wrench? Lol

18:28 because water can ruin your engine

Pronunciation! Roo-ees. There are no "ih" or "z" sounds in Spanish.

Date code 2206

You bring Ben, all that other stuff is just dead weight.

Where did you get that type of ratchet strap wench?

Yippie Chuck, I'm glad I know you and follow you. And the diesel sound is music to this Iowa country boy. And now the pickup trucks so many drive on Oregon sing my song too. I also wonder about the slide addition mentioned here.