Prevost bus inspection continued. Clean bill of health. Bus Grease Monkey 2026-09-19 | Prevost bus inspection continued. Clean bill of health.
Bringing the 4104 back to tip top running and driving condition. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-11-15 | Lots of work going into this beautiful 4104. Vintage gm bus with a 671 detroit diesel
Mci bus detroit diesel 8v71 tear down. Broken valve and over heated engine Bus Grease Monkey 2022-11-14 | Detroit diesel 8v71 engine tear down. Rebuild coming soon.
Live detroit diesel 8v71 head removal Bus Grease Monkey 2022-11-04 | Engine diagnosis of the detroit diesel 8v71 in the mci. 0 psi compression
A few of our favorite moments with our friend Phil Epstein. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-11-01 | Remembering our late friend Phil Epstein who passed away this summer. These are some of our favorite moments with Phil.youtube.com/channel/UC4zRTre-FH7PQg08grjYWJQ
Bus and detroit diesel failed components. Spectacular failures but most were still driving & running Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-30 | Wow a great compilation of failed parts from detroit diesel and vintage buses.
Building an outdoor inspection pit. Shallow 3’ deep pull over pit with washing station & grease trap Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-29 | This outdoor pull over pit will allow us easy access to clean buses in an environmentally safe way with our dirty water collection. Plus allow easy access for brake adjustments and other under body inspections. Giant concrete footers are formed in and once rebar goes in will be ready to pour. The pit floor will only be 3’ deep so easy access without all the dangers of a full height pit. More like a crawl space vs a basement.
A very rattling, squeaky Wanderlodge. We attempt to identify and eliminate the abundance of noises. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-28 | Kelly helps us eliminate the extreme noise in this rv.
Getting a bus back out in the highway! Making this vintage bus safe again for the roads. Test drive Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-27 | Recap and Test drive video of the vintage gm bus after weeks of work making it yet again a safe classic retired greyhound hitting the highway. New clutch, steering work, airbags, brake work, leaky wheel seals fixed, bad bearings replaced, and much much more.
Gm vintage bus 4104 spicer 4 speed transmission going back in. And more updates Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-26 | Getting the 4 speed trans back in the 4104. Finding an exhaust leak on the generator of the Wanderlodge.
Wanderlodge detroit diesel 8v92TA comes in for some inspections Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-25 | Air leaks, brake inspections, and general maintenance. Includes paid promotions
Never get a weekend off. Broke down friend needed help Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-23 | Sometimes you need to go the extra mile (or 400) to help out a friend.
Prevost bleeding hp detroit diesel 8v92TA Jake brake repairs, oil & exhaust leaks Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-22 | Fixing the detroit diesel 8v92ta in the Prevost bus rv conversion jake brake problems, loss of hp due to exhaust leaks.
Mci 5c power upgrade completed detroit diesel 6v71 Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-22 | A few more issues found before the start up and test drive. Big power improvementsPart 1 of this project youtu.be/c3UewpQN_9Q
2 detroit diesel cold starts, moving some buses around & working on an Allison trans with hey lance Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-21 | ...
Diagnosing the detroit diesel 8v71 in the mci mc-7 bus conversion Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-20 | Well it needs some repairs…. We knew it was missing on at least one cylinder. Detroit diesel 8v71
Beautiful vintage bus conversion 1970 MCI 7 detroit diesel 8v71 Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-19 | This beautiful vintage bus conversion is a new addition to our family. It needs a little engine work but we know a guy that can do that for us ;) 1970 mc7 Detroit diesel 8v71
4104 vintage bus more serious issues found and getting repaired Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-14 | Download the FREE Upside App at https://upside.app.link/grease to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more.This 4104 gm vintage bus has lots of issues. They are built very tough and can operate with a lot of defects but the safety defects on this one were numerous. It’s getting repaired as the parts are starting to roll in.
Not safe to drive until immediate repairs, then multiple breakdowns before the service appointment Bus Grease Monkey 2022-10-04 | This gm 4104 from the early 50’s has a serious air brake leak that needs immediate attention. Then the bus breaks down multiple times on it’s was back in for its scheduled service appointment a month later. When the clutch goes out it gets stranded on the highway.
Vintage bus mci 5c saudi down on power. Barely makes it up the hill Bus Grease Monkey 2022-09-27 | This mci 5C saudi bus has a power problem. Fuel clogging, low hp setup, and getting some oil leaks fixed on the detroit diesel 6v71
Flying out in a single engine plane to repair the vintage mci bus Bus Grease Monkey 2022-09-25 | The bus had a few issues that needed out attention. Atlanta is a long stressful drive so we flew in Marcus’s single engine lancair colombia 300 private plane. Throttle linkage and airbag problem.
Fighting air leaks, finishing the nascar mci Bus Grease Monkey 2022-09-25 | We really had some fights in this bus! The mci7 had some major air leaks for us to overcome.
Hey Lance MC8 Allison transmission leak Bus Grease Monkey 2022-09-12 | Thanks to Established Titles for sponsoring this video! Get 10% off on any purchase with code BUSGREASEMONKEY. Go to establishedtitles.com/BUSGREASEMONKEY and help support the channel!Lance brings in a lucky dog bus party bus from Nashville tn mci mc8 in to fix a transmission leak.
VW THING project is progressing rapidly. This 1973 type 181 Volkswagen Thing is getting a makeover Bus Grease Monkey 2022-08-27 | Body work, new paint, engine head work, air cooling system fixes and more for the 1973 vw thing. Things are going for crazy money right now 30k+ for nice drivers. This one is not for sale though.
Detroit diesel 6v92TA no turbo boost and fuel leak. MCI mc12 bad exhaust manifold Bus Grease Monkey 2022-08-27 | Loosing all turbo boost at 8500ft above sea level is a huge loss of horsepower. Using a 1/2 ton pickup to pull a bus up a mountain. Crazy that it worked.
Shipping container delivery. Excellent trailer driving skills! Threading the needle. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-08-24 | I had to sign a waiver before he would try to put it in our spot. It was very close to hitting the building. containerdepotco.com Nashville TN shipping containers. If you buy one from them let them know we sent you because we need 2 more containers and maybe he will give me a friends and family discount!! ;)
Very bad service from large shop! I give them an F on the report card. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-08-24 | Everything they touched was not done right, complete, or better than when it arrived. Several short cuts and shoddy repairs were done and selling a guy a transmission when you could have just sent the pan to a welder was not in the clients best interest.
Prevost bus resurrection…. Driving improvements to make this bus handle like a dream. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-08-14 | 1st video of the Prevost youtu.be/gaAnGIDj9scGetting this bus into a road worthy safe driving vehicle.
Lightning strikes on the property causes lots of damage, but could have been way worse. Storm damage Bus Grease Monkey 2022-08-11 | Near miss with lightning isn’t a miss on our infrastructure here causing lots of damage to our internet, routers, electrical outlets, and of course a poor tree is destroyed.
More on the MCi bus. No oil in the fan gearbox, Kingpin replacement and other final tasks. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-08-05 | Enter at http://www.omaze.com/busgreasemonkey for your chance to win an Airstream® Caravel 20FB and RAM® 1500 Limited Truck, and support a great cause, MuttNation FoundationKingpin, fan drive, and other repairs to this mci bus conversion.
Booking services at Bus Grease Monkey in Tennessee (Nashville area) Bus Grease Monkey 2022-07-31 | We are located 45 min SW of Nashville TN and offer bus mechanic services to our Patreon members along with other amazing benefits. Video chat bus repair, free loaner specialty tools, area to work on your own bus with access to all of our tools, plus full in shop services. Join our Patreon patreon.com/busgreasemonkey Bo says “I've made the journey twice so far and can say with no doubt it was the best choice ever! Scott and Tyler did fantastic work, found multiple things that needed immediate attention that was missed by other "reputable" bus shops. I have also utilized the "phone a friend" option while we were stranded on the side of the road that Scott was able to help me get it diagnosed and back running. As a very satisfied client I can say with absolute confidence you should come out and make the run up Bus Grease Mountain!!”Bryce says “Took my MC9 to Scott and Tyler, after almost 15 years of sitting. Side by side we replaced all the strut rod bushings, air bags, replaced pin on top of differential, adjusted all the brakes, flushed the cooling system and many, many air leaks. Have put over 6kmiles since them. Can't recommend them enough. Best of all taught me what to do, when it needs attention. Thanks guys.”
Mci bus in for major service Bus Grease Monkey 2022-07-29 | Part 3 of the series of getting more work done on the mci bus.Part 1 youtu.be/0PCg-TwvW5APart 2 youtu.be/bY2oMugsYB8
Prevost bus with major suspension issues after a major chassis modification. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-07-28 | This Prevost was in serious need of some major intervention on the suspension and other issues. Maintenance and inspections.
Mci bus needed a deep service… Bus Grease Monkey 2022-07-22 | Air brakes, suspension, bearings, drive train and more! Rusty hardware and fasteners are really causing us grief. Can’t wait for the test drive on this one. We made a new air bag removal tool that really made things go faster on the rusted hardware.
Finger loose stripped out lug nuts from the tire shop. A horrible experience at the tire shop. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-07-19 | The tire shop stripped out many of our studs and lug nuts. Over torqued lug nuts and as many as 5 stripped out nuts on just one single wheel. Nearly every wheel had at least one stripped out stud.
Mci bus serious front end issues amongst many other items needing immediate attention. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-07-19 | Wow the front end on this bus is in a very bad state of repair. He just bought this bus and brought it straight to us. This will be a big project.
Scenicruiser bus rescue. Detroit Diesel 8v71 will it start? Retired greyhound bus. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-07-17 | Awesome portable solar power station that we used to charge the batteries. vigorpool.comThis bus had broken down about 8 years ago and got towed to this lot. We are attempting to resurrect it and drive it to Tennessee! Detroit diesel 8v71 1st start video.Link to the tire shop debacle youtu.be/AENVARxXdSs
Oupes1800w solar power station introduction and review. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-07-13 | Just a few quick tests and some feedback about using the oupes 1800w solar charging power stationWhen they sent me this to test and review they also sent this coupon code to share. Here is the 15% code: PrimeSalesHere is the product link: bit.ly/3bBzYBP
DIY solar power to save $400 per month off our electric bill. SunGoldPower TP6048 Hybrid Inverter Bus Grease Monkey 2022-07-10 | Making a small investment now into our building for a huge power saving in the future. We have had power bills over $550 per month. Heating and air conditioning the huge structure and providing all the energy from the sun. bigbattery.com/?ref=243 (coupon code BGM 10% off green prices on the website)santansolar.com$50 off the sungold power 6000w hybrid inverter. shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=797350&m=107752&u=2532331&afftrack=
Bringing the vw thing out from storage. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-06-30 | The last year and a half were not kind to the vw thing. Getting this running and driving again to soon be my daily driver again.
Staircase makeover… adding stainless steel cables and railing hardware. Pergo flooring upgrade Bus Grease Monkey 2022-06-25 | These stairs went from ugly to amazing with just a little DIY love and a few evenings of work. We saved thousands of dollars by doing this from scratch vs buying pre done kits.Links to hardware Stair hardware amzn.to/3QQ4g3AStrait hardware amzn.to/3HPNJc6Cable amzn.to/39T6TB6Crimper amzn.to/3xMYY041/8” Steel poles and plates purchased at metal supermarkets Nashville
Water proofing and tile shower installation Bus Grease Monkey 2022-06-25 | This was a big undertaking to water proof the shower and wet room portion of the bathroom. The tile work was made pretty easy with the large wet saw to accommodate the 2 foot tiles. The small 1.5” mosaic floor tiles were also cut really easy.
35’ Prevost bus 6v92TA getting some much needed maintenance. Kingpin, wheel bearings, suspension etc Bus Grease Monkey 2022-06-20 | Wow did this Prevost need some love. The turbo boost was non existent and the suspension was in need of repairs. Bad wheel bearings, kingpins, and more…
Mci bus has some very serious safety issues to address. Mci 102D3 Bus Grease Monkey 2022-05-20 | The wheels were about ti come off of this bus. Stripped out wheel studs, very dry rotted airbags, bad shocks and more.amzn.to/39EZMvB rust remover link
Major improvement in handling and suspension on this MCI bus conversion. Bus Grease Monkey 2022-05-20 | Enter at omaze.com/busgreasemonkey for your chance to win a Tesla Model X Plaid, and support two great causes, GivePower and 501CTHREE. Thanks to Omaze for sponsoring today’s videoKingpin, bearings, races, spindle, swing arm, suspension bushings, leveling valve, swaybar fixing, bad rims, tune up, grease job, new exhaust manifold, leaky wheel seal, oil saturated brakes and more were all repaired on this visit.
Wanderlodge bus handling problems, brake issues, and suspension lean Bus Grease Monkey 2022-05-20 | Well this bus had a few issues for us to get into. Kingpin problems, oily brakes, pulling under breaking, leaning bus, bearing issues and other general maintenance. Wicked Tennessee spring time thunderstorm thrown into the mix ;)
Mci bus tag axle swing arm Bus Grease Monkey 2022-05-07 | Making more progress on the mci bus tag axle swing arm.
More mci progress and some nice exterior improvements to the shop Bus Grease Monkey 2022-05-05 | The mci is going back together. Locating parts has been a challenge but we are nearing the end of this project. The new Barnwood siding on the shop looks great and my head injury is healing. Next week i can get the staples out of my head.
Quick 6:30 update video on the mci progress & couple updates on the building + some music @ the end Bus Grease Monkey 2022-04-30 | Just some quick updates about parts delays on this project. More bushing removal fights and some updates to the shop and apartment. Music lovers will enjoy the double feature at the end of the video.
