The AT545 is the most popular transmission in school buses in the 1980s and 1990s and is generally a very reliable unit if you accept its limitations. Nearly every bus equipped with the Cummins 5.9 or Navistar T444E in a front engine configuration will be using the...
The majority of Skoolie owners don’t have any experience with big truck technology. One of those strange things is air brakes. While some buses have hydraulic brakes just like you would find in any normal car or truck, most are air powered. This comes with a...
Our last video got so many great comments on Youtube! A bunch of folks said I was too mean to Harbor Freight when I said a lot of their tools are one job use tools. A different bunch of folks said I was way too kind and that I should have spent more money on some...
“What should I be looking at when inspecting a bus?” This is a common question I hear. Someone found a bus online and wants to go check it out, but isn’t sure how to judge the condition and value. To be fair much of the answer is going to depend on...
This is very helpful for the mid-90s era with mechanical 5.9 Cummins engines. It’s a simple diagram because it’s a simple wiring plan! TC2000WiringDiagram
This was a fun little device I picked up as an impulse buy after hearing about it on Reddit. It’s a portable charger for USB devices, but was discussed in the context of Raspberry Pi computers. I have Amazon Prime so I couldn’t pass it up for $5! I thought...
There’s a huge range of prices for bus conversions, and it’s not always obvious when you’re looking at a good deal. There are a few reasons for this and I’m going to cover them in this article: Buying a Bus at Auction Buying from a Private...
Harbor Freight is the tool store everyone loves to hate and hates to love. I recently tapped my Bluebird’s air brake system to set up an extra tank for running air tools. Overall this has been great, we run all kinds of things from it, but there’s one job...
Most of our buses are held together inside by rivets. There are lots of ways to get remove them, and some work better than others. But I’ve got the best way. You’ll need an air compressor system, a grinder, and an air hammer with chisel and punch bits....
I’ve been working on vehicles since I was a teenager. As a young broke idiot I had a lot of crappy motorcycles and cars that required near constant repair. Being a broke teenager, I bought cheap hand tools that would either break of get lost. I kept them in a...
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