“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...
Thinking about getting a bus? Let’s explore the positives and negatives of a school bus, and compare to other popular options. Before we bought our first bus, we looked at basically everything else too. Depending on your capabilities, requirements, and goals,...
I found a PDF version of the owners manual and am sharing it here! They didn’t change a whole lot over the years so it likely applies to a lot of other model years. This isn’t a service manual, but it has some technical content in addition to basic...
And there is so much room for activities! Of course, there is also a list of things to fix. When buying a used school bus, you look for the most good and the least bad, but you always get some of each. The good stuff first! The bus runs great. The transmission feels...
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