1980 International S-1700 school bus engine fires up!

[jack9102]

hope you took the line from tank to pump and not pump to carb, otherwise if the pump was working you'd have a hell of a mess to clean up

[nrweir]

what is the type of engine

[lawnboy531]

i think u will do great just take ur time and mark everything u take off.

mike

u should fix ur fav bus to take camping

[Bluebirdvision91]

i would love that bus im lookin for a 1980 international bus

[mudder97]

hey i think thats a 392 international

thatsthe biggest gasser they made

[MrMrcrain]

i see u use PB Blaster thats Some good stuff

[Joeyad4]

you have a mad annoying voice

[bamaslamma1003]

How's the freeze plug repair going? I want to see this bus go for a drive.

[farr64]

just wondered if the head gasket was ok.

[retrochad]

Yes I think it is as there was no water in the oil. I do have a compression gauge so I may double check...the previous owners were trying to run a compression test probably because they thought the water leak was due to a head gasket but I am thinking it's a freeze plug/

[CajunDieselMan]

the best thing support the transmission/gear box. the unbolt the bell housing from the block with a manual transmission remove the clutch fork leave in a gear easely reinstall the transmission fix the leak.

[bamaslamma1003]

An international with a 4bl carb. Mostly I've seen them with 2bl carbs. Would there usually be a cap on the radiator? Or does this have a remote expansion tank?

[retrochad]

I'm thinking it would have a remote expansion tank and that is where the radiator cap would be...I saw this on an IH diesel bus. Not sure why a previous owner would have removed it.

[BusDriverStevo]

when do u plan on fixin it u should b4 gets too cold cause of freezn weather

[matts4290]

If you want to run it longer, put a garden hose in the radiator and let it flow. The obvious thing is to not overheat it, but the water also cools and lubricates the water pump.

[BusDriverStevo]

prolly wouldnt be bad to thro a new clutch in rite away while trans out if u plan to drive on road

[BusDriverStevo]

chad was that noise the air compressor i heard a knocking sound

[AG3304]

Good to see it fired up,however briefly!Good luck with the leak!

[boy3611]

hey what's up i just wanted to ask u can i drive one of ur bus's wight me back

[K1ll3rM4st3r]

Great to see!

[techedtchr]

My mother drove a late 70s/early 80s Thomas International with a gas engine and that thing was such a pig to start. The other gas buses owned by that person were too. She was so happy to get a diesel when that bus was replaced. This bus started really well though. Wonder what gives...

[gajda1984]

Glad to see it running! It's a lot quiter than I expected. Hope to see it driving one day!

[themaritimeman]

Awesome!

[backwoods3214]

i had whole frost plug fall out.

fall out on skidder today.

put in couple v8 seize bottles

of leak stop and it stoped that leak,

[coolbluelights]

Good luck with the coolant leak repair! I just hope the block isn't cracked with that freeze plug being broken and all... but you're in Texas right? so it doesn't usually get cold enough to freeze up the entire block anyway, so it should be ok

[retrochad]

Thanks! usually it doesn't stay below freezing here more than occasionally overnight so it was probably rust that caused the problem.

[maynardcat]

I know absolutely nothing about buses, but I really enjoy the video, and all the comments from people who do. Very interesting. Keep posting videos on your progress.

[Trance88]

Good luck with this bus! I hope all goes well with the removal of the transmission.

[retrochad]

Thanks! this will be the first time I did this so am keeping my fingers crossed it will go well.

[greywolf45]

check to see what type of motor mounts are on the engine first, then you can decide how to proceed from there. Just hope the trensmission, or bell housing does not support the back of the engine, or ypu might need to place a jack, or jack stand under the back of the engine to support the motor as you pull the tranny

[AllAmericanFiveRadio]

Lol, when Styrofoam was new I poured a little gasoline into a small Styrofoam cup. Closed up the gas container. Picked up the cup and took one step and the bottom fell out of the cup. Ooops!

Very interest test, looks like it is going to be successful. The engine sounds really good.

[TheTarrMan]

make sure you put the drive shaft back in the same way it was or it wont be balanced right. (mark it before you take it out) Another thing is transmission removal's are more complicated than you think, and I can say all that need to be said (character limit), so do some research before you start.

[NickWilliam89]

What's that hose shaking behind the generator or alternator?

[retrochad]

That's the air line going to the air brake storage tank...for some reason the previous owners removed it from the air compressor.

[NickWilliam89]

Suppose it probably needs to be plugged into the master cylinder like the vacuum hose if the bus wouldn't run for awhile if it's cold.

[kjm1983]

To clarify, remove bolts holding trans to bellhousing. If the bellhousing is part of the trans, then it all comes off as one unit obviously.

[Maxxarcade]

If it runs that well with that small amount of fuel, it should run sweet when it's fixed!

Since it was sitting for so long, you'll probably want to change the oil again after the first run. Hard to say how much dirt or water could have gotten in over time.

[retrochad]

Thanks for your comments...I will definitely change the oil after repairing the freeze plugs. I double checked the oil level and it is clean and full but I know the viscosity tends to break down over time, especially when the engine heats up. I need to change the oil on all the other buses too except the GMC I just did.

[kjm1983]

Glad that the engine appears to be good! Sometimes you rent heavy duty jacks and such. The main idea will be to detach the shifter, driveshaft and clutch linkage. Then, support the trans and remove the bolts holding it to the flywheel. Slide it backwards out of the bellhousing and lower to the ground. Clutch/flywheel removal is common to all manual trans vehicles, just have a torque wrench, long breaker bar and muscle on hand. Know your torque specs.

[kjm1983]

I would ensure that the water is coming from a freeze plug before pulling the flywheel and clutch, cracked engines can still run good . I would replace ALL the freeze plugs back there(not the small oil galley plugs) because if one is in bad shape the others are likely not far behind. Brass is best.

Have fun!

[backwoods3214]

u can put floor jack under trasmsiion with chains to floor jack and some tinmes rool on ply wood. u wil need a buddy.

[backwoods3214]

why not try leak stop rather than pull transmission worth a  try.

[retrochad]

I'm thinking it is a pretty big leak seeing how much pours out...I'm just not sure that a stop leak product would work in this case.

[Paulywint]

Is this a Blue BIrd, or a Ward? (The Body)

[retrochad]

The bus body is actually a Wayne.

[Paulywint]

OK. I rarely see Wayne bodys where I live. I rode a Wayne body some years ago. IT was a mid 80s GMC with auto transmision.

[starlite2991]

Chad

The transimiison is VERY heavy, Pls be carefull anf have a buddy there with you to watch out for you. Getting the transmission back in is the hard part. You will need a "Spline alinemet tool" Make te job a lot easyer. Good luck :)

[retrochad]

Thanks for your advice!

[jovanvictoria]

nice could you do a video of the brakes system ?

runs good some tlc and she be great

[retrochad]

Thanks...I will do that after I get the coolant leak repaired, I am afraid of overheating it by running it long enough to build up air pressure.

[jovanvictoria]

thts cool with me thanx and good luck with the tranny if ya got a tranny jack it will hepl and bring som,e friends for help

[cubcadetpuller]

hey chad, it sounds great

when you drop the trans, make sure you remove the drive shaft at the front universal right on the trans output. swing it out to one side and it makes moving everything around so much easier plus you get more room. you may need to take the shifter out also.

[retrochad]

Thanks for your suggestions!

[cubcadetpuller]

weve done a clutch job on one of our diesel s1900 models. those are the same idea, but just bigger. if you can, go out and get a heavy duty transmission jack. they are way safer than any other way

[codylovesfords]

oh nevermind i read the description it was the compressor lol my bad

[starlite2991]

Great!

[codylovesfords]

why was it makin that poppin noise when it was runnin

[jovanvictoria]

compressor for the air brakes running it not connected to the line