Your phone won’t help you when aliens invade Earth, but the Spare Me 8 in 1 Rescue Tool will. How do we know? Well, we made a short 70s-style sci-fi film about it, and it has the three B’s of every great horror film: Beasts Blood Badass survival tool Philadelphia production company Spirit Animal teamed… Continue reading Watch This Badass Woman Own a Bunch of Aliens with a Survival Tool in this Short Film (That’s Actually a Crowdfunding Video)
I’ve had a few highlights working on school buses over the last 22 years and this is one of them. The Proheat X30 diesel coolant heater manufactured in Vancouver, BC has proven itself all over North America. It’s programmed and engineered to deliver a clean burn and produce enough heat …a whopping 30,000 btu to… Continue reading Proheat X30 Diesel Coolant Heater Installed in an International School Bus
2017 is Automatic Greasing Systems specialist FLO Components Ltd.’s 40th Anniversary, and to celebrate, they’re holding a Giveaway Contest – which ends this weekend! According to FLO’s Marketing Specialist Gabriel Lopez; “We’re giving away three Lubrication Product Packages to lucky LinkedIn users over 3 Draw Periods. Participants who enter in the earlier Draw Periods are… Continue reading FLO Components Ltd. 40th Anniversary Giveaway Contest – LAST CHANCE
Deciding to replace a $3,000.00 turbocharger on a Mercedes MBE 900 isn’t an easy decision. This particular bus has been a thorn in our side for years mainly because of this one engine code that keeps popping up over and over again regardless of what we do to try and eliminate it. This time we… Continue reading Mercedes MBE 900 Turbo Replacement
The cylinder sleeves are the next step on this rebuild project. They have a rubber seal that goes around the outside to separate the coolant from the crankcase. Once lubricated each sleeve is forced into the block and counterbores. We purchased all of the necessary tools to carry out this job and cylinder sleeve hold… Continue reading DT MaxxForce Diesel Engine Cylinder Sleeve Protrusion
Mechanics have a serious need for the right tools and equipment to get their jobs done. It takes serious power to work on cars and that’s why the shop must be outfitted properly. When designing a shop for yourself make sure you have taken steps to have an experienced contractor helping you get exactly what… Continue reading Building the Ideal Mechanics Shop
This EGR Valve fault code popped up and it caused a slight hesitation on acceleration which would make sense if the valve is open at the wrong time. The EGR funnels cooled exhaust coming from the EGR cooler into the intake system to cut down on emission levels. The code was 1896 EGR Valve Controller… Continue reading Cummins ISB Engine Code EGR Valve
This step involves replacing and torquing down the main bearings on a DT MaxxForce diesel engine. The main reason for replacing the bearings is to bring the crankshaft end play back to specs and replace the washed out original bearings. Some of them showed discoloration so we didn’t want to take a chance. The coolant… Continue reading Main Bearings DT Diesel Engine in a School Bus
Our In Frame has begun and #6 piston and liner has shown the damage caused by coolant contamination in the oil. If left too long the coolant will wash away the oil lubrication between the piston and piston liner. The terms for the piston cylinder for diesel engines that are able to be rebuilt in… Continue reading MaxxForce DT Removing Pistons and Liners
This is an important step with any rebuild. Cleaning and inspection must be carried out with care so nothing gets missed. The cylinder head was sent out to a local machine shop for testing and inspection. They needed the injectors to block the fuel galleries to allow for a pressure test. Everything including injector sleeves,… Continue reading DT Diesel Engine InFrame Parts Inspection
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