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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #60 on: February 25, 2021, 09:42:10 AM »
Yep but if  you do Face Book there are a lot better avenues than the Grease Monkey on the Detroit pages lol and it doesn't  cost a dime,

Don't do Facebook - don't want to. Haven't heard the greatest things about some of the advice there either. Guess the same rule applies everywhere - do your own research.
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« Reply #61 on: February 25, 2021, 10:26:21 AM »
Don't do Facebook - don't want to. Haven't heard the greatest things about some of the advice there either. Guess the same rule applies everywhere - do your own research.


Like youtube a lot of BS to weed through on some pages LOL even the guru of GM buses "Luke " chimes in  helping folks
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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #63 on: February 26, 2021, 06:45:28 AM »


Lin   I guess that shows the level of our schools in today's world.

From a person that did not graduate from High School.

Spent my 12 years in 7 th grade.  LOL

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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #64 on: February 26, 2021, 01:40:51 PM »
Long time in the military, I can't sleep in. Up at 5 every morning but Rita sleeps until 8, so I go to the basement and watch the weather and then U Tube. Had two Winnys and an Allegro bus. But now...the bus. We got the "mini me" 35 foot Prevost in November. Cheered me up after the election. Spend many mornings learning about buses from watching Scott. I won't pull an engine or fix an air tank laying in the snow, but have at least learned what I am looking at. Can now name everything in the engine box that houses the 6V92. Know where it might leak and maybe why. Biggest observation is watching Scott in the heat, cold, rain, whatever - he always seems cheerfull!! (I hate people like that).Seriously though, he is so enthusiastic, I want to watch what he will do next. And carving a life for himself and family on a mountain in Tennessee. So I am just glad we have him to watch and glad there are people who like to help others.
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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #65 on: February 26, 2021, 04:41:13 PM »
Youtube videos are great in many ways. I watch and learn myself from them, but, after seeing first hand how badly the Monkey screwed up the engine in that Buffalo GM, I would not let him anywhere close to my bus.
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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #66 on: February 26, 2021, 04:49:35 PM »
I think there is more to the story on that one. Did Van want to spend the money on a full bore rebuild? Or did he just want a minor freshening. I've seen this type of thing over the years. Maybe dont want to spend more than necessary on repair, but when it doesnt last, are now ready to spend the big bucks to get it right. Was it run hot, lugged? Who knows, but I'm not going to put blame on  bus monkey, since I don't know the intimate details.
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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #67 on: February 26, 2021, 05:15:09 PM »
I think there is more to the story on that one. Did Van want to spend the money on a full bore rebuild? Or did he just want a minor freshening. I've seen this type of thing over the years. Maybe dont want to spend more than necessary on repair, but when it doesnt last, are now ready to spend the big bucks to get it right. Was it run hot, lugged? Who knows, but I'm not going to put blame on  bus monkey, since I don't know the intimate details.
 

LOL everybody keeps saying there is more to the story on Yvans bus but no one tells it ,Van's engine was a roll of the dice and he knew it his 92 had been hot so many times even the deck was off plus the line bore and he wasn't into that engine big bucks either
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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #68 on: February 26, 2021, 05:23:35 PM »
The Monkey screwed up Yvan's engine, not Van's.
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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #69 on: February 26, 2021, 06:24:44 PM »
The Monkey screwed up Yvan's engine, not Van's.

 Yeah lol not my engine The PO. screwed up my engine when he owned it not the G Monkey. No here is  my new recently built engine filmed today during the first start up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akus73JSNDw





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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #70 on: February 26, 2021, 06:31:48 PM »
LOL still cannot figure how I screwed the cone up but the damper looks good now
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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #71 on: February 26, 2021, 06:39:44 PM »
LOL still cannot figure how I screwed the cone up but the damper looks good now

 No harm, no fowl Cliff, same almost happend to me today while taping the hub on but I was ready for it haha. ;) notice how smooth that belt is running? ;D
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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #72 on: February 26, 2021, 07:41:39 PM »
Very nice looking silver, congratulation Van and Clifford...
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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #73 on: February 26, 2021, 07:45:59 PM »
Long time in the military, I can't sleep in. Up at 5 every morning but Rita sleeps until 8, so I go to the basement and watch the weather and then U Tube. Had two Winnys and an Allegro bus. But now...the bus. We got the "mini me" 35 foot Prevost in November. Cheered me up after the election. Spend many mornings learning about buses from watching Scott. I won't pull an engine or fix an air tank laying in the snow, but have at least learned what I am looking at. Can now name everything in the engine box that houses the 6V92. Know where it might leak and maybe why. Biggest observation is watching Scott in the heat, cold, rain, whatever - he always seems cheerfull!! (I hate people like that).Seriously though, he is so enthusiastic, I want to watch what he will do next. And carving a life for himself and family on a mountain in Tennessee. So I am just glad we have him to watch and glad there are people who like to help others.

Nicely Said!  :^
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Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #74 on: February 26, 2021, 07:47:42 PM »
Finally I get to hear the engine run. Congrats Van and Clifford.  :) :^
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