Crown bus detroit diesel 6v92TA Listen to this turbo scream while the bus hits the road.

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This crown bus detroit diesel powered is about to go on it’s test drive. This turbo sounds awesome!

[@jhomrich89]

These are definitely rare, back when I was a kid there were a few school districts that held on to these for backups. By looking at the fit and finish and features it's safe to say compared to other busses these definitely were not cheap. Great video on this rare bus sad they went out of business.

[@frazzledude]

Back in the 1970s when I was in high school our district had mostly Gillig rear engine pusher busses with either Hall Scott in-line 6 engines or Caterpillar 3208s. They also had a couple of international front engine conventional busses with International V8 gasser engines.

[@top4runner99]

I miss hearing these, when I was in high school my bus driver went out of his way to take a 1990 Crown Series 2 like the one in the video, one morning to pick us up just so I(and probably him as well) could ride on one last time before they were retired a few months before I graduated high school. My bus driver even gave me a crown off one of the old crown super coaches my district had from one of the mechanics. I loved these buses, the last few were stored for years in a parking lot, before they were gone I took a few pictures of the last one I rode on bus 94. Also the ones my district had looked amazing since they all had chrome aluminum wheels. Most reliable buses ever made I swear, too bad they emit too much or else my district would probably still have them. I also remember getting to ride a 1988 crown super coach tandem in middle school. Hope you’re doing well Tim, thanks for being a great friend and bus driver.

[@clivegvha]

Your contribution to the safety of your clients' buses and for other road users is probably not appreciated , but well done anyway 👍👍

[@lupine1965]

I can be drunker than a skunk. I'll watch your videos all day. You both are what kids need today Thank you Scott and ms Scott.

[@famousutopias]

This bus really *clicked* with me. Usually when I think 🤔 of a school bus I don’t get too excited but this Crown really has a look, sound, positive characteristics. It has real presence. Thanks for sharing!

[@terrydavis6132]

Geezzz .... Back in the day I used to haul coal in an old GMC 6v92- 13 speed , haha loaded chang gears 7 times crossing four lane highway .... The absolute best way to convert fuel and engine oil into noise

[@brnmcc01]

That must have been N/A engine. 6v92 TA with the right injectors and turbo setup can easily crank out 550hp, and with such a big usable RPM range, it's great for rocky mountain interstates fully loaded as you can wind it out to 2300+ rpm and then grab half a gear, and keep it up in the powerband. As long as you don't let it drop below 1700 and keep it wide open, they will run up a hill. When I drove one years ago, I could go up grapevine hill I-5 southbound with 79,000lb gross, and cruise up the hill at 1750 rpm at 49-50 mph, 50 psi on the boost gouge! Fun times. Yes it used a gallon of oil every 1000 miles, and only got 3-4 mpg going up and down all the hills on the west coast, plus LA county traffic, so it's nowhere near as good as a modern Series 60 - pre- EPA and DEF/DPF and all that BS with the right tune etc. Detroit series 60 pre-2007 would do just as good and get 6.5-7.0 mpg and not use any oil. But definitely not as fun to drive or sound as good! Freightliner FLD flattop with 13 speed pulling a 53' reefer.

[@douglasengle2704]

That's is best school bus I've ever seen! Rear engine with air bag suspension. Wow! Did they have A/C? Still noisy inside like a school bus. Hits those bridge expansion joints with heavy solid front axle. A school bus has to clime steep rural road grades with a full load of kids on board with sharp terrain changes on gravel roads. I'd think the school bus lady would be feel pretty proud driving one of these. There is a press video with Kamala Harris the VP in front of a school bus saying "Who doesn't Love a Yellow School Bus!" Really nobody Kamala unless they are surprised to see this one roll up.

[@alexs-zq6ni]

I really like the Crown Coaches from the ones that I have ridden in. Great turn radius and feel well grounded

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

Heck yeah, you can surely hear the turbo spooling up! Always loved that sound!

[@deanbanks3392]

I'm impressed with the schoolie. That will make a nice conversion.

[@EcoGreensFarm]

This is a nice bus, but I still think the old crowns with the Pancake 6-71 mounted mid-ship under the floor are the best.

[@asarand]

You're making a lot of good progress on your property. Good job on that schoolie.

[@toddrouch7526]

I used to drive a Thomas transit school bus, front engine, 40ft. Awesome turning radius, and it was fastest bus in the fleet. It was a little shaky @ 60 mph, but then it was smooth sailing on up to 75-80 mph. Pulled really strong up hill, out accelerating every semi truck that tried to pass me on the inclines. Lol hahaha 🤣😂 I loved driving that school bus. 😇😇

[@QueenNatasha_KingGibson8501]

Those sounds of a Detroit 6v92 takes me back to my childhood when I lived in Ontario Canada!! GO DETROIT!!!!!!!!!!!

[@galegregory341]

I am glad to see that bus gone and fixed or fixed and gone

[@GKMess42]

Very cool! Found your KZbin channel recently, so this is only the second or third video I've seen. I've been into busses since I was a very little kid, so I'll definitely be watching more!

[@Tommy_Mac]

Could the Bus Grease Monkey make a Top 10 list of his favorite buses? You could even categorize different lists by bus type. Would love to see that.

[@RobTuck1475]

Scott, I am digging those shop doors!! Keep up the great work and y'all stay safe ya hear!!

[@galegregory341]

Another one hits the road

[@galegregory341]

Thanks guys for my like

[@daviddyke3024]

I have no idea why I love the sound of a 2 stroke diesel but I do !

[@kenburner]

Love watching the videos of your work on all the different buses. Bus ride videos, not so much. One man's opinion.

[@jonwenger3584]

I agree. Driving around town is of no interest to me. This could have been about a three minute video.

[@GfrmdaBrnx]

Bus Grease Monkey??? You're more like the Bus Doctor :D Love your videos and all the cool buses you repair. Awesome!

[@jasonoxenbury4720]

What a beautiful bus. . the engine is perfect . Nice smooth ride . X beautiful roads to travel on . . Love to own one of these buses . But I live in the u.k . . We British have beautiful buses even .I love the video thanks for the ride

[@michaelcanto6175]

Sings like a Canary! Music to my ears,,,,,,ah

[@leewalker3514]

Wow I didn’t know that they put 6v in a school bus I have been driving a big truck for 45 years I Learn something today you are the best at what you do

[@gmc0422]

I am a California kid. The elementary school district I attended and the high school district all had Crown Coaches. Of course they were built in California. The buses I rode all had Cummins engines in them, but I understand a lot of the Crowns also carried Detroits. I'm seriously thinking about getting one of the later Crowns and converting it into an RV. I'd prefer one with gearing for highway speeds, and this later one with the 6V92. If it didn't already have an automatic transmission, I'd probably try to get an Allison automatic for it. I can drive a shift if I have to.

[@samrock7632]

Crown made some great Fire Trucks as well

[@marksmith-ew7ir]

Nice to see finished been along time fixing waiting on part's

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

Interesting seeing a old school bus there. That sounds like a really nice engine

[@christopherrasmussen8718]

Way back when I drove them , for 4 years. Last 2, I got new busses both years. Loved the tight new engines. Last was a 00 Thomas

[@brianherron5400]

Shop looks great 👍

[@stevehvac1]

Very very nice build

[@alexhood9438]

not even a schoolbus fan but this drivetrain and body combo are really friggin nice

[@bus213]

Awesome. I love Crown Supercoach buses.

[@Perich29]

my high school years was my last ride on these bus, those thing are like motorcoach, I've traveled on this from Fresno CA to Moro bay on this, its a nice ride.

[@ETennScott]

Watched half the video at normal room volume. Thought to myself, "Screw that! Too much good sound! Where're my headphones?" Enjoyed the video, but should be much better in my ears! Thanks Scott!!! 😊

[@tigerspook1]

That Crown 6V92TA is a real nice looking & sounding bus,...

[@BNforever2009]

Never had that kind of bus nowhere in Chicago. I used to drive the 71, and 77 passenger conventional school buses, Thomas, IH and Bluebird. And the 81 and 88 passenger front engine flat nose front engine buses from IH and Bluebird, the 81 passenger rear engine IH buses that were my favorite. I drove the 2001 and 2002 Vanhool coach buses including the short 26 passenger buses for charters. Drove the 1998-2001 MCI coach buses a lot. Had fun driving them even though i was younger.

[@gs3504]

Doors look amazing!!!

[@richardmullon5233]

You finally got that bus done, I didn’t drive those types just regular front steering buses which fine, no steering behind but I drove Atlantic City coach’s and I like those except for those old buses.!I drove a Prevost and that drove nicely

[@holdenbrougham7768]

The bus fair ol motors down the road hey , and sounds like it loves hills , sounds healthy

[@tracylemme1375]

I was in elementary school in the 1950s in Soutern California. It seems that all of the school districts used Crown Coach buses. In those days they were powered by Hall Scott gas engines mounted under the floor in the middle of the bus. In the early 60s they came powered by either Cummins or Detroit engines. All of these engines were mounted on their sides.

[@DOSputin]

California made! Crown Coaches are awesome. Lots of these new look Crowns still carting kids around in CA.

[@BlindBatG34]

I love the doors!

[@sierra1005sb]

Crown is the best bus ever 1904-1991 I did drive that version. I drove the 671 10speed crowns and trainer

[@bigdiesel9411]

Oh LAWD that downshift at 11:40 !

[@user-gf3mu5uc8j]

Lovely music!

[@lloydrobinson7081]

keep the videos coming

[@quincyhargrove1883]

That turbo sound is ignorant!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chrisdendinger3098]

Love that turbo spooling up,drove a 2020 blue bird in Wisconsin last spring for a school district love those flat nose busses

[@wendellyoung7713]

Just want to say your barn doors look really good like it it is looking good from window up in Ohio

[@SIONARAFLORIDA]

Love that pile of wheels @2:56

[@icenijohn2]

Those old Teleflex tachometers get unreliable when they're old, so it's easiest to just replace them with a VDO 3000 RPM tach that's driven off the alternator. My Teleflex wouldn't show 600 RPM at idle, but if I adjusted it then the top end readings were way off. I wanted to use a Speedhut tach, but they don't make a 3000 RPM tach in the right size.

[@markmartin5248]

I wish I had a bus since 1963. 59 years later...one day.

[@plowkingf15]

My wife had the same engine in a kenwoth It pulled a tanker.Truck was used when she bought it It had a 38 000 lb torsion bar rear suspension. It was odd .She had it replaced with an 8 bag air ride.

[@jamierushing8811]

Hi Scott from west Alabama love yA

[@AnthonyLapinski]

so cool!

[@luvr381]

That thing looks brand new.

[@scottbaker1018]

Ole lenny is like. WTH ? All these other rags get to get all this shit done on my turf and i can’t freakin turn a wheel 🤣🤣😂

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

He did get a leaf spring just a few months ago.

[@scottbaker1018]

Wow that crown has got months free space sheilded from nature 🤣🤣🤣😂

[@Bus.Chronicles]

*MOIST* ooooo baby, she sounds amazing!

[@davidowen888]

That's a good looking bus other than the paint 🎨

[@1320fastback]

Love it! Buss hauls A!

[@jamiesuejeffery]

In grad school, I drove motor coach. We drove a very similar engine, only placed in a 1991-1994 MCI. I drove in the midwest between 1994-1999. That 6v was the worst! We called it a, "driptoit." Even though it was serviced every six months and inspected by New York inspectors, one always expected puddles on the pre and post trip. Maybe it was bad because the coach was just too heavy. Maybe it was because the injectors were too small. Maybe it was something else. I don't know. All I know is that the PA mountains made me climb at 20MPH. I'd hate to see the reaction out here in the western U.S. where some mountain passes are over 10k ft. The newer coaches had a 60 series. That was glorious (except for that Allison 6 speed transmission).

[@davefroman4700]

All the old 2 strokes mark their territory. A lot of guys put the old trays back under the engine bays (that mechanics tossed asap) and made catch cans for these old buses. Its just part of being a Detroit 6V owner.

[@stanpatterson5033]

20mph up the big hills with a motorcoach? There was definitely something not right with the setup. Even with 80,000 lb gross weight, I could hold 25mph with a 6v92TA. What's tare and gross weight on a motorcoach? I'm thinking tare might be 35-40,000 lbs, and maybe 10-11,000lbs onboard with 46 people averaging 200 lbs each plus some luggage. Driptroit, that was normal. Green leakers ! I do have fond memories, sure glad that those days are behind me. 4-stroke all-the-way now, and only marred by complete computer control and never-ending nightmares with sensors. I don't believe I ever turned a paid mile with an Allison, but I can definitely attest to Eaton automatics being completely useless, until the warranty is up, then they are a huge moneymaker for the shops and a huge write-off for the companies that pay repair bills.

[@scotty2307]

The 6v92 is my favorite 2 stroke Detroit. I like the sound better than the 8v.

[@scotty2307]

Wow! I finally got to a part of the video where you can hear the turbo. Is that coming from the intake, or directly from the turbo? Sounds like maybe someone removed a sound baffle from the intake. I don't remember hearing that much turbo noise from the 6v92 powered busses I have worked on. I did notice that it climbed your driveway with little effort.

[@williamhansen5498]

Nice Road

[@o.c.smithiii2626]

“ I dont often whistle at girls, but when I do, it’s with my 6v92TA”

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

THAT bus is hauling.

[@Taliyon]

Never drove something with a 6V92 that didn't have the screwiest tach ever. 🤣

[@alcopower5710]

Music to my ears

[@brianbrwa]

Kitsap/Bremerton had a few. If I were to pick one up, I would look into repowering with a C8.3 or an M11. A 6 speed B400. I'm not always into Voiths.

[@j6sj7]

Gonna kind of miss the big yellow Crown in the yard, it was becoming part of the landscape. Doors look excellent! You going to do the wood siding around them, like on the apartment end?

[@marty0715yt]

That bus would be sweet i another color!!!

[@Fireman9ify]

Lovely snort off that bus, who needs a Radio, just listen to that engine sing

[@miguelperaza6615]

Shit gramma! Going downhill it's like riding an avalanche !

[@ronp.731]

Maybe blaze a walking trail through the woods down to the lower pads at the bottom of the great hill.

[@georgemann2630]

would love to see some detail on the construction of the big doors for the shop. Especially curious how much they weigh and what kind of hinges you used.

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Very basic. 2x4 frame, plywood sheeting. Will be spray foam insulated. Large barn hinges mounted with lag screws. 6’x14’ each. Probably 200lbs each

[@hamdude2109]

You are alive!!! Should we still pay the ransom?

[@chadwoodward5024]

Kind of curious about the alignment you did I know you had mentioned that you're going to post a video on that later so I assume you will.

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Hopefully this week. I’ve been very busy and kelly has been fighting a bad reaction to her covid booster so life’s upside down right now

[@socalzombies]

Hope she’s recovers fast

[@chadwoodward2573]

@@BusGreaseMonkey OMG! I hope she feels better, and don't worry just curios.

[@stevebot]

Beans? SMA is on your watch list, eh?

[@janosvarga962]

i say now it's road worthy condition.

[@markgloverville]

Would love for ya'll to demo the doors on these buses if the door is original.

[@timfrost4291]

We ran 6v92 in our 1985 Seagrave pumper. I know where a real low mileage 6v92 ddec is located. Might sell it. Low as in 20,000 miles.

[@SuperJohndeere4020]

Hows the Dodge doing Scott? Sounds like it still runs pretty good.

[@davefroman4700]

That motor will outlive the frame of that truck as long as they keep oil in it.

[@Wayoutthere]

I heard the distinct Allison AT-545 whine in 2th gear, correct?

[@terrydavis6132]

I was wrong about the engine in the previous comment , it was a 6 v 53 ..... No muffler

[@cmdrdarwin3682]

The Crown engine sounded great, but it seemed like the entire bus was constantly rocking around & rattling. Was it or was that just a video fluke?

[@CharlesReiche]

How is Tyler's bus coming along?

[@xanders.8650]

I wonder If you guys have a 1959 Gillig

[@Ryanfry262]

What year is it? Thats a cool unit!

[@Perich29]

1989

[@charlesmarcus7864]

I've always wondered what is that sound buses make at 0:55?

[@100realtorah3]

One question for you You're going converted into R v

[@natevanlandingham1945]

What is that person n the very end doing to the drive right in front of the shop. In the part in the end when your showing the road around the shop. You can see them over the box blade behind the tractor. Are they watering the gravel in or sweeping it?

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Disconnected our hose before it freezes that night.

[@natevanlandingham1945]

@@BusGreaseMonkey makes sense. I thought you were trying to water the rock in to get it to settle. Was thinking with all the rain y'all have had that probably wasn't necessary 😂

[@johnhanson4795]

is there much work for a old 32 year vet of autobody and paintless dentrepair using glues and rods in tennessee?.getting tired of minnesota winters.

[@gameboy4696]

How much does it costs to maintain these beasts?

[@dalemettee1147]

So Scott, how much lighter are these school busses then interstate models like yours?

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

It’s actually heavier base but the interior is gutted so it’s lighter than it will be with a conversion interior

[@hershelronson2564]

At least put a couple of fan belts on the engine of that school bus before everything's complete.

[@chevymantilltheend2451]

Well this question is not related to this video I’m die Gm man and just bought a 1995 Chevy 6.5 turbo Detroit and regardless of nay sayers wanna fix it would that be something would work on

[@MyFairbanks]

Are there better turbos that can increase the performance and mileage?

[@stanpatterson5033]

You can change turbochargers, but you're looking at big dollars and sometimes other mods are necessary in the vicinity of the turbocharger. They make specialized turbos that use variable-vane geometry; One guy out there makes a variable chamber, so that depending on the situation, it can act like a small turbo, and then as more boost can be utilized, it adjusts to vary the boost. That one's called Switchblade. There's another KZbinr named jpaydirt who converted over a highway truck and some of his off-road construction equipment to Switchblade turbos. Yielded great results, but came at a fairly chunky cost. You would want to discuss your needs with turbocharging professionals to determine your best course of action, whether going for better mileage or better engine performance, as to what choices might be right for your situation.

[@safetyvideos9866]

The torque converter is almost as noisy as the turbo in first gear.

[@scottontheboat2340]

How much are air bags ?