Greyhound Bus Rescue - Making it home with the PreWar

This is the final chapter of the Pre War Silversides Yellow Coach PDG4101 Rescue.
Purchase in September of 2019
Made to run in October and November 2019 - Belpre OH
New Springs - Indiana
Home - Traverse City, MI
Thank you to for all the help:
Scott Crosby - The Bus Grease Monkey / avonpicturethis
Tyler Crosby - Indiana Diesel / spyke383
Jacob E
Chris R
Milan R
See the Entire Journey • Getting Wheels and Tir...
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Music in this video
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (2005 Remaster)
Artist Talking Heads
Album This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Writers Jerry Harrison, David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz
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[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Congratulations

[@SilversidesSage]

And thank you for being there start to finish.

[@kevinhamling1963]

Hey man Kevin here from Australia. Wow that was one hell of an adventure but you persevered and now your two buses are together. Congratulations. ✌

[@kevinhamling1963]

@@SilversidesSage no worries man I'm loving your channel. ✌

[@olgaharris1103]

✨Loved this! The nostalgic feeling I get is concerning…🤗🤗🤗🤗🤣🤣🤣🤣. CONGRATULATIONS!!

[@leoncolyer9420]

A lot of work getting them home but you should be pleased with yourself and all the HELPERS on getting them back 👍👍👍 another good bus saved

[@olgaharris1103]

✨I must be a “BUS” geek!! This was oddly satisfying!!! 🤗. (Love the music) 💃💃

[@carlv8168]

Nice job. The Talking Heads tune was a perfect touch for your travel video!

[@chrisgreig5628]

RELEASED 1983 ?

[@buster7520able]

I applaud you and all the other fellows for restoring history .

[@jisforustin3043]

If that doesn't bring a smile to your face watching it cruise down the road...

[@BuckJones1909]

She looks good on the road! It appears to be a smooth ride!

[@steveheiser7111]

Your a real trooper Sage....I drove my 4103 from North Carolina to Florida and I was a nervous wreck until I got her parked in the driveway....

[@stevesalvage1089]

Now that's something to be proud off welldone , it's so important to save for future history , if we loose the past we can't go to the future , great lesson for all of us , Thankyou from England

[@elliottortiz3197]

Love it glad they both home now. Look forward to the renovations.

[@jeffersonspace]

Thanks for the video's Sage, and all that helped with the rescues. Happy Christmas!

[@phillipdawson8607]

So happy for ya best feeling seeing them home in the yard

[@michigansilversidebus2408]

Congratulations! That has to feel great seeing them sitting side by side. Looking forward to hearing your thought process on the layouts.

[@gravesendaustralia]

Giagantic effort and undertaking. Bringing the buses home.

[@dennissmith1469]

AWESOME!!! Prewar is finally Home. Congrats Sage. Cant wait to see the improvement and conversion videos to come.

[@garycallahan7867]

Congratulations! The end of part 1 leads to the beginning of part 2..

[@paulboyer6455]

Nice job can't wait to see them start to shine!

[@dickjohnson1158]

Really happy for you Sage , what a journey it’s been .

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

Long time coming! They look great great together!

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

One hell of a journey! Glad you can now move forward. Thanks for taking us along.

[@wallyfirkins1664]

You bus guys are a persevering bunch for sure. Congratulations Sage.

[@DavidWischnewski]

Congratulations!! 👍👍✌

[@reg8951]

Great job 👏

[@michaelharrison500]

Congratulations Sage You’ve certainly had a huge battle getting these two home But you’ve stuck with it you must be both pleased and relieved Cheers from Australia

[@rosswhatley5695]

Congratulations Sage all your bus assets in one place. Hope you have ,any more happy adventures. 🍾

[@charlesmair26]

That must feel really good.

[@busnutbiker]

Good Job..Congratulations!

[@louiscoryell5058]

I am glad that you finally have both buses home. It has been a long and difficult odyssey. Now, as you indicated, the fun of restoration begins!

[@gullreefclub]

Glad to see you finally got both buses home, Do yourself and buy a Remote starter button from Snap-On or MAC Tools both make really nice heavy duty ones that are worth there weight in gold in my personal opinion. I know it's a time honored practice to use a screwdriver(s) to jump starter solenoids but I have personally seen vehicles/engines damaged as well as people injured by doing it screwdrivers. Personally I think a block heater is an excellent investment, if you get coolant heater not only do they make starting 6-71's much easier to start when cold but they have the added bonus of warming the entire bus and building the bus is in as long as the building has a little bit of insulation but they will make the power meter spin a little bit faster because it is essential having an electric water heater running every minute they are plugged in. That said I had a friend who keep his Autocar Tow-Truck plugged in one winter in his shop while we were doing body-work/modifications on it in preparation for painting and after a few days of being plugged in it keep his shop that was 40'x50' above 70 degrees, which certainly beat the hell out of using torpedo heaters and a wood stove which at best would only heat the shop up to the low 60's mostly because the truck could stay plugged in 24/7 and the wood stove we would would not feed it any more fuel 2 hours before we were planning to knock off for the night so we could dump/clean the ashes out it because neither of us were comfortable leaving an unattended wood stove burning at night.

[@phil1fox]

❤️that is a beautiful not ending to the story

[@larryanderson8049]

tenacious ....would describe Sage!

[@busboyscollectionmuseumsta8708]

Congratulations 👍😉

[@swamprat69er]

Love the rear engine cover securement system.

[@moneygooddude]

Great job! Just to know these busses are going to continue to be used is Awesome! Thanks

[@terrystewart2070]

What a journey this has been Sage! Kudos for keeping the faith man. Got antifreeze in both I hope.....we don't need any cracked water jackets!

[@SilversidesSage]

Plenty

[@motortowncuriosites7005]

Glad you got them both home, you have a lot of mechanical work ahead to get them both reliable.

[@markwitkop7022]

It is interesting, watching a video, and all of the places that you are showing oh, I have been on those roads. Even had a son that lived in Kingsley. That's one main reason I like your videos your places are familiar

[@brianthom-dp5vc]

I love Silver Sides too! Looking at a '78 Gillig school bus.That's close enough B.T.

[@2flyabove]

You did it!!!!!

[@jrtej9575]

I'm glad to see those old gems saved...I was saddened to see an Aerocoach go to a scrapyard in NJ.

[@christopherrasmussen8718]

Congrats. I hope you guys make Hibbings . All you guys and your MCs. My Coach was sold in Holland. That’s a Wanderlodge and that’s my thing. Their might not be a 42 WL, but they did start in the mid 60s. My choice is an early 80s PT. Classic

[@bryancooper2699]

Glad you got the bus home. She smoking bad cause it’s ice cold. Once you were on the road it cleared up. 6-71’s very very sensitive to ice cold weather. Always have been. They can blow vapor like a cold if it near zero til it warms up

[@bryancooper2699]

Vapor like a car

[@wi11y1960]

Grats on getting it home Still need to tape up the windows just to keep some of the critters out.

[@Cougracer67]

And the snow!

[@russellmancillas4464]

Good Work, now get to restoration.

[@uliwehner]

it seems that brandnew block heaters for Detroit Diesels are only 70 bucks or so. Well worth it, i think.

[@dudeofrare]

You should do the block heaters. while you don't plan to: if you need to move a buss in the dead of winter, it would make it less of a choir.

[@PaintmanJohn]

Sage, Now we get to see what you plan to do with these buses. Show us your CREATIVE side ...

[@andypsunshineisle5655]

And finally breathe easy. Both back and its all under control. Lets say it was a character building experience.. Sleep for a week

[@robkelly9397]

Jeez, there's room for a couple more....

[@stanthology]

Talking Heads!

[@backwoodsentertainment358]

Congrats..looks like a ton of passionate misery

[@ianangusmann]

I have enjoyed watching your bus rescue videos. As I live in New Zealand I find it hard to understand the miles you had to travel to rescue this bus. Looking back at all the work and travel you did to finally get it home, would it have been easier and cheaper to put it on the back of a truck and just transport across the USA. I’m now looking forward to the restoration of these busses. I’ve never see one of these busses in NZ. Most of our busses came from Great Britain.

[@chrisgreig5628]

Halfcab Leyland ETC 1934 TO 1944 do You Remember The NZ railway Buses , the old Devonport Buses ,

[@ianangusmann]

@@chrisgreig5628 No i live in the South Island. But i do remember the old Railway Bedford busses.

[@chrisgreig5628]

@@ianangusmann I live in Rarotonga now but an old shore boy

[@jim874]

GOOD GOOD GOOD! I guess sealing up the '41's windows , and then replacing them eventually comes soon?

[@mikerozegnal7108]

Trying to figure out why you drove through downtown Grand Rapids if you came ou of Holland. Seems to me that was out of the way when you could have taken I 96 east to 131 north or 31 north to 96 east to 131 North, just curious.

[@SilversidesSage]

196 to M6 to 131. I don't like the 196 to N131 on ramp...

[@mikerozegnal7108]

Ok...

[@craigorford9932]

Would make a good RV

[@tony66au]

Huge sigh of relief all the way from Aus Sage. I am glad to see you didnt try to tape up the holes for the trip, it just doesnt work without Tek Screws and poly sheet, A few observations for you though. In the final Parking of the Silver Ghost you backed the old girl in like a Gas powered vehicle slipping the clutch at revs to control speed and keep her moving. Thats the opposite of what you do with an oil burner. Idle or slightly above and fully engage the clutch allowing the torque of the Diesel to do the work. Scary in reverse I know but you wont chew through clutches. The other observation is your relative experience with heavy vehicles and is perhaps a reflection on those who should know this stuff but the air system and especially older versions is always a weak point and what you had repaired after the Holland event was 100% predictable given the climate the bus came from, its age and unknown service condition. You will always get Moisture in an air system, you will also always get Oil in an air system of this age as thats the nature of old air compressors and so water and oil make Goo that will over time solidify and infest (Best word for it) your air system. That Canadian Guy kinda did the air hose thing as did you I believe but flushing lines clean is always a must because otherwise the crud accumulates where you least want it to accumulate. The old an Ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure maxim comes in to play. Now I dont know IF or if not Why but you should have been given an essential punchlist relating to Bus Rescue so Id suggest that all the accumulated knowlege be collated and that You, Jason and "Those in the Know" should Write a book that contains all this hard earned and fought knowledge and self publish it. The reason why You and Jason should do it is because Jason obviously has more mechanical experience but you both struggled with issues that you probably realised could have been avoided. I know I sound a bit mean in my comments but its not meant in a mean spirited way, I made some monumental cock-ups in my late teens to mid 20's buying, repairing and restoring old Buses and later when I owned Trucks both big and small that knowledge saved me a lot of grief and expense knowing what, how and with what to restore and maintain the various oil burners in my life and I shared this throughout the time I sent training new drivers and keeping old drivers compliant. Write that book Guys, Grab a draft and get Tyler to contribute, get Phil to contribute (And anyone else at BusBoys), Add piccies coz Piccies sell books and give it a humorous name. Hell Id buy a copy! Cheers, Tony

[@gordonmacqueen8694]

a bus vid featuring Talking Heads? #win

[@AlisonFort]

Really pleased for you Sage❤️

[@strayhound61]

O MY Gosh Sage! How did you stand the cold? I would have had to tape some Masonite over those open windows first. Congratulations! Another big accomplishment. Can't wait to see the next steps. Love the Talking Heads Music! (Tried to see David Byrne in NYC last year. Tickets were $600/ea and every show was completely sold out! Saw it on TV later. GREAT SHOW!) Going to go someplace now and get warmed up!

[@SilversidesSage]

I saw his American Utopia in Grand Rapids

[@strayhound61]

@@SilversidesSage You're a lucky guy! We were in Grand Rapids on our return trip from the FMCA Rally in North Dakota two summers ago.

[@strayhound61]

Good article on David Byrne on nme dot com under the big read December 18 2020

[@douro20]

Need to fix the exhaust as well on the engine. It sounds like a big-block gas engine from the front when you move it.

[@SilversidesSage]

That and more exhaust goes into the bus than out the tailpipe. Notice the black build up on the door?

[@b.abrackus6403]

I miss videos from this channel...l wonder if this is all she wrote?

[@scotttex1054]

Hi Sage, any updates for the remodel part of this? Good luck!

[@stevemccoy8138]

What are you going to do with them, and are you going to restore both. Thanks and Good Luck. 🇺🇸

[@swamprat69er]

What is the deal with the '55 Packard Clipper Super up against the fence?

[@SilversidesSage]

Lots of toys where I park the buses

[@fordirs]

And now the work starts.What happened with the left rear light?

[@SilversidesSage]

They're just temporary they never really fit well

[@chrisfannin5708]

Could have been some bad either it's definitely not what it used to be

[@jefferyepstein9210]

I can’t help but wonder if these busses drove soldiers during WWII to leave for war and how many didn’t make it back.

[@SilversidesSage]

We know it hauled soldiers for 4 years.

[@jefferyepstein9210]

@@SilversidesSage That’s awesome

[@uliwehner]

sage you are still hugging the right side of the lane, hug the left. why is the door open on the right at 13:00? anyway, congratulations! not many 80-year-old buses on the interstate...

[@SilversidesSage]

We just wanted to get home.

[@uliwehner]

@@SilversidesSage fair enough. happy for you

[@hughroney6342]

With any luck you will learn how to drive!! KEEP RIGHT except to pass!!!! That truck should not of had to pass YOU on the right.....

[@fredkaminski6138]

How is that safe to drive on the road?!

[@SilversidesSage]

Hmmm, good brakes, bumpers, new tires, headlights, brake lights and taillights. Plated and insured, I even installed a seatbelt. What's the problem?

[@fredkaminski6138]

Headlight missing, windows glass missing , no working heat or defrost . As a retired truck driver, I've have been put out of service driving safer trucks. What about license plates or insurance? It seems that R.V. People get to skate around the law. It should have been towed or trailered to your property.

[@SilversidesSage]

Unfortunately you're confused. This is an RV, and nothing you just cited prevents an RV from operating legally. The video clearly shows my license plate, and as I explained I am registered and insured. We had numerous police officers pass us, one waved at me. I'm sorry you disagree with Michigan state law.

[@bus-fun-addict]

@@fredkaminski6138 He is cold and miserable but legal. Go do something. Quit trying to control everyone else.

[@sparky739]

Left lane hog! Slower traffic keep right.

[@jefferyepstein9210]

Maybe there was a turn-off coming up on the left?

[@sparky739]

@@jefferyepstein9210 Did you see any warning signs of an upcoming left turn in the opening drive video. And they were out in the boonies on an Interstate, it looked like. A pickup truck had to pass them on the right lane. Just bad road manners. In Europe, it is REALLY bad manners to pass on the right. If you're slow, stay in the right lane. The only reason I can think of that he might have been driving out there is perhaps a smoother lane to record his video in.

[@jefferyepstein9210]

@@sparky739 Europe sucks. MURICA!!!

[@cheriekowalski3924]

I have a bus better looking than that I'm in arizona I have a Detroit diesel 2 stroke engine 1959 4104 671 runs one of the rods snapped for the 1st and 2nd gear that's all someone told me it was a 400.00 dollar fix but anyway I was asking 20,000

[@rickygs6434]

Congratulations