Sage Coach Winter Projects - Working on an old Greyhound Bus

Sage looks at some projects to get the "Sage Coach" ready to cruise next summer.
EDIT: Holy Wah! Sorry for all the "Premiere" B.S. KZbin is crazy...

[@ryckrowan6153]

Hey Sage not getting any younger. I'm 75. Set yourself up a upper body support to work on water manifold. Just plywood cut to length laying on a step ladder helps. Cole Hershey switch can be cleaned with military contact cleaner. Use blade style fuse holder not tube style. By doing this change less thing to go wrong. Car body insulation put on the ceiling will make easier to heat. Thanks for the video

[@natetheaxebattles2898]

soooo...pretty much everything! haha. Rad bus though. I love working on vintage vehicles. I have a 46 Ford 1.5 ton truck, and a 73 Ford F100. When you opened your fuse panel I expected it to look like mine. Not one fuse, just heavy guage wires between connections. Very strong fire hazard haha! Get wet on very rainy days and shorts my lights out. Fun while driving at night. The sparks are fun though. Its like a mini firework show in my dash. I have my sights set on a Silversides also. Spoke to Jason and he gave me some good leads. My retirement plan is a Silversides coach!

[@jonhaugstad8339]

We used to have a dash mounted solenoid to shut the air to the steering off going down road ,only used assist when needed

[@brucebonkowsky9406]

Hey sage I love your bus I would like to say I do a few things Scott did .1 on those pull switch board before you pull that board there was a spray I used to clean all electrical connections I SPRAY one section then another do the light switch last after if it goes out then you can individually clean all next I would by this roof coating Scott bought for Lenny to seal the roof from leaks and in the summer cooler next anything out side even powerwashing the engine compartment and get paint after you remove the parts clean paint and replace on the radiator I was going to say there a product called ALUM-SEAL IT'S ALUMINUM POWDER TO FIX LEAKES,IN RADITOAR HEAD GASKETS ANY SMALL LEAKS

[@busoldmanphil7293]

Hey Sage. I thought I had seen all your vids. Just spotted this. If you had 137 buses side by side, you would not see two identical governor conglomerations.

[@robertironside3166]

It all sounds good Sage. Keep up the good work. Patina though... ugh lol It's such a tired word and concept nowadays; It smacks of FAD. This Bus needs love in the outer aesthetic. Pick a colour... go for it. Make it fresh again. It will fuel whatever mechanical issue you're working on in the future and warrant the work.

[@michigansilversidebus2408]

Someone told me the cavity in the floor used to push heat through the bus and channel the clutch/ gear selector rods was lined with asbestos. I was never able to confirm that so to be safe I ran aluminum 3" duct work for my diesel heater, It worked great and heats the bus very well! Great video Sage! Your punch list has inspired me to add some things to my list!

[@SilversidesSage]

The channel is asbestos-lined but it's sealed. I still want to see your bus John.

[@michigansilversidebus2408]

@@SilversidesSage thanks for the info! I’m in your neck of the woods several times a year, I’ll let you know next time I’m up north and maybe we can cross paths. I’d love to see your busses in person

[@akawireguy1197]

I converted all the glass fuses in my old van to circuit breakers by doing this: get some copper tubing of the appropriate diameter to match fuse clip diameter. Cut a narrow slot down one side, then cut into appropriate lengths. Push the blades from your circuit breakers, centered on the slot and solder them in. Now cut a wide slot in the middle to create the two halves. Now you can plug this assembly in where a fuse had been and never have to replace a fuse again. I have had mine in for years and haven't changed a fuse in that time.

[@busoldmanphil7293]

Good show, Sage.

[@motortowncuriosites7005]

You have a lot of work ahead. I would start with getting the engine 100% dialed in, but that is just my mind set. Looking forward to watching the progress.

[@douro20]

I begin to wonder just how many miles are on the engine on Tyler's bus. That thing is so tight it's nothing short of amazing.

[@motortowncuriosites7005]

@@douro20 indeed, Tyler has a great start point as he has a good engine. That seems to me to be the most critical , besides air and brakes of course.

[@heartland96a]

Take it slow and check and test EVERYTHING lol . Hope you don't get overwhelmed

[@anniechapman1614]

be cool to see the red and blue paint

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

That upper left mystery button is the reverse solenoid. That open panel over the driver was the factory A/C temp and heater controls. Thanks for the video!!!!

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

What a great blank slate Sage, it's going to be a lot of work, but we'll worth it in the end. I can't wait to see the interior come together.

[@BusWithUs.]

So many fails, so many memories on that epic trip! Oh and the $500 chair! :)

[@markwitkop7022]

Greetings from Midland MI. My family settled in TC in the late 1700s. Nice town.

[@Antonyg2100]

Great bus!! Cant wait to see it when you start the inside area

[@rickmacallen4874]

Make sure you block that bus up or otherwise your tires will dry rot on ya

[@codymeyer5279]

Love these old 1940s Silversides busses. What series/model of Detroit engine are usually in these buses?? They are awesome Sounding!!

[@markphilpott8735]

Thanks for the overview. Its like eating an elephant...you have to do it one bite at a time. I take it you are a knife and fork man. Best of luck and progress.

[@charlesmair26]

Thanks for the video , one thing's for sure sure you'll never be Bored.

[@stephen6378]

It will be great to see some of this ongoing work!

[@phillipgarside4438]

Hi Sage, it was good to see the buss properly. I’d throw a heater in it and spend the rainy days working on the inside and save the engine and exterior for summer 😊 For your switch panels, try soaking them in a Ultra Sonic cleaning machine. It works a treat for vintage computer switches that you can’t pull apart. They seem to blow the dirt off the contacts. Look forward to seeing more. :)

[@SilversidesSage]

Rainy days? It will average 15 degrees for most of the winter.

[@phillipgarside4438]

@@SilversidesSage I gotta remember your 15degrees is below freezing :) I don’t know how I would go in your winter, I’m so used to 100+f days from when I worked in the mines in the north of Western Australia.

[@normsaunders6085]

Are there any holding tanks or water tanks behind the sheet metal underneath? Toilet and sinks must have had something..

[@busnutbiker]

Good video Sage, I too have much to do but thankfully I’m almost done with undercarriage, front and rear.

[@heartland96a]

Could a crow foot wrench help with that manifold ?

[@robkelly9397]

Love you're work Sage, thank God its not a live stream.....

[@jmb874]

Those switches in the dash look like they have seen their better days a while ago. If you try to clean them, and use a contact cleaner such as DeOxit by Caig, which is a great cleaner, beware that it can swell and deform some types of phenolics used in some types of wafer switches. And maybe those push-pull switches. I use a micro brush ( I buy mine for my model railroad at a hobby store) and very lightly clean the switch contacts that way, making sure not to drown the switch. Cleaned a lot of switches in old 1950-1960 vintage Ham Radio gear that way. I'd check in with Yoda... umm I mean Phil ... and see what he says. He will know best. I hope you film that panel while you restore it.

[@SilversidesSage]

Phil showed us how to do that when we were in Bloomington. He uses an emery cloth and a nail file.

[@busoldmanphil7293]

Yoda??. My alter ego is mesmerized. You can call me Phyllis.

[@strayhound61]

On the last video you had a problem coming home with the brakes not releasing. Did I miss where you said what you discovered with that when you got home?

[@SilversidesSage]

That was a different bus. Keep an eye out for another pre-war video

[@strayhound61]

@@SilversidesSage Thanks Sage, I'm Soooo confused. Looking forward to hearing the rest of the story.

[@FB-111A]

Looking forward to seeing the progress

[@AdilThowfeek]

update pls

[@AlisonFort]

You’ve got your work cut out but a lot of it looks like fun stuff now

[@BusWithUs.]

Run some new 2/0 power cables from the batteries.

[@thomaswinacott4785]

What's happening

[@douro20]

Was that auxiliary panel already back there when you bought the bus? That is a very uncommon thing in a 3751.

[@gloppie3139]

What year is this bus and the other bus you talked about? Thanks

[@cheeseburger9232]

Why the live comments turned off, or was it just f or me

[@SilversidesSage]

That has to do with the KZbin Premiere feature which is useless.