Will it start? Detroit diesel 6v92TA. Wanderlodge RV 1st start

[@QLFProductions]

I just love seeing them old diesels get brought back to life.

[@dendkmac]

I know you have a shop that you do all the repairs at, but it's really commendable that you drive up there and help this supporter. to be honest I actually missed your road videos.

[@natevanlandingham1945]

He originally said that I think half of next year he was planning to be on the road fixing busses....could of been half this year time flys? The people are paying for a mobile mechanic but it still is cool!

[@siaripop7]

Wow! That engine runs smoothly even after sitting for a decade.....but having someone around to make sure the start doesn't go south is equally important. Great job!

[@craigsowers8456]

Good to see you back "on the Road again" (as Willie would say) ... miss your "rescue" vids !!! And this one is worthy of rescue ... little spit and polish, revision of the the 70's interior and it'll be a fine runner IMHO.

[@robertgarrett5009]

So glad your back on the road, even without Lenny.

[@richardgreene3460]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE the road trips. It brings back awesome memories of the early days of BGM!!!!!!!!!!

[@johngaither3830]

Damn! The last thing I expected was that engine to start and run as if it had been driven the night before and parked. I think this one might just be a diamond in the rough. Cockpit looks really nice, and I bet all the mold will wash off easily. Well hell, you deserve an easy one every now and then.

[@Diesel8290]

Nice that thing ran like it started yesterday, I bought an old Mercedes 3 litre diesel recently that sat 15 years, put on a new starter and half a turn and she was running. Can’t beat the old stuff,

[@benzlover55]

I have a 1987 300SDL and I can't exaggerate how much I love the bump-the-key start of these babies. It's so unbelievably satisfying to an automotive geek like myself.

[@jonthomassings5003]

I drove big rigs for 50 years and know that a driver's best friend is a good mechanic! Much respect for what you do. Love your theme song! Best regards, Jon

[@edwarddeyojr.793]

It's nice to see an on the road rescue again,,,i like watching your shop videos but there is a mystery element when you have to go on the road,,😍🇺🇸stay safe,,

[@bnelson313braveheart]

This bus rescue brings back old times! It’s still better to work in a shop though where you have an arsenal of tools ready to go.

[@stevesidden9584]

Great show glad to hear your old theme song again stay safe my friend God bless you and your family👍👍

[@hydro2wheel]

Thank you Scott for sharing another travelling bus mechanic episode!

[@ericd2791]

i own a Wanderlodge & love it. watching you videos about them help me out with working on it. if this video was last mouth, i would have send them some used but good tires. but they sold by now.

[@johnnyhunter4345]

Scott, you have found a world that both you and your customers are happy. First it was GMC's and now you are helping all older bus owners....and thank you for sharing with us....TN and You Tube were good moves...now good health....

[@chancevonfreund1156]

Very cool older bus .You guys are mechanical wizards.

[@christopherrasmussen8718]

Ran right over to the WOG and spread the word. Glad to see a road trip. Hope he gets it running and head to your shop. Love to see more of this coach. I had the bread I bring my LX up. One day.

[@pinwizz69]

Nice to see you doing some road trip work again. Looks like the owner needs the AMMO channel guys to shoe up and do their magic to that bus and make it look better than new on the outside. I've watched a couple of their vids and was amazed at the level of professionalism they have doing jobs on various equipment. One on them was on the interior of a twin engine aircraft that sat for over a decade window missing birds and varmints living in it including defacating on the leather seats. By the time they were finished it looked and smelled factory fresh inside out. You can actually buy their products direct to save money and follow their vids to see how to use them.

[@bruceshenkel6991]

WOW, That was a quick start up . Amazing after sitting all that amount of time . Good luck with the rest of the maintenance .As always Scott ,You're the best.......

[@williamhague2768]

Well Done! Thanks for throwing in the original BGM theme song. It’s cool... and appropriate for the road trip!!

[@wazza33racer]

Ahhh, the ole 6V92 started like a champ )) She aint even shmokey.

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

Sometimes an uneventful start after a long sleep is a real good thing. Good Luck on the new purchase.

[@donlum9128]

The Wanderlodge RVs were the RV to have in the 1990s.

[@woog74]

Motor sounded fantastic for sitting as long as it did. Barely touched the starter and it was running. When you said the turbo was full of oil I really expected to see clouds of smoke. Will be a nice old Wanderlodge when cleaned up. Bet he got a good deal on it.

[@GinosGarageUSA]

Nice work, happy to see another Wanderlodge going to be saved! I am glad that the injector fixed the problem. If he needs the rest of them, he is more than welcome to them. That looks like it's an 84-1/2 PT 40 so it should have 9B90 injectors. Those are good old engines, and they do not have near the mileage of the bus engines you are normally trying to bring back to life!

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

That's going to be a beautiful bird with a lot of TLC. Probably will need all the rubber checked after sitting that long (hoses and bags). Glad they are changing tires out.

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

Wow, unbelievable how it popped right off! It sounded great and didn't even smoke! From the little bit of the interior that could be seen it looked pretty good!

[@edwardantrobusjr2253]

I'm watching the snow & hearing 40° early in the video. I'm sitting in northern Oklahoma 3 months later, & it's 110°!

[@dannycrooks8462]

Great to see you back on the road 😃😃

[@silasmarner7586]

It seemed pretty clean in the engine bay and yes that motor seems to run fantastically. A li'l elbow grease and the outside will clean up real gud. Great video Scott.

[@stevesalvage1089]

Yep always great to see a first start ! Just to remind anyone there's a check list to do on An old Detroit after standing ! Thanks for sharing !

[@avail1.]

well GM, that Lodge fired nice and sounded healthy. thank you again for a look at something different. 🕊

[@johncampbell6884]

Just Saying, Detroit Diesel is one hell of a motor.

[@marty0715yt]

WOW!! 10 years --100 years she started like she never took a rest.

[@garthlundquist3623]

I drove the 6V92 for 300,000 miles pulling 80,000 pound gross loads around Washington and Oregon. Fortunately it was paired with a Fuller 13 speed Road Ranger: I needed all those gears coming up from the mills that were built on the salt water. That motor was dependable, but only lasted 400,000 miles before needing a rebuild. By year 2000, we were seeing Cummins motors last 1.5 million miles in line haul service. Much of the longevity was due to the far lower rev limit of the newer engines.

[@goatboycasto]

When I was a teenager we use to camp all the time, a friend of mine’s grandfather owned one of these..was nicest rv I had been in.. they said it was previously owned by Waylon Jennings if memory serves me..

[@steves9905]

Wow. Never have I ever tried a resurrection that started so easy...mine always seem to involve seized engines or head gaskets or blown trans. Lucky RV!

[@darrenw2803]

rv steve???

[@jdawz2816]

Your My Hero!!!🤗🤗

[@ralphups7782]

it's good to see you hitting the roads again. i am guessing that if a machine needs a thorough investigation the shop would be the ideal place to bring it to. 👈🦉👍

[@jeffmech600]

The only smart one who stands back on start up 😆😆

[@RL-xb4gz]

Great Saturday morning video to wakeup to.

[@vrsac242]

Love it I miss Scott going out on the road.

[@bradklingensmith]

Had to order a new t-shirt, thanks for having them supply fat guy sizes.

[@marty0715yt]

I like first starts!!!! Customer thinkin of his Bus Exspert with the rain protection!!! Hey-- where's the heat and the coffee?? And muffins???????

[@JeffBautch]

I agree,I would to onw one,here my favorite rvs,the regular and double

[@davidbarnsley8486]

That was a very easy start up and that engine looks very good No blue smoke at all I think he has a beautiful bus well will be once it is cleaned and out of the weather Good one Scott great to see you out again I think that shop is spoiling you a bit But that is completely understandable 👍👍👍

[@darrinsantiago3110]

You got me as a fan for life

[@allenkuester781]

The best thing I use to clean the mold off fiberglass and aluminum is dawn dish soap and a little bleach! Plus a good brush and elbow grease! Lol,,, I was given an old camper that was white and tan ,,,, but had so much mold from sitting,,,, first thing I did was cleaned it. The next day the guy that gave it to me wanted it back cause it look like new when cleaned,,,, lol

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

The old theme makes a return!

[@walterbordett2023]

That is going to be a sweet bus after a lot of sweat equity and parts.

[@genehart261]

A grand old coach, Bluebird Wanderlodges were among the best ever made.

[@charlessoule8587]

Been a minute since you did a on the road fix!

[@jimheckert5383]

God bless America. Thanks

[@bullnukeoldman3794]

That exhaust cleaned up quickly.

[@danoakes8680]

Engines do not run away! Mechanics run away, engines OVER SPEED. I love them old detroits. The old school guy.

[@1940limited]

I can't believe the stuff this guy does!

[@HemlockRidgeUSA]

Love the new theme song. That's awesome!

[@josephalberta1145]

That did not start for 10 years? It started better than mine does on a colder day.

[@christopherrasmussen8718]

They are out there. I might sell the LX and get what I wanted in the first place. I mid 80s PT

[@toddrouch7526]

Too easy. I hope y'all got a good home cooked meal, at least. For making that 200 miles trip.😁😁

[@benjimenfranklin7650]

It sounded really pretty .

[@davidowen888]

The weather is krazy ! The poor poor wandering lodge 🤧

[@18robsmith]

Some days they start soooooo easily. Sounds quite sweet. Will it arrive in your shop any day soon?

[@detroitgarage9430]

That's on healthy 6V92T, started like it was just shut down.:)

[@kg4yhr]

Great video as usual scott and i have seen only 1 of those wonderlodges before was a cool motorhome that i would love to have they were made in georgia

[@robertneville2022]

6v92 was a damn good motor

[@ObamaoZedong]

With the BGM on the job it's not a 'will it start?' it's an 'it will start!'

[@gwstonemason]

Thinking the same thing.

[@bill8582]

I found a 1970 Wanderlodge for sale, there is only a couple of pictures, but it looks to be a dual axle, it's hard to see, but that would make it a diesel pusher, they have it listed as a gasoline, said they can't find the title, it's cheap, I may go look at it, but it sounds like this one, been sitting for several years, the man that owned it passed away, and his kids are trying to sell it, or that's the story anyway.

[@francisjaniewski5990]

My brother in law drove old semi with a Detroit diesel. He said he literally dispersed in on a highway drive 75 miles one way to Chicago. Fuel it and load a 5 gallon can of oil and away you go.

[@darrinsantiago3110]

Love the song man it's great

[@robwhite3241]

I love Wanderlodges! Ours has the Cat engine though

[@MrBilldo426]

There’s universal keys you can buy online cheap. They work on any vehicle before 2000. I’ve got a set and they’ve never failed me. Just a tip👍

[@jeffshull.7780]

Ever come to Illinois? I have a generator in a 1990 fleetwood pace arrow that the local rv techs can’t figure out. It won’t stay running. Stuff was replaced, and then more stuff replaced and still nothing…

[@claytoncomeaux414]

She lives again!

[@georgecoffman377]

I think you came to Indiana across from the Indy 500 and rescued a Bluebird bus . I saw you I think but didn’t get a chance to say hi .

[@ineverhadthemoney7857]

in the back round -- I see the same air compressor --I -have in my shop //it has o belts drive

[@americanrambler4972]

Is there going to be a follow up video on this bus? It looks like it might be in better overall condition than expected. A good scrub, rub and polish will probably really shine this one up nice.

[@stevest.martin3940]

Any wanderlodge needs and deserves to be put back on the road I’d love to own one but the upkeep would bankrupt me. So I own a tiffin gas coach.

[@AlisonFort]

Like old times!

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

Rock on 🤘 Scott, rock on!

[@avioncamper]

That was a quick fix, sad to see a Bird look so unloved and in disrepair.

[@williamdrake8551]

Love the theme song !

[@briangodbey5511]

From the fleet of cuzin eddie shes a bute clark

[@lloydrobinson7081]

cool clip, keep them coming

[@tompena7487]

Nice job

[@luketalkin5000]

Have you ever heated up a stuck injector in an oven to 300-400 F? Seem like that would keep you age on damaging tempers, but would soften up the goo sticking things.

[@davidellzey8447]

Love this video!!

[@craigmonteforte1478]

At first Glance i didn’t think this WanderLodge was in terrible Shape other than being filthy on the Exterior , the motor sounded okay when you got it going without too many big issues that you revealed ? i will admit i’m a little Partail towards Wander Lodges of that era as i have Familynthar had one and it was one of the first RVs i got to travel in they also had a Rental Company of the originalWinnebago Gas models they ran in the 1970s you and others will laugh because My Dad one time couldn’t beleive that my Uncle had to put Senty something Dollars worth of Fuel to fill up the tank in New York before they drove back toVirginia i guess in a weird way i also like those older Winnebagos too despite how Ugly of a Big Box they actually are

[@joemason9187]

Awsome dude

[@francisjaniewski5990]

Cool motor home. How well does it run? Did you keep it or thinking on selling it? Where you located?

[@neilpuckett359]

Why would anyone park a beautiful rig like that for years out in the elements?

[@donmoore7785]

One of your easiest "field" repairs. What causes the "banging on a pipe"-type sound of the engine, which I assume is normal?

[@aussiebloke609]

Probably just because they're two-stroke engines - it gives them a distinctive clatter as they run. Similar to how a two-stroke dirt bike sounds so different to its four-stroke brethren.

[@natevanlandingham1945]

The original song makes an appearance on this one!!

[@mojo68mitch]

We’ll that was too dam easy.

[@JeffinTD]

It looks like a reject from a post-apocalypse mad max knock off casting call, but I think potentially it could become a nice rig with reasonable time and $.

[@brianballa3086]

heck yes WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Thanks for sharing...

[@davefroman4700]

Even though it looks rough I bet that coach has less than 100,000 miles on it.

[@pmae9010]

Hey Scott, what is the tool number on the Snap-on timing tool, those are hard to find and way more accurate than a pick.

[@crashandburngaming5103]

That weather is called spring here in al AlbertaCanada lol

[@garyglasscock7665]

There is a wonderlodge or travel lodge with front end damage in a tow yard in Escondido California if you know anybody that is interested