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Loren turns off the grader

Loren turns off the grader

"Loren please, please don't hit my bus"

"Loren please, please don't hit my bus"

Using the Old as God Road Grader to fill in the Grand Canyon

Using the Old as God Road Grader to fill in the Grand Canyon

Getting ready to check for water in the oil on...

Getting ready to check for water in the oil on...

6v92 Detroit Diesel for sale

6v92 Detroit Diesel for sale

Why are fishbowl fuel tanks in the front

Why are fishbowl fuel tanks in the front

Train horns of 5246

Train horns of 5246

Oil change for gearbox on 5246

Oil change for gearbox on 5246

Where is that transmission fluid leak coming from?

Where is that transmission fluid leak coming from?

Adding oil to the steering gearbox on 5246

Adding oil to the steering gearbox on 5246

Gradually working the bobcat into an area that isn't in the way

Gradually working the bobcat into an area that isn't in the way

upside down

upside down

"It's moving day"

"It's moving day"

5400 doubles as a tow truck

5400 doubles as a tow truck

Got Betsy moved. Now we move the oil and bobcat

Got Betsy moved. Now we move the oil and bobcat

What could go wrong?

What could go wrong?

Two minutes of a fishbowl moving a bobcat

Two minutes of a fishbowl moving a bobcat

Fishbowl parking brake confusion

Fishbowl parking brake confusion

It works. Needs some lube I think...or something

It works. Needs some lube I think...or something

"Note to self: Don't ever take that off again"

"Note to self: Don't ever take that off again"

More paint on the back wheel for 5246

More paint on the back wheel for 5246

Putting the window clip in

Putting the window clip in

Putting some love into a window of 5246

Putting some love into a window of 5246

Taking the parking brake apart on 5400...

Taking the parking brake apart on 5400...

"I learned how to fix something that is obsolete"

"I learned how to fix something that is obsolete"

Leave it to Loren to provide clarity

Leave it to Loren to provide clarity

How can one bolt and two spacers cause so much trouble?

How can one bolt and two spacers cause so much trouble?

Installing parking brake spring on 5400

Installing parking brake spring on 5400

5246 Finishing touches on the wheel

5246 Finishing touches on the wheel

Getting the shelving bracket in place

Getting the shelving bracket in place

5246 Painting the rear wheel

5246 Painting the rear wheel

5246 Blowing the dirt out of its window track

5246 Blowing the dirt out of its window track

Preparing the bracket that'll hold the shelving in place

Preparing the bracket that'll hold the shelving in place

Looking for a needle in a haystack...

Looking for a needle in a haystack...

Installation of missing window retainer on 5246

Installation of missing window retainer on 5246

Painting mirror and rear wheel for 5246

Painting mirror and rear wheel for 5246

Twenty-two minutes of driving 5400. Its first time out.

Twenty-two minutes of driving 5400. Its first time out.

Twenty-two minutes of driving 5400. Its first time out.

Twenty-two minutes of driving 5400. Its first time out.

Took a minute but...

Took a minute but...

Going into Harry's after I drove Scotty's bus from Perris

Going into Harry's after I drove Scotty's bus from Perris

Loren, LITERALLY, backseat driving the bus as we leave Harry's

Loren, LITERALLY, backseat driving the bus as we leave Harry's

Scotty's yard is hidden in the middle of a sea of greenhouses

Scotty's yard is hidden in the middle of a sea of greenhouses

Some cool "passenger POV" of Scotty's bus

Some cool "passenger POV" of Scotty's bus

Five minutes of riding in the back of Scotty's bus with Loren

Five minutes of riding in the back of Scotty's bus with Loren

Recap of day with Scotty...

Recap of day with Scotty...

"Show me the bees"

"Show me the bees"

On the ground problem so many old fishbowls have

On the ground problem so many old fishbowls have

Bees and walking through Scotty's bus yard

Bees and walking through Scotty's bus yard

Talking "injectors" with Loren and Scotty

Talking "injectors" with Loren and Scotty

Loren and the G-rated short version of 5246 operating in Santa Monica

Loren and the G-rated short version of 5246 operating in Santa Monica

Loren explains "dip shifting" to me (again) while we're driving 5400

Loren explains "dip shifting" to me (again) while we're driving 5400

Wrapping up our day with Scott Richards

Wrapping up our day with Scott Richards

Scotty's Covid project

Scotty's Covid project

Checking out bus 111 at Scott Richards's yard

Checking out bus 111 at Scott Richards's yard

"Does it matter?"

"Does it matter?"

On the way to Scott's yard to pick the car...and look at bees

On the way to Scott's yard to pick the car...and look at bees

I'm done for now. Gotta get more oven cleaner then do it again

I'm done for now. Gotta get more oven cleaner then do it again

Round two of cleaning the 6v92 Detroit Diesel powerplant

Round two of cleaning the 6v92 Detroit Diesel powerplant

Listing and wrapping an old standard transmission

Listing and wrapping an old standard transmission

Getting busy on the curbside of the powerplant

Getting busy on the curbside of the powerplant

Can tell the back of the transmission pan got no love from oven cleaner

Can tell the back of the transmission pan got no love from oven cleaner

Day two of cleaning up the 6v92 Detroit

Day two of cleaning up the 6v92 Detroit

On "thousand pound" weedeaters

On "thousand pound" weedeaters

Putting a new, unused, can of oven cleaner to use

Putting a new, unused, can of oven cleaner to use

Why won't it work?

Why won't it work?

Emptying the can on the mystery nameplate

Emptying the can on the mystery nameplate

Getting to the color on the curbside of the Allison transmission

Getting to the color on the curbside of the Allison transmission

Pressure washing the top of the 6v92 Detroit

Pressure washing the top of the 6v92 Detroit

Good news and bad news about the sump pump mod

Good news and bad news about the sump pump mod

There's this thing called an "On/Off" switch

There's this thing called an "On/Off" switch

My little Suzie-Homemaker pressure washer sort of works

My little Suzie-Homemaker pressure washer sort of works

Duh, shaking oven cleaner makes it work better

Duh, shaking oven cleaner makes it work better

Cleaning up a 6v92 Detroit...

Cleaning up a 6v92 Detroit...

Starting to uncover this tag

Starting to uncover this tag

Pressure washing the bottom of the 6v92 Detroit

Pressure washing the bottom of the 6v92 Detroit

"Know how to tell if a motor was a bad motor when it was removed?"

"Know how to tell if a motor was a bad motor when it was removed?"

What does this tag read?

What does this tag read?

It's actually getting clean

It's actually getting clean

Stubborn grease

Stubborn grease

30-sumthin' seconds of uncovering original paint

30-sumthin' seconds of uncovering original paint

A much-needed sump pump mod

A much-needed sump pump mod

Some POV pressure washing...

Some POV pressure washing...

"Hey Loren...

"Hey Loren...

Getting started on 5246's grease-caked wheel

Getting started on 5246's grease-caked wheel

"New plan"

"New plan"

Need a bigger hammer

Need a bigger hammer

"Such a long ways to go..."

"Such a long ways to go..."

Cleaning the wheel and doing great...

Cleaning the wheel and doing great...

Gotta hurry because Loren...

Gotta hurry because Loren...

Blowing the water away

Blowing the water away

"Told you"

"Told you"

5246 Painting its curbside rear wheel

5246 Painting its curbside rear wheel

5246 Blowing the dirt off to check my progress

5246 Blowing the dirt off to check my progress

Got the big guns out to speed up the job

Got the big guns out to speed up the job

Cleaning around the wheel welds

Cleaning around the wheel welds

Cleaning out some more grit

Cleaning out some more grit

Switching batteries to get 5246's wheel a little cleaner

Switching batteries to get 5246's wheel a little cleaner

5246 Wiping down the wheel before paint

5246 Wiping down the wheel before paint

Loren's other pride and joy is his parts washer

Loren's other pride and joy is his parts washer

"I said I was done but I'm not really done"

"I said I was done but I'm not really done"

5246 Blowing the water off to get the wheel dry

5246 Blowing the water off to get the wheel dry

Yoda is going to put tape on the wheel for paint

Yoda is going to put tape on the wheel for paint

Parts cleaner ASMR?

Parts cleaner ASMR?

Going out to check on some derelict New Looks

Going out to check on some derelict New Looks

Getting the stickers out of my shoes

Getting the stickers out of my shoes

307 Loren hooking up 2 batteries

307 Loren hooking up 2 batteries

The Rapido Trains bus is full of "bead blasting" sand,

The Rapido Trains bus is full of "bead blasting" sand,

To storage for decision

To storage for decision

Clearing tools out of the Rapido bus

Clearing tools out of the Rapido bus

Jason (Rapido) and Loren (Dreamliner) strategize on getting 1029 to its headquarters for summer

Jason (Rapido) and Loren (Dreamliner) strategize on getting 1029 to its headquarters for summer

"I wonder if they played with this bus"

"I wonder if they played with this bus"

On "buffer adjustments" and "idle adjustments"

On "buffer adjustments" and "idle adjustments"

The Rapido team checking out their failing bus

The Rapido team checking out their failing bus

Finally got the thermostat housing off, and got new thermostats in but...

Finally got the thermostat housing off, and got new thermostats in but...

Literally prying the thermostat housing out of Rapido's...

Literally prying the thermostat housing out of Rapido's...

Rapido's bus's thermostat housing kicking and screaming

Rapido's bus's thermostat housing kicking and screaming

No smoke so getting ready to pull thermostats...

No smoke so getting ready to pull thermostats...

Pulling the thermostats out of Rapido's bus...post-explosion

Pulling the thermostats out of Rapido's bus...post-explosion

Checking Rapido's bus for excessive smoke. None.

Checking Rapido's bus for excessive smoke. None.

Testing Rapido's engine for issues

Testing Rapido's engine for issues

Checking the Rapido bus upper head post explosion

Checking the Rapido bus upper head post explosion

Love that burnt oil smell

Love that burnt oil smell

Beginning the compression check on Rapido's bus

Beginning the compression check on Rapido's bus

Getting ready for the load test on the Rapido bus

Getting ready for the load test on the Rapido bus

It's pre-dawn resting place.

It's pre-dawn resting place.

Rapido's bus towed into Dreamliner's Edmond St yard

Rapido's bus towed into Dreamliner's Edmond St yard

Rapido's bus made it into the yard...

Rapido's bus made it into the yard...

Getting the Rapido "broke bus" hooked up to the tow truck

Getting the Rapido "broke bus" hooked up to the tow truck

The tow truck finally arrives

The tow truck finally arrives

We're waiting for the tow truck

We're waiting for the tow truck

Surveying the aftermath

Surveying the aftermath

Rapido's bus looks cool in the CoCo's parking lot

Rapido's bus looks cool in the CoCo's parking lot

She's getting better

She's getting better

Alex destroys Loren's car...then has to go pee

Alex destroys Loren's car...then has to go pee

How does the air ride work if the engine is off?

How does the air ride work if the engine is off?

Giving us extra paint...

Giving us extra paint...

738 Delivery Day After Paint/Upholstery...

738 Delivery Day After Paint/Upholstery...

Loren giving Rapido's mechanic/driver some on-the-road wisdom

Loren giving Rapido's mechanic/driver some on-the-road wisdom

Brent, from Rapido, drives the Rapido sled

Brent, from Rapido, drives the Rapido sled

"Lorenizing" the Rapido bus's transmission so it'll move

"Lorenizing" the Rapido bus's transmission so it'll move

Some back-seat riding in the Rapido bus

Some back-seat riding in the Rapido bus

Helping Rapido's mechanic put the back seat together

Helping Rapido's mechanic put the back seat together

"Made it off the pit this time. That's promising"

"Made it off the pit this time. That's promising"

Running Rapido's bus through the country ghetto.

Running Rapido's bus through the country ghetto.

How can something run so good, not smoke, but perform so badly?

How can something run so good, not smoke, but perform so badly?

Jump-starting the Rapido bus with 5400

Jump-starting the Rapido bus with 5400

Round two of taking the Rapido bus out to stretch its legs

Round two of taking the Rapido bus out to stretch its legs

Thunder clapped right when Rapido's mechanic found the problem

Thunder clapped right when Rapido's mechanic found the problem

Changing the failing air shifter in Rapido's sled

Changing the failing air shifter in Rapido's sled

"That's it. It's going to drive out of here today"

"That's it. It's going to drive out of here today"

Wuzzup?

Wuzzup?

"Isn't Jason buying lunch?"

"Isn't Jason buying lunch?"

Cleaning up Rapido's new oil pan

Cleaning up Rapido's new oil pan

The parts washer has plugged holes while cleaning Rapido's oil pan

The parts washer has plugged holes while cleaning Rapido's oil pan

This is the new oil pan we're using on Rapido's sled

This is the new oil pan we're using on Rapido's sled

"Blue" was seriously thinking about going down into the pit

"Blue" was seriously thinking about going down into the pit

Giving the upper head a lookover before taking it into the pit

Giving the upper head a lookover before taking it into the pit

Three guys just pushed this bus

Three guys just pushed this bus

Finally, getting the lower head onto Rapido's bus

Finally, getting the lower head onto Rapido's bus

Putting the upper pan on Rapido's bus

Putting the upper pan on Rapido's bus

She's learning not to include me in her addiction during work hours

She's learning not to include me in her addiction during work hours

"That's just blood coming out of my ears"

"That's just blood coming out of my ears"

Sheltering in place

Sheltering in place

On the "Speed" buses

On the "Speed" buses

"What is that thing, Loren?"

"What is that thing, Loren?"

More groove cleaning...

More groove cleaning...

Setting up the lower rings on a Detroit 8v71 piston

Setting up the lower rings on a Detroit 8v71 piston

Which piston and liner will we use for the Rapido bus?

Which piston and liner will we use for the Rapido bus?

Pulling a piston and liner from an 8v71

Pulling a piston and liner from an 8v71

Checking counterbore in the Rapido bus

Checking counterbore in the Rapido bus

Starting the honing on the Rapido bus

Starting the honing on the Rapido bus

Honing the L4 cylinder on the Rapido bus

Honing the L4 cylinder on the Rapido bus

Pulling the cracked liner out of the Rapido engine

Pulling the cracked liner out of the Rapido engine

A preliminary check of the Rapido bus counterbore

A preliminary check of the Rapido bus counterbore

"Prime has your ball; he went that way"

"Prime has your ball; he went that way"

Broken rings from the Rapido bus Detroit

Broken rings from the Rapido bus Detroit

Horses in the bus yard?

Horses in the bus yard?

Measuring the bore on potential liners for the Rapido bus

Measuring the bore on potential liners for the Rapido bus

Got both liners in

Got both liners in

A piece of Loren's parts washer in a piston

A piece of Loren's parts washer in a piston

Checking out the cracked liner from the Rapido bus

Checking out the cracked liner from the Rapido bus

Cleaning up the honing tool

Cleaning up the honing tool

"Blue, you have a problem. Seek help"

"Blue, you have a problem. Seek help"

Bus yard dogs

Bus yard dogs

Honing L3 in the Rapido Detroit

Honing L3 in the Rapido Detroit

Some POV honing of L3

Some POV honing of L3

Using the liner puller on L3

Using the liner puller on L3

Got the honer stuck in Rapido's engine

Got the honer stuck in Rapido's engine

Got the shims right in both failed cylinders

Got the shims right in both failed cylinders

Trying to get the liner into L4

Trying to get the liner into L4

Looking for a piston that ISN'T in an engine

Looking for a piston that ISN'T in an engine

Almost got L4 liner to fit

Almost got L4 liner to fit

Resetting the rack on the Rapido bus

Resetting the rack on the Rapido bus

Loren's granddaughter shows up on her 19th birthday

Loren's granddaughter shows up on her 19th birthday

He didn't mean it Alexcia. He always wants to talk to you

He didn't mean it Alexcia. He always wants to talk to you

Bus yard dogs at play #automobile #mudlife #mechanic

Bus yard dogs at play #automobile #mudlife #mechanic

Bored babysitting the Rapido bus

Bored babysitting the Rapido bus

Walkaround of Rapido's bus before heading back to the yard

Walkaround of Rapido's bus before heading back to the yard

More killing time with Alex and a tiny drone

More killing time with Alex and a tiny drone

First walkaround on Rapido's bus

First walkaround on Rapido's bus