Lawn Art's New Engine

luvrbus · January 21, 2022, 05:18:16 AM

Detroits come in a lot of colors me I liked the blue the aluminum block 6-71 were or the red, never was a fan of the alpine green

chessie4905 · January 21, 2022, 06:12:25 AM

Detroit probably picked that color to make it instantly recognizable. At least it made seeing oil leaks easily. Lol

luvrbus · January 21, 2022, 06:23:56 AM

Quote from: chessie4905 on January 21, 2022, 06:12:25 AM
Detroit probably picked that color to make it instantly recognizable. At least it made seeing oil leaks easily. Lol

The white one were easier to find oil leaks on lol

chessie4905 · January 21, 2022, 07:46:36 AM

Must be why Ace painted his white.

Van · January 21, 2022, 08:21:31 AM

Quote from: chessie4905 on January 21, 2022, 07:46:36 AM
Must be why Ace painted his white.

It was Partially white, only what you could see from outside. It was what you couldn't see on the inside that was the shocker.

niles500 · January 21, 2022, 06:23:57 PM

Silver 92's = the best

BusNit · January 22, 2022, 07:16:52 PM

Quote from: niles500 on January 21, 2022, 06:23:57 PM
Silver 92's = the best

They leak too

I thought Double 0-92's were the best

Dave5Cs · January 22, 2022, 08:34:40 PM

Hey I have seen that engine before.

luvrbus · January 23, 2022, 06:28:50 AM

Quote from: BusNit on January 22, 2022, 07:16:52 PM
They leak too

I thought Double 0-92's were the best

Double OO (owner operator) engines were between the green engine and the sliver they had a problem and didn't hang around long

Boomer · January 24, 2022, 12:19:57 PM

10-4 on that. I had a new black OO 92 and it only lasted 250,000 before it broke a connecting rod and destroyed it. I remember it came with flames painted on the exhaust manifolds, never seen that before. That and a broken cam follower on a V12 were the only failures I ever experienced in millions of miles on all kinds of Detroits. Oh I experienced a couple stripped blower drive shafts on 71's but that is a minor inconvenience.

BusNit · January 24, 2022, 05:15:03 PM

Yeah, I got some flack on the FB Detroit 8v92 forum when someone was touting the OO as the greatest thing. I made a comment suggesting it was a marketing ploy and some fancy paint. Didn't go over very well...

BusNit · January 24, 2022, 05:19:26 PM

Quote from: siberyd on January 17, 2022, 09:37:31 AM
Good news, Lawn Art's engine rebuild is complete and we will probably get her home this month.

Back in October of 2020 we blew a lower radiator hose and cracked the head. When we got it to the shop and they pulled the head, they found catastrophic damage to the block. There was a gouge between between a few cylinders. The last mechanic that worked on the bus reseated the piston sleeves above the top of the block to make a bandaid seal.

We chose to do it right, it's our retirement ride so we started with another block. Our mechanic Dusty at J&R Diesel in Riverside, CA built us a beautiful new engine. It runs as good as it looks.

I am not a mechanic, so any work above my ability level get done by a professional. I have found it is cheaper for my wallet in the long run.

Lawn Art's first official outing will be the SoCal Mini Rally in San Dimas, in March.

So if you want to see the bus that started the GM Survivor's List project, it will be there.

Siberyd

That looks really nice. Glad you were able to get it rebuilt. I am wondering how many shops local to me will be willing to help me out when I am ready to start swapping fuel lines, gaskets and such. Really don't want to do it myself. Enjoy it! Looks ready for a nice long trip.