Status of my engine repower 14L Series 60 in 1988 Prevost

[Hard Headed Ken]

If anyone wants to see what I did last weekend. I should be finished this afternoon or maybe by the middle of next summer.  14L Series 60 in 1988 Prevost 2nd ED.wmv

Ken

[Busted Knuckle]

If anyone wants to see what I did last weekend. I should be finished this afternoon or maybe by the middle of next summer.
Ken

Ken I like that !
  BK 

[Busted Knuckle]

Hey come to think of it what have you been goofing off doing since I last saw it a yr an a half ago? LOL!
  BK 

[rv_safetyman]

Ken, I am impressed with the work that you have done.  Some folks seem to think that suffing one of these monsters in a bus is about the same effort as stuffing a Chevy in an old Ford.  Those of us who have done this know the huge effort involved and your documentation proves that . 

Now, we need a You Tube video of the monster pulling out of the shop on its own power

Jim

[bevans6]

what kind of lathe is that?  It looks a lot like mine - Southbend 16" by 60" tool room lathe.

Nice job, what a lot of work!

Brian

[TomC]

WOW! What a nice warehouse and machine shop you have-I'm severely envious. 

If I could make a couple of suggestions-did you see if you could remove the valve cover with the engine in place? Usually buses have to go to the 2 piece aluminum valve covers.
Second-no matter how many miles on the donor truck, you should replace with new the X and Y shifter motors on top of the transmission.  They have a recommended replacement of every 300,000 miles no matter how well they are working.  Probably easier to do now then later on the side of the road. 
Otherwise-you're workmanship is top notch.  You could easily do this professionally.  Good Luck, TomC

[Hard Headed Ken]

Bk, as you can see I haven't work on the bus much, I've mostly just watched reruns of Oprah. I'm just heart broken since her show went off.

Jim, I'm sure it's going to eventually leave under it's own power. I hope it comes back under it's own power.

Brian, it's an old South bend, 16" swing the bed length is unusually long, I don't remember the length right now.

Tom, I do have a two piece valve cover on it now and at least the top will come off in the bus, I haven't tried the second piece yet. I have a new set of XY shifters in stock. Thanks for your complements.

Ken

[jimsflx]

wow nice work and nice shop goodluck jim

[Boomer]

Nice, nice shop!  What is the story on the Silverside in the background?  Looks like a repower going on or something?  Great job.

[HB of CJ]

Wow...lots of us wish we had your facilities.  HB of CJ (envious old coot)

[PP]

Can't wait for the sequel! I was sitting on the edge of my seat through the entire movie 
Popcorn anyone?

[uncle ned]

Ken  If you get this finished by this weekend.  Then we could put the 50 in HUGGY next week end and then head to Arcadia for new year.

Looking good and as always good to hear from you.

ned sanders

[Ericbsc]

This looks strangely familiar!!!. I figured about two months to put a 60 in an eagle. I was a few days from six months before I ever heard it run!!! But it was worth the work!!


http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/video/3063179740053449967fsVXQY

[Hard Headed Ken]

Boomer, that is a 1947 Silversides. I was hired to installed a Series 50 and V730 with the reversing gear and I have most of the hard part completed, but I think my customer has changed his mind.

Uncle Ned, since I let my mouth overload my @$# so many times in past 6 months I'm not afraid to say, I'll finish mine this weekend. You go ahead a get a Series 50 and transmission on a trailer behind Huggy, I'll ride with you to Arcadia and install it on the way and oh yeah it won't cost anything either. I'm just that good.
So now you are going ask, why would I need to ride with you if yours is going to be finished this weekend? Just maybe, I'm a liar and hard headed. And as always, it good to hear from you, just keep ribbing me.

Eric, I've been doing this kind of stuff for 30 years and I still can't estimate a job like this. It always takes longer and cost more than I think it should.

Ken

[Lonnie time to go]

Ken all I can say is WOW