Leave It To GM Owners Only They Could Come Up With This

[luvrbus]

This take 1st prize a friend of ours had the shaft and wishbone failed on his fuel pump about a 100 miles from us I told him I had parts have it towed here, he said no need I can drive it I said do you have electric pumps his answer no 

I said how are you going to drive it ?He told me he had disconnected the lube pump for the transmission and tied the fuel lines into it, I just LMAO 3 hours later he came rolling into the drive way the old 8v71 just purring the laugh was on me.

I had to ask where in the hell did you come up with that idea he then told a old Hound mechanic told him it would work. My hat's off to you GM owners some how you guys make it work ::)he is back on the road headed for Flag with a real fuel pump

[lvmci]

Ingenuity!   Necessity is the mother of invention, the old saying goes, lvmci...

[gumpy]

I'm sure I must be missing something because it's an area I'm not too familiar with, but isn't the lube pump necessary for the transmission?

[luvrbus]

Yea it is Craig but Raymond just added more grease and flooded the transmission like they do on a automatic,he drained the extra out here about 2 gals these GM guys will amaze you how they can limp a old dog home  lol 

I have saw those old GM where the pump has been gone for years and didn't affect the old gear box I really don't know what the purpose is for one

[oldmansax]

Yea it is Craig but Raymond just added more grease and flooded the transmission like they do on a automatic,he drained the extra out here about 2 gals these GM guys will amaze you how they can limp a old dog home  lol 

I have saw those old GM where the pump has been gone for years and didn't affect the old gear box I really don't know what the purpose is for one

Clifford, that pump makes it last 2 million miles instead of just 1 million like them ole' cheap buses!   

TOM

[TheHollands!]

Some of you all amaze me with your knowledge of these busses. All I know is if I break down I wouldn't know how to limp anywhere. But I guess reading about what others do maybe it'll sink in. Craig

[gumpy]

Well, I'm still claiming victory for having fixed my MC9 with a wine cork and limped it on to it's destination! Although, I did have to
talk with my mechanic friend to figure out just how much trouble I was in because I wasn't really sure what the part did that broke.

[luvrbus]

Keep singing for the GM group at Quartzsite Craig they will teach you I saw one the head was bad when he left Canada he made it, replaced the head when he reached Quartszite if that was me I would still be on the side of road some place

[HB of CJ]

Please do not say that you had to waste a bottle of good wine?  Oh well; when needs must.  I think if he meant a manual transmission, lots of the older better coaches had oil pumps on such?  Probably would not have harmed that bullet proof manual if it ran without an oil pump for such a short time.  Yep... components back then lasted forever.

Kinda sad that we do not do so today.  I for one am thinking right now of the Crown Supercoach school buses.  A 20 year, 200K warranty, parts and labor, bumper to bumper.  I remember the factory sales guy stating such at a school bus drivers meeting in Bakersfield CA around 1970 or so.  Long ago and far away fur sures.  HB of CJ (old coot)

[RJ]

I remember the factory sales guy stating such at a school bus drivers meeting in Bakersfield CA around 1970 or so. 

HB -

That would have been Jack Parsons, Crown salesman extraordinaire!

Interesting story: Jack bought my Fresno house for cash in 2010, after selling his place in SoCA.  He & his chiropractor daughter lived in it until he passed away in early 2013, she sold the place and bought a condo.

Before he moved in, we had a couple of really long conversations about the bus industry, Crown vs Gillig, and other war stories.  Fascinating guy!

FWIW & HTH. . .

[oltrunt]

I sure would like to hear a recap of those stories!