Want a mechanic to take my money! MCI102A3 in SF Bay Area

[dtcerrato]

The "Bus Friendly Mechanics" group on Facebook is a gold mine!

I wrote some software to convert the spreadsheet into a map, hopefully this will be helpful to people:

http://bus.getdave.com/Mechanics/

That is ingenious to compile that kind of info! Thanks!

[richard5933]

The "Bus Friendly Mechanics" group on Facebook is a gold mine!

I wrote some software to convert the spreadsheet into a map, hopefully this will be helpful to people:

http://bus.getdave.com/Mechanics/

I'm not on Facebook so I can't look at the original. Thanks for putting this together.

Any way for us to add places on to the listing that we know of?

[belfert]

The majority of the bus mechanics on that list are bus charter companies.  Has someone confirmed that all of those places will actually work on outside buses?  I suspect most bus charter companies don't have the expertise to work on really old two stroke anymore.  You have to remember the last two stroke buses are now 25+ years old.  The vast majority of two stroke buses are out of commercial service now.

One of the bus companies listed in the Minneapolis area sends/sent some of their buses to a local bus repair place for work so I don't know if they would actually work on an outside bus.

[luvrbus]

The list is from people that have had work done at those shops ,there are pages on F/B that will walk you through on problems with a 2 stroke Billy Parker is sharp if you ask him a direct question he will answer you F/B is ok just don't post your life history like some do

[daveola]

Yup - the list is all based on getting private coach work done - but also yes, some of it is out of date (like sadly Gray Line in SF, which used to have 24h/day open mechanics available is no longer working on private coaches).  You can send updates to Jeff - I'll see if he wants to publish an email for non-FB users.

[richard5933]

... You can send updates to Jeff ....

How is best?

[BUDBUSBUDDY]

I chimed in on davola's question about finding help to work on a GM 4106 with an 8v71 near Salem, Oregon. You all gave me several suggestions. In the end I did find a mechanic at D and W Automotive in Sublimity, Oregon. However by that time the bus was sold to another person. Oh well I will keep looking. Thanks for the feedback.
Bud

[daveola]

I've updated the page to include email info for Jeff:

http://bustastic.com/Mechanics/

How is best?

[dtcerrato]

No detailed info window when icon is clicked on!

[uncle ned]

And we are missing the 2 most inportant 2 people in western NC.
They are the people that will really help you with a Detroit bus conversion.
Davids coach
Gene russell  Russell diesel repair.

[richard5933]

No detailed info window when icon is clicked on!

For me it shows in the right-hand column next to the map.

[dtcerrato]

For me it shows in the right-hand column next to the map.

Gotcha, can't maximize the map - thanks

[Glennman]

I just tried the map. It leads me to a company 3 miles from my house (A&A Motor Coach) a company that does bus tours, etc. Several weeks ago, the mechanic there referred me to an upholstery company in another part of the state (WA) that I was able to work out a trade of all my bus seats that I removed for a brand new air ride driver's seat, that they installed the upholstery of my choice (a real nice seat. It'll be the subject of my next video). I didn't even think of calling them to see if their mechanic will work on my '02 MCI, maybe on the side (?). I'll be looking into that.

[windtrader]

That is a wonderful story. Not only did you find a way to recycle and repurpose your unneeded product.


It reminds and refreshes this old scrounger to always think through who uses/makes stuff I want to find on the cheap. As they say someone's trash is another's gold.