On May 28th, we drove the bus back. Karsten aka killroy, myer and fresh alongside Josh Fogarty aka Man Bear (Pig),drove the bus while i followed them in my car because the signals were not working. I really wanted to drive the bus, but of course suddenly no one felt comfortable driving my car, but completely okay with operating a school bus. So i drove alone, bored, and all the way from Hammond. Thanks Man Bear and Fresh for the help.
Heres what i know about the bus. It is a 1991 V8 gas fuel injected chevrolet engine with a Carpenter Shell. It seats 44 adults and 65 children and is 35 feet long. the height of the vehicle is approx. 10 ft. We bought it with 65,000 miles on it but the engine was rebuilt 2 years ago. the woman we bought it from has a husband who is a mechanic so it has been serviced by him since 1994. the state requires that a school bus be DOT inspected twice a year, so the bus is in excellent condition. it has an estimated fuel efficiency of 14 mpg in the city.
I had the engine checked out by Margot's over in Baton Rouge, and everything was fine. The engine compression check came back great with 5 of the 8 cylinders firing at 115psi, 2@110psi and 1@100psi. The mechanic told me that, when brand new, the pressure is only around 170psi anyway. Very good for a bus that's almost 2 decades old. the transmission was recently serviced, all the fluids were fine, the front two tires were recently replaced along with the rear brake pads. possibly the only negative results from the inspection was that the rear disk rotors were grooved, but that comes with age. the power steering fluid is seeping, but its probably not worth fixing. As of right now everything is in tip top condition. i would just like to get an oil change before we leave and that's about it. the bus was being used as a school bus just until the end this school year.
