BusTalk

I'm with you man.
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I have since driven the bus to my shop for show, and plan to work on the outward appearance until there's time and money to sink into the mechanics. It's a tired old bus, ...

Our company is converting a "baby" TDH-3501 into a mobile repair lab.
Recently featured in the local paper: http://shar.es/QotPV
(took up 1/3 of the business section in the printed paper t ...

Linksy, I appreciate the advise, but isn't a Torqmatic significantly different from this Hydra-matic?

Unfortunately, after a recent run it started leaking again.

Currently I can't afford to have it looked at. Pulling it out myself is impossible. It needs to move to my business location soon.

Any ...

I am hoping for good results. Days later, there are no surprise puddles beneath the bus, so I'm feeling good about it so far. I will probably take it around the block again and see if I can stress any ...

That's correct. "Dextron/Mercon" bled, fully synthetic, Auto Zone branded. Closest I could find to the right stuff.

Are swelling seals a solution to the problem? Would other synthetics no ...

Since the transmission was nearly bone dry and I wanted to take the bus out for her first test drive since the re-priming, I ended up going down to the local Auto Zone and picking up a gallon of trans ...

Okay, so in 2009 I bought a bus. I had been admiring it since my high school days (only a few years earlier), and when I found out I could afford it with a few payments, I leaped at the opportunity.
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Alright, well I'll keep that in mind. Could somebody please explain the parts I'm unfamiliar with? Is the flywheel supposed to be open like this? Is that front seal the area mated with the engine+flyw ...

My 1966 TDH-3501 has a GM '400' series Hydra-Matic transmission.
It bled out on her first run after sitting for two years. I pretty much have to feed it a quart every week or so to keep it wet. I wo ...

Thanks for the helpful info.

No comments on anything else in this thread?

Well, that's a pretty great suggestion, but...
http://draconicus.com/bus/paint2013/pattern2_full_B.jpg

I already have plans for the exterior. I intend to tint the windows (not depicted), but I als ...

Thanks a ton for your interest and support. I will update the first post periodically as I learn more and more about my coach/camper. I love to share my project, and I think feedback from you experts ...

Here's an old picture of the view just above the steering column, to confirm your wonders about the automatic transmission:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GesCIoi1njg/T2VYWo2lwkI/AAAAAAAAAGE/jhuRjmC56Y4/s640/ ...

Wow, thanks for all your helpful feedback, folks!
Now I know where it came from. I knew it was a 1966, but that was all I could find historically.

The transmission has some kind of leak that we'r ...