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Blue Bird school bus exhaust hangers are a repair-now item when they fail, not a monitor-and-defer item. When a hanger fails, the load it was carrying transfers to adjacent hangers, the flex pipe bellows, and the muffler inlet. A one-hanger job that is deferred becomes a three-part repair. How Blue Bird School Bus Exhaust Hangers Fail Three distinct failure modes all produce the same result: the exhaust system shifts from its designed position. Bracket failure: a crack at the

A Blue Bird school bus fuel tank is identified by its OEM number, not by year or model. Two buses that look identical can take different tanks, and a tank that bolts up on one chassis can sit wrong on the next. The OEM number is the one piece of information that confirms the right Blue Bird school bus fuel tank before ordering. For inspection criteria on a tank that may be failing, see the fuel tank inspection guide. Why the OEM Number Matters More Than the Model Year Blue Bi

Auto-jet has been manufacturing school bus exhaust parts in Clive since 1959. Not reselling. Building. That's why the catalog still reaches the older Blue Bird, IC Bus, Thomas Built, and Freightliner configurations distributors stopped stocking years ago, and why fleets calling for a hard-to-find part usually hear "in stock" instead of "backordered." President John Rapp joined Leisa Fox on the Made in Iowa podcast to talk about how Auto-jet has built and held that model throu