Opinions on Bus Type

[jctrembly]

Originally Posted by lucasd

When you say "redoing," what are you describing? Changing the gears somehow? I don't fully understand what that entails.

Yes, changing the gear ratio in the rear differential to decrease the engine RPM.

When I bought the bus it would go 65mph just below the governor, not ideal for the engine and horrible for fuel economy.

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[jctrembly]

Stay away from anything with an EGR valve or Dpf system. That should pretty much cover it. For the most part, anything 2005 and newer.

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[lucasd]

Originally Posted by jctrembly

Stay away from anything with an EGR valve or Dpf system. That should pretty much cover it. For the most part, anything 2005 and newer.

Thank you! The ones I'm looking at were made right around 2000, so that should be before those became standard.

[Njsurf73]

Originally Posted by lucasd

Any advice on what to look out for in terms of this? As in, how would I know a bus had a problematic emissions control system?

I've had my eye on a couple potential buses with DT466E's in them. I'd rather not buy a problem if I can help it, but I don't really know what I'd be looking for in terms of a whacked out emissions system.

The dt466e, doesn't mean emissions control. Some have it, some don't. I haven't seen what it looks like on a bus, I ask before I go look at them.
I think once you get to the maxforce 466 you start seeing the emissions control.


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[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by jctrembly

Stay away from anything with an EGR valve or Dpf system. That should pretty much cover it. For the most part, anything 2005 and newer.

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That's how I feel about it too.