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XE1UFO
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
02-22-2012, 08:47 PM
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THE ORIENT EXPRESS
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XE1UFO
Re: THE ORIENT EXPRESS
Believe me: You do NOT -- repeat NOT-- want to use a Dodge pickup engine in your bus. Though the block is basically the same, the pickup version has a lot more horsepower, and a lot less torque. They...
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Cummins Drivetrain
08-20-2010, 08:21 AM
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After market upgrades for 5.9
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11,331
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XE1UFO
Re: After market upgrades for 5.9
Thanks a million, Mr. Neverenoughhp!!! Wow! that doesn't look too difficult to do.
About the XE1UFO: That is my Mexican government-issued ham radio call sign, as in X-ray Echo One Uniform Foxtrot...
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Cummins Drivetrain
08-19-2010, 09:46 PM
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CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME PLEASE HOW TO INSTALL EXHAUST BRAKE?
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2,369
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XE1UFO
Re: CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME PLEASE HOW TO INSTALL EXHAUST BRAKE?
BUMP!!! :(
Forum:
Conversion General Discussions
08-18-2010, 11:06 PM
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BEWARE OF THE JUNKYARD BUS!!!!
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2,115
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XE1UFO
Re: BEWARE OF THE JUNKYARD BUS!!!!
No, we did not kill the snake. My friend Beto and I, as well as the owner of the used truck lot where this junked bus resides tried to help him get loose. But he is thoroughly stuck in a firewall...
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Conversion General Discussions
08-18-2010, 07:55 PM
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Sticky: Poll:
What kind of mileage do you get?
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XE1UFO
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My Dad says that North Dakota is the state where you can see the farthest and see the least of any state in the nation! :lol:
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Cummins Drivetrain
08-18-2010, 07:35 PM
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4
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME PLEASE HOW TO INSTALL EXHAUST BRAKE?
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2,369
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XE1UFO
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME PLEASE HOW TO INSTALL EXHAUST BRAKE?
Dear Friends,
Today, after just a month's wait, I received my new Jacobs exhaust brake. It is brand new, unused. (Purchased off Ebay.) However, it does not have any instructions with it.
My bus...
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Conversion General Discussions
08-18-2010, 07:27 PM
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BEWARE OF THE JUNKYARD BUS!!!!
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2,115
Posted By
XE1UFO
BEWARE OF THE JUNKYARD BUS!!!!
Today my friend Beto and I are riding back from our state capital (Santiago de Querétaro), and I tell him I know where there is an old American school bus we might cannibalize some parts from for our...
Forum:
Cummins Drivetrain
08-17-2010, 11:00 AM
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After market upgrades for 5.9
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11,331
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XE1UFO
Re: After market upgrades for 5.9
Nevereufhp (or anybody else): Any chance you could post pictures of the fuel plate and the intercooler? My turbo has two air inlets that connect to ducts on either side of the radiator. Is it...
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Cummins Drivetrain
08-17-2010, 10:43 AM
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open exhaust on a 5.9 ?
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2,613
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XE1UFO
Re: open exhaust on a 5.9 ?
Here is an update on the exhaust question. On our 28-passenger 5.9L Cummins-equipped Ford B700, we removed the huge muffler two weeks ago, and replaced it with 4" flexible exhaust pipe. Noise DID go...
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Conversion General Discussions
08-02-2010, 10:42 PM
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RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
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11,538
Posted By
XE1UFO
Re: RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
Hey, Mr. Bus-Ted: You tried very hard to help, and I am very thankfull for your efforts!
Forum:
Conversion General Discussions
08-02-2010, 09:08 PM
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RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
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11,538
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XE1UFO
RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
Dear Friends:
You will not believe what happened! As I informed before, the tax office was insisting that we had to find a VIN number ON the frame rails. We searched without success on both rails...
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Cummins Drivetrain
07-23-2010, 09:40 PM
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WHAT AIR COMPRESSOR ON CUMMINS 5.9L?
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XE1UFO
Re: WHAT AIR COMPRESSOR ON CUMMINS 5.9L?
Thanks for both of your comments, dear friends. HOWEVER... Jacobs DOES make several versions of aftermarket exhaust brakes, which are very different from the type that goes in the valves. So does...
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Cummins Drivetrain
07-23-2010, 01:55 AM
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WHAT AIR COMPRESSOR ON CUMMINS 5.9L?
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XE1UFO
WHAT AIR COMPRESSOR ON CUMMINS 5.9L?
Dear friends,
Our 1992 Ford B700 with Cummins 5.9L ISB is equipped with hydraulic brakes. We want to add an air compressor to be able to add a Jacobs exhaust brake and some other things. What...
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Conversion General Discussions
07-21-2010, 09:44 AM
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RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
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11,538
Posted By
XE1UFO
Re: RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
Mr. Bus-Ted:
You are the best! :D Thanks a million, and may your mother-in-law not be around too long! :lol:
Today I will get me some degreeser and a good brush and a Brillo pad and get...
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Cummins Drivetrain
07-20-2010, 09:38 PM
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open exhaust on a 5.9 ?
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XE1UFO
Re: open exhaust on a 5.9 ?
On my 1978 Chevy crew cab one-ton dually, I removed the 454 gas hog and put in a 6-cylinder turbocharged Perkins diesel. The Perkins manual clealy said that 20 feet or more of exhaust pipe required...
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Conversion General Discussions
07-20-2010, 08:25 PM
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Sticky: Poll:
What kind of brakes does your bus have?
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Posted By
XE1UFO
Re: What kind of brakes does your bus have?
Mine is a Ford B700, with a 28-passenger Thomas body, 5.9L Cummins diesel and 5-speed standard tranny. Yes, it has HYDRAULIC brakes.
Forum:
Conversion General Discussions
07-20-2010, 07:50 PM
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RE: BUS WITH AIR BRAKES AND TRAILER WITH ELECTRIC BRAKES?
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XE1UFO
RE: BUS WITH AIR BRAKES AND TRAILER WITH ELECTRIC BRAKES?
Dear Friends:
How do you guys hook up your electric trailer brakes to a bus with air brakes?
Thanks in advance!
Doc Steve, central old Mexico
Forum:
Conversion General Discussions
07-20-2010, 07:47 PM
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RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
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11,538
Posted By
XE1UFO
Re: RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
Bus-Ted: How far back from the front of the passenger-side frame is that VIN number located? Thanks in advance!
Forum:
Conversion General Discussions
07-06-2010, 08:44 AM
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RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
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11,538
Posted By
XE1UFO
Re: RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
BUS-TED:
Are your serial numbers stamped on the TOP of the rail, the inside, outside??
Forum:
Conversion General Discussions
07-06-2010, 08:42 AM
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12
RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
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11,538
Posted By
XE1UFO
Re: RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
I have located a number with a bunch of letters mixed in on top of the frame under the firewall. It has no resemblance to the VIN number. Still looking.
Forum:
Conversion General Discussions
07-03-2010, 09:17 AM
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12
RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
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11,538
Posted By
XE1UFO
RE: URGENT! NEED TO LOCATE VIN NUMBER ON FORD B700
Dear Friends:
I am in a big predicament. Here in central old Mexico, I am required to show the VIN number from THREE places on the bus in order to register it. It is a 1993 Thomas body for 28...
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