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Old 04-15-2015, 11:08 AM   #1
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Post I have Repair Manuals and Info for Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP buses

Hi,

After doing a lot of searching online for wiring diagrams, I found a bunch of useful info for these buses. The main site I found info on was this:

Index of /tbb

It is a fairly weird site, as it shows up on Google as a site where you'd find dogs or something. But this page has PDFs of all aspects of the bus, wiring diagrams, repair manuals, for front and rear engined MVP buses. So you can download PDFs of it there, but I compiled a collection of docs from here and elsewhere specific to the MVP-ER buses with the CAT 3126b engine and Allison MD3060 trans (all Montgomery county MD buses are this and I know there are a number of these on this site).

Link to the docs I have:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?...Vk&usp=sharing

This includes:

Wiring Schematics for everything, including CAT engine
Front and Rear Axle servicing procedures
Front and Rear Suspension servicing procedures
General service intervals and specifications
Air Brake service procedures and general info
Steering system info and maintenance
Allison WTEC III transmission service, troubleshooting and operating manuals
Older and newer Allison 3000 and 4000 series manuals

It isn't excellently organized, but it is a bit more straightforward. The notagz link also has dozens of PDFs of recall and TSB info for various bus models. I didn't include these in my documents.

Let me know if you need any additional info or documents, or have some that I left out!

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Old 04-15-2015, 11:35 AM   #2
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Nice, I'm searching for International 3900 info/manuals. All I've found yet are had copies on Ebay for hundreds of dollars.
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Old 07-12-2015, 11:54 PM   #3
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This is awesome! I've been printing away. Now, just need some dividers and a gigantic binder for it. Thanks!

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Old 03-29-2016, 08:25 PM   #4
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***!!!Dumb Question Alert!!!***

How much different would the wiring be from the MVP-ER vs EF
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Old 03-29-2016, 09:56 PM   #5
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Old 03-30-2016, 11:12 AM   #6
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Hi,
After doing a lot of searching online for wiring diagrams, I found a bunch of useful info for these buses. The main site I found info on was this:

Index of /tbb
That site didn't do anything for me. It resolved to www-notagz-com,tbb, (munged on purpose). Going to the root URL just got an "Under Construction" graphic. Anybody else do better?

Good to hear from you, Porkchop.
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Old 04-17-2016, 01:33 PM   #7
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It's not working for me either. Is there any chance you could check that the links are still good? I'd really love to get my hands on that manual.
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Old 04-18-2016, 01:30 AM   #8
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Looks like the site I posed where those are is down. If you want the manuals, send me a PM, I have them all saved locally.
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Old 04-18-2016, 01:31 AM   #9
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Also, my google docs link should be public.
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Old 04-18-2016, 07:18 AM   #10
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I can get to the google docs now, it already paid off because I now know how to find the fault codes!

Thanks!
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Old 05-02-2016, 10:20 PM   #11
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Thanks for all the info. You are awesome!
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Old 07-30-2017, 10:30 AM   #12
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thanks for the link! (just got my 98 thomas RE 84 pass) this will really help!
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Old 09-25-2018, 04:34 PM   #13
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Thomas bus manuals

Porkchop,

Help! I've just bought a 95 Thomas ER6CTA with a Cummins 8.3.

I attempted to find the website "Index of /tbb" without success.

I'd appreciate your giving me any additional info on where I can find manuals for my bus.
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Old 09-06-2019, 04:37 PM   #14
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Anybody know where I can find Operation and Maintenance manuals for my 2001 Thomas MVP RE, Serial # 1T7HR3B2511098756? It has a Cummins 5.9 Turbo with MD3060 Alison transmission and air brakes.
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Old 09-27-2021, 10:59 PM   #15
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Can you send me the service manual or every manual for a 97' SAFT Liner MVP?
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Old 10-07-2021, 03:01 AM   #16
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Do you have a 2001 thomas school bus 1408s manual?
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Old 11-09-2021, 06:51 PM   #17
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How can I get in on this wealth of knowledge?
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Old 11-14-2021, 09:53 PM   #18
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I have a 1997 MPV ER. Do you have a manual for it??
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Old 11-16-2021, 07:11 PM   #19
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I have been getting a sh!tload of emails requesting access to these old files I posted, seems Google changed sharing settings. Here is a new link, let me know if it works:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...0Q&usp=sharing
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Old 11-20-2021, 08:23 PM   #20
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If porkchopsandwiches is ever unavailable, I have mirrored the folder locally... the original from 2015, at least. Have there been any additions since?
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