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05-02-2017, 09:41 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Georgia
Posts: 2,264
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: IH
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _Bus_102_
Ohhh. So the bus must had the hood replaced back in its days
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Very good possibility. Consider some bus yard had 50-100 (or more) buses in the fleet and one of 'em blows an engine. So it's parked out back for parts. Now another bus (the one you bought, possibly) gets involved in a minor fender-bender. Well, instead of a new hood and bumper (at several thousand dollars), they rob the ones off the blown engine one ...
It's a pretty common scenario that plays out in the big truck realm all the time ... and many IH parts interchange from the early 80's all the way to the late 90's or early 2000's.
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05-02-2017, 09:42 PM
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#22
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Georgia
Posts: 2,264
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: IH
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _Bus_102_
What year did they stop making the side emergency exit on school buses
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They haven't. It just depends if it was ordered with them.
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05-02-2017, 09:43 PM
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#23
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad_SwiftFur
Very good possibility. Consider some bus yard had 50-100 (or more) buses in the fleet and one of 'em blows an engine. So it's parked out back for parts. Now another bus (the one you bought, possibly) gets involved in a minor fender-bender. Well, instead of a new hood and bumper (at several thousand dollars), they rob the ones off the blown engine one ...
It's a pretty common scenario that plays out in the big truck realm all the time ... and many IH parts interchange from the early 80's all the way to the late 90's or early 2000's.
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That's what my school bus yard does. Old buses that broke down and couldn't keep it running or wouldn't run no more it's used as parts. And we had like five of them like that. They was used as parts
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05-02-2017, 09:44 PM
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#24
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad_SwiftFur
They haven't. It just depends if it was ordered with them.
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Ohhh. I haven't seen them In a long time so I thought they stopped making them like that
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05-02-2017, 09:57 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,798
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _Bus_102_
What year did they stop making the side emergency exit on school buses
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Never "stopped". Depends on how the bus is ordered, man.
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05-02-2017, 09:58 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Never "stopped". Depends on how the bus is ordered, man.
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Ok. That for telling me. To be honest some buses look better with the side door
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05-02-2017, 10:01 PM
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#27
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,798
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _Bus_102_
Ok. That for telling me. To be honest some buses look better with the side door
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My big bus has one. I like having lots of doors.
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05-02-2017, 10:02 PM
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#28
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
My big bus has one. I like having lots of doors.
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Same. I like the look. What your bus look like, man
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05-02-2017, 10:13 PM
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#29
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,798
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _Bus_102_
Same. I like the look. What your bus look like, man
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click the big bold link at the bottom of this post that says "roll your own".
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05-02-2017, 10:18 PM
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#30
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
click the big bold link at the bottom of this post that says "roll your own".
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I don't see it
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05-03-2017, 07:34 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 774
Year: 2002
Coachwork: International
Engine: dt466
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
Mine is also an 8D. It just happens to be branded and labeled as a Duracell. Didn't come with the bunny.
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The Bunny comes with the Eveready.
As far as Duracell...I won't buy any other battery for regular use so maybe your Duracell batteries are a good thing 
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05-03-2017, 08:59 AM
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#32
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tobeamiss
The Bunny comes with the Eveready.
As far as Duracell...I won't buy any other battery for regular use so maybe your Duracell batteries are a good thing
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Duracell batteries is the ones I should go for???
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05-03-2017, 09:08 AM
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#33
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 774
Year: 2002
Coachwork: International
Engine: dt466
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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I'm no expert. I do like the sound of Duracell though but there is most likely better batteries for our conversions...i don't know. Others can chime in now
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05-03-2017, 09:10 AM
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#34
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tobeamiss
I'm no expert. I do like the sound of Duracell though but there is most likely better batteries for our conversions...i don't know. Others can chime in now
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😂 I might just go with Duracell batteries
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05-03-2017, 09:22 PM
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#35
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 774
Year: 2002
Coachwork: International
Engine: dt466
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _Bus_102_
😂 I might just go with Duracell batteries
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Me too [emoji1]
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05-03-2017, 09:33 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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It's just a label. The battery man told me who the maker actually was. Duracell is just a brand label used by the battery maker for a fee. Duracell does not make 8D batteries.
In this NW area, this battery would probably retail for $600 new. I'd be surprised if you ever found a Duracell in a commercial truck, but government contracts are another thing. You can bet I have a lock on my battery compartment.
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05-03-2017, 09:34 PM
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#37
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 112
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Wow. Thanks for telling me
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05-04-2017, 03:55 AM
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#38
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,798
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _Bus_102_
Duracell batteries is the ones I should go for???
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There's no magic in the Duracells. They're the batteries+ store brand. But they're nothing special. Can get the same batteries cheaper.
NO commercial guys are running Duracells.
Go to Rural King, save $50. G31's for $75 brand new by Exide.
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05-04-2017, 08:13 AM
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#39
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 19,533
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _Bus_102_
It has T444e on the hood tho
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what does the valve cover itself say on it and does it have computers located under the hood... the hoods get changed all the time.
on the right or left valve cover should be markings of what the engine is..
a true 92 was still all mechanical.
-Christopher
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05-04-2017, 08:15 AM
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#40
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
what does the valve cover itself say on it and does it have computers located under the hood... the hoods get changed all the time.
on the right or left valve cover should be markings of what the engine is..
a true 92 was still all mechanical.
-Christopher
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What engine you believe would be in it
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