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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-29-2021, 09:16 AM
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03 DT466E upgrades
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03 DT466E upgrades
Hey all so I was wondering what you think of my game plan for the bus. I plan on ordering the Orion reflash system, having pcmperformance unlock 6th on my 3060, and ordering the bluefire digital...
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Classifieds | Buy, Sell, Swap
10-27-2021, 11:42 AM
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Tc2000 may be 26 ft.
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Olympia_Lowlife
My 10 window is 30’ btb my guess is also 27’-28’
My 10 window is 30’ btb my guess is also 27’-28’
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Classifieds | Buy, Sell, Swap
10-26-2021, 09:45 AM
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Mid size bus wanted
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Oh forgot to mention they are 10 windows with...
Oh forgot to mention they are 10 windows with handicap lifts
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Classifieds | Buy, Sell, Swap
10-26-2021, 09:45 AM
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Mid size bus wanted
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Olympia_Lowlife
Hey I just bought a 30 foot bus in Virginia and...
Hey I just bought a 30 foot bus in Virginia and drove it back to Washington. The dude I got it from has 2 more 30’ FE internationals with a 215 hp DT466e with Allison md3060. He also has like 4 30...
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International | Navistar Drivetrain
10-25-2021, 12:24 PM
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03-04 dt-466e blue smoke
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03-04 dt-466e blue smoke
Hey I recently took my new (to me) mid sized bus on a couple hundred mile trip over the cascades in wa state (i90 snoqualmie pass). My wife was following behind me and she said while I was descending...
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-10-2021, 07:58 AM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
Thank you Cadillackid you have been more than...
Thank you Cadillackid you have been more than helpful with all of my questions!
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-09-2021, 08:00 PM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
Hey my bus finally made it home from Virginia and...
Hey my bus finally made it home from Virginia and I finally got to unbolt the doghouse to see the engine tag. I can’t find anywhere where HT is labeled so I assume it’s standard torque. And even...
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-05-2021, 09:14 PM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
Hey Cadillac I was thinking about getting the...
Hey Cadillac I was thinking about getting the Orion reflash system after I get 6th unlocked, would it be worth it to bump the HP by 15? (For a total of 230) from my understanding 230 would be the...
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-05-2021, 10:03 AM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
Right that’s what I had gathered so far,...
Right that’s what I had gathered so far, yesterday while my bus was at an international service shop in Nebraska to get the governor removed from ecm I asked for them to get me a letter or something...
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-05-2021, 08:48 AM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
Oh okay, I thought what I was reading I’m was...
Oh okay, I thought what I was reading I’m was that only people with a Thomas bus were being granted permission for a 6th grade unlock from their OEM
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-04-2021, 11:13 AM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
So I don’t know if I’m searching wrong but I’m...
So I don’t know if I’m searching wrong but I’m not coming up with anything. I’ve tried googling “Allison md3060 6th gear unlock”, “Allison md3060 tcm reprogram”
And “Allison md3060 tcm flash” any...
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-04-2021, 08:26 AM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
Thank you very much for the info, I will start...
Thank you very much for the info, I will start researching a company to do the unlock for me!
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-03-2021, 10:43 PM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
A little bit off topic but does anyone know if I...
A little bit off topic but does anyone know if I bought a TCM for the MD3060 with 6th gear unlocked on it, would it work as a plug and play option for getting 6th unlocked?
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-03-2021, 10:39 PM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
With the governor turned off will going from 2100...
With the governor turned off will going from 2100 rpms to about 2300 rpms (max hp rating) put me over 60mph do you think? In the future I can have the gear ratio changed but I’m just trying to make...
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-03-2021, 10:23 PM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
I hope your right on the gear ratio. tomorrow I’m...
I hope your right on the gear ratio. tomorrow I’m gonna have my uncle take the bus to an IC bus service center in Lincoln Nebraska to see about getting the governor turned off, ask for a build sheet...
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-03-2021, 05:06 PM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
Is that something that could be removed by any...
Is that something that could be removed by any diesel shop? Or is this something I need international to do themselves? Or maybe a school district fleet mechanic?
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Mechanical and Drivetrains
10-03-2021, 12:29 PM
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04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
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Olympia_Lowlife
04 FE DT466E Allison MD3060 55mph top speed
So I bought a 30 foot 2004 FE International DT466E with an Allison MD3060, my uncle is currently driving it back to WA state from berryville Virginia for me. What we have noticed is a max speed of 55...
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Conversion General Discussions
09-25-2021, 09:22 AM
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My High Performance and Ruggedly Reliable Skoolie
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Olympia_Lowlife
I notice now this thread is dead…..my bad!!
I notice now this thread is dead…..my bad!!
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Conversion General Discussions
09-25-2021, 09:21 AM
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My High Performance and Ruggedly Reliable Skoolie
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Olympia_Lowlife
If you haven’t yet decided I agree that you need...
If you haven’t yet decided I agree that you need to drive around and camp/live in different sized busses before you actually know what you need, I own a 40 foot (14 windows) and after a few years...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
10-21-2019, 11:32 AM
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Tentatively named “Bus Yellow”
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1,150
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Olympia_Lowlife
No I doubt it but here in western Washington...
No I doubt it but here in western Washington there’s no such thing as to cold to work outside on the bus
Forum:
Skoolie Conversion Projects
10-05-2019, 02:28 PM
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Tentatively named “Bus Yellow”
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1,150
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Olympia_Lowlife
Haven’t posted for a while things are going...
Haven’t posted for a while things are going pretty slow but I have finally gotten around to capping some windows and got floor insulation and subfloor in
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
07-15-2019, 10:34 PM
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Tentatively named “Bus Yellow”
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1,150
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Olympia_Lowlife
PNW_steve that is a great idea I will have to...
PNW_steve that is a great idea I will have to look into how to do that.
AZhippie that is what I was expecting we would be doing, after looking at a ton of other conversions I thought a large amount...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
07-15-2019, 09:51 PM
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Tentatively named “Bus Yellow”
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1,150
Posted By
Olympia_Lowlife
Yeah AZhippie I was pretty excited when I got the...
Yeah AZhippie I was pretty excited when I got the floor boards up to find hardly any rust
Forum:
Skoolie Conversion Projects
07-15-2019, 04:08 PM
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13
Tentatively named “Bus Yellow”
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1,150
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Olympia_Lowlife
Did not actually post pictures with last reply
Did not actually post pictures with last reply
Forum:
Skoolie Conversion Projects
07-15-2019, 04:06 PM
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Tentatively named “Bus Yellow”
Views:
1,150
Posted By
Olympia_Lowlife
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