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For Sale: 1991 Wayne bus with International DTA360 engine and Allison transmission, mid sized bus (28ft) Asking $20,000, open to reasonable offers! I don't finance/trade/or do payment plans Engine/driving info: DTA360 international Navistar engine, mechanical injection diesel w/ 103,650 miles...

Is it recommended to put highway gears on a skoolie? We have a thomas built diesel pusher with a Allison MD3000. Any thoughts?

I've had my Bluebird bus for a few years and actually lived in it for the last year and a half. I have a friend that had a Thomas bus that is virtually the same as mine and he was my inspiration for buying the bus. Back in the early days I remember that he had 6th gear unlocked in...

Howdy folks, This is my first bus purchase (and forum post so please let me know if I'm in the wrong thread.) I'm planning on purchasing a 1989 Ford Econoline E350 CUTAWAY, gas engine 5.8L V8 OHV 16V with an Allison automatic transmission and hydraulic brakes. It only has 28k miles on its...

Hey all, I bought a short(ish) bus from my high school junior year for me and my friends to dick around and eventually take a road trip with. We had a great time working on it, but we lost steam and money, now we have graduated and a skoolie just isn't in the cards for college so Im...

I am about to get the 6th gear unlocked, and it occurs to me to ask -- there are passages/valves in the transmission which have never seen use before when you do this. Before or just after, should you flush the transmission and replace all fluid? Servicing it generally?

Hello, all. I just bought a 1994 Thor Ambassador 36 ft Coach. Unfortunately Its been sitting since 2012... :( I bought it for the Motor and the transmission, The Coach is Trashed inside due to zero love in last 10 years. I got the 12v Cummins Running and Air buids up for brakes and Such, but...

Hey all, I recently purchased a 37 foot 2001 rear engine bluebird. It has the 8.3 Cummins with a 3090 Allison transmission. Currently has 215,000 miles and appears to be fairly well maintained by the school district. I drove it home 60 miles with no issues, other than having taken to sharp...

Hi, I have a '98 Tourmaster 8404 with the 8.3 mechanical Cummins and the Allison, Spartan Mountain Master chassis. I recently reinstalled the chassis batteries and had an unlabeled red wire with black tape. Wasn't sure on hooking this back up, but in the process of sorting that out, this wire...

So I am currently looking for my first skoolie to convert and right now I have 2 options available. The first is a 2006 35’ IC international with the dt466e paired with an Allison 2500 on 83,000 miles, but it has some small rust issues on only 2 rear cross members. Unfortunately this bus has...

Hi We are too busy to build and not very handy honestly. Lol we are looking to buy a converted Skoolie. It's a 2003 Thomas with front engine CAT 3126e w 7.3 diesel Allison MD3060 automatic transmission with less than 70,0000 miles. Anyone have any experience with this bus? Greatly appreciate...

It’s been a while but I’m finally going to swap my 545 in my 2002 t444e to an Allison 2000. I remember the redbyrd thread on Cadillac kids swap but I can’t find / remember where I can source a stand alone Tcm (only needs the throttle position input). It was a company in Florida… Can anyone...

I've got a 1997 All American BlueBird with and 8.3 Cummins motor and an MD3060 Allison Transmission. Our old Transmission Control Module was stolen from our bus. We located and purchased a used TCM and now need it to be programmed. Ive reached out to about 8 different company's to help with...

Hi Everyone! New to the community and appreciate any help. I have a 1987 Bluebird All American(cat3208, Allison 643) that has been sitting for almost 8 months. I changed the oil, patched up some water leaks and got it running again. The issue I'm having is before parking it we drove over 2000...

I've got a skoolie project and the first thing I need is to get it driving. Its a 1997 Bluebird TC/RE 2000. its got the 8.3 Cummins with an Allison MD3060 Transmission. Before we get to cleaning up the engine and trans, I need to replace the TCM and shifter panel. At some point these were...

2004 All American Bluebird 40ft pusher with Cat/Allison Unlocked in good condition engine and transmission A-1 $6000 The other bus I was looking at wasn't going to work Can you guys tell me about this caterpillar engine and this unlocked 6 allison?

This Freightliner MT-55 Step Van was a mobile clinic for the city of Austin Texas but was used very lightly- low miles and hours. And not in a rust belt state- Fires right up and runs perfectly. This would be the perfect custom RV with very little work... like literally remove 2 walls... and...

I have an allison mt643 automatic transmission for sale. It is a good running takeout from my 1985 ih/thomas bus ( i put a 10 speed manual truck transmission in my bus since i like manual transmissions). The transmission has cable modulator and was bolted to a international dt466 with sae 2...

Does anyone have specific info on what is accomplished by reprogramming the tranns for the 6th gear I hear about. i am at top speed at 65 would like to up it to 70MPH or 75MPH to better access into lanes at highway speed. is there an engine governor that might also be changed? i have a 2007...

Hey all, Long post, and I apologize. Fingers crossed CadillacKid chimes in. :) First time poster here after lurking a bit. My family and I recently purchased a 2003 International 3800 72 passenger bus with a DT466E and Allison 2000 transmission. 128k miles. Drove to Alabama with my daughter...

Hey all, new to forums and the skoolie world. I’ve been scoping buses for about 7 months now. I think I might have found a good one but want y’all’s opinion. This one is a 2004 international CE200 with a T444e paired with an Allison 2000. Has 155k miles. The seats have been removed and roof...

60K miles on the engine/transmission. Allison Transmission, Cummins engine. Interior partially converted. Missing toilet and bed (using fold out couch). Located in Houston, TX Call for more information or e-mail: Bryan Pickett pickettbryan@yahoo.com 281-628-0902 Images...

Hello, I recently purchased a 2003 Thomas FS65 on a Freightliner chassis. It has a cummins 5.9 engine and an Allison 2000 series transmission with 5th gear being overdrive. My sticker on the bus says the gear ratio is 5.38. The tires are 10r 22.5. I cant quite put it together cause when I'm...

I'm looking for a service/repair manual for the transmission - with drawings, especially the sensors and their locations. My Google Fu is not very strong so haven't been able to find it. Help? TIA

I have an Allison Md3060 that seems to run cool. Too cool?? My maiden voyage in June 2018 from Ohio-Alaska tranny temp was steady at about 130-140* Fahrenheit. This was running 60+mph ALL day (limited to 5 gears). I saw 180* once In some hard Canadian mountain passes and once running the...