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todd reynolds
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 9:07 pm: | |
I have a friend who has three engines, and trannys that came out of greyhound busses. they all ran, two were standard and one auto. I would like to know if these are worth trying to sell or if we should scrap them. I work at a chrysler dealership and do all the cummins work, I really have no knowledge on the detroit, I have not seen the one he brought back, I have no numbers from it, but I know that he was told they are 8v71"s. I know that he is honest and that he would not have taken them out if he thought that they were worthless. the only 8v71 that I have seen on the net are marine applications, I am a deisel guy with some questions. |
todd reynolds
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 9:16 pm: | |
sorry I spelled diesel wrong, i am really tired. |
John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 9:19 pm: | |
Let me start the ball rolling:
They are all worth something.
What make/model buses were they taken from? |
Dale L. Waller (Happycampersrus)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 10:22 pm: | |
Todd,
Yes, they are worth something. It would pay to do some investigative work and get some info.
The engines should have a tag on one of the valve covers with all the info. Also the trannys will have a tag with info.
If possible the block #'s (stamped on block) are important.
As John said the make/model/mileage of bus is very helpful.
This site has a flea market to list such items.
Where are you located??
Any info helps to sell.
Dale |
William Kluge
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 9:46 am: | |
Where are you located? |
Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2005 - 1:10 pm: | |
Hello gold miners...
If it came out of a modern day Greyhound, you had better be careful.
Greyhound has been under-capitalized for the last 20 years. If they sell it, it has expensive problems that running the bus hard won't recoup.
Also, Greyhound went to the 6V92 motors early, for the fuel economy. I would be very suspicious of the "story" surrounding an 8V71. You will get no accurate or verifiable mileage numbers.
Up here in Canada, Greyhound is still running some MC9's, and yes, I mean MC9, not MC12. They appear horribly tired and have way more miles on them than I think anyone at MCI ever dreamed would be put on them.
It is sad to say, but the great days of busing maintenance are way behind us now.
happy coaching!
buswarrior |
Dale L. Waller (Happycampersrus)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2005 - 2:26 pm: | |
Buswarrior,
I agree very much with your statement. One has to assume that engines and trannys that cannot be verified should be classified as a core engine or trans needing overhaul.
I always try to look at it this way, Without PROPER or VERIFIABLE documentation the buyer should be prepared and plan on having the piece rebuilt.
I have seen people dissatisfied thinking they were buying an engine to just "install" in their equipment.
What I have seen is after equipment reaches high time or high miles and the cost are too high to repair it they just sell it off. So I agree you have to watch for a (dead) pig in a poke once in a while. LOL.
It is sad to watch the great machines run into the ground. It happens in the US also.
FWIW.
Dale |
Mike (Busone)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 12:46 am: | |
I hear ya about Greyhound. A family member drives for them and does he have some stories about maintaince. He also mentioned that they are not happy with the new MCI coaches they have been buying. He said when they have a fire they really burn compared to the older coaches. |