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John Bessette (208.197.170.23)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 01, 2002 - 11:34 pm: | |
History on my 4106 1926 would verymuch be appricaiated Thank you. |
J.L.Vickers (209.34.26.217)
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PD4104-1926 Virginia Stage Lines,Inc. |
OAE Palmer (208.164.96.114)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2002 - 9:57 pm: | |
04-06...someone is confuse and it might just be me!!
If you have an 06 John... please share with us what condition it is in and where you found it and any other incidental and memorable items associated with it....and what part of the world you are in.
thanks..... |
RJ Long (Rjlong) (24.127.8.58)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2002 - 11:08 pm: | |
John -
JLV was right, just a typo on the 04/06.
PD4106-1926: Virginia Stage Lines, Inc, Charlottesville, NC. Delivered new in May, 1963, original fleet number V286
RJ
PD4106-2784
Fresno CA |
J.L.Vickers (209.34.26.217)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 11:37 am: | |
Yep it's a typo I ment PD4106
Fingers don't work to well.
jlv. |
John Bessette (63.65.220.178)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 11:59 am: | |
Thanks to all for the info oae it is in pretty good condition I put a rebuilt engine in it. I got it from a guy out of Rapid city SD he got it from gray lines and had converted it when i got it.
thanks again John |
OAE Palmer (208.164.96.210)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 2:46 pm: | |
1st the thanks should go to RJ and not me, he has the knowledge and I have the void to put some of it in...!
Can I assume that because it was a tour coach in the Black Hills of SD that is has "mountian gears" in it and thus is NOT a flatlander milage king?
It doesn't happen to have the upper "vista" windowettes above the normal ones, does it?
Trans auto or std.?
thanks again ....welcome along! |
John Bessette (63.86.173.206)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 06, 2002 - 11:16 pm: | |
Hi
Your right thanks RJ for the info.
no mountain gears just flatlander mileage King it has 4.13 diff in it and a std trans.no it dont have the upper windows.
John
4106 1926
elko NV |
Tom Caffrey (Pvcces) (12.146.33.74)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 - 11:40 pm: | |
Hi RJ, could you let me know what history you have on PD4106-2576?
Thanks.
Tom Caffrey |
RJ Long (Rjlong) (24.127.8.58)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 2:58 am: | |
Sure, Tom -
PD4106-2576: Carey Transportaion, New York, NY. Delivered new in April of 1964, original fleet number 721.
RJ
PD4106-2784
Fresno CA |
FAST FRED (209.26.87.43)
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Tom ,
Mine is fleet # 727 from Carry GM 2582,
FAST FRED |
Rick Choy (24.49.51.190)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 5:45 pm: | |
Hey this is neat! I have a 4106 s/n 1798
What do you see?
Rick |
RJ Long (Rjlong) (24.127.8.58)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 8:48 pm: | |
Rick -
PD4106-1798: Southern Greyhound Lines, Chamblee, GA. Delivered new in March, 1963, original fleet number 6410.
So you're one of those bus nuts who can truthfully tell people you own an ex-Greyhound bus!
RJ
PD4106-2784
Fresno CA |
Tom Caffrey (Pvcces) (12.146.33.81)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 10:08 pm: | |
Thanks RJ.
You know, we've went right by your place a couple of times already, and it wouldn't surprise me if we go by there again within the year. I'll try to let you know and see if we can visit.
Hey Fred, I didn't realize ours had ever seen service in NY. Since ours are so close, I would think the odds were good that they were equipped alike!
By the way, we had Glass Pro replace our side windows. $200 paid for both, installed. It was a good solution for us.
Tom Caffrey PD4106-2576 |
RJ Long (Rjlong) (24.127.8.58)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 10:28 pm: | |
Tom & Fred -
They probably were equipped alike, as they were part of a 15 bus order by Carey, with Fred's being the last of that bunch.
The whole order was delivered between March and April of 1964, so yours, Tom, may actually be an April Fool, since it's #9 of 15. . . (JK!)
RJ |
johnwood (206.252.229.63)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 12, 2002 - 12:42 pm: | |
Tom;
I am looking to buy a converted 4107 that lives in Michigan and wanted to know if there are any corrosion problem areas I should inspect more closely than others. It is a professional conversion from the late 80's and is used mostly in winter.
I am a neophyte at this and would appreciate all the advice I can get. Thanks much!
John |
Tom Caffrey (Pvcces) (12.146.33.40)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 12, 2002 - 10:42 pm: | |
Hi John, look for holes in the skin near all the windows, around wheelwells and the tailgate.
Look at the frame areas that the supension is hooked to and the suspension elements, particularly the airbeams, shock and airbag mounts.
Look for wrinkles in the side skin. They can mean that the frames under the wrinkles are rusted away.
Regard cracks as seriously as corrosion. Look for rot in the plywood deck the bay doors are hung on.
There are many good sources with more detailed information. A search on the board should give you some ideas.
FWIW
Tom Caffrey PD4106-2576 |
johnwood (206.252.234.85)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 13, 2002 - 1:17 pm: | |
Tom; Appreciate advice on corrosion. Any input on obvious signs of mechanicals needing help? I understand DD's drool oil, so what to look for? Engine represented as fairly fresh, as is suspension/ air bags. How do you check an auto tranny?
Had a cool idea for a book! How about the complete neophytes guide to buying a bus? (I detest the "idiot's" series as I am not one)Could cover all of the questions a guy needs to know to be an informed purchaser, complete with pix and tips. May even become an asset for the non technical owner of a coach as to what to look for in his own equipment before it becomes a problem$$. |
Tom Caffrey (Pvcces) (12.146.33.5)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 13, 2002 - 11:27 pm: | |
Hi John, we're way off thread. Look for a new thread called "The Complete Neophytes Guide".
Tom Caffrey PD4106-2576 |