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Peter E (Sdibaja) (64.165.9.37)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 5:53 pm: | |
found this and it caught my eye...
"Allison V-730 with Overdrive For DETROIT 8V-71 ENGINE
This is a fairly simple conversion to accomplish, as it uses all Allison transmission parts.... "
http://groups.msn.com/BillTeal/allisonv730overdrive.msnw
anyone heard of this or Bill Teal? |
Claimjumper (208.186.109.125)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 7:51 pm: | |
>>>I have met Bill Teal,and have seen the 4104 that has this conversion. He has recently sold the coach but has the knowledge to convert a V-730 to overdrive.>>>Dan |
Michael j (67.41.243.141)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 8:23 pm: | |
Yes and you can gain this knowledge, buy his book and you to will be knowledgeable. $275.00 for the book.
Michael |
Bill Gerrie (65.49.74.228)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 08, 2003 - 12:07 am: | |
Great bus nut. Really willing to help anyone in the bus field. His book explains in great detail how to do the V730 O/D. |
Bill Teal (68.35.44.179)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 08, 2003 - 6:28 pm: | |
WOW!! I am Honored by all the kind words. THANKS Guys. I miss my bus, but at this time we just couldn't use it enough. Maybe i will do another one later on. |
joe (64.223.177.141)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 8:54 am: | |
I have been following this V730 OD issue for a while now. I have a 4106 with a V730 and I have a 'new' V731 on the shelf. If I had the VS2 planitary gear needed for the upgrade then I would go ahead and get Bill's book. Where can I order a VS2 gear unit? Joe |
Bill Teal (68.35.44.179)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 10:12 am: | |
Joe, If you will e-mail your Mailing address i have some information on the parts you would need to round up for the conversion. |
TWO DOGS (66.90.214.101)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 11:46 am: | |
I'm not switchin' to an auto. how about a overdrive for us standard guys...anybody got one of them...if I could just bring my top end up 10 mph....OR...TALLER GEARS...don't know what the ratio is in the Eagle...sure would like to find a center section to change over "guessing 3.00" |
BrianMCI96A3 (65.40.154.50)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 6:19 pm: | |
Two D you probably don't have room for an air shifted brownie box... but that would sure be the ticket for you. A buddy of mine has one under his old Madsen conversion, behind a 300 cummins and an allison. He has had it way up over a hundred on the flat... Crazy shaking rattling ride that it is.
Brian |
TWO DOGS (66.90.213.86)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 6:40 pm: | |
I haven't ever been under there to see what it looks like,I'd like to,am really curious,still a little too soon...still rattlesnake season... |
Peter Broadribb (Madbrit) (216.67.210.74)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 7:51 pm: | |
Now if anyone has one of them there Brownie Boxes that will live behind 350hp and 1350 ft lbs of torque, or something similar, then do please let me know.
I have only seen lightweight ones on Ebay.
Allison don't reckon using one when on the move for some reason or another. Two speed axle, yes, but Brownie, no.
Peter. |
jim mci-9 (209.240.205.60)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 10:30 pm: | |
company i used to work for in lubbock... REYNOLDS... built cotton module moving trucks.... we installed air-shifted 1241, 8341, 7341 spicer 4 speed auxillaries behind allison autos... didn't recomment shifting the aux, while under way... 4th was overdrive, 3rd direct....the aux was used to get the top mount pto (power tower) necessary to make the truck bed work...if the allison tran is in 3rd or 4th, where its torque convertor is in "lock", the aux can be shifted.... otherwise, the aux would grind till the correct rpm was met.... |