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Topic: GM Fishbowl bus turn signal switches |
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Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:02 am Subject: GM Fishbowl bus turn signal switches |
The first repair on a fishbowl I had was to instal a replacement turn signal stalk. Someone else had removed the old one and cut the cable harness. So I had a stalk with a 7 contact plug and a 5 wir ... |
Topic: DOB Bus Procurement Plan Update |
Skip391
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:35 pm Subject: DOB Bus Procurement Plan Update |
Our New Flyer artic's 50% more bus then our Gillig's and twice the maintenance. After working on the New Flyers for 10 years I do like them. Without the artic joint headache and the weight of the ex ... |
Topic: DOB Bus Procurement Plan Update |
Skip391
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:49 pm Subject: DOB Bus Procurement Plan Update |
I am interested in the ages of the Nova and NFI Artic's. Most coach's that I have worked on go thru cycles of wear. When the coach's are less then 6 years they tend to have a period of time when mos ... |
Topic: GM NEW LOOK ODDITIES |
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:23 pm Subject: GM NEW LOOK ODDITIES |
Information on this GM New Look oddity is very sketchy at best except to say that it appears to be a 5301 model owned by SC County Transit - whomever they may be.
Of note are the old fashioned 'ja ... |
Topic: Gillig or New Flyer express routes |
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:13 pm Subject: Gillig or New Flyer express routes |
VTA has just put single door Gillig hybrid's into service on some long express routes. They have high back seats and racks. VTA also uses Gillig low floor's and New Flier artic low floor's on their ... |
Topic: Greetings from a new guy... |
Skip391
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Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:48 am Subject: Greetings from a new guy... |
VTA stands for Valley Transportation Agency. That is the current name for the agency that runs the county transit system for Santa Clara county CA. We also have some small city systems and Stanford ... |
Topic: Greetings from a new guy... |
Skip391
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Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:48 pm Subject: Greetings from a new guy... |
About 1990 VTA rented some of this modal from Golden Gate. Most were from 1972 but some were from the 60's with inline 6-71 engines. We used them for a 40 mile express run and kept blowing tires unt ... |
Topic: RTS Series 01 Motorhome Project... |
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Forum: Bus Preservation, Conversion, & Sales Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:35 pm Subject: RTS Series 01 Motorhome Project... |
I decommissioned that bus. This is a bigger repair job then most people know. When the front door lift was installed, I hated that model lift, they moved the electrical panel from the drivers side a ... |
Topic: How long will a new bus last? |
Skip391
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:06 pm Subject: How long will a new bus last? |
I work in a dry environment so rust and corrosion problems do not occur. The local environmental regulations are involved with many of our decisions to retire many of our bus models. The buses thems ... |
Topic: Hi from California |
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Forum: Member Introductions and Announcements Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:36 pm Subject: Hi from California |
I have enjoyed this forum enough that I decided to join. I have spent the last 23 years repairing transit coachs. I am or have been working on,
New look
RTS, 3 generations
Flex 870 and Metro
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