9/9/2023 0 Comments Webshots goodtimes![]() ![]() No, I've never seen a bus with rust stains running down the side as I do all the time with old trucks. Of course, we don't don't put corrosives on the roads on purpose here in Oregon. We expect ya to stop and put yer chains on. So there are a lot of real cherry older vehicles still driving around without a spot of rust on them.original paint after 50 years.that kind of thing. Those Crown Coaches were aluminum skin only, eh? They didn't use aluminum extrusions for the framing, or floor ?Īlum. Skin on steel stringers seems like just asking for intermetallic corrosion problems. Yes, it might be a 466 and I love that motor but it's not what I'd prefer for this particular truck. I don't want a huge doghouse jammed into the cab.Īctually, if I find a Detroit 8.2L turbo for a few hundred bucks that'll be my first choice. Lots of folks don't like the 8.2, but I've had a couple before and it'd do fine for this application. Otherwise, if I don't come across a good 8.2T deal, I'll probably end up using the 466. ![]() Thanks again for the alum/steel body education. I would take a DT466 over an 8.2 any day of the week.Ī properly maintained DT466 will outlast the 8.2 many times over. If it breaks, well, it needed replacing anyway.ġ995 dt466's were not built near as well as the other years. if it were 1995 model i would take the 8.2, but any year before and after 1995 i would no doubt about it take the dt466.Īre we talking DT466E or the the mechanical DT in 1995. I drove a 1995 (Thomas Bus #24) with a mechanical 466 and it was a dandy as was our neighbor districts' 95's. The injector pump was turned down on mine from the factory. The mechanics had to tinker with the timing when it was new because it would die under some conditions, after that it was fine. Even with the pump turned down, I had plenty of power, it just took some time getting up to speed. The driver after me complained A LOT so we backed in the adjustment screw to give more throttle.BIG MISTAKE. It made a knocking sound and you could get up to speed, take your foot off the pedal and it's keep on cruising at 55 for miles before it would idle again! Doing so (according to the place that rebuilt the injector pump) ultimately damaged something inside of the pump. Sorry to ramble.I'm curious why you dislike the '95 DT's. I thought the 1995 Internationals were DT408s for the most part. Might be what you are thinking of when you mentioned a bad year for the DT.Cpt_kludge's Tonneau and WindRestrictor Mods !!!! Which had an issue with pumps and timing. I just got my '08 Brazen GXP, but have had many other open roadsters :driving:, as I have previously posted.
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