Dec 13, 2011 · Front engine flat face provides maximum interior space related to length of bus, but they are loud and put off heat into the cabin. Dog nose is also loud, though not as bad, and extends length of bus relative to interior space and also looks the most like a "school bus" after conversion. The flat face buses look more RV-like.

May 31, 2022 · It's cheapest to buy a bus with an engine that will work for you. Even a bus that's not a deal (10k) is cheaper than a free bus plus paying someone to swap an engine. I was trying to get a local bus for parts for my build because it needed a new engine and Cummins quoted the owner 30k to do the swap.

Jun 14, 2020 · Does anyone have any experience with the Detroit Diesel 6v53t engine? Is it reliable, does it have a history of issues? This is powering a 1970 Blue Bird school bus that was converted to an RV that I am thinking of acquiring. It is a 30' bus with a raised ceiling. It has an Allison automatic and was regeared for the 6v53t.

Jan 14, 2007 · A local school district is auctioning off 7, 96&97 International 3800 Thomas 48 pax handicap busses, T444E, 545a/t's, hyd. brakes, 126 to 155k miles is there any significant difference in the 96&97 engine trans packages.There are also 8, 97&98 Thomas pushers with 5.9Cummins, Allison 643 & 545a/t's 3116 Cats, Allison 643a/t's, air brakes either ...

Jul 20, 2018 · The whole "geared lower for city driving" thing is brought up alot, but I don't think it holds much value. I've driven a Blue Bird school bus with an 8.3L engine that could only do 55 and I've driven a Nova transit bus that could do 70. It's …

Oct 30, 2019 · The 7.3 is a desirable engine coupled to an adequate trans (4R100) while the 6.0L is a disaster of an engine coupled to a very good trans (5R100). The newer Ford diesels (6.4L & 6.7L) are too big to fit the van chassis and were replaced with the V10 gasser.

May 7, 2020 · Same bus, same year, same engine. What's the purpose of that? My air filter is a PITA to remove because of where it's located. The engine bay on the passengers side has plenty of space for me to re route the intake over to that side and have it pull the air in lower through the screen on the access door on that side.

Sep 16, 2019 · The only bus we found was an 2009 International IC with 6.4l engine. It has our size, isn't rusty and has only about 140.000 miles. We think it's almost perfect. But our research shows that this bus has an Maxxforce 7 engine. We was searching in this forum and found only bad news about this engine. Is it right, this model has the MF 7 engine?

Jan 6, 2019 · Of all the school bus Cat engine's I'd say the 3126 is the one to get. Jan 6, 2019 #3 GD. Gdog 5651

Jul 14, 2022 · BE is handicap/short bus, CE is conventional, FE is flat-nose front engine, and RE is flat-nose rear engine. These descriptitors became most common around 2004 when IC bus literally put a plate by the front door with this number. 200 & 300 refer to the engine size. So a "CE200" is a conventional bus with the smaller engine of the generation.