91 SP on Ebay

[Henry Jay Hannigan]

---John:
I imagine your bird is gasoline. If yes, recommend you consider
putting it on LPG. That way you could run it on either gasoline or
LPG.
In Australia, the government is trying to put more cars on LPG by
giving them $2000 to convert. I just converted my Mitsubishi
campervan for $2100 and we got back $2000...a good deal as LPG costs
56 cents a liter and petro(gasoline) costs $1.40 per liter. Quite a
savings. USA has always enjoyed cheap gas but that is
changing.........all u need is a conversion kit that goes over the
carby and some hose and a tank...probably some great Australian web
sites on it(.com.au). I have an 80 liter tank but the bird could have
a much bigger one. There is NO noticable decrease in power to me
from LPG to petrol.

I am off subject but when u said rally and the heading was SP's...I
thought maybe we should have an SP rally sometime. there should be
plenty of SP's out there as Bluebird built them for four
years.....ANY interst out there???
Regards,
Hank Hannigan & Naty
90SP36(stored in Vegas for now)



In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bubblerboy64"
wrote:
>
>
> Juergen, Thanks for the information and I enjoyed the obvious humor
> in your post. I would love to get to a rally of the BB's some time
> to see what we are all talking about. To have a chance to examine
> what others have done and to compare models and years etc. I have
> this idea that I don't want anything bigger then what I own now but
> I do see some advantage to the quieter pusher engines with perhaps
> an extra couple horse power. So I guess in the back of my mind I am
> at least considering the possibility of a move at some point
(aren't
> we all)? Its like in the best of marriages a guy still looks
doesn't
> he? If for no other reason then to feel good about the one he has.
> So not wanting a 40 footer it takes me back to the BMC coaches and
> the specials. I know everyone has their opinions on the pro's and
> con's on all of this and I am just at the edge of the learning
> curve. So I am interested in any opinions or suggestions in all of
> this.
>
> I too would like to wish all of you the best of holiday seasons and
> again I thank you for the help given last year with my transition
> from wantabe to proud owner of "The Big Napper" I am waiting for
> the cabinet maker to finish and install the drawer fronts and then
I
> will post pictures of my restored interior. For a "college boy"
with
> no practical experience I am proud of what I have done. The wall
> paper on the brown formica walls really worked out rather well and
> in my opinion looks great and brightened up the inside of the bus.
I
> constantly get positive comments. The ladies seem to be more
> impressed then the men or at least they are the ones who approach
me
> and make comments. Typically the question goes something like: "Is
> that an old bus or a new one?" They are confused because the lines
> of course look old but with the new paint it looks too new to be
> old. So its really been working out great for me. I've put about
> 4000 miles on it and I can honestly say I have not had one "fixit"
> that the previous owner didn't inform me of. Not to say that down
> the road something couldn't happen but I don't think I could have
> gotten a better deal or a better coach for what I have invested in
> this one. Lots and lots of hours spent but that also was what I
> intended. Next year I want to try to get all the gages working. I
> have a bunch that do not. I will need some hand holding on that so
> if any of you have experience with the electrics of these ole FC's
I
> may need to bend your ears some. I had the dash a part enough to
get
> it cleaned up and painted and I seen a bunch of wire splicing has
> been done so I have some work cut out to get all that figured out.
> But its like the rest of it. Time and learning as ya go.
>
> John Heckman
> central Pa
> 1973 FC
>
>
>
> >
> > John and Scott
> > My 91 SP has a ZF tranny. While it is NOT hard to find a ZF shop
> to fix the tranny, it is hard to get to one because there are so
few
> in the US. The East coast has 2 shops. One in North Philadelphia,
PA
> and the other in Ft. Myers, FL.. Then Chicago, well you cansee they
> are hard to to get to. The reason for so few shops is mainly that
> the tranny just doesn't break down as much as the Allison. When I
> was towed once because my tranny failed to engage, it turned out to
> be BB's superior electrical wiring that caused my problem. Low
> Voltage to the ECU. I asked the ZF tech in Philly if he ever had a
> ZF tranny shot in a motorhome and he said never. If they do break,
> its usually either neglect, or bad maintenance. Taking care of the
> ZF is simple and doesn't need much help.
> > I guess that by being a german built transmission it requires you
> as the owner to understand it, obey it, and take care of it. Thats
> its ORDER. Jawohl.
> > Really, my tranny works great, just keep the filter($$$) and
fluid
> clean, and not overheat or cook it to death.
> > Juergen in PA
> > 1991 WLSP36
> > Scott Forman <sforman@> wrote:
> John,
> >
> > There are many opinions about the DD vs the Cat, some swear by
> each.
> > When I was considering an SP before I bought my PT, the advice I
> got
> > was not so much about the Cat, but about the ZF tranny. They do
> not
> > have the track record of the Allison and I have been told
finding
> a
> > ZF-certified shop is much harder.
> >
> > I am sure the SP owners here can offer "first-hand" experience,
I
> am
> > only passing on info I received from a close friend who owns a
> large
> > diesel shop here in Memphis. FWIW
> >
> > Scott Forman
> > 86 PT38
> > Memphis
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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