Question about repowering early PT's

[Dorn Hetzel]

Yeah, I've been thinking about an electric vehicle toad that could be remote controlled to help push the bus up hills and then do regenerative braking on the downhill side to recharge

On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:08 PM, bubblerboy64 <"jehdds@hotmail.com"> wrote:

I was out and about in "The Big Napper" over the weekend. From

Shippensburg to Ridgeway and back. I crossed every hill and valley

in Pa and back. I was lookin everywhere for a couple extra HP. It's

stately alright until you drive buy a deer carcass. Which I did once

and any number of dead skunks. I was grateful that I got there and

back with no problems and with reasonable fuel mileage, but I gotta

tell ya if there was a practical way to get another 100 hp I'd be on

the short list. Not bitchin because for the most part the ole girl

does pretty darned well but there are times...

John Heckman

central Pa

1973 FC

>

> Our 77FC35 does a stately 35MPH or so up most moderate hills, just

gives us

> more time to appreciate the scenery

>

> -Dorn

> Hogansville, GA

>

> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Dan Carr wrote:

>

> > Ernie,

> > You are right again.

> > I am the proud owner of one of the 6V92 "Red Block" turtles.

> > Early in our Wanderlodge experiences, I was shooting the breeze

with

> > the service guys at Williams Detroit/Allison about possible power

> > upgrades. They said that the 8V was too long so that it was not an

> > option in my coach. I would assume that the Silver block is a

> > potential since they were both offered as an option in the

82/early

> > 83's and the Silver was upgraded w/DDEC in later years. Some of

these

> > engines were rated at 375-400 in trucks (and 450-500 in marine

use 8-).

> > The guys at Williams were concerned about the ability of the

> > transmission to take any big increase in HP/torque ratings so that

> > would have to resolved.

> > I agree with the sentiments stated earlier, if you don't think you

> > would like living in the truck lanes of America, you would be

better

> > off getting a coach with the 8V especially if you are going to

pull

> > anything.

> >

> > Dan Carr

> > 82PT40 6V92

> > Youngstown, OH

> >

> > --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"
40yahoogroups.com>,

> > erniecarpet@ wrote:

> > >

> > >...snip

> >

> > > I believe the 8v may not fit in the engine compartment of the

6v. Am

> > I right

> > > or am I wrong??

> > >

> > > Ernie Ekberg

> > > 83PT40

> > > Livingston, Montana

> >

> >

> >

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