Question about repowering early PT's

[bubblerboy64]

Hummm, You got me thinkin. Have the wife ride in the toad and
starterup and push as needed. I can hear it over the CB now. Ok
honey gunner now just keep your hands off the wheel !!! You want to
bet some one has tried that all ready? I can see Ethel and Emma (the
dog) riding back there now. I can talk my wife into just about
anything (as long as I take her out for dinner as part of the
bargain) wonder if she'd "go" for that one? If I could keep a
straight face I'd love to see how far into that we get before she'd
freak out. I am right now in the process of getting a toad set up so
it would be the time. Or I could tell her I have a positronic
regenerative rotating pusher motor under that toad which she needs to
monitor while towing. I do have to keep in mind that they get even.
Shane and I are going down to NJ this Friday to look at bus seats.
I'll get him in on this and we have about a eight hour drive, we
should be able to come up with a good one in that time.
John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC






>
> 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 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@yahoogroups.com 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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