What is this bump behind the doghouse?

[jcpryn]

Looking at a 81 wanderlodge and pics show a small box behind the
doghouse, wondering what is under it and why it is there.


http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff300...ge/sw9.jpg


thx
John

[Scott Forman]

That is where the turbo is. My old '82 FC was re-powered with a 225hp
turbo before leaving the factory. Since the non-turbo dog houses did
not leave space for the turbo, a hump was added. Mine looked a bit
more professional than the one in your photo and was smaller.

Scott Forman
86 PT38
Memphis

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "jcpryn" wrote:
>
> Looking at a 81 wanderlodge and pics show a small box behind the
> doghouse, wondering what is under it and why it is there.
>
>
> http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff300...ge/sw9.jpg
>
>
> thx
> John
>

[jcpryn]

Really starting to belive that this does have a stock turbo. It has
the labels on the sides and rear that say turbo also. This might be
a late 1981. Maybe this is when they started to move into turbo
models?

thx
John


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
<scottforman75@...> wrote:
>
> That is where the turbo is. My old '82 FC was re-powered with a
225hp
> turbo before leaving the factory. Since the non-turbo dog houses
did
> not leave space for the turbo, a hump was added. Mine looked a bit
> more professional than the one in your photo and was smaller.
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
> Memphis
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "jcpryn" wrote:
> >
> > Looking at a 81 wanderlodge and pics show a small box behind the
> > doghouse, wondering what is under it and why it is there.
> >
> >
> >
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff300...ge/sw9.jpg
> >
> >
> > thx
> > John
> >
>

[Scott Forman]

81 did not have turbo, 82 didn't either, but mine was re-powered from
the factory. Yours may have been as well.

Scott

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "jcpryn" wrote:
>
> Really starting to belive that this does have a stock turbo. It
has
> the labels on the sides and rear that say turbo also. This might
be
> a late 1981. Maybe this is when they started to move into turbo
> models?
>
> thx
> John
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
> <scottforman75@> wrote:
> >
> > That is where the turbo is. My old '82 FC was re-powered with a
> 225hp
> > turbo before leaving the factory. Since the non-turbo dog houses
> did
> > not leave space for the turbo, a hump was added. Mine looked a
bit
> > more professional than the one in your photo and was smaller.
> >
> > Scott Forman
> > 86 PT38
> > Memphis
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "jcpryn" wrote:
> > >
> > > Looking at a 81 wanderlodge and pics show a small box behind
the
> > > doghouse, wondering what is under it and why it is there.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff300...ge/sw9.jpg
> > >
> > >
> > > thx
> > > John
> > >
> >
>

[bubblerboy64]

That's and interesting little bit of information. I would never have
figured that one out. Is that the only place to put a turbo in a non
turbo FC? I know that it is not uncommom to have turbo engines in
early machines. Not that I've seen any up close like but in pictures
I've never seen that little box on the floor like that. Would some of
the buses that had turbo engines placed in them have had the dog house
replaced so that it extended back over that area? Another way to ask
that. Is the dog house in a newer FC longer then the older non turbo FC
from the factory.
John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC





>
> Looking at a 81 wanderlodge and pics show a small box behind the
> doghouse, wondering what is under it and why it is there.
>
>
> http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff300...ge/sw9.jpg
>
>
> thx
> John
>

[Scott Forman]

The doghouse changed with the turbo. How exactly it is different I
can't tell you. It is probably possible to retrofit the newer dog
house, but I suspect the box is much easier.

I have also heard of turbos installed in the right front storage
compartment. Others may chime in as well. Necessity is the mother
of creative engineering.

Scott

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bubblerboy64"
wrote:
>
> That's and interesting little bit of information. I would never
have
> figured that one out. Is that the only place to put a turbo in a
non
> turbo FC? I know that it is not uncommom to have turbo engines in
> early machines. Not that I've seen any up close like but in
pictures
> I've never seen that little box on the floor like that. Would some
of
> the buses that had turbo engines placed in them have had the dog
house
> replaced so that it extended back over that area? Another way to
ask
> that. Is the dog house in a newer FC longer then the older non
turbo FC
> from the factory.
> John Heckman
> central Pa
> 1973 FC
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> > Looking at a 81 wanderlodge and pics show a small box behind the
> > doghouse, wondering what is under it and why it is there.
> >
> >
> >
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff300...ge/sw9.jpg
> >
> >
> > thx
> > John
> >
>

[david edwards]

Retrofit turbo kits were available for the 3208 in the early 80's that put the turbo just under the exhaust manifold on either side. Exhaust was transferred to the turbo from the manifold on the other side via a crossover pipe. Kerry 82 FC--with a retrofit turbo left side Denver