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1983ChevroletWayne
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Canada
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Posted - 11/14/2012 :  1:06:23 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hey Guys,

Do any of you have any older T444E buses that have a hard time getting up to speed? We have two 2002 Internationals here for spares, and both of them hardly have enough power to pull themselves along the road. When you get up to highway speeds you are alright, but it's just that initial pulling away from a stop power. Even with the pedal mashed to the floor it takes a long time to build speed.

One bus has a new turbo, and the other has a turbo from a few years back. Wastegates sticking??

I'm just curious if anyone else out there has suffered this?

78fordwayne
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Posted - 11/14/2012 :  2:39:07 PM  Show Profile  Visit 78fordwayne's Homepage  Send 78fordwayne an AOL message  Send 78fordwayne a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Yes, it almost always ends up being bad injectors
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1983ChevroletWayne
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Canada
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Posted - 11/15/2012 :  12:56:14 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks for the advice. Would it be too late for an injector cleaner treatment?

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C.HARDY
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Posted - 12/06/2012 :  7:04:36 PM  Show Profile  Click to see C.HARDY's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Hey I know that bus in your signature pic....lol 1982 GMC Wayne former Virginia Overland Charter bus. Cool

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1983ChevroletWayne
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Canada
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Posted - 12/08/2012 :  5:48:25 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by C.HARDY

Hey I know that bus in your signature pic....lol 1982 GMC Wayne former Virginia Overland Charter bus. Cool



Lol...Hey that's awesome. I actually found this picture on Flikr. I love these old Waynes.

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C.HARDY
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Posted - 12/09/2012 :  10:22:46 AM  Show Profile  Click to see C.HARDY's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I know its my picture that I took in 1999 at Overlands lot...LoL

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1983ChevroletWayne
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Posted - 12/12/2012 :  4:15:07 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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I know its my picture that I took in 1999 at Overlands lot...LoL



That's awesome! I hope you don't mind that I'm using it as my signature do you?

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C.HARDY
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Posted - 12/13/2012 :  2:53:41 PM  Show Profile  Click to see C.HARDY's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
No, I think its great. Pictures are made to be viewed and enjoyed as far as I'm concerned. I sent most of my old 35mm to Bsaund to post on his flikr.

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