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RonF
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 Posted - 03/09/2016 : 06:01:17 AM
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| We have reacted a milestone today. Our first bus just busted 300,000 miles. It is a 1996 BlueBird TC2000 The drivetrain is all original and the only things replaced are component bolted to the engine. The injectors and pump are still the originals. Good old 5.9!!! |
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JoeHEB1
Advanced Member
498 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2016 : 06:05:58 AM
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| I've always said Cummins is tried and true. That's awesome! |
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second.flood
Top Member
USA
640 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2016 : 09:00:07 AM
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Ryan5r
Senior Member
USA
55 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2016 : 12:16:01 PM
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| We've got a IC with a dt466 with 300,000 miles and 15,000 still going |
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krmvcs
Advanced Member
362 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2016 : 12:59:48 PM
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cummins for the win!!!
my 2000 intertrashional is at about 330K. got its second motor about 90K ago. when i worked on the city transit we pulled those garbage motors out at about 150K because soon after they were likely to start breaking down frequently. best of luck ryan but if i were you id get ready for an engine swap. |
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RonF
Top Member
867 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2016 : 03:53:08 AM
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Originally posted by second.flood
Hours?
Don't know. The bus doesn't have an hour meter. |
US Army retired CMBT |
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Ryan5r
Senior Member
USA
55 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2016 : 04:11:54 AM
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Originally posted by krmvcs
cummins for the win!!!
my 2000 intertrashional is at about 330K. got its second motor about 90K ago. when i worked on the city transit we pulled those garbage motors out at about 150K because soon after they were likely to start breaking down frequently. best of luck ryan but if i were you id get ready for an engine swap.
It's being traded in July 1st. :) |
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Bus John
New Member
8 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2016 : 10:32:35 AM
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| Not too shabby! Can't go wrong with Cummins in my opinion. However, I think the best Detroit Series 60 Engines still are the king of the hill as far as overhauls go. I've heard of those things lasting 1,000,000 without a major overhaul. |
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Bassman
Top Member
USA
558 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2016 : 12:33:09 PM
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| I have some VT365's with 250,000 and 260,000 miles. Can I make 300,000 miles?!?! |
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RonF
Top Member
867 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2016 : 03:35:18 AM
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Wow Bassman, We will have had all of our VT365's replaced here by the end of next month at around 120.000 miles. I believe they failed due to the lack of proper maintenance. You just can't operate an engine for 25-30,000 miles a year and only change the oil once.
How these old cummins are making after such abuse is a testament to how well they were built. |
US Army retired CMBT |
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eddo
Advanced Member
USA
311 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2016 : 10:23:17 AM
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I have a 1990 4700 with 1.2 million miles on it. It is on it's 3rd DT360 engine, but that's not completely accurate, as the 2nd engine only went 800 miles before the turbo went bad and sucked all the oil out of the engine, lol
(mine's not a bus, and 90% of the miles are OTR)
The big wigs are gonna make me get rid of it this year, and I'm really gonna miss it. These DT360's shake, rattle, and roll, but they are about as solid as can be.
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bwest
Administrator
United States
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Posted - 03/21/2016 : 10:33:06 AM
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Originally posted by eddo
I have a 1990 4700 with 1.2 million miles on it. It is on it's 3rd DT360 engine, but that's not completely accurate, as the 2nd engine only went 800 miles before the turbo went bad and sucked all the oil out of the engine, lol
(mine's not a bus, and 90% of the miles are OTR)
The big wigs are gonna make me get rid of it this year, and I'm really gonna miss it. These DT360's shake, rattle, and roll, but they are about as solid as can be.
They certainly don't make them like that any longer. There's no way that a school bus can make that many miles, in my opinion. There's just too much stop and go. |
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