Blue Bird Makes Prestolite Starters Standard on Some School Buses
Prestolite Electric’s Leece-Neville PowerPro Extreme 5 12V will be standard on Blue Bird's Vision, All American FE Diesel, and All American RE Diesel school buses.
Prestolite Electric’s Leece-Neville PowerPro Extreme 5 12V will be standard on Blue Bird's Vision, All American FE Diesel, and All American RE Diesel school buses.
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Prestolite Electric’s Leece-Neville PowerPro Extreme 5 12V will be standard on Blue Bird's Vision, All American FE Diesel, and All American RE Diesel school buses.
NOVI, Mich. — Blue Bird is making standard the integration of Prestolite Electric’s Leece-Neville PowerPro Extreme 5, a 12V replacement starter, on several of its school buses.
The Leece Neville PowerPro Extreme 5, designed for medium-duty diesel engines up to 10 liters, will be standard on Blue Bird's Vision, All American FE Diesel, and All American RE Diesel school buses, according to a news release from Prestolite Electric. Additionally, the supplier’s IdlePro and IdlePro Extreme alternators will continue to be standard on these Blue Bird bus models.
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The Blue Bird bus models with the PowerPro Extreme 5 bus starter as standard include applications running a Cummins ISB 6.7L engine (beginning July 2019) or a Cummins ISL engine (beginning Oct. 2019). Engineered specifically for the dynamic operating concerns of school buses, the PowerPro Extreme 5 starter motors deliver starting power in virtually any environment and can also help reduce overall operating costs and maintenance-related downtime, according to the supplier.
In addition, each PowerPro Extreme 5 starter includes a sealed noseless design that protects against dust, oil, and other contaminants, and an electrical soft-start relay that allows the pinion to properly engage the ring before cranking, according to the supplier. The starters, which weigh less than 22 pounds, are also engineered with a planetary gear reduction design and integral magnetic switch (IMS) technology to help eliminate voltage drops.
To learn more about the PowerPro Extreme 5 starters and other PowerPro products, go here.
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