91 SP on Ebay

[Jack & Donna Smith]

Hank, My bird is on gasoline and converting it sounds interesting. A
lot of the transit busses here advertise they "Burn Clean Natural Gas"..
Several years ago, we were in the Netherlands for awhile and used a
626 Mazda that could use either Gasoline or "AUTOGAS" which I assume
was Propane.. Nice setup.
Jack Smith

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Henry Jay Hannigan"
wrote:
>
> ---John:
> I imagine your bird is gasoline. If yes, recommend you consider
> putting it on LPG. That way you could run it on either gasoline or
> LPG.
> In Australia, the government is trying to put more cars on LPG by
> giving them $2000 to convert. I just converted my Mitsubishi
> campervan for $2100 and we got back $2000...a good deal as LPG costs
> 56 cents a liter and petro(gasoline) costs $1.40 per liter. Quite a
> savings. USA has always enjoyed cheap gas but that is
> changing.........all u need is a conversion kit that goes over the
> carby and some hose and a tank...probably some great Australian web
> sites on it(.com.au). I have an 80 liter tank but the bird could have
> a much bigger one. There is NO noticable decrease in power to me
> from LPG to petrol.
>
> I am off subject but when u said rally and the heading was SP's...I
> thought maybe we should have an SP rally sometime. there should be
> plenty of SP's out there as Bluebird built them for four
> years.....ANY interst out there???
> Regards,
> Hank Hannigan & Naty
> 90SP36(stored in Vegas for now)
>
>
>
> In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bubblerboy64"
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Juergen, Thanks for the information and I enjoyed the obvious humor
> > in your post. I would love to get to a rally of the BB's some time
> > to see what we are all talking about. To have a chance to examine
> > what others have done and to compare models and years etc. I have
> > this idea that I don't want anything bigger then what I own now but
> > I do see some advantage to the quieter pusher engines with perhaps
> > an extra couple horse power. So I guess in the back of my mind I am
> > at least considering the possibility of a move at some point
> (aren't
> > we all)? Its like in the best of marriages a guy still looks
> doesn't
> > he? If for no other reason then to feel good about the one he has.
> > So not wanting a 40 footer it takes me back to the BMC coaches and
> > the specials. I know everyone has their opinions on the pro's and
> > con's on all of this and I am just at the edge of the learning
> > curve. So I am interested in any opinions or suggestions in all of
> > this.
> >
> > I too would like to wish all of you the best of holiday seasons and
> > again I thank you for the help given last year with my transition
> > from wantabe to proud owner of "The Big Napper" I am waiting for
> > the cabinet maker to finish and install the drawer fronts and then
> I
> > will post pictures of my restored interior. For a "college boy"
> with
> > no practical experience I am proud of what I have done. The wall
> > paper on the brown formica walls really worked out rather well and
> > in my opinion looks great and brightened up the inside of the bus.
> I
> > constantly get positive comments. The ladies seem to be more
> > impressed then the men or at least they are the ones who approach
> me
> > and make comments. Typically the question goes something like: "Is
> > that an old bus or a new one?" They are confused because the lines
> > of course look old but with the new paint it looks too new to be
> > old. So its really been working out great for me. I've put about
> > 4000 miles on it and I can honestly say I have not had one "fixit"
> > that the previous owner didn't inform me of. Not to say that down
> > the road something couldn't happen but I don't think I could have
> > gotten a better deal or a better coach for what I have invested in
> > this one. Lots and lots of hours spent but that also was what I
> > intended. Next year I want to try to get all the gages working. I
> > have a bunch that do not. I will need some hand holding on that so
> > if any of you have experience with the electrics of these ole FC's
> I
> > may need to bend your ears some. I had the dash a part enough to
> get
> > it cleaned up and painted and I seen a bunch of wire splicing has
> > been done so I have some work cut out to get all that figured out.
> > But its like the rest of it. Time and learning as ya go.
> >
> > John Heckman
> > central Pa
> > 1973 FC
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > John and Scott
> > > My 91 SP has a ZF tranny. While it is NOT hard to find a ZF shop
> > to fix the tranny, it is hard to get to one because there are so
> few
> > in the US. The East coast has 2 shops. One in North Philadelphia,
> PA
> > and the other in Ft. Myers, FL.. Then Chicago, well you cansee they
> > are hard to to get to. The reason for so few shops is mainly that
> > the tranny just doesn't break down as much as the Allison. When I
> > was towed once because my tranny failed to engage, it turned out to
> > be BB's superior electrical wiring that caused my problem. Low
> > Voltage to the ECU. I asked the ZF tech in Philly if he ever had a
> > ZF tranny shot in a motorhome and he said never. If they do break,
> > its usually either neglect, or bad maintenance. Taking care of the
> > ZF is simple and doesn't need much help.
> > > I guess that by being a german built transmission it requires you
> > as the owner to understand it, obey it, and take care of it. Thats
> > its ORDER. Jawohl.
> > > Really, my tranny works great, just keep the filter($$$) and
> fluid
> > clean, and not overheat or cook it to death.
> > > Juergen in PA
> > > 1991 WLSP36
> > > Scott Forman <sforman@> wrote:
> > John,
> > >
> > > There are many opinions about the DD vs the Cat, some swear by
> > each.
> > > When I was considering an SP before I bought my PT, the advice I
> > got
> > > was not so much about the Cat, but about the ZF tranny. They do
> > not
> > > have the track record of the Allison and I have been told
> finding
> > a
> > > ZF-certified shop is much harder.
> > >
> > > I am sure the SP owners here can offer "first-hand" experience,
> I
> > am
> > > only passing on info I received from a close friend who owns a
> > large
> > > diesel shop here in Memphis. FWIW
> > >
> > > Scott Forman
> > > 86 PT38
> > > Memphis
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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