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Scott & Heather · March 18, 2016, 02:43:04 PM

How fast are your guys moving up black mountain in NC? I went up floored throttle at 10mph first gear. No kidding. Had a huge traffic jam behind me far as my eye could see in the side mirrors.

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bigred · March 18, 2016, 03:15:39 PM

Yep Scott :We just brought the old Prevost up Old Fort Mountain.Our speed never got below 45 but the manifold were heating up pretty well.I actually was disappointed that it did not come up that hump a little quicker .These idiots in North Carolina only know there are two controls on their auto's .A horn button and an accelerator peddle.Gosh!! How I hate those honkers!!!

uncle ned · March 19, 2016, 08:48:57 AM

Scott I go up black mountain like you. in the truck lane at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. If I try to run with the big boys with HUGGY I make it about 3/4 of
the way up and the temp gets over 200. then I panic and rool over in the slow lane and force her down into the low gear and over 2,000 rpms and she cools back down.

A better test is to go up Soco gap out of Cherokee to Dillsboro at car speeds.

Huggy will top Fancy Gap at 55 if it is 35 degrees and raining, other wise in the slow lane at a crawl. afraid of over 200 degrees. already bought 2 heads
and 6 sleeves and pistons after a trip trying to run with the big boys in hot weather. Winter time is a different story.

If any one has a way to keep a big 6v92 in a 04 kool in the summer I would like to see it.

uncle ned

buswarrior · March 19, 2016, 10:35:23 AM

re: cooling an '04 6V92...

As I recall, Don Clark's had two radiators sandwiched together, I don't remember him ever mentioning cooling issues.

Where did Don's coach get to after he passed?

happy coaching!
buswarrior

Scott & Heather · March 19, 2016, 08:40:54 PM

Thanks Uncle Ned. Nice to know we aren't the only ones

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DMoedave · March 20, 2016, 08:23:43 AM

nope, your not! that "hill" n of Asheville is wicked lol

luvrbus · March 20, 2016, 09:09:17 AM

Bring that sucker West out here anything under 4000 ft with a 6% climb is just a grade

viking42 · March 20, 2016, 11:09:59 AM

Dons coach went to Mike Galliger in youngs town ohio,never heard Don complain of overheating problems on the 692 v6

uncle ned · March 20, 2016, 02:20:33 PM

Scott i think speed up hills in these old buses is about like fuel mileage.

Take the speed up and the speed down add together and divide by 2 that gives you the speed up.

uncle ned

Scott & Heather · March 20, 2016, 02:54:13 PM

Lol! I love it

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bigred · March 21, 2016, 06:54:22 AM

I am a lot more cautious going down the hills than up.Jake brakes on these two cycle engine's are useless!!!

luvrbus · March 21, 2016, 07:58:24 AM

Quote from: bigred on March 21, 2016, 06:54:22 AM
I am a lot more cautious going down the hills than up.Jake brakes on these two cycle engine's are useless!!!

Oh boy Red you are going to start a fire with the ones that need a seat belt when they flip on the Jakes to prevent going through the windshield

they do sound good though,this a topic on F/B right now

uncle ned · March 21, 2016, 09:07:09 AM

Big red Better get David to check your jakes..I can not run with the jacks on down black mountain or any of the "the
hills" in NC or "West by god Virginia".

Have to turn them on and off on huggy. I may be a little lighter than you but the jakes really slow me down.
and let every body in the country know I am coming.

uncle ned

bigred · March 21, 2016, 04:36:21 PM

Yep Uncle Ned ! Had David work on them.He was the one that told me they would not work like they would on a 4 stroke . I was complaining because the Jake's on the Prevost don't work as good as the Pac break on my motor home!!!

uncle ned · March 21, 2016, 06:11:16 PM

Big red are you going to drop down to the south east busnuts rally at Palmetto Cove the 14 15 and 16 of April.

uncle ned