Nice 5A for sale

Dave5Cs · April 17, 2017, 10:17:10 PM

happened to see this in our local Craigslist. New tires, decent engine etc.

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/rvs/6092512418.html

Lin · April 17, 2017, 11:19:26 PM

It says manual transmission in the list but Allison 4 speed in the text. That makes a big difference in value.

Oonrahnjay · April 18, 2017, 04:07:51 AM

Quote from: Lin on April 17, 2017, 11:19:26 PM
It says manual transmission in the list but Allison 4 speed in the text. That makes a big difference in value.

One of the photos shows the instrument panel with what may be a gearshift lever barely visible. Is that the shifter? If so, is it manual or auto? Would a '65 originally have been built with an 8V92, if not, that might indicate an engine upgrade and possibly a trans upgrade also?

muldoonman · April 18, 2017, 05:14:12 AM

What I like about it is that 1 million mile motor.

lostagain · April 18, 2017, 06:23:51 AM

Yea nice bus! And kept original like I like: no roof raise, no upholstery all over the dash, etc. The front and rear caps are well done. Still has the big old ivory steering wheel. They came with the 8V71. So the 8V92 is a swap. It has to be a 4 speed manual, because there is no room for an Allison with an 8V Detroit. And you can see the gear shift in the cockpit photo. Certainly worth looking at.

JC

luvrbus · April 18, 2017, 06:42:03 AM

I doubt a 8v92 in front of a 4 speed transmission

Geoff · April 18, 2017, 07:03:22 AM

Quote from: muldoonman on April 18, 2017, 05:14:12 AM
What I like about it is that 1 million mile motor.

Sure, a one million mile engine with 4 in-frames.

--Geoff

Scott & Heather · April 18, 2017, 07:13:59 AM

My thoughts (take with a boulder of salt)

1. Overpriced

2. 8v92 in that coach is going to have serious overheat issues.

3. Overpriced

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bevans6 · April 18, 2017, 07:41:59 AM

I know a guy used to be on these boards with a 5B with a natural 8V-92, I think a standard trans. You can obviously put a MT644/7 behind a 8V-71 in a MC-5, but I don't know if you could get a flex plate for a 92 crank, I think they are different.

luvrbus · April 18, 2017, 07:46:07 AM

On a N/A 8v92 you don't need the vibration damper on the crank either they do fine without it

Dave5Cs · April 18, 2017, 08:36:48 AM

This board is so darn funny.
Guys I don't care nor do I need another Bus. I put it up so maybe someone looking for a Bus would lets see,Gee call the number and talk to to person selling it for more information. I already emailed the guy telling him if he wanted that kind of money for it he might put in BCM and BNO with more info like if he had papers on the engine and who put it in, size and type holding tanks, appliances and date codes on tires. I don't care if it has a 454 Big block chevy in it and a 8 speed Ferrari double shifting wiget flying multiple gyro transmission in it.

It has newish tires he says and they are round as far as I can see. It is not sitting out in the middle of a Tennessee field full of animal guts and old wet clothes from a hole in the roof that was made by another owner that was going to put on a gun turret and never finished it,

Just maybe it is a good one for someone who might want or need one. LOL, LOL,LOL at Ya all

And thanks JC you and I saw the same thing.
Dave

lvmci · April 18, 2017, 08:37:51 AM

The toggle on the left with the red light, is where they fabricated the same type shifter for my automatic lvmci...

RJ · April 18, 2017, 10:02:09 AM

You can tell that this bus will go really, really fast down the interstate - it's got a chrome gearshift knob!!

It's also an ex-Hound - that's the maintenance log holder on the front defroster compartment wall with "Step Down" written on it.

FWIW & HTH. . .

Astro · April 18, 2017, 10:05:59 AM

We could all just wait for Windtrader Don's review. It is in his neck of the woods, he is on the hunt, armed with a two page checklist and three months of fresh training and research and it's quite possibly in his price range.

What say you about this one Don?

Geoff · April 18, 2017, 11:39:41 AM

Okay, guys, I emailed the owner of the bus and asked how he determined it had an 8N92 and did it have a turbo. He replied:

"Good morning,
My master mechanic said it has an 8v92. He works on Detroit diesel busses for a living.
No turbo, I believe it has a supercharger"

I've heard this story before when someone was claiming an RTS had an 8V92TA in it and his mechanic (who was working on it!) was a Detroit mechanic. One of our RTS guys in the area checked it out and it was an 8V71TA.

--Geoff