question about bus poster(mak publishing)

[scottie]

hi
i guess if mike is reading this ,he can answer this question or anyone else too
i just bought the bus poster that "bus conversions" is selling on ebay
great poster,good imformation for a newbie like me. (thanks again mike)
my question is ..is all the imformation on each bus 100 percent right???/
the reason im asking is ,i have been in contact with a guy that is selling a 1985 mci a3
he said it has a 6v92 DD  in it.
on the poster it says it came with a 8v92ta DD  ?
i have read in here that some times people put other (usually bigger engines in the buses when its time for a rebuild)
i just want to know for sure,so when i go look at this bus,ill know he either doesnt know what engine it really is or someone changed it
THANKS
scottie

[tekebird]

A3's were avaiolable with 6-92's as well.

problem with a resource as simple as the poster: no room to put everything.

[scottie]

thamks tekebird
i just didnt want to go down there and check out this bus ,looking like a fool .
scottie

[Busted Knuckle]

thamks tekebird
i just didnt want to go down there and check out this bus ,looking like a fool .
scottie

Scottie,
No need to be afraid to look like a fool, stay around here very long and you'll no as much or more than the average seller of the buses yer looking at! And yes I agree with Doug as great a source of info the poster is, it is limited on how much info can be devoted to each model!
I personally have had the pleasures of driving and working on a 102A3 6V92TA 5spd! It was a gtreat bus in it's day! Hopefully the one you are looking at is not the same one however! After it left us it fell into non-caring hands and was a major POS last time I saw it! FWIW   BK 

[buswarrior]

I would hazard a gamble that more 102A3 left the factory with 6V92 than 8V92.

As for great rides, sweetest shifting bus I ever drove was a fine example of a 102A3 with an 8V92 and a 5 speed.

A couple of them were on loan from San Diego all the way to Toronto! One of those quirks back when Coach USA/Coach Canada was approaching the peak of the expansion.

The fleet colours were all brown. Can't remember the name. RJ?

Clutch was as light as in a car and the shifter had absolutely no slop at all. Someone, somewhere, had put a lot of effort into these coaches being this sweet.

And the coach would have been at least 10 years old at the time.

I would love to know how they got the clutch that light.

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[scottie]

hi busted knuckle.
this bus is a 5 speed standard with a tubo
the guy sent me 10 pictures and it looks real clean
i posted a picture here i hope it works so you can take a look
1985 mci a3....6v92 rebuilt ...657,000 miles....tires 80 percent..
not sure if its a 102a3 or a 92 a3 ??/ if theres such a thing
asking $14,500.00
will have to drive about 8 or 9 hours to check it out(4 hours each way) southern ontario.
scottie

[scottie]

opps big time
the line i just posted is not the picture of the bus
PLEASE WHO EVER IS IN CHARGE HERE CAN YOU DELETE ASAP !!!!
thanks im not that much of a computer guy
scottie

Done. Richard

[scottie]

wow
that was fast,thank you so much Richard
scottie

[DrivingMissLazy]

You're welcome but just dumb luck. I noticed the post times after I removed it and it was only a couple of minutes after you asked that it be removed that I actually removed it.
Richard

[scottie]

ok
do i dare try this again ....okay here goes.
hey buswarrior here is a picture of it....

[buswarrior]

scottie, where in Ontario? I'm in Toronto, and would be glad to lend a hand.

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[Busted Knuckle]

Scottie looks sweet & in about 500% better shape than the 1 we had after we sold it! I have to agree with BW, back when we had ours it was a sweet treat to drive. Ran great, drove straight, nice and tight, a real pleasure to drive for sure! But the J.A. that bought it ran it in the ground in no time, he had the mentality that bus drivers were a dime a dozen & he could go down to the unemployment office or Walmart and pick out guys sit'n on a bench and say "hey you, you, you, you, you and you come here I got a job for you" and he'd have as good a crew of drivers as anybody could get!
Needless to say he ain't no major player in our area nomo!
FWIW   BK 

[scottie]

hi buswarrior
i saw this in the auto trader.
i think the guy said he was in hamilton . the area code is 905.
it was a x cherry bus ...i can send you the pictures he sent ,to see what you think.i not sure when i can get down to hamilton.i have to go new car shopping very soon ,the one i have is getting close to 1/2 million k.m. lol
thanks for the offer,i will let you know when i go
scottie

[buswarrior]

Just down the highway.

E-mail address is in my profile. Let me know.

Cherry is still a good family run business, so we can do a bit of forensic work if it looks good.

happy coaching!
buswarrior