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Posted by Chris Richards on Wed Jun 23 20:18:33 1999, in response to Re: Favorite Engines,
posted by RDChilds on Tue Jun 22 04:33:49 1999.
When I was growing up in the 1970s, I rode the bus a lot, mostly Flixibles in the 7600-7700 series and GM buses in the 6000-6100 series. All these buses had a two speed transmission, which seemed perfectly suited fr city driving. The Flxibles were faster than GM ones. Then some newer Flxibles came equipped with a four speed transmission and a DD 71 engine; I think. They had a lot of power leaving a stoplight than their two speed sisters. When the GMs were overhauled in the early 1980s by Blitz, they kept their DD engines and transmissions. A/C was added, which didn't always work. The rebuilds were numbered in the 5000-5599 series. Most of them have been retired.
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