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p horvath Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:15 am

in what year and what chassis # did busses go from 36 hp to 40 hp. also when did they go from stale air heat to fresh air heat?

Eric&Barb Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:18 pm

p horvath wrote: in what year and what chassis # did busses go from 36 hp to 40 hp. also when did they go from stale air heat to fresh air heat?

Hi P Horvath,
They never went just from 36 to 40 HP. Halfway through 1959 model year the Bastard 40 HP engine was introduced with its wonder crankshaft that as a standard broke at about 30,000 miles. At the beginning of the 1960 model year the true 40 HP engine was introduced. About 15DEC62 fresh air heating was introduced.
Eric&Barb

j.pickens Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:18 pm

Is this the P Horvath from New Jersey?

If so, welcome!

The changes you ask about are available on the following website:



http://www.type2.com/library/identifi/modvar.htm

p horvath Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:36 am

yeah that's me john. still looking at getting a bus.



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