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11238
... picked ... It sounds to me that there is a problem with WIN XP. From what I've heard there are several programs that don't work well on XP. I would...
Ken Wildman
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Jul 1, 2004
12:19 pm
11239
I have XP Pro, and it works fine for me click the blue NEXT link and it goes to the next previous posts containing the search term. It may have to do with...
Blane Wolf
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Jul 1, 2004
12:58 pm
11240
Hi All. I am thinking of parting out my 1980 102x40 if there is enough intrest. It has a great 6V92 and V730 ( I was told it had 7K on it when I bought it and...
Mitchell Tucker
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Jul 1, 2004
4:13 pm
11241
V-730's are about 75% underdrive. Jim one_badfish <one_badfish@...> wrote: hello, im wondering if anyone can help me out with a v730. Im looking for info...
Jim Ramos
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Jul 1, 2004
6:23 pm
11242
I have some other strange things happening on this board intermittantly. Appearantly it has been happening but I never noticed that not all postings appear...
slawrence111@...
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Jul 1, 2004
8:56 pm
11243
Jim, Scott & others: Let me see if I can clear up some of the smog related to the V-730 and V-731 transmissions. Let's start w/ a little bit of history,...
RJ Long
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Jul 1, 2004
9:25 pm
11244
Hi RJ I understand that the pumpkin on the 4106 is 12 bolt pattern and the RTS rockwell pumpkin is 14 bolt ?? - but can the 4.10 ring and pinion gear from a...
Pete
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Jul 1, 2004
10:55 pm
11245
Pete - I have no clue. . . never had to work on mine, fortunately. I do know that the 4106 axle is a Timken, who has since been absorbed by somebody. . . ...
RJ Long
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Jul 2, 2004
12:10 am
11246
Thank's slc, we all appreciate that. Mitchell ... Chris... ... is ... request. ... tried...
Mitchell Tucker
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Jul 2, 2004
2:17 am
11247
RJ, The 4106 conversion is a good example. Remove the standard transmission which is a direct drive 1:1. Install V730 and the effective gear ratio changes to...
Jim Ramos
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Jul 2, 2004
5:47 am
11248
Jim - Agree that the stick shift transmission and the V-730 have high gear ratios of 1:1. It's in the bevel gearsets where we seem to be talking about the ...
RJ Long
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Jul 2, 2004
8:18 am
11249
There are two final drive ratios for the V730-- the most common is .875:1, which gives you an overdrive ratio. On some V730's, there is a 1.04:1 ratio. The...
Geoff
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Jul 2, 2004
11:57 am
11250
As a GMC RTS pulls up and then leaves 2 minutes after a NABI bus, I am impressed with how quiet the much older RTS is. When it pulled up it seemed to navigate ...
Jesse Alonzo
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Jul 3, 2004
12:39 am
11251
... Hello Jim: I just pulled one off of the storage bench this afternoon and took it over to my favorite local truck starter etc. rebuilder (Hite Parts...
John B.
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Jul 3, 2004
1:59 am
11252
That's a little high for me, but thanks for checking it out. Did you hapen to ask the shop if they wanted to buy them? Jim ... Hello Jim: I just pulled one...
Jim Ramos
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Jul 3, 2004
7:06 am
11253
Well, I'm completly confused now. But doesn't the V 730 have to be an underdrive, a direct, or an overdrive, and not two or more of the three choices? I need...
Jim Ramos
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Jul 3, 2004
7:41 am
11254
Remember that the bevel gears fail frequently in V730's and the rebiulders buy cores, and put in used parts. I doubt that anyone on this board has a virgin...
Jim Ramos
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Jul 3, 2004
7:48 am
11255
As I got up early this morning I realized it has been two years since Geoff and his wife Sherry, met me at the airport. Took me to their house and saw my RTS...
BubbaJePH@...
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Jul 3, 2004
10:03 am
11256
Jim, have you bought any replacement parts for your RTS yet? When I got mine home, I had to replace the alternator. Valley Transit Authority had stripped out...
BubbaJePH@...
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Jul 3, 2004
10:06 am
11257
Hello all!!!, Im chugging along with the process. Im going to buy the neoangle shower and I need to make a decision on the toilet. How many guys&Ladies are...
Jon
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Jul 3, 2004
12:03 pm
11258
... the ... many ... Jon: Why I wouldn't use a home style toilet in an RV: 1. 1.5gallons per flush. A very conservative estimate of 3 flushes per day per...
Ken Wildman
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Jul 3, 2004
12:29 pm
11259
I see what Ken wrote and I don't necessarilly agree which what he says since I have a home toilet in my RTS. The water usage IS a big deal, but I have been...
geoff_rts
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Jul 3, 2004
1:07 pm
11260
Errr.....now I am confused. I realize it is early...just got up... and we are out of coffee..... but when I said "for a better price then a rebuild".... that...
John B.
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Jul 3, 2004
1:30 pm
11261
The over/under drive discussion got me started thinking there might be a less costly way to get the desired speed than the 4.10 gear set so I did some quick...
Don Nelson
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Jul 3, 2004
4:21 pm
11262
Without getting into a big argument, I like to add just my line of thought. If home toilets were better for RV's then RV toilets, they would be in all the top...
Wulf P. Ward
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Jul 3, 2004
5:31 pm
11263
Clear as mud, eh, Jim?? Let's see if this helps: On the most common V-730, the input shaft from the engine turns 0.87 times to one turn of the torque...
RJ Long
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Jul 3, 2004
7:40 pm
11264
Hi Jon. I have been RVing since 1969, I have had the RV commode in all but the RTS conversion (I have a house commode in the RTS), I have also had the RV...
dwight brass
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Jul 3, 2004
7:46 pm
11265
what do you mean by 12 years and 50,000 milles ?? On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 00:48:19 -0700 (PDT) Jim Ramos <jimramosusa@...> ... ...
dwight brass
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Jul 3, 2004
7:46 pm
11266
Yes the RTS has 14 bolts on the pumpkin, and yes I am told that any 14 hole pump has the same gear set, but the 12 bolt is not the same. On Thu, 01 Jul 2004...
dwight brass
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Jul 3, 2004
7:54 pm
11267
The 12 years thing is related to the Federal transit bus replacement program - the coach must be in service at least 12 years before they can be sold off -...
RJ Long
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Jul 3, 2004
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