... A jake brake works on a diesel by virtue of the fact that the diesel has no throttle valve like a gas engine - the intake tract is wide open all the time....
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onewayrider@...
Nov 1, 1999 5:46 pm
Hello; In May we purchased a 1956 Flixible bus. We had the bus for four days and had to travel to Nashville to play The Ryman Auditorium Bluegrass Block Party....
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onewayrider@...
Nov 1, 1999 6:54 pm
sticher00-@... wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/flxowners/?start=553 ... We had our windshield shatter on the road in Missouri and...
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James Dimmer
Jdimmer@...
Nov 1, 1999 7:34 pm
Folks- When the windshields are available I 'll let you know. I have no idea when they will be manufactured only that they will run them this year. Jimmy...
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busboy10@...
Nov 2, 1999 12:33 am
I'm familiar with and have used the "Jake Brake", but the one that I would like to find out more about is the type that is used on both gas and diesel motors....
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busboy10@...
Nov 2, 1999 12:33 am
onewayrider, you might like to talk to Don Clark (cherry@...) or (714)974-4275 in Orange County, CA. His '55 FLX "rolling museum" was featured in the...
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Dr Robert R Ebert
rebert@...
Nov 2, 1999 11:13 am
David, Sorry I can't provide specifics on the "celebrity" status of your 1956 Flxible Vl100 (Vista-Liner). But, I can tell you how it started out. Company...
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busboy10@...
Nov 2, 1999 6:06 pm
Hi.Lets have a little dialogue about oil coolers. Not so much about oil coolers per se , but about their placement. The people that manufacture "add on" oil...
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MUSLTANG@...
Nov 2, 1999 10:32 pm
Behind the coolant radiator because you don't want to put that heat from the tranny cooler into the coolant radiator, thus adding a heat component to the ...
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cjjc@...
Nov 2, 1999 11:16 pm
First are we talking crankcase oil or ATF? Either way both of those run much warmer than Anti freeze so you do not want to hang an aux. radiator that is going...
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adame@...
Nov 2, 1999 11:48 pm
You don't mention whether the oil cooler is for the engine or the trans.If it's for the engine then I think that it doesn't mater whether it goes in front or...
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busboy10@...
Nov 3, 1999 2:45 am
Running the transmission oil lines to a front cooler sounds good, but the size of the lines would need to be increased substantially to avoid restricting the...
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pinesd@...
Nov 3, 1999 1:33 pm
I think I will start placing bets on this subject. No.1 leave that air scoop alone No. 2 place nothing in the air duct No. 3 make sure all doors have a tight...
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busboy10@...
Nov 3, 1999 5:18 pm
When you said 180 engine and 150 trans, that was engine coolant, right? What temperature was the engine oil running? And "then as original, boxed in the rear...
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Bud Hoover
macshack@...
Nov 4, 1999 12:08 am
Hey Pete; (psnidal) Could you send me your correct email address to teamwest@... Thanks. Bud Hoover...
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pinesd@...
Nov 4, 1999 1:34 pm
busboy1-@... wrote: We did manage to get it up to 185*(eng temp) on a long drawn hill. This coach has the AT 4 speed which has no lock up, so it naturaly...
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Mac Shack
macshack@...
Nov 4, 1999 6:04 pm
Rally site update just posted on the website..... Bud...
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Pete Snidal
psnidal@...
Nov 5, 1999 3:21 am
... Sounds really reasonable to me. Is the Mudflap at the same front-to back position as the front of the deflection bulkhead? (The piece the driveshaft goes...
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r27m64@...
Nov 6, 1999 2:13 am
Here is an easy way to find your vehicle speed. It does not matter what size tires you have or gear ratio. You do need a flat section of highway that has the...
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marijke schellenbach
martony.schell@...
Nov 6, 1999 6:16 pm
Hi, fellow flxr's. Greetings from the wonderful northwest. Due to a violent wind storm, one of our not so nice cottonwood trees decided it didn't like my coach...
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marijke schellenbach
martony.schell@...
Nov 7, 1999 12:51 am
who ever can help. in reviewing info to file insurance claim I'm coming across the following serial # for 52 Flx that i thought is a vista crusier but in the...
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raline@...
Nov 7, 1999 2:20 am
Hi everyone; I know that most of you know, but for those who may not know-Whewwww- Bud Hoover has created a Web Site for Flxible Owners International that is...
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busboy10@...
Nov 7, 1999 4:43 am
You are right Ralph, Bud and Judy have done a fantastic job, and any one that has not checked it should do poste haste. ...
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MUSLTANG@...
Nov 7, 1999 5:52 pm
I have a scoop assembly from a '57 Starliner. Bakersfield, Ca....
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marijke schellenbach
martony.schell@...
Nov 7, 1999 6:12 pm
... From: MUSLTANG@... <MUSLTANG@...> To: flxowners@egroups.com <flxowners@egroups.com> Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 9:55 AM Subject: [flxowners]...
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hagan@...
Nov 7, 1999 7:28 pm
mc-@... wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/flxowners/?start=570 ... amount ... ? ... Hi, I too am looking for a VL 100-any...
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Pete Snidal
psnidal@...
Nov 7, 1999 11:03 pm
Net-Tamer V 1.11.2 - Test Drive...
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pinesd@...
Nov 7, 1999 11:21 pm
#31057 and #31058 2183-GM1-60-29-IC-AC delivered August 10,1960 to Tanner Motor Tours L.T.D. Los Angeles, Calf. It is unclear as to where the year 1952 comes...
I am not real sure of the situation you are confronting. But, here is the information I have on Flxible coach with serial number 31057. With that serial...
