BusTalk A Community Discussing Buses and Bus Operations Worldwide!    BusTalk Main FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups BusTalk Galleries   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Search found 10 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: GM Fishbowl bus turn signal switches Skip391 Replies: 12 Views: 23206 Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics   Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:02 am   Subject: GM Fishbowl bus turn signal switches The first repair on a fishbowl I had was to instal a replacement turn signal stalk. Someone else had removed the old one and cut the cable harness. So I had a stalk with a 7 contact plug and a 5 wir ...   Topic: DOB Bus Procurement Plan Update Skip391 Replies: 4 Views: 11133 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:35 pm   Subject: DOB Bus Procurement Plan Update Our New Flyer artic's 50% more bus then our Gillig's and twice the maintenance. After working on the New Flyers for 10 years I do like them. Without the artic joint headache and the weight of the ex ...   Topic: DOB Bus Procurement Plan Update Skip391 Replies: 4 Views: 11133 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:49 pm   Subject: DOB Bus Procurement Plan Update I am interested in the ages of the Nova and NFI Artic's. Most coach's that I have worked on go thru cycles of wear. When the coach's are less then 6 years they tend to have a period of time when mos ...   Topic: GM NEW LOOK ODDITIES Skip391 Replies: 155 Views: 306719 Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers   Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:23 pm   Subject: GM NEW LOOK ODDITIES Information on this GM New Look oddity is very sketchy at best except to say that it appears to be a 5301 model owned by SC County Transit - whomever they may be. Of note are the old fashioned 'ja ...   Topic: Gillig or New Flyer express routes Skip391 Replies: 4 Views: 15879 Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers   Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:13 pm   Subject: Gillig or New Flyer express routes VTA has just put single door Gillig hybrid's into service on some long express routes. They have high back seats and racks. VTA also uses Gillig low floor's and New Flier artic low floor's on their ...   Topic: Greetings from a new guy... Skip391 Replies: 23 Views: 47773 Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics   Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:48 am   Subject: Greetings from a new guy... VTA stands for Valley Transportation Agency. That is the current name for the agency that runs the county transit system for Santa Clara county CA. We also have some small city systems and Stanford ...   Topic: Greetings from a new guy... Skip391 Replies: 23 Views: 47773 Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics   Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:48 pm   Subject: Greetings from a new guy... About 1990 VTA rented some of this modal from Golden Gate. Most were from 1972 but some were from the 60's with inline 6-71 engines. We used them for a 40 mile express run and kept blowing tires unt ...   Topic: RTS Series 01 Motorhome Project... Skip391 Replies: 1 Views: 14228 Forum: Bus Preservation, Conversion, & Sales   Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:35 pm   Subject: RTS Series 01 Motorhome Project... I decommissioned that bus. This is a bigger repair job then most people know. When the front door lift was installed, I hated that model lift, they moved the electrical panel from the drivers side a ...   Topic: How long will a new bus last? Skip391 Replies: 0 Views: 7611 Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers   Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:06 pm   Subject: How long will a new bus last? I work in a dry environment so rust and corrosion problems do not occur. The local environmental regulations are involved with many of our decisions to retire many of our bus models. The buses thems ...   Topic: Hi from California Skip391 Replies: 3 Views: 10875 Forum: Member Introductions and Announcements   Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:36 pm   Subject: Hi from California I have enjoyed this forum enough that I decided to join. I have spent the last 23 years repairing transit coachs. 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