Comments on: Retrieval Attempt #2: Success! http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/bus/?p=22 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:05:26 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Cody G http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/bus/?p=22&cpage=1#comment-46 Cody G Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:27:23 +0000 http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/bus/?p=22#comment-46 Thanks for all your information about your Bus, I just bought one just like yours except it is still a School Bus. It still has the seats and painted Yellow. Mine also has a 370 Ford Engine and I guess I am spoiled with my car and gas milage along with pickup and go. This old Bus which mine is a 1984 Ford runs like a farm tractor. Very low gears and tops out speed of about 50-55 mph - normally cruises around 45 and when it hits a hill drops down to 20-25 miles per hour and first gear. (It's an automatic) I learn more about it's personality every day I drive it and boy do I watch that gas gauge as it runs towards the E sucks that fuel up. So I bought it for $900 and plan on doing the conversion myself and should be able to get it done for under $2,000. I have had to change my plans that instead of driving around the Country it's going to be more of driving to one place and staying awhile and then move to another place. At 4-5 mpg it just cost to much to drive around daily. Either way with the good and the bad I am happy with my decision to buy and build my dream. Good luck with yours. Cody Thanks for all your information about your Bus, I just bought one just like yours except it is still a School Bus. It still has the seats and painted Yellow. Mine also has a 370 Ford Engine and I guess I am spoiled with my car and gas milage along with pickup and go. This old Bus which mine is a 1984 Ford runs like a farm tractor. Very low gears and tops out speed of about 50-55 mph – normally cruises around 45 and when it hits a hill drops down to 20-25 miles per hour and first gear. (It’s an automatic) I learn more about it’s personality every day I drive it and boy do I watch that gas gauge as it runs towards the E sucks that fuel up. So I bought it for $900 and plan on doing the conversion myself and should be able to get it done for under $2,000. I have had to change my plans that instead of driving around the Country it’s going to be more of driving to one place and staying awhile and then move to another place. At 4-5 mpg it just cost to much to drive around daily. Either way with the good and the bad I am happy with my decision to buy and build my dream. Good luck with yours. Cody

]]> By: Andy http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/bus/?p=22&cpage=1#comment-43 Andy Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:30:05 +0000 http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/bus/?p=22#comment-43 To make you feel a little better about the fuel economy; you should know that here in Europe the gas prize is over $6.50/gallon! I’m not familiar with the US prize for diesel fuel but if I had that vehicle here I would rip it out the gas burner and find a diesel engine ASAP! It’s still a very cool ride! Good luck with it! Can’t wait to see it develop. Greets Andy (Sweden) To make you feel a little better about the fuel economy; you should know that here in Europe the gas prize is over $6.50/gallon! I’m not familiar with the US prize for diesel fuel but if I had that vehicle here I would rip it out the gas burner and find a diesel engine ASAP!

It’s still a very cool ride! Good luck with it!
Can’t wait to see it develop.

Greets
Andy (Sweden)

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