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To be a nut or not.	Jerry	0-0-00
Okay, I found a 1985 Eagle straight body, 6v92, pushbutton auto. supposed to have been a Huston transit. All seats and racks still in. Cargo bays appear to be almost unused. No maint. records. Rt. windshield cracked. 7 1/2" of threads showing on front suspension. Tires servicable ? Hints of corrosion in several areas. No restroom.Engine compartment clean but hasn't been cleaned. Asking price $17,500. Do I go really check this one out? Any and all opinions considered and appreciated. Thanks Jerry
Re: To be a nut or not.	Ol' Jim, hisself	0-0-00
Okay, I found a 1985 Eagle straight body, 6v92, pushbutton auto. supposed to have been a Huston transit. All seats and racks still in. Cargo bays appear to be almost unused. No maint. records. Rt. windshield cracked. 7 1/2" of threads showing on front suspension. Tires servicable ? Hints of corrosion in several areas. No restroom.Engine compartment clean but hasn't been cleaned. Asking price $17,500. Do I go really check this one out? Any and all opinions considered and appreciated. Thanks Jerry FWIW, in the early 80s, Houston RTD had mucho dinero due to a special tax the levied. They spent a lot of money re-building their fleet, and also adding HDV lanes to Houston's freeway system. For the park and ride routes, RTD bought Eagles. I remember that, in 1984, when I rode the Park 'n Ride, it appeqared that we were on brand new buses every few weeks. For some reason, the new buses were assigned to my route when they arrived, and after a few weeks shakedown, were assigned to other routes. The bus you are talking about came from that era, which means that during rush hours, it's operating cycle would be 10-15 minutes of idling, followed by 5 minutes of stop and go, 5-10 minutes of 55 mph, and 15-20 minutes of downtown stop and go. The cycle would the reverse as it headed outbound again. Usually, they made three round trips each rush hour. On a rotating basis, the bus would work during the day and make two more round trips. These buses saw a lot of use on fairly poor roads during their 15 years in Houston.
Re: To be a nut or not.	Doug	1-17-00
Not to hurt the feelings or egos of any Eagle owners, the are a fine riding bus but the late eagles are not the easiest things to work on from an electrical standpoint. There have been many cases where Eagle coaches have different color wiring in the same harness...that is to say...at the back the wire for a particular use is yellow....but it would be blue in the front....thus making tapping in or repairing the electrical system a nightmare.....just a thought...Also know people that have had no problems at all

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