What:
1991 International 4900 4x2 Chassis cab with an ambulance body by <somebody>.
Date of Manufacture: 4/1990. Those model years sure do come early.
Navistar DT466 mechanically injected 7.6L I6 diesel. 165 horsepower edition (the lowest for roadgoing applications).
198000ish miles. At least the second engine (it has a rebuild plate on it)
7800ish hours (no idea if that was reset with the engine...)
24000ish GVWR
13000ish curb weight
4 wheel hydraulic disk brakes
Hydroboost power brakes with an ELECTRIC backup when the engine isn't running or there's no power steering pressure (whaaaaaaaaat)
200A alternator
20A AC shore power (to AC bus and to DC bus via battery charger)
Why:
Because I'm an idiot
Where: Hell.
Known defects:
Inverters were removed, so the DC bus cannot power the AC bus.
The overpressure runoff hose from the radiator cap dry rotted off and points directly at the air intake. Need to stick a peice of hose on there and point it somewhere else.
The spin-on diesel filters are rusty AF, gonna replace those because they get holed
The tires are positively and completely shot.
The air suspension leaks because the airbags are perished. With the engine running, it keeps up, though
The hydralic brake line to the rear axle exploded during the drive home and dumps the ENTIRE quart of fluid out of the reservoir in 1 stop. The fronts hold fluid, elsewise I'd be dead now.
There are holes in the rear of the box from the removal of equipment
There is water ingress to the ceiling of the box from fuck knows where but I'll bet it's an antenna hole.
Quasi-illegal paint scheme.
Gas pedal is incredibly stiff. Probably needs lubrication.
Dogshit slow. Geared for 55mph max
Difficult to get the transmission to be in the gear you want (this may be down to the stiff throttle linkage though)
Headlight buckets are rusted RIGHT out. Whatever. They're standard sealed beam shit.
Todo in the event that all defects are fixed:
RV retrofit interior.
The deadline: Last week of January 2020
The glory:
1991 International 4900 4x2 Chassis cab with an ambulance body by <somebody>.
Date of Manufacture: 4/1990. Those model years sure do come early.
Navistar DT466 mechanically injected 7.6L I6 diesel. 165 horsepower edition (the lowest for roadgoing applications).
198000ish miles. At least the second engine (it has a rebuild plate on it)
7800ish hours (no idea if that was reset with the engine...)
24000ish GVWR
13000ish curb weight
4 wheel hydraulic disk brakes
Hydroboost power brakes with an ELECTRIC backup when the engine isn't running or there's no power steering pressure (whaaaaaaaaat)
200A alternator
20A AC shore power (to AC bus and to DC bus via battery charger)
Why:
Because I'm an idiot
Where: Hell.
Known defects:
Inverters were removed, so the DC bus cannot power the AC bus.
The overpressure runoff hose from the radiator cap dry rotted off and points directly at the air intake. Need to stick a peice of hose on there and point it somewhere else.
The spin-on diesel filters are rusty AF, gonna replace those because they get holed
The tires are positively and completely shot.
The air suspension leaks because the airbags are perished. With the engine running, it keeps up, though
The hydralic brake line to the rear axle exploded during the drive home and dumps the ENTIRE quart of fluid out of the reservoir in 1 stop. The fronts hold fluid, elsewise I'd be dead now.
There are holes in the rear of the box from the removal of equipment
There is water ingress to the ceiling of the box from fuck knows where but I'll bet it's an antenna hole.
Quasi-illegal paint scheme.
Gas pedal is incredibly stiff. Probably needs lubrication.
Dogshit slow. Geared for 55mph max
Difficult to get the transmission to be in the gear you want (this may be down to the stiff throttle linkage though)
Headlight buckets are rusted RIGHT out. Whatever. They're standard sealed beam shit.
Todo in the event that all defects are fixed:
RV retrofit interior.
The deadline: Last week of January 2020
The glory:
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