leyland olympian is powerful
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but volvos will natually use their own engine instead mah right.....cos it's produced by volve themselves...Originally posted by Scania:Bus companies had the option to choose Cummins engines instead of Volvo engines for their Volvo Olympians.
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Some of KMB's Volvo Olympians have Cummins engines.Originally posted by kengkia:but volvos will natually use their own engine instead mah right.....cos it's produced by volve themselves... -
Sometimes the jerking help the bus to accelerate faster..Originally posted by Scania N113CRB luver:If SBST ones have ZF gearboxes , maybe a draw .
Some people dont like SBST Merc is partly because of the hard jerk caused by the MB W.3E gearbox . -
There's a ZF 1994 Volvo Olympian on Service 10 (The One with Face THe Facts Advert). It's gearbox ratios sounds like a normal Volvo B10M Mark II one. You can catch it at Vivocity at around 6:20 - 6:40 pm on weekdays.
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You take those SLBP LO3xs, especially those 179 or ex-179 ones, like 9058B, 9059Z, 9131Y, etc... Though they not as powerful as most of the VO3xs, but still in the morning can even have condensation on the windows.Originally posted by TWS4793:I suspect your (all who say LO3Xes have weak aircon) points are correct. Like other LO3Xes, SBS 9199C probably have weak air con. -
Not very true.
Some of the SL 97 buses air-con are fine. Not too strong till there's condensation on the outer surfaces, neither is there an oven within the bus.
Can't say for other LOs though.
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This also happens to the VO3x batch 2 & 3. Actually as long as the bus is coolong I had no complain for that.. Unlike the Scania N113CRB, their aircon are just very weak..Originally posted by Donavan:Not very true.
Some of the SL 97 buses air-con are fine. Not too strong till there's condensation on the outer surfaces, neither is there an oven within the bus.
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Compare it to an old C151 MRT. Most of them have water droplets on the air cooling vents. Can clean your hands with the water. Just wipe it on the droplets and rub it. It's very cold.
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I've taking 9190B on 168 in Nov 2004 & it was speeding like mad on SLE it even run on the last 2nd lane , i cant imagine the speed that it was travelling & it broke the record of 45 mins from Bedok - Woodlands , while others takes abt an hour
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Try 9159T.....this LO accelerates so quickly after the turbo-lag that the bus stays only a split second in 1st gear after lock-up engages. Suddenly you answered my long-time question of why some buses just accelerates better than others of their kind.Originally posted by carbikebus:SBST loves to lock up not only the top speed but the acceleration as well to prevent jerking(Pax fall) when moving off.Try 9045,Weal acceleration,Top speed sucks and the A/C just a point above Elbos.
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Actually as long as the BC does not apply enough pressure on the pedal, this will happen to most VOs. The lock-up will engage early and the bus will crawl until it picks up momentum again.Originally posted by tintinspartan:There's a ZF 1994 Volvo Olympian on Service 10 (The One with Face THe Facts Advert). It's gearbox ratios sounds like a normal Volvo B10M Mark II one. You can catch it at Vivocity at around 6:20 - 6:40 pm on weekdays. -
Yes, be satisfied that in Singapore, you have a proper air-conditioned bus (I don't know if it can be applied to other areas, but in my area, I consider so), rather systematic bus routes and good frequencies. If you want to compare with SE Asia, what are your thoughts?Originally posted by chickenlittle2:This also happens to the VO3x batch 2 & 3. Actually as long as the bus is coolong I had no complain for that.. Unlike the Scania N113CRB, their aircon are just very weak..
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I talked to 179 BC a few days ago. I ask him which he think is the best 179 LO3x.
He says he likes 9111E & 9128H the best because they have the best pick-up! He says the engines have been replaced before. -
Ya, because SBS 9128H once got the serious engine problem. As u can see the exterior at the rear side are all black that time.Originally posted by stooper:I talked to 179 BC a few days ago. I ask him which he think is the best 179 LO3x.
He says he likes 9111E & 9128H the best because they have the best pick-up! He says the engines have been replaced before.