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RE: New 2011 Gillig Low Floor owner looking for support
Excellent information. Thanks for all who have replied. I seem to be having some trouble locating service manuals for this specific year but I imagine not too much changes between years unless you go from standard diesel to hybrid or electric or CNG.
I plan on taking possession of the vehicle this weekend and will see just how roadworthy she is. 350 miles to the garage. Not too far to handle a crisis if one emerges, but far enough to determine overall running condition. Fingers crossed and knuckles white until I get the hang of moving 30k lbs down the road.
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mustangzrule
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10/05/23 08:26am |
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RE: New 2011 Gillig Low Floor owner looking for support
Further explanation: This is a retired transit bus with 8.9 ISL motor and everything on the bus that I checked was in great working order however with a half million miles even a well serviced machine is bound to experience something eventually. My desire is to have a network of people smarter than me on the subject so that when that time comes I can supply the beer in exchange for knowledge.
The low floor obviously has no underbelly storage but I plan to put my tanks under a new subfloor along with the rest of the "outside" stuff most conversions have. I am excited to do the conversion itself but I lack connections and information like where to get rid of the transit seats and other "junk" I will not need as this becomes my dream class A rig some day or year or decade.
I do plan to post a thread with progress. Will be picking up the bus in about 3 weeks. Nothing to post yet just doing the preliminary intro post. Coming out of the shadows so to speak.
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mustangzrule
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09/30/23 12:02pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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New 2011 Gillig Low Floor owner looking for support
I am the lucky winner on a government auction for a 2011 Gillig Low Floor 40' model. I am looking for friends with knowledge to share as I am a long time lurker on these forums but brand new to ownership.
I found the typical service manuals and manufacturer documents and have been studying them but there is so much more "street knowledge" that only members of forums like this have and I would like to connect to learn more and also to be prepared in the event of an "issue" with my new-old prize. Having a connection with someone with extensive knowledge and experience when stranded 500 miles from home is worth more than 100 service manuals.
Prior to this the biggest thing I have driven is a long bed F-350 7.3 powerstroke so I am in for some learning for sure. I do have extensive knowledge of auto mechanics but this thing is more like a rolling city than a car or truck.
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mustangzrule
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09/30/23 09:25am |
Class A Motorhomes
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