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I recently bought a 1966 Bluebird School Bus that was converted into a motor home buy the prior owner a few years ago.
Up until about a week ago, the bus still had its original engine which was an unusually rare, large and impressive GMC 478 cc, 7.8 liter V6 gasoline powered rear engine that GMC only made between 1964-66. This was the biggest v6 gas engine that GMC EVER made!
Well, unfortunately, the engine is on its way out as the cooling system has been having some serious problems which then led to even more serious problems and well, I now either have to rebuild the original engine, though so far I can't even find pistons for it (parts for it are very rare) or replace it with a rebuilt engine.
Anyway, the old engine currently lacks the strength that the bus wants and needs, and so I was thinking about replacing the old engine with a rebuilt diesel engine that would be a good fit for the transmission and bus chassis/engine mounts.
Is there anyone out there who can give me advice regarding this situation? Is there anyone out there who is familiar with this particular rear-engined 1966 Blue bird school bus model or who is familiar with this 1966 478cc V6 GMC engine that can tell me which DIESEL engine make and model and year would make the best candidate for installation into this particular model when looking for the best AND LONGEST LASTING bang for the buck?
Bluebird told me that this bodytype, make and model bus also was made available with a diesel option, and that for that option they offered a cummins210 or a CAT 225. Which rebuilt diesel engine make and model would make a good candidate for an engine swap for a chassis and transmission made for either of these engines?
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post!
ANY HELP OR GOOD ADVICE THAT YOU CAN OFFER ME WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!
Sincerely grateful,
Jesse
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