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The Detroit Diesel Series 71 is a two-stroke diesel engine series, available in both inline and V configurations, manufactured by Detroit Diesel.
The numbering is as follows:
Source: Wikipedia
So, a 6-71 is a V-configuration 6-cylinder 71 cu in engine.
“A 6-71 engine will have two 3-cylinder heads in a row, a 6V-71 will have one 3-cylinder head on each side. The 6V-71 is roughly half the length of the 6-71.”
Source: Red Power Magazine Forum
“The Detroit Diesel Series 71 is a two-stroke diesel engine series, available in both inline and V configurations, manufactured by Detroit Diesel. The number 71 refers to the nominal displacement per cylinder in cubic inches, a rounding off of 70.93 cu in (1.2 L).
Inline models included one, two, three, four, and six cylinders, and the V-types six, eight, 12, 16, and 24 cylinders.”
Source: Wikipedia
“A 6-71 engine will have two 3-cylinder heads in a row, a 6V-71 will have one 3-cylinder head on each side. The 6V-71 is roughly half the length of the 6-71.”
Source: Red Power Magazine Forum
This GM TDH-5301 “New Look” was purchased new by Western Greyhound Lines in 1961.
It was later acquired by the Santa Clara County Transit District (San Jose, CA).
#4708 was was acquired by the Pacific Bus Museum in 1994.
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The PBM’s Archives contain a treasure trove of history. This series leverages the archives of the PBM’s membership newsletter, The Paddle, to dive deep into various stories.
Today’s Paddle Deep Dive is into the SunBus #1439.
From the Pacific Bus Museum Paddle Archives, we have been able to document the following information:
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