1. General Description a. Minimum 274" wheelbase for 77 passengers. 2. Engine and Related Equipment a. Minimum 6.7 liter in-line 6 cylinder Diesel engine with minimum 250 horsepower and 520 foot pounds of torque b. Air intake heater. c. Fast idle switch. d. Gear ratio -5.13 e. Minimum two-quart oil filter. f. Heavy duty dry element air filter. g. Heavy duty cooling system with low speed fan clutch. h. Single horizontal exhaust system with aluminized muffler. i. Minimum 45,000 BTU anti-idling, diesel fired coolant heater with 7-day programmable timer. 3. Transmission a. Allison fully electronic 2500 series automatic transmission with overdrive. b. Synthetic transmission fluid. 4. Axles and Suspension a. 50,000PSI frame rails full depth. b. 9,000 pounds minimum capacity front axle. с. 9,000 pounds minimum capacity parabolic front springs. d. 20,000 pounds minimum capacity rear axle. e. 20,000 pounds minimum capacity rear multi leaf springs rated at ground. f. Front and rear dual action heavy-duty shock absorbers. g. 18" soft touch steering wheel. h. Power steering, integral type. i. Energy absorbing and collapsible steering column. j. Front wheel hub oilers (wet packs) 5. Electrical Equipment a. Alternator, minimum 200 AMP. b. 3 Heavy-duty maintenance free batteries measuring 1850 CCA rating. c. Dual electric horns. d. Class A fender mounted turn signals. e. High/low head lights switch mounted in steering column. f. Day time running lights with halogen head lamps. 6. Instrumentation a. Complete instrumentation including voltmeter, oil pressure, fuel, coolant temperature, and tachometer. b. Low oil pressure/high coolant temperature engine warning system.
