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Old 12-01-2015, 12:26 AM   #5
Alex V.
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Re: Green Bank, WV Suburbans?

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Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring View Post
I can't say what's in them but I have driven a couple of those Green Bank (NRAO) 'burbs before. I took a couple of grad classes there in astronomy and being one of the few students that could drive a manual, I was the driver for a couple of our trips around the place.

Anyway, the burbs I drove were 3 speed in the floor manuals with almost ZERO power for acceleration! As I recall, they have a manual throttle you use to kill the engine.
Hmmmm - poor acceleration and manual shutoff valve seem to point to non-turbo diesel.
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