Question for those living in mountain country. I just purchased property in Vermont and the area where I was planning to put in a pad to temporarily park the bus until I can get a bus barn built is fairly steep. I will have about a 150 ft drive up an approximately 11 degree slope (as indicated on my trucks inclinometer) which is just under a…

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I like the idea of getting more margin for my steers given I am pushing the advertised limit. My thought was to possibly switch to 365 on steer and keep 315 on drive and tag, and use my 315 spare if ever needed for the steer to get me off the road. My hesitation at this point is my Marathon has custom fenders and I do not know if I have…

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365 carry more weight hence more safety margin on the steers. 365 have been had to get over the past years so 356s on the tag give you emergency spares for the steers.

Emergency spare to get you off the road, not down the road

Question for those who have went from 315 to 365. I can understand the benefit of changing the steers because of heavy axel weight (mine currently sits at 18,500), what I am questioning is what is the benefit of changing the tags?

Alex

I called HWH last Friday morning and they tell me tech support will get back to me within 14 days. Not much for customer service on their part. After more trouble shooting it appears i have a bad solenoid valve, i don’t have the means to be under the bus without proper support to identify the bad one and replace it. So i am waiting until my next…

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Hi, it seems we have the same problem. 92Marithon

Yes, the field wire. Just be aware that if your chassis batteries get below 24 volts, the Ddec will shut it down. The computer needs a full 12 volts (1\2•24 )I personally would do a constant charge.

I measured the voltage with the bus off, it is 27. I measured the voltage on high idle; it is 40.

I have a pos, neg, and field connection on my regulator, I take it that I can safely remove the field wire, and if it stops overcharging, I can connect a battery charger to the start batteries to recharge them by using my generator? Do I have to…

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found the coach was exhausting air from the drive axle height control valve while the HWH was in the auto leveling position. coach would not level, drivers side stayed low. Tried to manually level, but will not raise the drivers side at all. Coach goes into travel mode with no issues.

Replaced he height control valve and i continue to have the…

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If the output to the arm is not spinning it needs a new motor. they use a set of planetary gears that could be stripped. Prevost generally has them in stock, cost roughly 800 but aren’t too difficult to replace

Remove the trigger wire from tje regulator. If that stops the constant charge, the regulator is bad. You can put a charger on the chassis batteries run off of your genetator to get where you need to go. If removing the wire from the regulator doesnt stop the charge, the alternator needs to be tested for an internal short or there is a shorted…

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OK will do

Measure the battery voltage with the bus sitting engine off, then fire it up and check the voltage again with the engine running. Report your results

My reply came back to me for some reason.

The gauge is maxed out going down the road, and the batteries are venting acid.

What do you mean by overcharging?

How do I isolate and find out which component to fix or replace? Or how can I prevent overcharging long enough to get it to the shop? My altenator on my 8V-92 is internal, otherwise, I would remove the belt.

I am not in the best position with location or time to fix if extensive.

Please help… Thank you

Richard

No longer opens or closes. Motor operates, but gear inside window frame just turns. Anyone ever dismantled this & repaired ?

I purchased mine through Good Sam (Progressive policy) and it saved a couple thousand dollars a year.

I have progressive now, looking for a better rate. Liberty coach titled in Montana

Never known Featherlite to use vacuum toilets. They have always used Headhunter toilets that use a jet of water at the bottom to break up and push the debris through. These toilets require a MINIMUM of 60 PSI to break up and push debris through (especially solids).

Your description sounds like a Headhunter toilet that is working without the…

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The last time I ordered you had to check the box that indicated the product would be used by a certified tech.

Do they not care that you are not a certified installer? They will ship to anyone?

For those of us keeping our Cruisair systems going, Ability has R22 on sale this week 30lbs $449. No tax and free shipping. I purchased from them before and never had any issues. They even shipped to me in CA.