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Day One!
Hey guys,
I just finished my first day of our PDI of our new to us 07 Marathon H-45… Thanks for all the input over the last couple of weeks… I feel like i have learned a lot in a short time and have a lot more to learn… but it all went well today…
Spent Over an hour just with the explaination of all the controls in the cockpit…. recorded it all and took notes…
I am spending the night in the coach tonight and will cover all the outside and chasis stuff tomorrow… I have a good handle on all the AV and control stuff in the inside…
Couple of things have popped up that I didn’t catch on the first inspection that the seller is going to take care of… so we will be closing on our first Bus tomorrow… don’t get to drive it home until next week… But we are getting excited…
Here are the couple of things that popped up…
1) both fuel filler tubes are pretty rusted on the first 3-4 inches before it hits the rubber hose…… Doesn’t look like there is easy way to clean them up… Tech I am working with here indicated it’s likely from coach being in FL
2) with all this talk of delamination I noticed one panel on the DS side about midway just aft of the salon slide is loose on the lower corner…. perhaps 1/8 to a 1/4 inch gap for about 4-5 inches the panel seems very firm otherwise and there isn’t any indication of water penetration etc…
I think that is it for tonight…
Thanks
Bill
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15 Replies
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Hi Bill I also just purchased my second bus and it;s a Marathon H3 45 if i can be of any help let me know. It;s kinda over welming at first.
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Bill,
Your H is the first H I’ve heard of with a loose panel. Hopefully, there is a quick and permanent fix.
As for the fuel filler tubes, I’d say this is no big deal. These steel fillers, which are common, are untreated on the inside. Condensation often forms in these tubes, on any tank not just Prevosts. Obviously, this condensation leads to rust. The rust should just be minor surface rust and not require any mediation.
Congrats!
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Congratulations, Bill. I hope it gives you many years of good service and enjoyment! That is a really sweet ride you are buying….make sure you add it to your signature.
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Thanks Everyone!
Signature updated!
Bill
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You realize of course that as the newest coach owner you have to send a gift to all of us on the forum don’t you?
Congratulations. From experience we all know that grin on your face goes away after a few weeks. Now the real learning begins and it is fun.
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This is an exciting day, new Marathon bus owner and lives in Missouri.
I’am think-in BBQ on your drive through KC
AL
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Al
I will give you a call we will see how the timing works out
Bill
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Someone say “Free Ribs?”
PDI stands for? (Post Departure Inspection? just wondering)
BCO
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pre-delivery-inspection
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Well, I was in the ballpark and that usually does not happen with me. Sounds like retro-pilot talk (and I am not talking about the truckstop).
Thanks,
BCO
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Just fire up that beautiful bus BCO and point north bound Hwy 71, soon to be known as Interstate 49 on 12-12-12. And it will be going through AR and not AK as someone from Missouri once posted….. Who me?
Your bus parking will at the world headquarters of Ironhorse Coach Storage….For free…..only Class A diesel pushers accepted.
Leave your toad at home.
BBQ 15 minutes away
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Thank you so much for the invite, that is good of you.
I guess the rumors are true.
Jon says that you are much too generous for your height.
Maybe when the weather gets better, KC is a nice little three dayer from our location here in the middle of nowhere.
BCO
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