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Level Low Selector Switch
Recently I developed a problem with my Level Low system out of the clear blue sky. Determined that the Prevost Level Low Selector Switch was defective. Having a couple other things to be done before a trip, I went to Branson Motor Coach, they trouble shot the problem ( not responding to left/right , front was ok, and Drive was ok) and ordered the new switch from Prevost. The switch arrived and is not the same as the one in the coach. They contacted Prevost to verify and have been told that it is the replacement for my bus, L-1530 (1989 chassis). They have the correct schematic diagram as Prevost sent it directly to BMC but are still having troubles. Among other facts, the shaft is completely different from original unit. I am not the original owner but to my knowledge it is the original. I surely think that Prevost can help with this dilemma.
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5 Replies
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Rodger,
It has been my experience when a replacement part supercedes the previous one Prevost supplies not only instructions on installation, but if it changes the wiring for example the needed jumpers or terminals are supplied.
Have you or Branson Coach looked at all that was supplied?
A call to Prevost with a request for instructions and wiring diagram seems in order if you did not get them.
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BMC has talked with Prevost about the difference. Prevost faxed an instruction list and information as the shaft hole is different (no big deal), but the wiring instructions are problematic. BMC works on a multitude of Buses, and their previous endeavors for me on my vintage coach have never given them problems.
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Rodger, this is what I’ve been telling my wife a while now. Parts are getting harder to find for my 91. Tell her it’s time for a upgrade. Maybe a mid 2000 model with skin problems fixed. Our coach just turned over 60,000 miles. But I’ll keep trying with the upgrade! She ain’t buying it!
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Glen, neither is mine, finally got all fixed and ready to go.
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I’m sorry for the thread drift, but as a former owner of a vintage coach I realized there is no way most of us will ever wear one out. At the time I sold my 87 it had about 250,000 miles on it and every thing worked. Along the way I did have to make repairs, it did have to get some freshening up but the bottom line is the coach was still a great one with maybe another 750,000 miles to go before it was ready to retire. The challenge in getting those miles was going to be getting replacements for the devices and systems. But as anyone with later model coaches with some of the technology that seemed to be perfect for those coaches, obsolescence in electronics might be making newer coaches a challenge to maintain even though they might have a lot of their life remaining also.
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