[Bob]

Dan, thanks for the information, I was unaware of them. They are near my Winter roaming grounds.

[Larry]

Larry,

Another to check that has not been mentioned. The slide in / slide out control panel (the manual one if you have it) should have an LED on that panel. If not, you can look at the slide controllers and get the same information.

If you have a failure in the slide function, that LED on the panel (or the LED’s on the slide controller) will “flash a code”. You’ll have a long period with no flashing, then it will flash two codes. For example:

Long silence, 2 flashes, short silence, 3 flashes would be a code of “23”. I had in the past the flash codes and will try to find them and post. This is what Prevost will look for as their first line of diagnosis.

Again, going off my memory (which is failing every day!) if the slide operates in the in direction and the pins fail to fire at the end of the cycle, then the slide is considered to be “out of position”. That’s either too far in, or too far out. Either condition you should be able to see visually by inspecting the slide relative to the outer skin of the coach. This is where the “jog controller” comes into play. You use that controller to get the slide in the proper position to manually deploy the pins.

This out of position condition can be caused by several factors, ranging from easy to resolve to “needs Provost to fix”. The easiest and most common issue it the proximity sensor that counts the revolutions of the slide gearbox shaft is either dirty (easy fix) or has failed (more complex fix). The proximity sensor counts teeth on the shaft of the slide gearbox transmission. You can find it just to the front of the coach, about a foot forward of the main slide motor.

Some converters make it easy to find, while others make it hard. I’ve never looked for the prox on a Marathon, so I can’t help in that regard. Over time, that prox collects grease and oil and metal filings and other filth that accumulates over time. A simple cleaning with a cloth and some solvent will do the trick. Once clean, you may need to manually cycle the pins again so the system starts from a known state.

I’ll look for the blink codes and post if I find them…….

[Marshall]

Prevost backed? What does that mean?

[j]

[Joe]

Thanks Marshall, good info.

[Archived]

Bill, they’re Prevost authorized. I couldn’t get the link to copy, but just Google

Luxtor RV service.