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We call them “waterfall windows”
Hello PC! We got our ’86 Prevost 5 weeks ago and have taken it from hot, dry CA to hot, wet FL. There’s been some excitement along the way. Most recently, the coach lost power while driving in heavy traffic on the highway. We were able to coast to the “gore” (learned a new word thanks to DOT – it’s the chevron painted area as you approach an exit) and my husband proceeded to troubleshoot the lack of power with a mechanic via phone and ended up manually switching the transmission back to neutral. The running theory is that we think the thunderstorms from the previous day soaked the electrical panel and transmission (and other) switches to the left of the driver which caused a short while switching gears…or something.
So, the front driver and passenger side windows are an old slide style which we’ve been told are out of production (in the event of removing the windows for a fix, we’d have to have custom cut glass if the windows broke). They have drip rails at the top on the outside and weep holes in the bottom of the sills.
During heavy rain however they don’t drain fast enough and the sills overflow into the inside of the coach like water falls. We’re headed to the Jacksonville Prevost Service Center and have added the windows to our “fix it” list but it will rain before we get there. Current plans include taping plastic over the windows when we stop. Any other ideas or has anyone else dealt with something similar?
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Will go out and look at mine (1991) but think some body has had frame out and didn’t seal frame. I have the same type slide window on mine and Prevost has fixed the dreaded fog issue on driver side window and we haven’t had any leaks to inside. How did Hubby manually switch transmission? Did he get under coach? Is it the 755CR transmission like ours is? Hope you get it fixed as water inside is never good.
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Yes, he raised the back end so he could get under (which in retrospect he said he probably wouldn’t risk that too often):
And then a mechanic walked him through finding this (the picture is the side of the transmission):
So that he could move the actuator into neutral manually. Turning the lever all the way counter clockwise is reverse and each click up runs through the gears. Somehow the electronic shifter got out of sync with the transmission and manually resetting it to neutral and spraying wire dryer into the soaked relays got us back on the road.
As near as I can tell, our transmission is an HT-754.
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Something’s not quite right. I get minor leaking through that window in the truck wash when it’s subjected to high pressure washing. I generally put a folded towel down during washing.
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DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE UNDER A COACH UNLESS THE CHASSIS IS SUPPORTED UNDER THE CHASSIS SUPPORT POINTS.
Sorry for shouting but one Prevost owner is dead because he did not follow that rule.
As to water leaking in that slider window channel I know from my two previous coaches that you have control over water entry by insuring the bus is sitting level. If it is pointed up or down hill, or leaning one way or the other side to side it is possible to have water leak into the area beneath the window.
The shift pad located there is susceptible to water damage and it is very expensive so it is always best to insure water cannot flow inside.
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No apology needed. Thanks for your comments.
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Have the same window problem. Have found that if the bus is level (when parked) or the front slightly elevated the windows drain through the channels. If nose is down they will. With heavy down poors and driving rain mine have not leaked when being carefull about the level when parked and in storage.
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I learned what a Gore area is in AZ but it cost me $180 for the roadside schooling.
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