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You can add Becky to that list guys.

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Gary, Toilet air or electric ?

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Thanks Jon, I have left a message on Roberts phone, ask that he call me, thank you I will keep you advised, Gary

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Big Job Tom, been there.

When I did my first set Jon came to the house and did it for me. What a guy!!!

I would like to make a meaningful comment now. Make sure you can hear the medium in the centramatics flowing freely.. I am on the road now and today I had to visit a tire shop for 4 hours to find a balance problem that was driving me nuts that developed two days ago. Turns out the medium that is used in the Centramatic balancers was stuck or clumped or something that was/is preventing it from moving and working. I had the centramtic removed and equal placed in the tire – Life is good again.

Hopefully Centramatic being a sponsor has a representative monitoring this fourm and will be able to contribute with a reason why the Centramatic failed..

Does anyone know what the life expectancy is of a centramatic? What’s the warranty? What,s the trade in value of a bad one?

The tire place did not work for 4 hours – more like an hour but there were a number of delays. Phone ringing, customers asking questions, boared meetings, BS sessions, pizza, and paperwork 87 bucks later I got a smooth ride again..

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How did the old bags look Tom ? After 13 years…..

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I agree with Jon, If you look in the used bus sales on this site and google searches you could find a late 80’s or early 90’s for a lot less then a buying a shell. It is just as much fun refurbishing one as doing one from scratch. the added bonus is you can use it from day one. Professional converter general build there buses so that you can work on them fairly easy. I bought a home conversion for my first bus and it was a nightmare just running a wire from back to front. Keep looking and a Prevost is a good base vehicle to start with and keep.

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This was first time replacing seals on bus. Had a couple leaking and fixed those and test drove and said they spotted another one leaking. Yeah hit wheels hub area with IR gun and running about 100 degrees while other side was about 75 which was outside temp yesterday. Diffenently hotter on one side. They also replaced (had to wait another day) on bearing race that was scored they said.

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I am an engineer so I ran a simple test. Big hill on a country road. 45mph, put Suburban in neutral, sit off ignition, depress brake pedal. Results, first couple pumps fine, after that even my 300lbs of foot had a very hard time stopping the Suburban.

Net-net: the AF1 vacuum generator or the M&G pressure system are the only systems that I have seen to ensure a “Live” Pedal.

Note That some vehicles (Mine) use power steering Fluid instead of vacuum in the brake booster and only the M&G will work.

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Harry

Add western Colorado to your post and I will totally agree with you

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It helps greatly if when posting a question if either the post or signature line includes a description of the coach, converter, or the devices in question.

I’m not picking on Michael, but pointing out that with the considerable number of members on this site now, it is probably somebody has knowledge of the specific system or has had the same problem and can offer advice. The description has to be quite specific because some converters have used slightly different system designs to accomplish something and it may be a model year that makes the difference, or a 12 volt versus a 24 volt coach, or some other reason to require specificity.

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Good question. There are some threads that cover the XLII and the issues surrounding them. But having owned both I can say for sure you want to consider the XLII.

I’ll email you.

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Even a washer dryer…..

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Mark,

Service, take it to Prevost Mira Loma, or if you like to drive, Fort worth. The converter stuff, find a Marathon dealer, they will give you that info, HAVE FUN!

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We’ve stayed at the Vineyards several years ago. It is a very nice campground, and very close to shopping. If you’re staying there in the winter you may not want a site right on the lake as that north wind coming off Grapevine Lake in winter can be very cold and very windy.

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You’re certainly right about the 31 flavors, Mark. It still surprises me that Vanilla is the favorite overall. Maybe that’s why we still have plastic coaches? 😉

I like to be outside when I can, and it always seems that there is something that needs to come out of the bay. Yes, an H would give more room. I thought that is what we would get, but the XL II was “the one”.

Electric bay slides are THE answer I would like if I were to have 4 slides, though I am sure that Jon would just as soon have the electric connected to his nipples as add another complicated, non-manual device to his bus.