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The Coach didn’t come with one?

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I had my Liberty XLII on blocks at home and all tires off for bag replacements. I did all the shocks in less than 2 hours.

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Al,

What you could do is set your LBCO (low battery cut off) to a slightly lower voltage than your auto start, like 23.5 volts, then if your auto start failed to work it would shut down your batteries.

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George,

After digging around on the internet and coming up empty, I dug around in the Prevost Parts listing.

Prevost stocks them, I’m thinking they were $11 each. 4 different part numbers as the tail light and brake lights are slightly different.

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Thanks Guys , the advise is defiantly Preventative for sure , however the Vantare design is such that dry camping is advertised as the best of the converters . So my worry is departing for lets say 3 days and assuming if the batteries go 50% the Genny would recharge them then shut down . If the genny does not start then the batts are toast .

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Not sure what you mean by testing Al. If testing batteries, fully charge, remove cables and load test, but at 5 years old, they’re approaching end of service life. If testing AGS, set voltage start at 24v and it will take at least 3 hrs to fully charge.

All my battery companies have taken increases even though supply is short. Crown and Relion increased in December and Lifeline is set for an increase on March 1st.

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replaced my 110 v thermostat in the plumbing bay broken when my bay door was crushed . With a trip to Pa in the morning i figured best to get this done in 45 degree temps 🙂

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Bill, I would not use Prevost for auxiliary air issues. They are converter specific to my knowledge . Like Chris said you can check air steps and other air related areas. I have been chasing those leaks for years . Some I just live with and others I work around . Good luck

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Jon. your math is wrong

4 amps @ 120v

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40 amps @ 12v

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20 amps @ 24v

is what I think you meant?

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Often we have discussions about storage with only 20 amp service.

The answer is yes, but the better question is if it is wise.

I have an opinion but I do not know if it is correct. To begin my coach has about 4 amps of phantom loads at 120V, or .4 amps at 12V or ,2 amps at 24V. That enters my thinking because those are typically not controlled by me, but undoubtedly are small loads like clocks, alarms like the security system, maybe antenna boosters, etc.

Then we have loads we almost always leave on because to turn them off and restart or reboot them is inconvenient. A Crestron system as an example is not happy when power is gone so that means in storage leave its 120V circuit on. I have no clue how much a system of that type draws because it is on one of the 120V outlet circuits. But I do know keeping it on also keeps its batteries and other parts of the system alive so when we stop to visit the coach in storage it is alive and we can turn on lights and use its other functions which can range from things like turning on lights to any of hundreds of other possible functions.

So before anything else is turned on for storage we have some loads we likely need. The primary reason for power in storage is to maintain the batteries for the house. Typically that means the use of our inverters and that means we have to understand our coach. Some converters on some vintages of coaches did not have inverter by pass so you may have to run two converters to keep some outlets active. You need to know if there are any loads that will not have power if you put one inverter to sleep to reduce loads on that single 20 amp service.

What I do know is if you need to go beyond maintaining batteries in storage, and need heat or air to deal with the weather it is almost a given 20 amps is not going to be enough.

My opinion and my gut tells me 20 amps is plenty for early vintage coaches, but as newer coaches got more sophisticated and had more gadgets at best 20 amps is not something I would depend on. So the answer to the question is maybe.

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Luc, if you don’t add a subject, it’s really tough for someone to open your thread because you can’t click on anything. At least that’s true on my iPad. I tried adding a subject, but it didn’t seem to help.

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Most of us have generators with hidden belts for an alternator or water pump. Today I serviced my generator and pulled the cover to check the belt condition. The belt showed signs of cracking and while its life may still have been many hours, I changed it, and will shorten the time interval between future belt inspections.

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Improperly adjusted (loose) wheel bearings can cause some unusual wear patterns. Many shops will err on the side of too loose as too tight has its own issues usually much worse. Just something to check.

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Florida Shores Truck Center has them for less than $200 per axle and free shipping. . My total bill for the entire coach was less than $600 for the units. I hear the factory in TX will install for a. very reasonable price. I had mine put on while the wheels were off the coach, so saved install cost there.

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My 1989 XL 40 with 8V92.