Alvie
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There are a number of benefits to having surge protectors, which tend to do more than offer protection against spikes in voltage. They will also protect against mis-wired power outlets.
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Mark here’s my e-mail
sidtulscattle@yahoo.com I didn’t recieve your PM look forward to hear from you
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Yes. The coolant and the oil is fine.
I didn’t hear the fan run. When it shuts down the Watch Dog lights are showing the first and third in red. When I reset it and get the green light it starts and runs. When it shuts down the red lights come back on.
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Gil, I was lucky enough to buy a CC that already had the Silverleaf installed and have really enjoyed it. Although I can’t compete with the history or knowledge you veteran bus guys have my experience parallels yours . CC coach air has my wife under blankets in 105 Texas temperatures (to start my defense in advance : NO it does NOT compare to Prevost OTR and if I had it I would brag about it 🙂 ), systems seem very dependable, CC has spent significant time by phone with me to educate me and while I wish CC was still converting these things they certainly don’t make me feel like an orphan. My experience has also been even a beginner can easily find accessible expertise if information is needed. Keep up the CC defense they are great coaches.
P.S. One other thought. When I started searching for a coach and doing my due diligence I was dead set on a Liberty or Marathon for various reasons. Both great coaches. Ultimately I was able to purchase my coach and remodel front to back including all new and additional electronics and appliances with the help of PC sponsors for less than I was able to locate a comparable Liberty or Marathon without any updates.
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Jon,
Thanks,
Some of the things you mentioned I have fixed in the past. The valve that releases the belts has been replaced. The fittings behind the right rear tag axle have been checked and 1 replaced. The pressure regulater needs to be checked again. It did leak in the past and tighting the bolts did fix that leak. I do need to recheck that one.
I will get to the point where the leaks are so small I might just live with it. It would be nice to have a 100% leak free Aux air system, but the time involved in getting to that point may not be worth it right now. Still workig for a pay check and that comes 1st.
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Great seats Peter. Do you still like your Rigid running lights? I need to upgrade.
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Will, The number you gave me is not right it is a private residence, please give me the number and I will call steve to see if he can fix my problems, thanks Gary
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Heated floors are a wonderful option. I would highly reccommend it. If I were purchasing in your price range my first option would be bus air (as you know impacts slide) and second would be heated floors. Reverse order for my wife.
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Peter C said……”Like I said its toqure that gets you up the hill not horsepower , but if you find yourself behind a truck or in the slow lane it’s poor planning on your part most of the time”.
Peter, I keep using the wrong word (hp vs. torque). Your ‘poor’ planning comment happened to me yesterday.
I didn’t plan enough time to go around several slow trucks as traffic was extremely heavy. We were going downhill, not up hill. The huge decline going towards San Bernadino on the I-15 from Las Vegas, the truck speed is 45 mph, it doesn’t take long for the coach to want to pass 75 mph.
It was probably around 3 PM and traffic was heavy. There were no openings for me to pop into even though power would not have been a problem (going downhill). Our two stage engine brake works like a jewel.
I really do like our current coach and can live with the lack of HP on long inclines. We get to where ever we are going and we are generally not in a rush. Our coach did not have the upgrade option to 500 hp with the floorplan that we chose.
Now at 7 yrs. of ownership, I feel like we are at a cross road. Our coach is young enough to still be able to get a loan if someone wants to purchase it without paying cash and still has a reasonable value. I know that there is a certain time period where it’s difficult to get a loan (not sure of the cut-off) and coach values seem to fall after that point. Our coach still looks almost new as I take excellent care of it.
So, I thought if we go for one more coach, I want it to be as perfect as possible (in my eyes).
Mark
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Just give them a year that works, they don’t have a clue with a Prevost. To the non Prevost owner they all look alike.
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Another happy Napa card user. I had to buy another wire crimping tool while here in FL, left mine at home. So off I went to the local Napa store and paid 13.39 or the tools, regular prices was 17.99. So a 25% discount was pretty good. I did mention Al’s name and they thought they knew him….
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Thought I would post the “Final Fix” for our air system.
Found the compressor was not discharging any air at the discharge fitting. After removing the floor access panel I removed the compressor head and found the unloader sticking and not allowing the intake valves to close to make compression. Rebuilt the unloader actuators and cleaned the intake and exhaust valves and seats, checked for leakage and reassembled.
It is now pumping great and the gauges drop slightly when the brakes are applied and recover fast. Also rebuilt the Drier and purge valve.
Only leak found was one of the tank drain valves had a slight leak, replaced the valve.
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Peter,
Whatt was the file name of the diagram for your bus? I pulled what I think is the right diagram for my 1997 XL40 #6047 but it does not have the ledgend at the bottom (#s and description). The one I have is labeled on the bottom right as
“DI40211 REV.:F AUTOCAR XL40′ AVEC S-50, S-60”
If you have your diagram as a file, I can enlarge and print (and maybe color 🙂 ) -
I agree Jon Tom should I have done it for me , the salon is where my wife gets her hair done !!!!!! Those lights are flat as paper ,can not see them at all when off cheap update , put one switch at entrance door and one at drivers side by map light when it’s dark it lights up like day light!!!!!