[Alvie]

I’ve always made it a habit of doing the engine, genny, aqua hot services each fall. We travel in the winter months mainly so everything is fresh when I put it away. I’m not as “handy” as others on the site and don’t do much of my own maintenance at all other than visual inspections of systems.

[Alvie]

No problem , I replaced all norgrens , brake hoses and chambers , ride height valves and still had a leak , fixed gauges with comp fittings on both ends , and replaced tag lift valve and parking brake valve , and leaks stopped completely on all air gauges , if you have air door lock on passenger side that valve beside seat can leak too , mine was I put new one in all good now , hope that helps .. My hole coach is compressed fittings , not one push in fitting on coach that will also help….

[Alvie]

To add to the above discussion, manufacturers such as Prevost often use off the shelf components, but for whatever reason they have the manufacturer of those items assign a proprietary part number. Since the discussion is about Norgrens I will use that as an example. At one time the Norgrens used on our coaches had the manufacturer’s model number on it. Then the same valve when intalled had a different part number which could not be crossed over to a Norgren distributor’s model number. Same valve, different number.

The same thing applies to other items like air bags.

If you can cross to trade numbers or the manufactuers numbers you can check prices from a variety of sources.

[Alvie]

I’ll fix you up David, 3 port and 5 port coming your way.

[Alvie]

OK, the sign-up is now ready, but no cost yet.. Don’t panic, it will be reasonable….

There is no cost to sign-up, so get on the list to help us gauge the number of sites at LazyDays…

[Alvie]

Thanks Jon i am working on new ramps.

[Alvie]

in front steering compartment prob going thru there. Norgren filter. prob need to drain it more often just a little when you think of it. Wasn’t really sized to handle the extra large amount of air flow some aux put out and has no auto discharge. Mine has a small drain on bottom. Could use norgren to play with on projects—we build all kinds of off wall things—air operated christmas display for example–don’t ask? just goes with being busnuts… Bob

[Alvie]

Check the generator compartment for leaks.

[Alvie]

My former office in downtown Milwaukee overlooked down on the streets that the entertainer coaches took to a number of local venues (Pabst Theatre, Riverside Theatre, and Macus Center for the Performing Arts). My “hobby” while on endless conf calls was to watch these streets (Plankinton Ave and Wells Street) to see the cars turninging the wrong way on one way streets and to see the entertainer coaches drive by … sometimes as many as five or six in a caravan. Almost everyone one of them had five roof A/C units.

Do the entertainer coaches use OTR/bus air at all? or just rely on the roof units?

[Alvie]

Looks like you should replace the one beside it , since you are there any way …… LOL

[Alvie]

Great work and coverage Tom. Thanks for taking the extra time to educate us.

[Alvie]

sounds like weak grounds

[Alvie]

In that 12 volt stack there are several breakers with wires on them that lead to unused accesories that are dead end.. If you see one that your coach is not equipped with feel free to use it. Is common practice to pre wire these coaches for every possible option then use only what the customer orders…FWIW

[Alvie]

What about the fuel pump for the genset still works good but looks like the kind that are not really dependable. Should i change it or just have a spare on board?

[Alvie]

Rick, I had the same concerns when we upgraded the toad to a Ram 4×4 Longhorn. I needed to have our Sterling rebuilt anyway, and they allowed me to trade in the Sterling for a rebuilt Blackhawk 2, their 10,000 pound unit. It was significantly cheaper than buying new, looks new, and had the same warrantee.

You might be able to do something similar. Give them a call.