Alvie
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I lost one of the three legs on the alternator and it did that. I had enough output power to handle my loads so I did not stop to deal with it until I got home. But as others have said it could be other issues as well.
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I replace both the timer and solenoid and everything works great. Timer was $2190 and solenoid was $880. Thanks again for the help!!
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Congrats Will and Carole.
You will enjoy them.
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I have been chasing air leaks ( with a lot of help from Jon Wehrenberg) and one of the leaks I found is the pneumatic valve that turns the air on and off for one of the belt tensioners (there are two of them mounted on the rear compartment wall next to the rear eletronics compartment). I have been using the bubble solution that kids use to blow bubbles as it last longer and is easier for me to see the problem.
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Never know when one will cross paths with someones friends. They said do you know DKO? Then you know rest of story. Busnuts= one great social fellowship. Good to hear from you . Bob
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Your best bet is Steve Bennet with Calif Coach 714-668-1132 He not only knows his stuff he also owns a Marathon of about the same year your looking at. I’m at Prevost Mira Loma and they have been my service center for the past 6 years and have 98% of the time been great!!
Sid Tuls
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Judy and I do about 20,000-28,500 / per year and enjoy every mile and are always thankful for safe miles!! Hitting a little pole or unseen rock doesn’t count!!lol
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10-12k would probably cover our travels.
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Ernie’s bus the Sun Bum was for sale in Phoenix just last year. I saw it advertised on Craigslist and it did not look like this bus, different color, etc.. It was in poor shape as I recall. No mention of the Astral windows.
Did he own more than one Prevost?
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Gil
Yes the front cruise air blows out the center forehead to th left of the TV. That’s also the way ours is. No ceiling ducting
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Guys:
Thanks for all the help, now just need to print in useable format…..
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Harsh, very harsh:)
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Tom,
From our seminar at United Engines in OKC, they advised that the transmission temperature had a “maximum upper limit” of 300 degrees. My notes don’t state where that is exactly measured from, but I made it my mission to see to it that my transmission temperatures never saw that number on anything I had a display for.
The highest temperature I ever saw displayed while using the retarder was 225, although I never drove the bus down steep grades for any significant distances.
Likewise, the transmission temperature always seemed to recover rather quickly after the use of the retarder.
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The ONLY tire pressure guide to use is that put out by the manufacturer of the tires and it is based solely on the weight each tire carries. There is no way Prevost or even the converter can state accurate tire pressures without knowing how you load your coach and how much that weight is distributed among your 8 tires.
After buying a coach and loading it with all the goodies, from clothes to food to tools, to spare parts, fill the water tank, empty the holding tank, fill it with fuel and get it weighed. Then use the charts below for your specific weights and tire size.
http://www.michelintruck.com/michelintruck/tires-retreads/load-inflation-tables.jsp
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Jack,
Thanks so much for all your help. I enjoyed learning about the coach and it’s history. I think we can now safely make our decision.
Jim