Alvie
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Jon,
All good stuff and I guess the other thing I would suggest you Tom or whoever talks to Prevost is to remind them of the amount of potential buyers that are spending a bunch of time on PC reading all this. I have absolutely no regrets in the purchase of our coach but.. all these small things add up.CAC, doors, belts, mirrors etc… at some point you could reach a tipping point with prospective buyers. This most likely isn’t my last coach not sure if we will ever buy a new one but won’t for sure without assurances that these things have been addressed..It would be interstesting to see how a converter would respond to a new customer that said I don’t want Ramco mirrors, etc.
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Well I guess I have a dead inverter. Local guys say that the batteries are also ‘circling the drain’. Any suggestions? What is the hot, new setup? I don’t have an unlimited budget… I’m listening, my friends.
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When we bought our 1991 low mileage coach (52,000 miles) in early 2011 seems we (Prevost) replaced air valves, some hoses/fittings, air bags, shocks, and has always done the level 3 service every year on it. I had installed, tires, batteries, fridge, and installed flat screen tv’s front and rear. Always something going on and have about $80,000 total in ours with repairs and 79,000 miles on it. One of the 3 Cruisairs leaks down in about a week and that’s next to r&r those. Always something to do/repair and glad I didn’t pay bigger bucks and having to do the same thing with 3 or 4 times the original purchase price. . As you all know, these puppies aren’t investments more like enjoyable money pits. LOL.
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Thanks Roger I did change the filter in that bay floor that sucks up the air from underneath. I will check for the battery tomorrow. Hope all is well Bill
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Changed tvs in front and Bay with Smart Samsung, 40 inch, respective 32 inch. Samsung has fixed audio output, volume 100 all the time, no good. Video image from bedroom player not good. Will go with sound bars and new players throughout.
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There are two elements that need to be logged. The first is the rouitine maintenance and for anyone except people with far better memories than the average person you not only need to list the scheduled maintenance events and use that list to trigger those events http://prevostcommunity.com/articleDetail.asp?ID=7 you also need a place to list the non-scheduled maintenance or repairs. For that I use a simple lined page with a place for the date, mileage and a description of the work performed.
The maintenance schedule is my 5000 mile document. When every 5000 miles rolls around I pull a new one, identify all the work due and then set about to finish that work. Items that occur at longer intervals may not be required, but I note when they were last done so with each 5000 mile interval I see when they might be due. Items like differential gear lube replacement or transmission fluid changes have long intervals, but since they are listed on the schedule I won’t omit them.
The maintenance schedule is inserted in the loose leaf book along with the log book pages which are filled out whenever anything is done. I include part numbers, diagrams, copies of receipts, or anything that will enable me or the next owner to clearly understand what was done, how something was modified, what parts were used and the identity of the parts.
Our coaches have so many items that require routine maintenance I absolutely need the schedule to show all that is needed, when it was last done and when it is due. With so many items having different schedules I could never remember when the generator is due, or when I last changed the coolant. The same goes for the repairs or modifications. My log entries for those are detailed enough so I can remember everything about something I did 3 years ago.
My primary purpose of keeping records is for my benefit, but when the time comes to sell the coach a buyer benefits because he will know how old the brake chambers or air bags are. He will know if he has to immediately change coolant or if he has a couple of years to go before encountering the expense. If something I modified needs service the part numbers and diagrams are shown so he doesn’t have to try to follow wires or locate a source for parts.
Every log book or maintenance schedule is coach specific. Prevost items take up most of the schedule, but there are a fair number of converter installed items also that comprise the balance of the list. The only way I can track everything is to have it listed and without that list I would never remember things like the A/C filters or the Webasto fuel filter.
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To add to my suggestion, for those not wanting to identify their home location, just use the local post office address for the Lat/Long on the map.
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I hope I am wrong on this, although it is sounding like whatever the issue turns out to be serious money is involved.
Our engines require good cooling system maintenance and that is to insure the chemistry required to protect the cylinder liners is maintained. Failure to maintain the coolant to the maintenance standards can cause porosity in the cylinder liners. I think that is possible because it can have symptoms like what has been described above.
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I’m now wondering if it is not an age related issue. High mileage buses are easily reaching 450,000 plus before the A arms need bushings. But they are doing those miles in 5 or 6 years.
Tires age so it is not too unrealistic to expect bushings in A arms will do the same.
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Tom, looked thrum the docs I received , ladder is showing on 3rd bay, back wall but no brakets, I will have to chi for removed tooling. Do you think islbOK to contact previous owner for details?
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Becky,
We haven’t done Bar Harbor in several years, ever since the cruise ships started arriving. I would normally suggest Bar Harbor Campground, but it’s going to be very tough to get a spot, particularly FHU) in August since they don’t take reservations and that’s by far the busiest time of year in Maine. KOA Oceanside might be your best bet, but I’ll look further at some of our past notes and see if I can find a less high-energy, activity-centric option.
Michelle
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So, lets hear from the Songman !
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toilet.
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To follow up on OTR vs. Roof A/C or Cruise Air, althought the way I’m asking may be a little convoluted …
Is there a significant “MPG” difference if you’re running down the road and your OTR is on vs. running down the road with two roof A/C units powered by your inverters or, if it was extremely hot, you needed to turn on the generator for a third A/C unit?
What I’m trying to understand that if a coach didn’t come with OTR, could you keep the coach just as cool going down the road, even if you had to turn on the generator for three or four A/C units, and would there be a significant drop in MPG firing up the generator vs. using OTR in the first place?
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The coach Davy (DKO) posted is Will’s coach. I don’t know anyone better to ask about it than Will.