Andre
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I have had two Liberty coaches with Headhunter toilets and while I am a big fan of the Headhunter toilet I am not such a big fan of their prices or how difficult it is to access parts that might need service or replacement.
I am especially disgusted with the prices of a new toilet or repair parts. There are two likely failure points, one being a failed timer the second being foreign material getting into a tiny hole in the flush valve orfice and preventing it from shutting off flow.
In the case of the timer it can be bypassed and all that is required is to leave your finger on the button (switch) until the flush is complete. In the case of the diaphragm all that is necessary is to access it by removing 6 screws, clean it and the inside of the flush valve body and it will be good to go.
On the toilet I just replaced it was leaking because the rubber fittings at the base of the toilet had a small leak at the area of the clamp where it attaches to the toilet or the water inlet. Instead of spending almost $400 for a replacement molded rubber part that probably cost $4 to make the new owner of my old toilet repaired it using a material suitable for that type of repair.
So here is my advice to Headhunter: drop your costs. They are ridiculous and there are other toilets more reasonably priced if you choose to keep them high.
And to Liberty, make access to the flush valve and timer a lot easier than it has been on the coaches I have owned and seen. It is very frustrating to have to spend a lot of time taking stuff apart just to access items that might require service.
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Thanks, y’all….I’m on a trip myself, but I’ll pass this info to someone back at home. I appreciate the tips…don’t know why I hadn’t thought to ask before now….what a great resource to have: Prevost Community!!!!
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We have the 3M stuff installed by the previous owner three years ago. Looks like new…so far. I’d never use a nose bra because grit gets behind it. Been there done that. The best way we’ve found to take the worry out of small dents in the stainless is to drive in northern Idaho and get a bigger dent. Now we don’t see the smaller ones. Don’t sweat the small stuff.
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I won’t get into your leveling process because there is something you said that is far more significant and does need checking.
I interpret what you are saying as your aux compressor is causing the Prevost installed air dryer to purge at the end of a cycle. If that is the case something is seriously wrong and needs attention. It may even be a serious safety issue.
The whay our Liberty coaches are set up we draw accessory air for various house functions. But we also have chassis functions that require accessory air such as the suspension. With the engine not running our two brake systems should remain at whatever pressure was showing when the coach engine was turned off. The accessory tank pressure is going to go up and down depending on what air is being used by the various functions (or leaks). When the pressure drop causes the aux compressor to kick on it should pressurize the accessory tank only, and should never ever pass through the air dryer you say is cycling. When the accessory tank (aux) compressor cut off point is reached it should shut off. If it is the normal compressor supplied by Liberty, it has a max pressure rating of 100 PSI.
Did I understand your comment correctly?
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Michael,
Go to the articles section of this site and read
Prevost Air System Leak Detection and Improvements Jon W. Wehrenberg It will give you a idea of where to start, which will be in the front compartment on the drivers side in front of the left front tire.
Look for the components that Jon talks about in the article to try and find and repair or isolate the line that is leaking.
It will give you a good starting point and some great knowledge for the future.
Good luck
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My 2 cents fast Ricky is to go on Sunday, many folks are already at their destination. Saturday would be a travel day heading to Easter Sunday and looking for chocolate bunnies.
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Anyone interested in this coach should call our office as they are very motivated to sell….
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Jake,
Donald replaced all of ours with leds. Bought them from Prevost Jax. The lght bar is about 12″ long. Sorry I don’t remember the price. they are very bright. (7509 28VDC PN:330299 )
June
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Grohe told me that if your not the original owner, they would charge me for a replacement valve. At their prices, it’s easier and cheaper replacing with a brand new Moen or Delta faucet … in an updated color (vs. gold).
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Tom,
Good to know, Thanks ! I will get another one to be able to monitor at the spigot.Safe travels,
Rocky
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I met Peter two days ago for the first time. I was working on my front door, and immediately, without asking, he jumped in and started helping me work thru my issues. We had a very nice conversation.
My prayers go out to his family. I am sorry for your loss.
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We have an In-motion Winegard Roadtrip Mission dome, model RT4035T, on the forward roof of our bus. It’s small, about 12″ tall. We have Dish service because we like In-motion HD, so Dish or Bell service are the choices. This antenna will do in-motion DirectTV SD. Let me explain.
For In-motion satellite service, the antenna must fit in a dome housing. DirectTV HD requires a larger parabolic shape antenna because it must receive multiple satellites at the same time. No one makes a dome for DirectTVs parabolic antenna requirement . So, no In-motion DirectTV HD, but SD yes. The above mentioned dome on our bus will do in-motion DirectTV SD. I’m sure there are many others.
Dish HD service only needs to point at/receive one satellite at a time for HD, so the antenna is small and round and fits in a dome housing, so there are many antenna choices for in-motion Dish HD service.
When were not using our bus, we “PAUSE” or service and the cost drops to $6/mth. -
jon,
i dont doubt that someday we say we will be streaming nearly all video services. Of course there is a vast amount of the country that would go dark currently so that keeps the current system in tact.
I know a verizon Vice President who told me several markets in my area will not switch to the full FIOS service because of the extreme cost to implement the upgrades in those areas. In areas they need to upgrade because of failing infrastructure has been where the have focused. – except of course those large markets in which they can earn market share. In my area they chose not to compete with Comcast (who is very entrenched) but instead went after a different provider – mediacom, whose service here was sub par and infrastructure was poor – it didn’t hurt they had several very large communities (over 500 homes each) in planning when this happened. Of course, this was pre-2008. I wonder if they would do the same thing now or not.
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George… I hope you’re planning on coming to the Oysterfest in April !!!!
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Brett, you may be correct however my observation of this problem with initial quality and repairs is that Prevost and the converters who service both new and used coaches is they do not drag out the pain. Problems are identified, repaired and Prevost owners can head down the road without much delay.
When my friend with his motor home needed repairs it went on for so long what did not get done the first season he was in FL, was resumed the second season in FL. It was not that anyone was working on the coach continuously, but that work was done in bits and pieces, with a tech working for an hour or two and then finding parts were needed. When parts came in work was resumed. I don’t recall my friend ever saying a tech was assigned to fix things and that he stayed until stuff got fixed. Instead the repairs were done an hour or two or three at a time and then the tech went elsewhere.
I think the attitude Prevost conversion techs have is to get the job done and get the coach back on the road and that probably comes from also having to deal with seated coaches which always need fast turnaround.