Andy
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Rudy is very good …. he overhauled our Aquahot in the Vantare and in our Holiday Rambler…. he won’t do anything you don’t need and usually has the parts required to do the job. Very organized too !!
Diane
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David,
The fresh water fill (either manual or automatic) would have filled the tank, but there is an overflow that would have dischared the water overboard. So the water that flooded your coach would have been either the grey, black or both and probably caused by the tank rinse valves being opened while on city water without opening the sewer drains for the tanks. It usually happens with the shower overflowing and flooding the coach.
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Well done, congrats great Coach.
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I would not use tires that are 5 years old no matter what they looked like , I would spend the money and put new date codes on 14’s or 13’s because if u have tire blow out it will cost u more than what u saved on the cost of tires and it may save your life also just my thoughts , I put new ones on every three years I run them three seasons then take them off no matter what they look like , but maybe I could sell them if people are willing to put them on there coach , I usually throw them out after I am done with them!!!!
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I would like to share what I have always told friends and family regarding owning/carrying a firearm for personal/family protection. Beyond initial and continued safety and range training, one must be mentally prepared for a violent confrontation. As a retired 30 year patrol lieutenant in the fourth largest city in America, I was always dismayed seeing the aftermath/destruction of violent predators preying upon the public. Criminals are ruthless, have no values, and enjoy their sport. The following is a link to a related article that I hope will spark desire for additional in-depth reading of many easy to find internet articles on how to increase one’s opportunity to survive a violent confrontation – and that is by being mentally prepared.
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Jack, where do you stay when your in the desert? I’m at MCC would like to see your new bus if it ever works for you.
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Glen gave a good summary of parts prices. Bob’s prices likely reflect the costs for your specific model year but they are all close enough you can get a fairly close idea of the dollars involved for parts.
Others may have a more precise estimate for labor because my numbers are based on the time I take to do things and I admit I putter around when I do the work such as scraping and repainting if I see rust or changing fittings, etc.
For air bags I allow myself 10 hours. For Norgren valves (3 five port, 5 three port) I allow 6 hours. I think your coach has IFS which means it has the small ping tanks at each air bag and I would allow some hours to change their fittings to compression plus examine them closely for leaks.
Without pulling up your pneumatic diagrams you may have a different mix and number of valves. My times and number of valves were based on my 97 solid axle coach.
Your best bet is to contact Jeff for a quote. In fact if you want a comparison between you nearby mechanic and Jeff ask them both for a quote. If your nearby mechanic cannot give you a quote without looking at the coach that will be your answer regarding his knowledge.
He’s more of that free advice……….Since you will be spending some dollars if you renew your suspension some of the labor involved is going to be related to getting access to the air bags and valves. That involves pulling some of the wheels and supporting the coach. That is a perfect time to consider going a little further and giving the underside a real close inspection along with replacement of other components which are now readily accessible. If your brake chambers have not been replaced recently give real serious thought to doing that. Have your air system checked and serviced. If there is any doubt as to condition, change out the protection valves, check valves and give consideration to replacing relay valves. Get the shoe and pad thicknesses checked. Look for cracks in the discs or drums. Look for hub seal leaks and only repair if necessary.
I know this will run into some dollars, but if you intend to keep your coach for a while the dollars you spend to keep the underside in perfect working order not only increases your safety, but it may prevent a towing charge or roadside repair that will literally cost half of what you will spend doing all described above. And once the above is completed you are going to have years of use of the coach without any need to deal with those items.
Others may disagree with my “scorched earth” approach to keeping the underside of the coach in tip top shape so it might be worthwhile to see if others have different susggestions.
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Jeff, where was the leak? Between the body framing and panel or window? If it is the delamination of that panel how are you going to fix it?
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Thanks, Steve! 🙂
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jct55,
Insurance policies are for your protection and the insurance company’s protection. The insurance company wants to get paid for the risk. You want to be protected from risk. So you both need to agree on what is covered.
If you want agreed value coverage you and the insurance company have to agree so that your coach value is covered, but so the insurance company can be assured you have not inflated the value so a crash becomes a profitable event for you. If you have a $100,000 coach, but insure it for $200,000 the insurance company is going to end up providing you with an unjustified reward if your coach is totaled. Conversely, if you understate its value to save money on premiums, by insuring it for $50,000, if you have an accident with $51,000 in repairs the insurance company will “total” it, send you a check for the agreed value and own your coach. They will put $51,000 in repairs, sell it for its $100,000 real value and get almost all their money back.
That is why an agreed value policy requires a realistic appraised value, something that protects you both.You need to talk to insurance agents who are qualified to address your other needs. We all have some exposure if guests fall while leaving our coach. If we are living full time in the coach, or are thousands of miles from home we need to consider the expenses of either getting home, or of housing until our coach is available again. Do we insure the glass? An XL for example has inexpensive windshields that can be replaced in minutes. It might not be needed in that case. But a later model XLII or H3 has big windshields that are very expensive and that are much more of a problem to install. There are a lot of other considerations regarding insurance, but one thing that you will see often repeated here is if you speak to an agent and they do not understand what a Prevost is, or they need you to explain what is meant by a bus conversion you need to go to a different agent or insurance company.
We have insured through National Interstate and Victoria, through Explorer Agency and through Miller Agency. Both were excellent because they understand Prevost coaches. We had a fire in the engine area on a previous bus and it was a no-brainer because National Interstate understood the coach needed to go to Prevost for repairs and not the closest Camping World, they made sure the repairs would be to the Prevost standards, and they never quibbled with the cost to tow the coach from SC to FL. I am not sure an insurance company that does not understand bus conversions will be as willing to insure your interests.
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Tom, the top pic is the valve from the aux, but with it open no water entered the primary tank. Am I missing something?
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Bernie – Are you using Internet Explorer? If so, please try Chrome or Firefox.
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We have one credit card that is only used for subscriptions and other similar recurring charges. We never use that card (or even carry it) for store/resturant/fuel type purchases.
If the heavily used card gets compromised, it gets replaced without messing all the auto pay stuff.
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Parliament, with Rick and Ben has been a very much recommended source for service work.
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Yeah Jerry, to leave my old coach up, I would have to start it every week. LOL!