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Brian,
If this is your first visit to a Prevost facility ask for a tour. In terms of excitement there won’t be much, but you will see a lot of coaches getting worked on. It will make it clear in your mind just how much expertise is at the service centers.
The parts department is a candy store for Prevost owners. If you need it or want it they got it. They have large inventories because each of the service centers parts departments not only supply parts to the shop, they also fill orders around the country. It is likely if you need a part at your home base, and the nearest service center does not have the part in stock, another service center will be shipping it to you. Remember these guys take pride in their role in keeping commercial buses on the road so the parts guys are doing what it takes to get you your parts.
I cannot answer what it takes to set up an account. I have an account, but I have had it so long I no longer remember when I got it, or how I got it. I do know that ordering parts when you have an account is as simple as pie. Your vintage coach may be tough to get parts for on those parts that are not common with later model coaches but so far I haven’t heard of anyone that couldn’t get what they needed. Some parts just took longer.
I do strongly recommend that you shop non Prevost parts through truck parts supply houses. Prevost is excellent on some parts on pricing such as on air bags, but there are some items they are not competitive on such as some generic brake chambers. I always give them an opportunity to quote however. When they run specials nobody can touch their prices. I bought my last windshields for $133 for example.
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Spanking deserved… Order from Jamestown Bonz, I’m doing the walk of shame…
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Jon
What do you have to do to tow the Hummer,anything special?
Robert
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yesterday 15F outside cold bus 9am turnerd on all three(went back to house) 10am 42F 11am 54F went to lunch 1pm (long lunch including stop for Judy shopping) 65F which was set temp and units were cycling. Outside temp 22F daily high wind blowing and snowing. Turned off all except one and it maintained 65 inside coach and I worked in t-shirt. I need to get insulation finished and had bay doors open. Conclusion: I’m happy. Bob
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I have the longest zip dee they make on my H model and I’d gladly swap for a girard electric or any electric for that matter!
As for what I would change in our coach? Well the flooring which I’m about done with! Went from carpet and vinyl tile to all ceramic tile including the steps! Other thing I did was swap the full size mattress for a queen! Much more room! Then more closet space! Definitly need more closet space!
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Whenever the dates are nailed down we can put it on the calendar. I know if the schedule works I would like to show up, if for no other reason than to meet all the new folks signing up here.
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DKO,
To say you may have more leaks is an understatement. I am not picking on you or your coach, or on anyone’s coach for that matter, but maintaining air system integrity on an older coach such as mine or yours is a challenge that requires patience and effort.
The good news is once you have a leak free coach (Hector, our most knowledgible pneumatic guy around has a leak free coach) you will be rewarded with a lot of benefits ranging from almost zero aux compressor operation to a coach that does not lean, to a right to brag about your lack of leaks.
It takes a real Dick Tracy to hunt down and fix leaks and there are many ways to find them, some easy, some less easy, but the bottom line is maintaining that leak free coach then only requires occasional effort. Glad you are back on the road and perhaps all of us who have chased air leaks can share how we narrowed the quest starting with “the low hanging fruit” (Hector’s term) and reaching the point where the most minute leaks were located using a bubbler.
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Glad your all fixed up and rolling..
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I took the BoggsMobile to Altus, Oklahoma (About 15 miles from where I am) today and had the air line fixed.
The plan was to use the reusable fitting that Bob sent and either use a union and another reusable fitting to couple where the hole was OR come out of the compressor with a longer pipe and connect to it. Turns out he did neither. The air line was previously was routed under and hard against two ground wires and moving it above them gave us plenty of slack as Bob and others thought it would.
By doing that and using an Aeroquip reusable fitting the mechanic was able to hook directily to the elbow coming out of the compressor. The female end on the Aeroquip fitting screwed directly on the to existing fitting. It was perfect.
The old fitting. The hole where the new fitting was installed is about 4-6 inches from this fitting.
New fitting hooked to the compressor…
The air line was routed under these two ground cables and you can see where it rubbed. The “stuff” you can see is actually from the plastic wrapping around the ground cables and the air line appears to be in good shape. I may wrap some of the air line with rubber heater hose in places where it comes any where near other lines and hoses.
While this fixed my air leak I believe I may have other leaks. Tomorrow is a travel day so next week if it is not too cold in Missouri I will investigate and perhaps be back with more questions.
Thank you all so much. robertglines1 (Bob) went way beyond the call of duty and to you sir I give double honor! Thank you very, very much.
God bless,
DKO
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Be patient regarding an answer on Ron’s post from Prevost.
As many of you know the big Tampa RV show is now going on and the Prevost representatives who are going to be answering the questions here are at the show and are likely going to be there all weekend. I believe Tom has or will send an email alerting them to the post, but they may not have access to their computers or they may be working the show.
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Ken,
You have my attention. Seriously. My 97 Liberty conversion has the Series 60 with the six speed Allison. While I really like the smooth shifting can you share information about your 10 speed. My interest and I am sure others are equally curious is has it improved your mileage (I’ll be the answer is yes on that), what is your mileage and what does your coach weight and what speeds do you normally drive?
We had the opportunity to ride in a Prevost H3 with that transmission and I sensed as a passenger it shifted like a manual so it was not as smooth, but that the coach was more efficient. That was obviously a factory install.
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Activities normally include bumpercars with Don’s pickup, pond jumping with Franks bus and then bus mud wrassling with a bus in the wet grass, assorted stuff like that, then on the second day more things to enjoy and watch.
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Bring the big red one Wendy!!!
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Jamie, I am trying to talk Rob into coming! I am working on our lease schedule now – so I am trying to figure out if we have a bus at home! Has there been a good response for attendance? Hope to see you there!
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Bob, Tom and I can assure you and all members Prevost values its customers and potential customers. They take their responsibility to their customers seriously and this may also be a great place to make suggestions also.
I can kick this off because I have a question I m sure many of us have thought about.
Is there any way owners can access seminars or information about their coach such as something ranging from the equivalent of an owner’s manual or even a webinar that explains in owner’s terms the operation of the coach, an over view of the systems, pre-trip inspections, how to establish a maintenance program (either via Prevost or an independent shop), how to access and interpret the information on line (ranging from diagrams to manuals to service bulletins) and finally the best way(s) to access assistance when needed.
I know that is a mouthful, but a program designed to educate an owner about his coach (or the spouse) would help a lot of owners.
Jim and Chris recently did a seminar on coach operation at a recent rally and the feedback was excellent. Unfortunately time was limited so the focus was limited as well. Prevost has excellent training for the commercial operators, and my question relates to training or seminars (webinars?) for the non-commercial operators.