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  • Bill

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    August 9, 2019 at 9:22 pm in reply to: SMX CONTROL

    Jim, I just had the very same issue as you described, pulled the thermostat and cleaned the terminals but had the same thing. Talked with Fred at AAP and he told me that it was most likely the PLM board, located behind the front bumper, since the one that was acting up was the salon ac. Ordered a new PLM board and installed, problem cured, easy install.

  • Bill

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    August 9, 2019 at 6:24 pm in reply to: Using New Fuel Card

    Yippee! Got my card today. Can’t wait to spend a bunch of $ on fuel. Easy process and superb service … so far.

  • Bill

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    August 8, 2019 at 12:43 pm in reply to: Air Leak

    Brain dead. I suspect they are about the same however.

  • Bill

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    August 8, 2019 at 9:33 am in reply to: Air Leak

    When I changed all my air bags it had a bunch of push style air fittings that leaked so as recommenced by the the good people on the forum I replaced them with a good compression fitting, the fronts have the plastic fender liner on the fitting so who ever put on the bags might of not changed the push fittings because of liner. It is a little harder to tighten compression fitting but worth it.

  • Bill

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    August 6, 2019 at 8:09 am in reply to: Using New Fuel Card

    Harry, On your computer which is connected to a printer, ask the computer to print the file, five pages.

    Fill out the form and scan and email or fax the app to TSD. Be sure to fill in the “referred by” as Prevost Community.

    No online access to the forms.

  • Bill

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    August 5, 2019 at 5:07 pm in reply to: Rest stop areas

    Thanks for posting the list, Les.

    Having said that I have been asked to move only once in 29 years, and ironically it was on the north I-24 welcome center just inside the TN line. It was noon and I stopped to make a sandwich for lunch and a cop knocked on the door and asked if I intended to stay long.

    As a practical matter I don’t think any state really wants its officers rousting drivers who are spending the night in a rest area because nobody lacking sleep should be driving.

  • Bill

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    August 5, 2019 at 2:17 pm in reply to: Steering Wheel

    Rocky … that would really help weight balance on Marathons and other conversions with the generator up front.

    I wonder if the http://chromedepot.com/ has anything like this? Does the http://chromedepot.com/ have experience in retrofitting a Prevost with an updated steering wheel?

  • Bill

    Member
    July 30, 2019 at 5:31 pm in reply to: Lost airbags – No way to ride!

    It sounds “to me” like the pop was simply the air dryer popping off and, for some reason, coincidentally the drive Norgren valve crapped out. If everything works fine while in manual mode it’s most likely only the drive valve is bad. Can’t you swap one of the other valves for the drive valve and get the drive system working again. I was thinking that all the valves are the same.

  • Bill

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    July 30, 2019 at 5:29 pm in reply to: DISH SATELLITE RECEPTION

    OK Jon, I will take the old one off your hands. Give me a hundred bucks and I will drop by and pick it up.

    aaaaaaannnnnnnnnd here comes the “Bite Me!”

  • Bill

    Member
    July 30, 2019 at 5:08 pm in reply to: Fuel Additives? For Bio diesel

    Used biodiesel last month to nevada and back to tennessee, no issues !

  • Bill

    Member
    July 30, 2019 at 5:06 pm in reply to: Fuel Additives? For Bio diesel

    Art, I’ve used bio diesel for years on the farm, in my semi’s (12.7 Detroits), tractors, combines etc. The main thing with higher ratios of bio is we change fuel filters a little more frequently. AANNNDD we don’t run it in the winter, it’ll gel.

  • Bill

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    July 29, 2019 at 5:03 pm in reply to: NEW FUEL DISCOUNT PROGRAM

    MKeithT, Good questions.

    Fax number is 972.499.1395

    SSN is needed because no one is credit checked. So if someone defaults, the SSN is the way to positively identify whom they are asking to pay up.

    EVERYONE, be sure to fill in the referral spot with Prevost Community so they know how many new folks the forum is providing.

  • Bill

    Member
    July 29, 2019 at 10:27 am in reply to: Cruise Air Spring Tune-ups

    Did any of you guys check the air temp coming out of the registers in your coach during or after tune-ups?

    I checked mine yesterday, a 90 degree Sunday.

    Bedroom 52

    Galley(mid) 48

    Front 61

    I have no experience with Cruiseair but these seem pretty warm outflow temps to me. Can anyone chime in on something to compare with please?

  • Bill

    Member
    July 29, 2019 at 7:03 am in reply to: Voltage regulator issue

    It sounds like a voltage regulator problem. I am not familiar with how CC set up its alternators for house battery charging, but I suspect it uses a 50DN for the house and it likely has an external voltage regulator that has a problem.

    Strongly suggest to not run the coach with the alternator functioning until the voltage can be corrected. Over voltage on some electrical devices can be damaging and unsafe.

  • Bill

    Member
    July 27, 2019 at 11:13 am in reply to: About to pull trigger on an XL

    Mark, As the residential curmudgeon it doesn’t take much to get me going. Storage is a big issue for me and there are so many factors relating to that I don’t know where to begin.

    The XL we had prior to our XLII had a significant amount of storage. Too much. We were dragging crap around with us that we hadn’t seen or used for years so I was put between a rock and a hard place. I wanted to instruct my wife to carry less, but then my brain kicked in and I realized some things are better left unsaid. My point is we as owners are going to cram stuff in every nook and cranny and it is incredible how little of what we drag around we actually really need. I am sure you know there are Walmarts all over the place so if you need to use that as a reason to not carry something it is a valid reason. It will fall on deaf ears however.

    The XLII with two slides has very limited storage compared to the XL. The slides eat up a lot of room due to space required for the mechanism along the sides of each slide and in total that lost space can add up to the equivalent of a closet or pantry or space for a washer and dryer.

    The loss of storage is not exclusive to the house. Because of the need for reinforcements for the slide opening there is intrusion into the bay openings cutting down access height of the bays under the slide. I lost the ability to carry two full size bicycles in the first bay, driver’s side as a direct result of the intrusion of reinforcements under the slide. Having said that however, I have rearranged all the bay components, like joey beds, tool box and drawers to maximize my space utilization as well as accommodating almost everything I want to carry. If we actually changed our posture and only carried what we need, and not what we want to carry we likely would have an abundance of unused space not only in the bays, but also in the house.

    Bottom line is we all carry too much crap and while having enough storage in the bays to carry enough inventory to stock the average Ace Hardware, the reality is we do have a lot of storage.

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