Bill
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I think my 1960 GMC got more attention. It was unsally clean. There’s something about old vehicles.
I can’t imagine how my friend Pat gets any rest. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbcT2MCWP_I
Ken
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when inslalling any sensor did someone use teflon tape. It has upon more than one case created a bad ground situation! I know the theory that the threads should cut threw the tape and make ground. FWIW Since I had this problem I do not use any tape on sensors.
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Tom,
What kind of feedback are you looking for? The Lifeline batteries do leak (cracks in the casing) with time. I spoke with Lifeline and they confirmed this only wanting to know how old my batteries were (still under warranty?). You could see the crack right at the base of the terminal and while I worked for awhile to keep the corrosion away with cleaners and sealers, using some kind of a very thin “Goop” was the only thing that once again sealed the battery to prevent the gasses from corroding the connections.
I am not saying anything bad about the AGM batteries as I absolutely love them and would own nothing else, I am just relating the realities. This coach has wet cells when I bought it and they were complete disasters! Cheap? You bet! Needing constant monitoring and replacement and destroying the battery storage compartment with the gasses? You bet!
I will never have anything other than AGM for house batteries there is no need for AGM for starting batteries. Those I buy at Sam’s Club every 4-5 years and I doubt an AGM would do any better.
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I cross three or four times a year four 28 years I have never had insurance company give me a Canadian insurance card , and I have had claims for new windshields put in up there .
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It has gotten a whole lot better as the number of Prevost Coaches has grown, but there was a time when you could count the number of RV resorts on your fingers, and as a result we ended up on KOA type RV parks.
There were several occasions where it seemed like the entire population in the park had to take a walk the evening we pulled in and they all stopped to stare.
It still happens to an extent, but nothing like it was 20 years ago. That is one of the reasons we like to stay in resort type RV parks or go to Prevost rallies. We don’t feel like we are on display. We have never had “bad” attention, just people who are curious. When you are the sole Prevost however people sometimes are inconsiderate. Staring is a little unwelcome, but we have literally had people step on our bumper, hold on to the windshield wiper arm, and press their face agains the windshield so they can see what the bus looks like. That is usually done when we are gone, or when people think we are gone, but it happened one time when we were having dinner in the coach with friends. Today almost always people respect our privacy.
But if we decide to grill out or even just relax on the site next to the coach under the awning some curious folks want to talk about it. They want to hear our fuel mileage, talk about the engine, try to get us to reveal the price, etc. For a while it was OK, but after a while it stopped being OK but today it is pretty rare when folks bother us.
Tom may want to elaborate, but we encountered one guy in Kansas City at a campground that just needed to tell us our Detroit motor was no good and how we need a CAT. I don’t remember what got him going, but it was clear the coach intimidated him. So I started feeding him information that had a kernel of truth, but might have been a little extreme. I told him I even polished my slack adjusters. That ended all further discussions.
The next night, coincidently Tom pulled into the same campground and this guy talked to Tom also. When he told Tom the Prevost owner the night before polished his slack adjusters and Tom knew exactly who he was talking about.
For the most part it is curiosity that gets people to ask about it.
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Bill, how many miles on your chassis!
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There is a company that works with RV paint pros at Mia Loma that does all the paint for Mia Loma he is one of the best. I think about $ 3,0000 to do whole coach I have seen his work before he did coach and after un believable the best.
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Corrosion only happens when the batteries are leaking. I saw the same thing on my Lifelines and was able to seal up the leak at the terminal with some Goop or similar product (sorry, don’t remember what I used). Lifelines are great, but they are not perfect. If you are seeing what you are seeing, the battery is leaking when it should not be.
Now, if I am reading your post correctly, there must have been some time period with your Lifelines where you could run a Cruisair for more than 2 hours while dry camping. Could you give us some details here? I can’t imagine ever being able to run a Cruisair on batteries at all much less for more than 2 hours.
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Bill,
It is evident that you need to quit what job you are doing and open a PREVOST repair facility!
Hope that the new maunal fixes your problem. You have waited WAY TOO long for a fix.
Good luck,
Mark
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All of our coaches had a grille on slides in the second bay. The first was gas, the other 2 were electric.
If we do cook at the coach, almost 3/4 of the time it is me grilling something.
The smoke does not enter the coach because we rarely open our windows. I think I opened one or two when we got the coach to see how and if they worked. But the grill will get some oil mist on the lower part of the bay door, which is easy to wipe off with Glass Plus
The key is making sure the grille extends far enough out from the coach so minimal smoke gets up onto the bay door. There is no issue with it entering the coach. If you want your windows open, just keep the ones on the grille side closed while cooking.
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I have both the gas Weber and electric one , like Sid said small bottles , can cook 7 steaks on bottle I think , I like both cook three nights at bus every week for 38 weeks your choice of grill , I run gen when using electric grill , I think ribeye or new york about 7 mins for me on gas grill , about 10 mins on electric one… It’s not how fast you get to the end result it’s the journey that’s important , that’s why I drive my bus at 62 mph enjoy the ride . When cooking have a beer or cocktail and enjoy the time. Just my thoughts LOL !!!!!!!
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Alvie, nice ride! Come on, what’s under the hood?
Here’s a couple of street roads from my earlier days.
1950 Studebaker, top chopped, Buick nailhead, all Jaquar suspension.
1929 Ford, original sheetmetal (except fenders and running boards, top chopped, 375HP/327.
The car my wife hated. 100% original! Was going to get a modern drive train upgrade and be a daily driver.
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Now that’s a nice car , sweet ,,, nice shop also the shop looks really big sweet . The tractor looks great nothing like green , bus also looks great , nice job Alvie.
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I had a 2010 Parliament coach I bought new and there is no proprietary systems in the coach they pride themselves on that. The only air operated items were the TV lift , step well cover and the leveling system. Ben is the best I ever came a cross and he knows the systems very well. There is a lot to be said about simple. I agree with Jon most of us do not want the complication we really want reliability.