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and as you get more experience with your bus you will not believe everything Prevost tells you, after all they are the experts. NOT

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Here is the actual e-mail from DTV.

Regrettably, we must inform you of a new law that affects your programming. Until recently, the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR) Act authorized DIRECTV to provide you access to your out-of-market broadcast networks—ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, and/or FOX. Unfortunately, Congress has decided to not renew key provisions of this law. As a result, on June 1, 2020, we no longer will be able to provide you access to these out-of-market channels. These are not available anywhere else. However, this change does not affect access to your existing local network stations.

If you’re paying for these channels, you’ll receive a credit within 1-2 billing cycles for this programming change.

If you have any questions, please call us at 866.595.9429.

Thank you for choosing DIRECTV.

I am not having a lot of luck getting a direct answer but the STELAR Act specifically gave RVers and Trucker the permanent right to receive the DNS signals. It sounds like AT&T does not want to be bothered.

I have been in contact with few folks in the know and no one knows what’s going on at this point. I could just change my service address to NY and get those channels everywhere in the US but there’s a possibility they would turn the NY spot beam on and we could lose both NY and LA Nationwide as there would no longer be a need.

Worst case, we will switch the Trav’ler hardware over to DISH (about $300) and install a Hopper and Joey and leave 20 years with DTV behind us. I am not a fan of that idea as I like having all 3 satellites so close together and not having to worry about EA or WA but sometimes you have to take the lesser of 2 evils.

[Billy]

Thanks I’ll give them a call and get a quote.

[Billy]

Oil crash has been in past has been the “canary in the coal mine,” on the economy’s health.

[Billy]

Tks John. PP is @ 2 hrs away. Still have to get ECMprogrammed in place on bus if indeed ECM is faulty. Internal battery is suspect at this point. Clarke power is 30 min away and had them replace tranny and ECM on previous bus. Made appt with them and will report findings.

When ECM went south on my 2008 Suburban it all started with signal light not working, next day fuel pump shutdown, all lights quit working, etc. That`s the problem with on board computers, they eventually go south. Life usually 10-12 yrs. Attention should always be used when jump starting. It can literally kill on board computers from static charges or backward connections.

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It’s my understanding that at least one of the Prevost converters relies on the FMCA to provide insurance for their rallies. If the FMCA goes under, I wonder who will pickup the slack?

And yes, they aren’t making the members happy by not refunding deposits for cancelled events. That’s not going to help in getting these members to renew the memberships. I’ll guess that even if they had insurance, it wouldn’t have covered a pandemic.

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I replaced mine a year a go or so I had to send picture of old odometer and sign a document stating is is correct and they sent it to me with correct mileage

Looked it up North Hollywood Speedometer (818)761-5136 $217.14 includes new speedometer- miles set correct- tax- shipping this place does a lot of fire trucks

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Don, Thanks for the info! I feel like I will take a little out tomorrow but otherwise feel like it is good to go.

[Billy]

I know I sound like a broken record but if you have to use or maintain a charger for your chassis batteries something is wrong.

A decent set of chassis batteries will hold a sufficient charge to start a bus after several months of bus storage. No charger is needed to do that unless the batteries are old and failing or there is a phantom load on the batteries. In either case using a charger is nothing more than putting a band aid on a serious problem.

There are reasons to use a chassis battery charger, such as to recharge or maintain batteries that have had a load on them, such as when working on systems such as lights that are going to pull down the batteries.

A charger will mask battery problems so if you go on a trip you might find yourself unable to start the coach after you fill up at a truck stop or after a night in a campground without having the charger powered up.

In these times when our coaches are effectively in storage for an unknown period it makes perfect sense to use a multi-stage charger every couple of months just to keep the batteries topped off, but it makes no sense leaving a charger on all the time. Some chargers will destroy batteries if left on all the time.

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Andy and Bernie engaged in a social dialog with love mentioned on Easter weekend, I have no doubt I’ll have a chocolate bunny on my doorstep in the morning.

[Billy]

Yes I’m familiar with automotive systems engaging compressor for defrost/defog. That has been common for probably 30 years or so and does do an effective job keeping humidity low in interior and windows clear.

And I have manually done the same in the bus (turning on A/C) to defog the windshield while temp was set to warm side.

Jon when you said Prevost’s response was very long and detailed, call me a nerd but I was interested in that mostly what changes/differences in system they had or used throughout the years.

Not trying to be a PIA. Just curious. Part of the reason for that is after I bought coach in Dec 18, OTR compressor shaft seal was leaking/throwing oil. Bought the seal from Prevost and had a charter bus shop replace shaft seal, change compressor oil and add about 4lbs 134A refrigerant. Ran at fast idle in shop for 1-2 hrs no issues great coooing. Shop did tell me compressor had more shaft end-play than he likes to see, and not to be suprised if in a year or so it’s leaking again. That happened on the 2 hour drive home, however since then it seems to have nearly stopped. In any case, I saw the 05G listed for sale above. What I don’t know is if there were any differences in those as far as cycling clutch vs non-cycling clutch, and if so may not be any difference in compressors anyway. Also are they the same for R12 vs R134A (which I have). Maybe I read too much into Jon’s reply but I thought there was a chance some answers might be there when “long and detailed” was mentioned. Thanks.

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Jeff, are you going to be able to recoup some of your cost when Tom brings his SOB in for service.

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Thanks you guys for the information.

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2. Can’t imagine this would be a problem.

3. I ALWAYS replace with dot compression fittings.

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The governor in question.