Bob
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Jon:
With kids now gone, (last one leaves for college next week) coach makes mom and dog happy as we enjoy traveling together, so it goes down on the “investment” side of the ledger!!!
I still bet a fair amount of coach owners of all types, still leave them in the weather with no protection and don’t see any value in storage…
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Danss
I am not sure what you ordered… I ordered the ones that PeterC recommended and they are great.. I am only talking about my Port, Aft and Stbd exterior lights.
They are the festoon type. Mine are much brighter than the older yellow looking ones.Diane
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I’d like to echo Robert’s comments. I also got used to the gauges as a pilot and no matter what I drive a gauge scan is second nature. We pilots tend to burn “normal” gauge indications into our brain and when something is different, even a half needle width we are not satisfied until we find out what has changed and why.
Our coaches are the same way. I have a couple of problems with them however. First, there is no real definition of “red line” or limits to be observed. I would feel significantly better knowing what Detroit, Allison and Prevost consider both normal and an upper limit. I have a real good idea but I would like a listing of “limitations”.
My second gripe is I think certain gauges are left off to minimize questions or concerns expressed by customers. I had pyros on my first bus and by knowing what to expect under various conditions I was able to discern a change in my engine for example. But I have not had one since. I know on our buses the EGT which is what the pyros measure is out of our control and is what it is because of DDEC, it is still a piece of information that might help with the diagnosis of an impending problem. The boost gauge is the same thing. We step on the gas pedal and it goes up, we lift off the gas pedal and it goes down. But how high is up? Or at least how high is the maximum when we are at sea level at 59 degrees F and does it reach that maximum?
My solution is simple, not cheap, but effective. I have a Nexiq reader that I will plug in and that my wife will read for me while I drive. The minute I suspect anything changes I plug it in to see what I can see. Others have used the Silverleaf which also reads the data.
I do like the fact that the newer coaches do have a message center, do allow for more detailed readings, and do report codes.
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Got it yesterday thanks Mark. Now all I gotta do is find the place.
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Nice post Tom. Looks like a great spot.
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In Vantare, all of the AC units are controlled by one controller in central location with thermostats spread around the bus in appropriate locations (well at least semi appropriate)
I am assuming the bottom slide switch on the controller is in the on position. there is a 12 volt circiut breaker in the bay (in mine on the forward wall of If that is okay there is one more place to look. In my coach just over the AC circuit breakeer box there is a daughter box. Her the 110 wires go through just after the 110 circuit breakers. This is where the switches from the dash can stop the AC or turn it on.
Are all of the other 110 objects working fine such as TV etc?
If none of this works, I am out of ideas. Hope one of them helps.
Kim Sloan
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MM,
Zip Dee has a vintage of awnings that were used by converters from late 90’s to mid 00’s. They looked like the original ZipDee manual awnings because they had the arms and the roll across the top. They were pneumatic / electric and they have proven to be somewhat unreliable unless they are provided with never ending maintenance.
They were succeeded by Girard or ZipDee cantilevered awnings that retracted into a “box” that ran down the length of the coach. Those awnings have been much more reliable although the Zip Dee version had or still has some problems with water getting into the motor.
The automatic Zip Dee awnings with arms have often been a topic of discussion on forums, but it appears that owners who do proper maintenance have not experienced a lot of difficulties with them. Others have thrown in the towel and reverted back to the original manual awnings. To upgrade to the cantilevered armless awnings involves a lot of money to get the needed structural work done for mounting.
No new coaches use the problem version. All are cantilevered awnings.
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Our 1992 Beaver #34 has a boost guage that has notated hash lines up to 25. Our coach had Silver 8V that was rated 500 hp for model shell year 1992. At full throttle, our boost is 21-22 and pyros are roughly 1100
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Old trucking habits are hard to break. I select the gears manually and pick the gear that allows me to keep about 3/4 throttle and climb the hill at whatever speed that makes. Yes I know you can stand on it both feet flat on the floor, but I would rather control the rpm’s.
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The problem with the Sub Zero has nothing to do with your inverters. Sub Zero has a problem and they know it. My third condenser fan plus the labor to install it was free because this problem has nothing to do with the coach. Sub Zero is eating the cost, and while I can easily install the fan motor nothing makes me happier than having a Sub Zero dealer tell them on the phone they have to pay for the repair because this is and has been an ongoing problem.
I do receommend carrying the motor as a spare because if it quits when you are on the road it can be a problem.
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I did pick up a SAE J1127 SGT TYPE 2 60V & SAE J378 50V 4 GA battery cable I am thinking this should be capable of serving as a jumper wire. Any thoughts.
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C & G, send beer!:)
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I guess concensus was too strong a word……let’s just say that many owners prefer Koni up front and Prevo in the rear.
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Glad we got to meet Don and Karen. I am sorry for the company they had camping with them for the night.(and I don’t mean Nancy). Safe travels….
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I had a guy cut me a new dash panel the other day so I could mount my Silverleaf in the dash. While there, I talked to him about cutting and bending not only the bay door bottoms, but also the stainless rub rail covers. He said “Nothing to it!”