[Bob]

Oh dear… Chrome as in Marathon??? …. A few would have some fun with that !!

Jon,

What would I remove the clear coat with? Don’t want to harm anything around it?

Thanks..

Diane

[Bob]

Yes, once you have induction you will never want to go back to “cooking with gas” and certainly not archaic electric resistance/IR cooking.

We put induction in our current house and found it far superior to the Wolf gas stove we had in our previous house. Needless to say, induction in the coach was a must. If you currently have 240V cooktop, induction is easy but even if your cooktop is 120V, there are some options that still work well.

We even have a portable induction unit that we use outside on the patio by the BBQ.

[Bob]

Mike & Cathy, make sure you drive one of each. If after that you still want a Bluebird……..

[Bob]

The guys are on it. Something stinks on their explanation to you. You should not have to supply them with info. They are seeing a shinny bus and $$$$.. I prob said what many others are thinking and are to nice to say. Shut down on low oil? or maybe fan belts off? or low coolant?? For 60 serries guys Did detroit have head bolt problem solved by 2002? Also do EGR engines have a normal positive pressure in crankcase and sealed /no vented crankcase? Would loose oil fill cap let oil be blown out of crank case? Bill please let us know outcome. Bob

[Bob]

This being a EGR engine ? correct? rite at change over time. Does it have a open vent to outside? To high of oil pressure? new one on me–Did oil pump go on super high (being smart-A) assume they mean crank case pressure. Odd that fan broke same time..Prob a pre existing condition that was just noticed…Can’t buy your Air compressor or turbo seal could add enough pressure to crank case to blow oil out of pan. Sheer volume of air required would be beyond their capacity. Another question for the 60 series guys–by 2000 I thought Detroit had the head bolt problem solved?Is a EGR crank case normaly a positive pressure situation when running? If cap was loose would oil be forced out? Bill I do wish you the best.. I would like to know the final outcome of your situation. The shut down couldn’t have been from low oil? Or fan belts being off? Bob

[Bob]

Finally fixed the hot water line going to the washer today. It was probably just a fitting that leaked, but I had cut the grey poly B line and plugged it due to limited time available.

The fix was simple. Only needed one of the fittings (grey poly B) that Tom sent me last year, and a piece of half inch pex tubing (red) which I had from another project. Thank you Tom, and if anyone else needs this grey stuff, I will send it along.

For future reference, we now know that pex tubing, half inch, will seal up with the poly B compression fittings that use the half olives. Didn’t need those shark connectors.

[Bob]

I don’t know Jon.

The only places where excessive crankcase pressure can come from are the S-60 cylinders, turbo, and Tu-Flo compressor. Each should be ruled out before spending on repairs. The Tu-Flo is an often overlooked point of failure. Detroit Diesel Allison Service Centers have tools and methods to check each of these items. The turbo needs to be checked at full load, the Tu-Flo requires full rpm and a disconnected outlet, and the cylinders can be leak down tested. I’m anxious to hear what the true cause is. Please keep us informed! 🙂

[Bob]

I assume this is with good air pressure…could be adjustment of the release side of valve for air….bad valve or bad solenoid I would verify solenoid is activating then attempt to adjust the valve. Once again feel free to call if you don’t know how or location.

[Bob]

From what I have always been told, your vehicle is property just like your home. You can possess a firearm in your vehicle as long as it is not loaded and is not in immediate reach of the driver. I keep my guns unloaded. Guns in one location, magazines not too far away. I agree that ‘legal’ does not stop harassment. But at least they can’t hit you with a felony.

i looked it up for a couple of states. All I checked,(NE states which seem to be worse) have provision for transport. Here is what NY, which is one of the worst, has to say about it:

A provision of federal law provides a defense to state or local laws which would prohibit the passage of persons with firearms in interstate travel if the person is traveling from any place where he may lawfully possess and transport a firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and transport such firearm and the firearm is unloaded and in the trunk. In vehicles without a trunk, the unloaded firearm shall be in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console.

That is good enough for me, because if I am ever in NY in my bus I will be just passing through.

[Bob]

That’s impressive Jon, to be able to go 3 months. My Vantare drained the chassis batteries within 3 weeks. I assumed the Guest was on – newbie mistake. It doesn’t help that my garage isn’t in my backyard. It will be soon though; I’m working on an addition to my Morton Building. Should be done in a couple months. The phantom load problem will have to wait for another day. Thanks!

[Bob]

works great on my 98 45 Xle that is how i found about the two norgrenson some later units. Use the Mth destignation and leave year blank. Mine is W- 6553 W=1998 6553 =unit number I use mth as bus type. ? do you have the kneeling option

[Bob]

How many norgrens are down stream of front leveling valve on your coach( between air bags and leveling valve)? Has this problem started since the air bags have been changed? That is why I ask about measurement. There is two reasons if your rear is set correctly the front could be off. the first is if you have the two norgren system(prob not) the second is wrong air bag on one side—If both have equal pressure but are differant sizes they will carry a differant load. You don’t even want to think about the other IFS suspension problem.. check the easy measurements first.. Be safe and stay alive..I did assume by the year mentioned you have a IFS suspension.. If you want to share your Last letter of your serial # and last 4 numbers . I will check .

[Bob]

Most Crestron systems are much more than a big remote.

A typical Crestron system is used for AV systems and possibly lighting automation. Of course we all know how quickly AV systems advance. Those willing to move with AV system technology update their Crestron systems at the same time or replace them.. So, what’s the big deal with coach based Crestron systems?

Many coach based systems are controlling systems never intended to be controlled by Crestron. In some, maybe even most cases, that forced the converters to have custom Crestrom communication nodes developed that could talk to the Crestron controller while controlling those things not natively controlled by off the shelf Crestron systems.

That may explain why converters hold programming code close to their vest. Even with the code, it would take a Crestron certified technician some time to fully understand what is happening with those non Crestron nodes sitting on and being controlled by the Crestron network. They could at least make changes to TVs, DVDs, Sat Systems and other AV systems. Regardless of their rationale, it would tick me off. Keep in mind there is no trade secrets they would be disclosing by releasing the code they used.

As Ron discovered, you can’t in many cases, replace your Crestron with a single solution. To me that’s fine. An AV automation system needs to only control the AV system. The lighting Control system and other simple switch systems can be another system. If you want both systems to provide a single interface, like an iPad, then let that system sit on top of the 2 sub systems.

There was a push before the economy tanked to establish a common communcations protocol for the RV world, much like the marine world did. It was developed and is referred to as RV-C and although not widely advertised, many systems today use RV-C. A big proponent of this was Silver Leaf and if you look at the mass of sub systems they can communicate with, you might be surprised. Walk into a new Foretravel and look at the Silver Leaf display and you’ll get a sense of what a common communications protocol could lead to.

Personally, I would have a dedicated AV automation system. I would have configurable low voltage switch panels controlling latching relays and dimemrs for 12V control of systems like lights, blinds, pumps. For that I’d pick Spyder Controls which is really a commercial version of what Country Coach installed in my coach. For everything else, like inverters, air conditioning, tank sensors and the like, I would have dedicated remote displays or integrate them through Silver Leaf’s total coach management system.

As for converters protecting their data in fear someone will reverse engineer their work, there may have been a time when that could help an up and coming converter. Today, I can’t imagine they have anything worth the time of reverse engineering. I’m pretty sure most engineers could start with a clean slate and come up with a well designed conversion without digging into someone else’s effort. I’m not really sure how many converters actually use staff engineers anyway. Yet another reason not to spend much time looking for a competitive advantage a converter might have.

How about air operated doors? Could your wife get your six year grandchild out of the bathroom the grandchild locked themself into? You might want to know the answer. Yet another piece of needless automatic as I see it.

[Bob]

Jon, the bus leans when the bus is fully aired up and running and the level low switch is in the driving position and stays that way after it stops running.

I just checked it again and found it had maintained the same height after 16 hours, however, the Aux Pressure had dropped 40 psi and the Brake Pressure has dropped 50psi.

Michael

[Bob]

Most unusual.

I have a lot of trouble believing that is a Liberty conversion. It is not a Liberty dash style, the generator is not oriented like Liberty does theirs since the beginning of time, and instead of the Liberty leveling system it has HWH.

It looks nice, but something doesn’t seem right.