[Bob]

Yes, they are Xantrex Freedom 2500W inverters. I always shut them off as well as both 24V and 12V mains when it is parked unplugged for more than 3 or 4 days. I was just wondering if they should be on and why, while plugged into shore power.

[Bob]

Sid,

I have looked it over pretty good and I don’t see it… where was yours in the Bay?

Also, where is the best place to climb up on the roof? Both sides have awnings, Front looks like it would be hard and the back has all kinds of fluff stuff up top?

Just don’t want to break my neck…

Thanks

Bill

[Bob]

You will find a good coiled brake hose here.

JIM

[Bob]

pre-delivery-inspection

[Bob]

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[Bob]

Usually one of the release levers would be locked (pinched) if anything other than exactly straight. Sometimes just turning the wheel one way or the other was enough to release. It was a PIA and glad it’s gone. I always used Blue Ox, but have found the All Terrain much easier and it doesn’t bind.

[Bob]

Bill would probably have a different take on that these days. Does
stopping with Toad brakes help? Absolutely. I towed for years with no
Toad brakes until around 2009 and then tried the M & G and could
tell a difference. I live in hilly country and the Toad brakes help.
I also have piece of mind knowing I have done everything possible to
maintain safety while towing. Just cause an accident by not stopping
and see just how far the blood sucking Lawyers will go to prove you
were unsafe and/or negligent.

As for towbars, I just changed from Blue Ox to Roadmaster All
Terrain and will never go back. If you’re not dead straight with the
Blue OX, you’re going to fight with the pins. The All Terrain is the
way to go.

[Bob]

[Bob]

Jon,

It is a good link with Quality Info ! That’s all that counts !

Thanks,

Rocky

[Bob]

I have cleaned a dirty engine on grass. The crud sinks into the ground and grass grows. Ooops. Excuse me, I have to answer the door. The EPA is out there. Just kidding.

I installed a sump in my pit. Anything that gets into the pit cannot get out unless I plug in the sump pump. The discharge from the pump runs through an oil trap I installed to collect anything that flows through my shop floor drains. I did not want to mess up the environment, much less my property. I wish I had an answer for where you could safely and legally clean an engine. The truth is the mess will not be any worse than the drips of oil I see in parking lots.

If you have a lot of built up greasy crud, use plastic or paper under the engine to catch it and scrape away as much as possible. That is going to be the greatest amount by far. If all that remains is some dirty spots on the engine that is going to emulsify and wash away. Emulsifying grease doesn’t make it go away, it just delivers it somewhere else which is what the cleaner or solvent is doing when it takes it off the engine.

[Bob]

Bill,

On our original coach we got a “do not shift” alarm. Whatever gear it was in the transmission would not shift up, down or get out of the gear. If it was in 5th gear and we needed to slow or stop it remained locked in the gear to the point it would stall the engine if we got too slow. In that case it was a faulty connector plug that sent a bad signal to the brain. It could have been a sensor.

The transmission has a number of sensors that allow it to function as intended, or which can block if from operating. In my case due to corrosion on the connector the transmission thought it was 20 below zero so it would not shift. That transmission needed to be at an operating temperature of plus 20 before it would shift. The only way the tech could isolate the cause was to have the reader hooked up while it was in that mode while we were driving and he saw that the transmission had bad temperature information, concluding the sensor was bad or the signal was corrupted.

An intermittent problem drives you and technicians nuts. It sounds like you need the problem to be happening when the computer is hooked to the coach.

[Bob]

I’m not building one, but over the years I have taken my two previous coaches apart and put them back together enough that I can only imagine how much work is involved. Just modifying one is a lot of work.

[Bob]

Increase my estimates for the cost of bringing it back to life. The fact it shut off quickly suggest algae in the fuel or failure of fuel lines. Someone with time money and patience could buy themselves a hobby.

[Bob]

If your bores and spools are good there is a kit available to rebuild them. or just buy orings seperate. The flat one is a little hard to find. If you can come up with a old one take it apart and look at it. I know you did your own maintance on aircraft so well within your knowledge. Most problems are just cracked old o-rings./dry bore problems. Actually a little air tool oil in a sticking valve sometimes is a temp solution and diagonostic tool. By the way my new bionic back is great and I’m pain free! I think you will find bore & spool near perfect with no slick spots or scouring. Bob

[Bob]

Things went very well at Parliament. One can’t see it from the road, but the combination of buildings that were Coach Worx added to the Parliament facilities is extensive. Although I do not think they are manufacturing any new coaches, it looks to me like the skills and facilites to tackle about any coach need resides there.

I did overhear an intersting story while hanging out in the service office. Seems a Prevost ( I didn’t catch the converter ) was left in storage while the owner/s went overseas. Now there is an interest from the owners to sell, but they need it brought to running condition to do that.

They left the US fourteen years ago! The building with the coach was never opened in that entire time. I understand the coach was fairly new when they left. I heard the carpet still had the plastic on it and the paint was shiny under the dust. You guys can probably peg the age pretty close as the engine was a series 60 with an Allison 5 speed. Yes, they just left it there with the batteries and fuel still in it. I heard the generator was totally covered in insulation that had fallen on it making it look like it was wrapped in a blanket.

Do you think the cost of restoration can ever be recovered? I think if I were the owner I would advertise it “as is” and hope someone with the time and talent would take it on as a “project”. I hope I hear what the final outcome is. Russ