[Brock]

Jerry,

Can you please point me in the right direction to find these articles that folks keep mentioning, but I can’t.seem to find. Thanks Linda

[Brock]

Who is the Converter?

[Brock]

Brock,

There was a time when I pissed off a whole lot of Prevost people regarding their use of both the 259 and 260 air bags. When the wrong air bag ends up on an axle it screws up the level low system because usually the bus will not raise to the extent previously possible, and that is what alerted me and I started digging.

It turned out some how in the Prevost system numbers got transposed in bills of material or air springs got mislabeled with the wrong Prevost part number, but since that happened more than 10 years ago it seemed like we all got past the issue.

However your photos show two different air bags with the same Prevost part number, and more confusing the same trade numbers. The change in height is an obvious reason why some coaches are not going to be able to get the full range of motion the level low system is supposed to provide.

But the issue goes beyond that, maybe not in this case, but the potential exists and it concerns me. Our axle weights are established based on the planned allowable weight limits. From those limits the engineers balance everything by selecting air bag sizes and brake chamber sizes. If those sizes are changed from the originals the potential exists to have an axle carry more or less weight than planned, and that affects the brakes that have to have more or less force applied so all braking forces are balanced. An axle with too little weight could have premature brake lock up (or ABS engagement) or not enough braking force applied.

Over the years our brake chamber sizes and friction material surface area have changed to maintain that delicate balance between axle weights and braking forces needed. The wrong air bags can upset that balance.

If anyone suggests air bags stretch or grow or shrink after being used a while have no clue. I’m so far out of it now I don’t know what is really required but when I see two totally different air bags side to side with the same part number I know something is wrong. Seriously wrong.

[Brock]

I agree and in any other park we would never, I say never attempt to replace a bad breaker . However this is a Bikers Family campground and my friend and I were here earl before the rally fixing bad breakers so mine was just one more on the list .

The purpose of the post was breakers wear out and may look good but internally they are weak and if not replaced will create all kinds of issues . Sorry if some felt I was endorsing do it yourself electrical work at RV Parks , i was not .

[Brock]

The plot thickens.

Brock, the air bags should have an industry trade number molded into the side of the rubber somewhere.

I doubt the same trade number is on both bags which if I am correct suggests Prevost’s problem with the bags may in part be caused by someone mislabeling them at Prevost.

[Brock]

You install it on the air intake tube. The engine sucks air through that line creating a certain amount of a vacuum. As the filter gets clogged the amount of vacuum increases and the gauge will read higher and higher until it reaches the red line and replacement is required. I don’t know if anyone knows that the correct readings are when the filter is new or at what reading the filter should be replaced as I have never seen one that comes from Prevost or Detroit.

[Brock]

Andre, I am lucky because I am white. I’m lucky because I had parents and grandparents who had a strong work ethic and high moral values and I never heard any evidence of prejudice in our house.

I was kind of naive because I started becoming aware of the ignorance of some people. The kids I grew up with were like me. they were kids. But at some point I became aware they weren’t kids, they were kikes and wops.

Today as an adult I am more aware and what sickens me is how divisive we have come as a country with the very people who should be leading us taking stances that divide us. We will have put bigotry behind us when we stop getting “diversity” shoved down our throats and instead are made to understand we are all alike, we are human, we bleed, we worry about our families, and we all want the same thing. Polarized as we are as a country is a sad thing and none of us are immune anymore because it seems someone always has an issue with one group or another, instead of judging and viewing us as individuals.

I fully understand the why and how of the protests, but illegal acts of violence and vandalism only serve to further divide us.