[Charles]

Since the purpose of the shocks is to limit rate of the travel of the suspension when hitting a bump so the bus will not bottom out or experience a great amount of rebound any shock that accomplishes that is what is required.

I think Prevost has done a pretty good job of reaching a compromise between controlling the up and down motion while providing a nice ride. I think a “stiff” shock for me personally will detract from the soft ride quality I want. I hope the racers on here will jump in because I sense some attribute handling in the corners with the shocks and that simply is not true. Our ability to maintain a relatively flat stance through the corners is controlled by the sway bars. The only time a shock resists leaning in a corner is if there is a very sudden and large movement of the steering wheel such as an emergency evasive maneuver and that resistance to leaning is only temporary.

If there is a harshness to crossing a pothole or expansion joint use softer shocks which will help, but I found the 365 tires (compared to the 315) might be a factor but that might be an illusion because of the increase in noise level.

[Charles]

Red, I know he did not find it simple learning a foreign language such as yours so maybe his buses need to get less complex. Maybe there is a 5th wheel in his future. If you can find one without slides.

[Charles]

I like slides myself John Deere values those at 10 to 20,000 each fwiw,I would stay away from the 2001 and 2002 Prevost slides myself they can be a real pain and Prevost is out of this world on the price of slide seals the bus I am looking at needs new seals 5 grand for seals from Prevost I made him repeat the price 4 times lol

[Charles]

Since I just did all new tires and wheels, it was pretty easy to set everything up for the Pressure Pro’s. I use the very short valve stems for the outside dual and straight stems for the inside dual. My inside wheels are steel, so I used the brass straight stem. The 365’s need a short extension because the hole for the stem is very small. I would NOT use extensions of any kind for the inside dual.

Since your trying to install the Pressure Pro’s on existing valve stems, you’ll have to to do some modifications in order to make it all work. You can’t bend the stainless stems, but you can gently bend the brass on the inside dual to line up in the center of the hole. Your Pressure Pro will then easily go on the inside dual using the PVC tool without any type of extension. For the outside drive tire or tag and steer, you may have to have the stems replaced to line up for the Pressure Pros. Here are some photo’s of mine:

365 with very short 1/2 inch extension.

1/2 inch extension

Outside dual with short stainless extension positioned to rotate with tire direction

Stainless short extension

Inside dual with brass stem and Sensor, no extension

Straight brass stem for inner dual

3/4 PVC pipe with coupler fits Pressure Pro sensor for installing on inside dual.

[Charles]

Chris,

If the shop that screwed up your coach stands behind it, even though they messed it up they need to be named as a shop that does take proper care of their customers.

If the shop or mechanic does not make you whole they also need to be named. Other owners need to be made aware they need to avoid getting service there.

[Charles]

Tom I can’t find anything on MID 127. MID is the component
identifier. For example MID 128 covers most engines and MID 136 137 are
ABS related codes. Maybe the Allison MID is 127, I can’t find anything
that states that.. Eaton Meritor MID is 130. I’ll keep looking. It seems
like I’ve ran across that MID 127 somewhere it maybe the dash. I’ll keep
looking.

Ken

[Charles]

also verify 12 or 24 volt flush valve

[Charles]

The Bendix Brake certification class spends time viewing videos of braking tests. During the class which concentrates on semis we were shown how certain factors influence braking, such as ABS. There were no surprises except how an ABS equipped trailer outperformed a non-ABS trailer combination by a wide margin.

The eye opener was how much the braking distance increased from 60 to 70. If viewing that video did not make a driver slow down, nothing will. New standards either now in effect or close to going in effect are going to bring stopping distances down by a significant amount. I cannot remember the reduction, thinking it might be under 200 feet for a stop from 60, but the point the instructor made was securing loads on trucks meeting the new standards is now a serious problem. That of course affects us. I have had hard stops and heard the glassware banging together and plumber’s putty unable to stop stuff from tipping over.

The point is shorter stopping distances are going to help us a whole lot, but when we get there securing stuff in the coach is going to become a very serious issue.

[Charles]

You and Nat will have to do as Nancy and I did, everytime it went out and back in, high 5’s.:) I’m talking about the awnings for you perverts.

[Charles]

Dave,

Your coach looks awesome. I live in Sanford and my business is in Longwood. I would love to come by and see your coach, send me an email on when would be a good time.

[Charles]

OK Dick this is right from the manual . to dinghy tow the vehicle from the front with all four wheels on the ground do the following

1 set the parking brake

2 turn the ignition key to ACC/ACCESSORY to unlock the steering wheel

3 shift your transmission to NEUTRAL(N).

4 Release the parking brake

to prevent the batteryfrom draining while the vehicle is being towed, remove the following fuse from the floorconsole fuse block. #8 ignition switch,Passkey . Remember to reinstall the fuse once you have reached your destination.

Notice If you exceed 65mph while towing your vehicle it could be damaged. never exceed 65mph while towing your vehicle.

notice Towing your vehicle from the rear could damage it. Also repairs would not be covered by the warranty. Never have your vehicle towed from the rear.

OK thats it exactly as GM wrote it . As far as removing the fuse (its in the passenger side of the forward console, just pull the forward most peice right out and the fuse is right there. I installed a switch with an inline fuse built into it under the drivers side of the dash and that way I dont have to be going through all that bending over stuff. I ran the two leads to the fuse box and pligged them in where the fuse should be. Just remember to turn the switch back on when you are done towing it.

Good luck

[Charles]

Ah, the legend of the square tires! I think I’ve seen pictures somewhere.

I’ve used blue ox before and planned to on this application as well. This time I wanted to save the 10000 by installing the base plate and wiring kit myself. The base plate looks easy enough, but I’m having trouble deciding on the wiring. Did you use one that required adding bulbs or splicing into your existing wiring and where did you chose to mount the electrical plug? The front end is so nice with a silver color bumper that I hate to mount a big plug in sight or cut the rock guard.

Thanks again,

[Charles]

Bring it to ranch in winter we will fix it right Glen

[Charles]

We stayed there in 2004… had grandaughter and friends with us… we loved it… had a hard rain at night and was wonderful the next morning. We really enjoyed it and everyone was very friendly.

[Charles]

Beautiful coach.