[Charles E. (Buddy)]

Well since we started PC I know Tom has had 3 houses, at least 3 buses and a truck, and more cars than I can count. But I don’t know if that is what he did with ALL of the money but I bet it is a chunk of it.

Since he refuses to share, maybe this week I can convince him to adopt me and give me an allowance.

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

Keep the updates coming, Chad. I use Mitsubishi mini-splits in my sun room, and master bedroom which is 25′ x 22′. Efficient heating and cooling in both locations. It will be interesting to see how it holds up on the road.

Pictures along th way would be great so that the PC can keep you motivated along the way.

Ron

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

Those Chevy/GMC lights are what were used on our ’88 and our current ’98. Thanks for the link. They are generally available from Chevy / GMC dealers.

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

Thanks Mike

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

Thanks Jon.

When I bought my coach it was maintained but is what not used often. I used what I would assume is the exact same additive that you did (without naming names). I also did the tank polishing. When I used the additive my fuel filters clogged many times within 2500 miles or so. The racor filter was completely blocked to the point that the coach shutoff within 250 miles when I first added it. Over the next 10,000 or so miles I replaced all of my fuel filters probably 7 or 8 times. Paying attention to the boost gauge was a great indicator of when it was time to change them.

I also had the polishing done. Just my opinion, but I did not see any difference whatsoever from that process. They could not show me anything that came out of the tank during the process. As I continued to use the additive even after the polishing I still had excessive contaminants in the filters. 35,000 or so miles later it seem a lot better, but honestly I still question how clean my tank really is.

Bill III

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

I visited a local shop that does water-cutting for the Ag industry. Sourced a piece of rubber, designed a logo with our bus nickname and had everything cut and assembled. Used my old mud flap as a pattern for the holes. Worked out perfectly.

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

I have seen about 25 or 30 get out of a VW at the circus ,do the math at least 10 to 1 ratio .

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

Another thing to consider. I always leave the inverters in “charge” only mode. With that, if the power fails during storage, the inverters will not draw the batteries down.

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

Based on some of the questions being asked, I have serious concerns about the scope of the work being proposed. I am not opposed to changes, but few realize how much thought and effort is made by a converter when creating a coach layout or floor plan.

The simple part of making changes is removing and replacing or relocating walls, selecting finishes, flooring, hardware such as RV sized or appropriate fixtures, etc. Then the complexity of serious changes starts to affect decisions. Wiring for lights, outlets, switches etc. are required and those changes or additions to coach systems like Crestron or the converter’s operating system need to be considered.

Plumbing becomes a serious concern, not only routing, not only waste flow, but freeze protection.

Except for the cosmetics, all the rest of the modifications can be easily made, but without the proper thought or engineering by someone that possesses the required knowledge and skills, a lot of the modifications can prove to be a disaster. Repairing the design defects often means a serious tear down for access. I know of at least one converter whose rear bathroom had unforeseen and very difficult problem,s to deal with. That converter was starting with a new, untouched shell compared to redesigning an already built coach. It would not be unrealistic to find the design of some of the changes will not work well and may have to be done over.

None of my concerns relate to money or the costs, but I bet based on the scope of changes desired and described the project will be so expensive it may not make economic sense. To add to that concern is the fact the changes being described are from a person who has no actual experience, but is willing to dive in and spend the money without even living in and using a coach to determine what is really need based on experience and cost.

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

We were between Fort Myers and Hampton, VA, via I-4, I-95 and I-64, about 3 weeks ago. Everything seemed to move along fine, however we were driving evening and late night into the morning hours.

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

Looking at Google seems the alternate route is extremely curvy if it is 74 not I-75

which doesn’t lead to ETLC

Anyone used this route

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

I have a spare bowl but it does not have a sensor in it.

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

Is it just me or does every truck fuel stop fueling pad seam to lean to the drivers side making filling from the drivers side a up hill fill?

Chuck

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

Was your brother inlaw able to find a cross reference on that fan clutch part number? Pretty pricey from Prevost.

[Charles E. (Buddy)]

Bill:

You ride height affects the full body alignment. Now that you have had the rubber replaced and assuming Prevost checked and set your ride height, you now need to have your full body alignment checked.

Been there, done that

Chuck