Chris
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“In a truck your main gauges across the top of your dash are engine water temp. trans temp and differential temp.”
Bernie: I wonder the same thing. Especially in light of all the horsepower and torque from the big Detroit going through a single differential versus most high horsepower/torque semi tractor pulling a heavy load pushing all their power through two differentials.
Is there a bung in the differential sump that one could install a temp prob for differential temp gauge?
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This is an fyi Chris.
In a truck your main gauges across the top of your dash are engine water temp. trans temp and differential temp.
Why our buses don’t have axle temp baffles me, you have the engine oil and trans temp on your pro driver.
160 to 180 degrees is normal for rear axle, I do the same and look for out of normal temps on a walk around. If your in mountains 200 is not uncommon but checking averages is best.
Running at 150 like A1 said is cool.
Later
bv
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Did anyone ever determine if engines beyond 2001 need this stiffener kit? My engine on this bus is an 03 and trying to figure out if I need it.
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Thank you very much, i will order one and replace it
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Searching site for info on awning windows. We have one that does not open. It unlocks and makes noise but does not open
The other one opens but will not close and lock properly.
Is this a common problem? fix?
Maybe a dumb question. Why are there two switches. Seems like the ones that work (front) operate with either switch.
thanks,
Pierre
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Thanks for the replies, everyone! As it ended up, we were under a mile from the Volvo diesel service center recommended by the Prevost website. I eased the bus over there, and left it for the evening. The don’t do any mobile service, so towing or driving one more mile were my only two choices. On top of that, it was flash flooding here, even with small hail. They are supposed to tear it down in the morning and let us know the damage. I will keep you posted!
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Magically there now. Must have picked up Jon’s phone by mistake!
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Plain as day Tom:)
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I couldn’t agree with that more Jon. There’s no place for personal attack’s and that is for sure. Andy and I talk outside the forum all the time so it is certainly nothing personal with me! Although he did ask me over for lunch and gave me an out of state address.
That’s why its always a bad idea to iron a four-leaf clover… You should never press your luck.
Harry
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The only thing that should be done is to keep the top of the slide clean so nothing like leaves, pine needles, acorns or twigs get swept or forced under the seal.
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Ron, that would work… Keeping up appearances!
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Seems like a good spot for his Vanners. Mine are all in the engine compartment on back firewall above motor in the elements.
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If the coach has OTR, remove or open the baffle to bring outside air into the coach, start the engine, put it on high idle and turn on the OTR.
It will build enough pressure in the coach to make closing the door difficult. Then you can spray around the windows, roof penetrations, etc with soapy water and you will get a lot of bubbles at the leak.
If you don’t have OTR, sorry about that.
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Mike, Thats exactly where my oil pressure runs on the dash 5-40. Mechanical gauge in the rear is 10 lbs higher.15 at idle. I would bet your rear gauge is the same as before at idle. Probably the front gauge or sending unit is off now after 30 years. They just dont make things to last!
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The simple truth is not always all that simple… You see Jon’s and old woman! Have you ever given thought to where the expression came from “Whatever blows your skirt up”? It was Jon in that pink chiffon outfit with the white pumps.
All this started some years ago when Jon was a private pilot and flew his own plane. He’d perform maintenance on his plane ahead of schedule and always did a pre-flight inspection all to keep his plane in the air. Was it really to keep his plane in the air? Nooooo, it was his refusal to take glider lessons!
So now he’s relegated to the ground with his 60,000 pound Prevost, again performing maintenance in advance of the need and doing a pre-flight inspection before each outing… And now he’s telling us we should know how to drive our bus’s… How rude!
Harry