Chuck & Katrina
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A reason not to get your tires mounted at Prevost Hayward.
Labor to mount and balance a full set of tires $1360.00
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Mike Enjoy the test drive as this coach is like new now.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
My 1998 Country Coach has NO belt issue.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
I know I sound like a broken record, but I find it impossible to properly maintain a Prevost conversion without some form of continuous documentation that lists what maintenance is done and what is due and when.
Each coach has so many different schedules for maintenance ranging from miles to time and everything in between nobody can track or remember what was done or what is due to be done.
The bulls shit phrase that says a bus was maintained by Prevost or the converter is just that, nothing more than garden fertilizer because nobody covers everything and nobody keeps records of the coach so maintenance is progressive. Anyone buying a coach that lacks detailed maintenance records, logs, receipts, and a list of what is due and when is a gambler. I was a gambler three times and I was lucky because my 3 buses were in almost perfect condition when I purchased them. But as coaches get older luck starts to run out.
Be warned.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Alex
We took I10 from Jacksonville to Houston in February 2020.
Typical interstate some good some not as good but ok.
Safe travels,
Chris
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
I’ve always assumed it was galvanic corrosion due to the joint where the aluminum and stainless butt-up to each other. I’ve had some aluminum cruisers that had stainless stanchions and those seemed to bubble the same way where they mounted to the aluminum deck. Just thought Prevost with their engineering depth would have found a way to isolate the two.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
The same increase for the BFG brand?
Ron
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Hi tom
i had same control unit that was not working.Junked it and all I did was test each wire for power for left and right signals and brake lights and used a connection board to tie wires to hitch plug.Much simpler.Some of those wires I did not reuse .
If you want I can send a picturejim
ps you have my tel #
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Marshall,
The California Air Tools 10TL is a tankless compressor. I chose to purchase the CAT-1P1060S for several reasons, it is about half the price of the 10TL, it is the same model currently installed, and most importantly it is quieter at 56 dBA vs the 10TL at 65 dBa.
Both will work. The one issue with the 1P1060S is keeping moisture drained from the tank, which I suspect is what caused the one in our bus to fail, it was not working when we bought the bus a couple of months ago. When I install the new one, I will relocate the drain valve to the doorway under the driver’s window.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Yes, Kudos Clearwater Motorcoach. Richard is a outstanding guy, he got me into my coach last year as a Prevost Nubie. Great shop expertise also!
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Learned from Prevost repair guy to air up the bags all the way, put your jack stands under the support locations, dump the airbags All The Way. Now the majority of the weight is on the jack stands and the wheels (all or any of them) can be easily lifted with even a hand pumped bottle jack.
Chuck
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Hello, Mike. I do not believe I have ever seen a muffler cover like the one you have installed. Is that factory, or custom?
Ron
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Jerry, I have no idea what to call what I do, but I call it preventive maintenance when I do it on my coach. I use the Prevost shop manual schedule and the short version is I change oil, all filters, lube all fittings, check fluid levels such as differential and steer and tag hubs (when I did not have sealed hubs), do a complete visual inspection for leaks, damp spots, chafing of hoses, plus drain the air tanks in sequence.
Additionally any service due based on my maintenance schedule which includes everything including items no listed by Prevost such as air bags or Norgren valve replacement, etc gets included.
It is my ass on the line so I tend to be over particular. So far so good. Periodically I will raise the tires, one at a time, slightly off the floor, and using a bar see if I can get movement such as on a worn ball joint, or noise if I rotate the wheel.
Not a single thing I do is technical, it is just common sense. As a reference a normal maintenance (first paragraph) with the occasional raised wheel included takes about 1 1/2 old fart days which are less productive than young stud work days.
BTW, I will mention this because it is a pet peeve about the stupidity of some grease gun operators: I barely give more than a shot of grease to any fitting. On fittings with rubber boots I barely see the boot move, much less bulge and leak grease. Because of that I have never damaged or had to replace the boots.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Yep, your right Jon excellent point. I do make it a point to watch as service is being performed and yes it always a good idea to have some eyes on it, if anything just to gain some knowledge about your coach.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
I would just change to another replacement Gov. If that doesn’t work your prob looking at unloader in air compressor. Then that depends on your skills. also make sure your gasket is aligned correct between pr and compressor. Bob
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL