Chuck & Katrina
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2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Jim, why not take it to Marathon, since you are right next dooe? They have a great AC guy. They found a leak in the evaporator radiator on our galley AC. It it running almost continuously this summer, and still cools great.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Jim,
I went back to my notes and learned that the connector (female spade terminal) on the wire that hooked to the overload was discolored. I changed the terminal and the overload without further testing. In fairness to my Hvac guy and to give you the whole picture the bad terminal could have been causing the heat that was tripping the overload. The overload is a temperature activated NC switch that opens at 120 degrees (verify that number). I suppose you could test it by using a heat gun along with an IR gun while checking continuity.
Original part#- CRA 2751 135 (apparently not produced anymore)
Replacement part by Tecumseh- K90-38
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Both my Marathon H’s had the switch, 02 and 04. I liked being able to shut down the chassis.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Are you able to verify your chassis battery Voltage? This happened to me on my Bus I popped the 24V Chassis red Klixon breaker. It is supposed to reset but mine didn’t. I had to replace it.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
I know I’m not the only one with this use case; There is no other way to simultaneously watch 4 or 5 football games at a tailgate in the middle of a parking lot without a satellite. I hope it’s a really long time before SAT TV goes away
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Currently having an issue with the Starboard Cruisair (mid-Coach). Although not receiving any Error Codes, the unit is not cooling – just blowing lukewarm air? It does not sound like the condenser fan is operating…however, I do not have anything from Liberty that would tell me whether there is a fuse, circuit breaker, etc. specific the the Starboard Cruisair condenser fan?
All Cruisair units had just been serviced and R22 @ a month ago…back in Nashville, TN area.
What is curious is that when trying to increase the fan speed on the SMX II control panel…the 5 speed indicator lights all work, but the fan only stays at the original 1st speed level?
I tried to restore the programmed factory settings (by simultaneously pressing OFF, SET & FAN; then pressing SET)…but, it had no impact on the condenser fan.
Have been using a misting set-up to keep the concrete pad cool. This had been working so well for @3-weeks, that we had been able to cool the entire Coach using just the Starboard Cruisair set at 77 degrees…until a few nights ago when it appears the condenser fan stopped.
Does anyone have any suggestions/advice? Is there a circuit breaker specific to the starboard Cruisair condenser fan?
Or, a Cruisair knowledgeable shop/mobile tech in the Indio, CA area – anyone would recommend?
(Vaguely remember reading a previous forum comment about there being a Liberty mobile tech at Motorcoach Country Club during season?)Fortunately, we are able to sleep in our Villa home vs. on the Coach. And, running the Port and Aft Cruisair units is keeping the Coach plenty cool. Just concerned that if we were to lose operation of one or both of these units, too – not sure where to take them to be serviced? (It’s our first time in Indio.)
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Ill check our receipt tomorrow and let you know where we got ours. Perfect fit. Not that expensive
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
The point of my post was not to trash Marathon. If it came off that way, that was not my intent. I was satisfied with my service and pretty much the price. Terry at Marathon, once I figured out when the issue happens, figured out where the problem was located. Yes they told me first it was the inverters but did not insist on “selling them.” New inverters would have been a lot of dollars and would not have solved the issue. With my insistence they did keep working with me to finally figure it out. The relay replacements done at first were necessary even though they didn’t solve the problem. They were discolored and had obviously been subjected to heat issues probably from the failing component.
My point was to let others know of a difficult to ferret out issue that occurred due to a failed part that was not obvious to anyone (including Marathon) and was hard to reproduce. Don’t accept, from anyone, a quick diagnosis that doesn’t necessarily make sense (the other “shop in my ear” had told me nothing was wrong – so not perfection there either). Also this component, as pointed out by Marathon is not made anymore due to safety and failure issues. Marathon did not “make” the component and I never indicated they did.
The owner has lived with an issue and has much to offer. I have wasted a lot of money through the years on incorrect diagnoses of many problem at many places by dropping the bus off and waiting for the bill. No missed diagnoses were intentional as far as I know. Many were from relatively superficial quick evaluations. And finally I didn’t just show up just to have seats on short notice. I scheduled three days at Marathon to deal with a list of issues. I scheduled it 6 months ago. The seats took less than 8 hours of those three days.
So with that I am done. If the info helps someone, great. If not then it’s worth what you paid for it.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Dr. Gary,
You’ve been posting quite a number of “What if” and “How about” questions over and over for the past few months. I’m going to suggest you take a few trips to mid Florida and the Nashville area and most of your questions will be answered by so many reputable dealers in the area. In a few days you can see dozens of different kinds of Prevosts and have most of your questions answered by knowledgeable people…who also would like to sell you a coach. You really need to get yourself inside a bus. Then another bus…and another. One of those Prevosts will be exactly what you want.
You can ask all the questions you want and so many good folks here will be happy to give their opinion. But it’s your opinion that matters. Go see some Prevosts and one of them will certainly be calling out to you.
Not that you have to do it like me but I personally made a dozen trips to various Prevost specialists around the U.S. over a couple years before I found the right one.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
We had the same problem. Clutch would not engage. Good pressure, R134A all ok. Low and high pressure switches worked properly. After hours of trouble shooting we came to the conclusion it was a small sensor in the air intake on the driver side of the bus that gave us trouble.
Prevost OTR specialist was extremely helpful going through the complete systen. Learned a lot.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
The ramps work really good and if I have a lot to do I will put the bus on ramps, I have left it on ramps for a month when I 1st bought it, now for little things jacks.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Correct amundo on what A1 is telling you Walt.
Marathon only has the roof vent for the black tank and all the sinks have the air admittance valves and if it’s not that or P Traps it could be the dreaded Microphor direct drop toilet.
Have you upgraded to a Tecma?
Later
bv
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
I am going to put in a apron in front of my Bus garage. I will put a 6 inch thick fiber 4000psi mix on top of well prepared surface. I am considering putting in two grade beams leading into garage under where the tires will roll. These beams would be 6 inches wide and a foot deep below the 6 inches of slab. The amount of concrete in these beams is negligable compared to the total apron amount so cost is not a consideration. Planning on rebar on dobies at bottom of these beams. Comments?
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
We were locked out of our Country Coach with the motor running. I took off the top of one of our fans, lowered my daughter inside and she pushed the air lock button.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL