[Corey]

I wonder whether its better to leave the refrigerator on 24/7 or turn it off when it isn’t needed. For most coach owners except probably the full-timers and Peter Campbell does it make sense to turn the refrigerator off when its not being used?

[Corey]

For that short period we plug in, shut water pump off and enough AC to keep humidity down. Geo.

[Corey]

I think part of the difference in noise, which is small to begin with is the driver in the H is sitting in an area somewhat enclosed due to the higher salon level and small distance lower seat level.

Also if your eyes are accustomed to the driver;s height in an X model, the lower seating if the H tends to put you closer to the road, where things seem to be happening faster. A new driver of any coach has to learn that the further your eyeballs are from the highway, the slower you seem to go. Sitting in a very low car you get a sense of speed, and sitting higher up, such as in a truck or bus the less sense of speed you get.

Geo? What say you regarding your experience with the two shells?

[Corey]

Yes Bill they had to take the panel off from the inside. They put it all back the way back like it was.

[Corey]

Thanks Mark,

Yes, for a newer Prevost, the price is attractive and, as you can tell by my screen name, so are the included electronics!

When you say it’s not the same quality as a Liberty, Marathon or Millenium, where do you think the Outlaw models are cutting back to get to the price points? The leathers and woods? The lack of OTR air? Hopefully, not the plumbing or electrical or the quality of the Prevost chassis and structure!

Thanks for the kind words on my videos. It’s been quite an adventure visiting the various factories. If you’ve kept up with my blog, I’ve had a few choice opinions about the state of the RV and motorhome industry and am now keeping my focus on Prevost and Newell models.

[Corey]

Congratulations Phil and Joanne it was nice meeting you at Jeff’s this week. That coach is beautiful just like the one you are trading in. It was nice to finally get to meet Jeff and have him do his magic on my coach. Hope to see you again down the road Abbey said that you were a very nice couple I agree.

Bob

[Corey]

I wonder if the professional tour bus trainers would be interested in doing something geared toward the private Prevost coach owner and owner-to-be. http://huffman-rice.com/

[Corey]

Haven’t had a defect like that but is is leading up to a total failure. I suspect Michelin will replace it free, and you souldn’t drive it if it can be helped. Michelin has a phone number you can call for issues like this.

Maybe Tom can help with that?

[Corey]

We’d be interested in August 2017 trip to Alaska!! Our yougest gets married 7/29/17, but we’d be ready to row after that!!

[Corey]

The is the end of the air pocket door. Its the part that meets the wall when closed. I guess I thought was laminated mirror based on the thickness and flex?

[Corey]

Short and Sweet. I would NOT do
it. Too many distractions. A panic stop and a 2 or 3 year old flies from
the kitchen and bounces off the windshield. You would live with that the
rest of your life. Not worth the chance.

While the “adults” will say
that they will watch the kids, you are talking about 3 hours total. It
ain’t gonna happen as the adults will get distracted. The little one will
not be watching the scenery. Unless you
have unlimited data on your Mi-Fi and everyone has a phone or tablet connected
to keep them busy. Plus, they will be
flushing the toilet, or some adult flushes a full diaper.

Blame
it on me. You can pay my dues for the next few years as payment.

[Corey]

I cannot speak about other coaches, but the highest pressure I have to fill from my coach would be the steer tires and based on my axle weights it calls for 100 PSI, but I add 5 PSI for a small margin. If I have to top off the steers I just wait for the compressor to spit, and give the steer tires a shot of air. Every other tire pressure, including the toad are all far less than the compressor cut in.

I’m not saying having a “doubler” is a bad thing but keep in mind it doubles the pressure at 50% of the flow.

[Corey]

Prevost Mira Loma replaced the liquid solenoid valve and the temperature sensor in the driver’s air system. Cold air temps at vents now @48*F. Green light not illuminating when cooling tho. Louie (great Tech) thinks the problem is probably in the display.

He also suggested that the best and less troublesome way to run your dash A/C is to set it at 55* and control the temperature by fan speed. This way you’re not constantly working the valves switching from cooling to heating to maintain the set temp. Just passing that suggestion along for what it’s worth.

While I was there at Prevost another issue popped up. I’ll give you the quick version as it is off topic.

Prevost Mira Loma does a “free” under carriage inspection each time your bus is on their lift with emphasis on safety related items. They called me and suggested I change the air dryer due to the oil they found all around it. I responded that Prevost Dallas replaced the air compressor last October because they found oil by the air dryer and they probably just didn’t clean the area after changing the air dryer.

Now it should go without saying that when the air compressor is changed due to its passing oil into the air system, so should the air dryer as it was probablly oily and not capable of working properly. I did notice that Prevost Dallas had not charged me for a new air dryer. I specifically asked them if the air dryer was changed. They said it was and the cost was probably included in the total cost of the repair and not shown as a line item. So I didn’t question it anymore and assumed all was well.

I had checked the air system for water several times since then and the system was dry as a bone. Threre weeks ago I had Jeff do a oil change during which he checked the air tanks and air system. His comment to me was that the air system was water free and the air was good and dry.

I decided to change it anyway just to make sure that wasn’t the old air dryer still on there. Louie came in on

Saturday just to change that air dryer for me. Well, it was the old air dryer and still had some residual oil in it. I’m glad I decided to make sure the air dryer is in proper condition. But I’m at a loss to understand how the air system remained water and moisture free with that oily air dryer still in place??

[Corey]

The Kohler website has a spec sheet for the 20 kw diesel generator (20EOZD) that list the following:

100% Load – 1.49 gallons/hour

78% Load – 1.24 gallons/hour

50% Load – 0.83 gallons/hour

25% Load – 0.57 gallons/hour

[Corey]

You are correct, Tim. The more load on the generator, the more fuel it will use. Pretty much all generators are set up that way.