Corey
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In case some of you haven’t figured it out yet…..Jeff might be the new Prevo Superman.
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As an example.. Sunday before last, I filled out a work order for my bus. I had a list of things that needed to be checked/fixed. I told them I had to leave midday Friday. I went over there a couple of times during the week to do things on the bus and the bus hadn’t been touched. They started working on my bus Friday morning! They spent four hours to tell me that my aux alternator was bad. I went and got another one. Then they told me that the wire to the house bank must be bad because I still wasn’t getting power. The crazy part is that it was all working when I parked it Sunday. That was not one of the things to have worked on. They also checked the freon in the A/C. Then they told me they were out of time and wouldn’t be able to get to the rest of the things on my list, and I would have to run my generator for eight days since the aux alternator was now not working. No remorse. No apology. Just matter of fact. That’s about normal operating procedure. And sadly, the only game in town that I can even get to work on it in a timely manner. It’s not about money. They won’t even give an estimate of what something might cost. They say that if I don’t intend ot fix it, they won’t waste time finding out what it is.
Nashville is overrun with buses. The shops have the edge. There is no shortage of buses to be worked on. So we have to put up with this kind of stuff.
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Thanks Tom. Being new to the Prevo, all what I know/they show me about inverters were couple switches on 2nd bay, DS. Since everything is carpeted / covered in the belly, How do I locate these inverts? I guess call Leon at Marathon…will investigate in the am, thanks
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I have a friend who is a good experienced mechanic and has been
building Series 60 engines for many years, it’s his specialty and
generally he doesn’t even rebuild any other engine. He says once the
cylinder head is off especially if it is a higher mileage engine (which yours is
not). He has learned the hard way to have all the counter bores cut, install new liners and
piston kits. If he doesn’t the truck is
usually back in less than a year with another sunken liner and a blown
head gasket. He thinks it’s something about removing he head that
disturbs the liner to block seal on the other cylinders. He has
rebuilds that have over 800,000 miles with no problems. If I were doing this
job for anyone, even with a low mileage engine I wouldn’t do it any other
way unless the customer didn’t want a warranty on my work. You already
have the head and oil pan off. And yes #6 gets a higher percentage of the
soot from the EGR. I know that causes excess wear on #6 although I don’t
see any connection to a sunken liner because of soot entering the
cylinder, but could be, I don’t know.Ken
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So sorry to hear the extent of the problem. It is amazing that despite all that damage you still had to fight with the shop to convince them there was something wrong. Wish you the best.
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On another note closer to the original topic, didn’t the Prevost Prouds used to request Coach age on their application? I’m beginning to think about joining another organization for really opportunities, despite how the Prouds treated us in Myrtle Beach, and I really dislike the idea off going back to POG. Still, I’m not into sitting around talking about Bank accounts….
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Prevost would not provide me service info when I was a prospective buyer but did provide the info when the dealer (not the converter) requested it. I than used Carfax to find some history. I located previous owners and wrote them (internet is a great way to find people) with my name/number. They called me and provided more background and receipts of service outside Prevost. I now have a complete history from 2001.
PLUS
I bought the bus from Lon at Florida Luxury Coach who gave me a fair deal and after sale support.
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This is from another forum….. it is an eye-opener.
Mark
Friends of mine had a blowout on their 2014 Tiffin Zephyr July 12 on I-10 near Tallahassee, FL. The MH ended up in a ravine destroyed. They both survived and are now out of the ICU. One of their small dogs died later at a vet clinic.
Be careful out there and wear those seat belts!
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The Maintenance Seminar was just outstanding. Tom and Jon as always deserve our thanks and gratitude and have provided a service to PC members that seems to exist nowhere else and is incredibly valuable to us. I feel my personal knowledge and understanding of my bus has improved greatly and to be able to interact with the wonderful people who attended was just as beneficial. New friends, new bus knowledge, new roads,and some whiskey drinking ( apologies to all who turned in too early ) all made for a great adventure . Interaction with the other CC owners was incredible and also a tremendous help to me. Thanks all.
The Jeff Rowe and East Tennessee Coach Experience is a beautiful, finely tuned, chaotic , constantly changing work in progress fantasy land for bus owners. After having the opportunity to watch this wonderful process for five days it seems the only thing Jeff is not good at is getting any sleep. When is the last time any of us had to chase down your service provider to get them paid ? Jeff, Johnny, Josh and Dan could not have done a better job for us. Working from before opening to far after close and all weekend to meet our needs is at the very least a rare beast. Congratulations to you Jeff not only for the fine business you have created but for the people who surround you. -
As you use the AC the carbon brushes wear down and the resulting very fine carbon particles accumulate around the slide channel, add to that high humidity and or moisture from driving in rain, the particles pack/cake in to hold the brush. When this happens the brush does not move down the channel to remain in contact with the armature. When the brush looses contact with the armature, no current flows and the motor stops.
The brushes are fragile. Do not be too agressive when freeing them up. It is difficult to reach all, try a thin shaft and a light tap.
Changing the brushes your first time, if you elect to do so, will take at least 1/2 day and is not to be taken lightly.
When you don’t have anything else to do and if you like to do maintenance like that it can be fun. Prevost’s charge is hefty for the procedure and is worth it for one that can’t be bothered.
I don’t imagine anyone having to change them more than once in the RV application.
JIM
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Liberty Coach in Stuart, FL replaced the original antenna on our 2000 XLV with a new, stationary omni-directional one. It was installed in the same spot as the old one.
The new antenna out performed the old bat-wing one and did an excellent job of receiving digital, high definition over-the-air broadcasts.
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Be sure the brushes move freely on their channel(track) and actually touch the armature.
JIM
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What you might consder “hot” might actually not be hot.
I suggest before you consider something an issue or part of the problem shoot some temps with your IR gun. To your fingers 115 appears hot, but I would consider that a reasonable temp
I wouldn’t want to speculate on you battery cable connections without comparing them to the wiring diagram, but 27.5 at the solenoid (relay) is what I would want to see as long as that is the voltage under load.
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.107….12 gauge….
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Cool Tom! I haven’t heard of it before, but their web-site says they support all kind of discounts.