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Hi Georges,
Prevost has the longer tumblers and can match them to your key number so you don’t have to have another key.
I don’t have any oil problems at the moment. Leaks on the 8V92 can be a challenge but are fixable. The only leak I have right now is a small transmission fluid leak but I have not had time to chase it down.
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Jon,
I know there are some variations in Prevost slides over the years, but would mind sharing those proceedures and over-rides with the group?
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A oil sample test is good but not much if you haven’t been doing those at each oil change,best to drop the pan and check the rear main and number 5 rod bearing then inspect the cylinder walls,pistion and rings through the air box inspection covers you can see all except the oil rings.
Next time you are due for a oil change it is not a big or expensive job during a normal service
A dyno test from a DD dealer will give you a ton of information also about the engine also
good luck
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I agree, order the new lock cylinder from Prevost or go to a local lock smith (one that has his own store and not the hardware store variety)
Jon might step in here, on his last coach he changed out all his locks (TO KEEP HIS FRIENDS OUT) big grin!
JIM
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Great to have another Marathon owner on site. When we travel my first pick for suggested overnight spots is Big Rig Best Bets campground directory. Rarely any suprises. There web site …
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Cashed in the Lifeines here in KC for $.34 per lb.
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Ken,
You have OTR air if you have a large compressor on the lower RH side of the coach and in the third bay back you have a large condensing coil mounted on the RH side door and an evaporator coil on the LH side door.
To operate the OTR you should have a three position rocker switch that controls the entire system, along with a temperature control knob. The rocker switch is for whole bus AC in one position, whole bus heat in another position, and the center position should be the off position.To operate the dash air there will be a knob that has an off position when turned fully counter clockwise, and increases the dash air flow as it is turned clockwise. There is a second knob to control the dash air temp. You cannot get cooling from the dash air unless the main OTR system is turned to the AC position. You can get heat from the dash air controls without the OTR heat position selected, but the circulation of engine coolant to the front heat exchanger will be better with the OTR heat position selected.
You don’t mention if you have roof or Cruise Airs, but I suspect that vintage coach may have cruise airs located behind the bumper. There are many reasons why one will not work so a lot more information is needed before even beginning to suggest possible courses of action.
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When I bought the 99 bus that Gil now has, the dust covers were deteriorated, but the previous owner had the front end checked at Ft Worth and they said there were no problems. It did groan then, probably the same as now. I heard a rattle when I got the bus home for the first time, and found the red/orange bushings were completely shot. It was an easy and inexpensive fix. Jim Keller was told that these bushings need to be replaced about every 60K miles. I think the bus bodies are like ours, the older they get , the more they groan even if nothing is seriously wrong.
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Bottom line: Do what the manufacturer recommends. Doesn’t get much simpler than that.
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Hey Charles (Is that really your name? Charlie Brown? How incredible is that.) all things eventually reach a point, where you say, “It is done, stick a fork in it.” I do however know one guy who worked on a bus 15 years before he took it out on his first road trip. Now talk about patience and endurance, I don’t know if I have that in me. My uncle in Tulsa, worked 8 years on an airplaine, flew it one time and then sold it to this guy for a huge sum of money, he then taxied out on the runway, took off and crashed.
So there are no guarentee’s in life evidently.
Our bus is “almost finished” some touch up and shine work on the interior, bring it up to standards, and it will be for the most part … done. Then it will be just wash, shine, and run the old bird down the boulevard. Maint. items and fixing what will break from time to time will be the order of the day at that point in time.
I would like to do another one, but the wife she says we won’t be married too long if I do that (she wants a new kitchen) so I am going to have to be content with the one I have and call it finished.
Thank you for your reply,
BCO
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Bob:
I enjoyed looking through the album which I found at http://s987.beta.photobucket.com/user/robertglines1/library/
Please let us know when you post more.
Al
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Yeah, they is a control on drivers panel to mix heat to raise temp on ac system but I would just as soon wear a sweater. Walked outside when we hit the Gulf coast and thought I went blind. My glasses fog over last weekend. Wife griping all the time. Heaven!
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That’s excellent news and good advice.
While I recognize the safety that engine guards provide as well as the eye candy some of them are, it is impossible to do a decent pre-trip inspection with the guards in place.
I think the key to your success was having the ability to see the belts and tensioners. Over the years I have caught a lot of things that could have become a problem during a trip because my coach has no guards and I have the ability to access and see everything along the rear of the coach. I have replaced belts that had been damaged by a stone kicked up while driving. The stone or something got between the belt and pulley resulting in a substaintial tear. I have found bad bearings in an idler pulley. I have found leaks in coolant lines and oil leaks.
The point being we cannot fix or repair things unless we can see the need. Guards have a function, but you can safely do all you need to do without guards in place if you remember to follow one simple rule. Do not do any work back there if the engine is running. And if you do work back there, remember to set the switch between rear and front start so the entire starting circuit is disabled.
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For about 15 years we traveled with our min. Schnauzer. We bought our first coach just so our pup could go with us. We had the option of traveling in our plane, but would never feel comfortable with him in a hotel room assuming they would allow that.
He traveled in the coach and the coach was his second home. A whole lot of folks bring their pets with them. Inside the coach.