[Dan]

Thanks Darrell. Need to add some to my 134 system ( it was changed over from R12 years ago) and have seen where if the rings don’t seal will have pressure in bottom of compressor at oil fill plug. Can’t see where you would lose all freon if just adding oil unless rings are leaking by big time. If I do , I have a dual stage Robinaire vaccum pump i use of the other vehicles out here.

[Dan]

No. If anything it goes down as freon leaks from the system, that is why around all leak points you see that black oily residue. Typically the greatest amount is behind the clutch, but since the system has multiple connections and devices you caould see traces of oil everywhere.

[Dan]

Jon,

Thank you,

When I get ready to move my coach and put the switch in road mode, the rear suspension comes up to normal height, but the front does nothing. I have to manually push the front button on my panel to add air to bring the front up so I can travel. Now, once I bring the front up, it stays there, I just have to add air from time to time on long trips to keep it at the right height (leakage). If I switch to level low, it still does nothing on the front air bags, everything I do up or down has to be done manually through pushing or pulling the front button.

My previous post was answering a question of if I raise the front all the way up, does it come back down to level and the anwer is No.

Regards

Richard

[Dan]

Excellent. Did you also check the Marathon side?

[Dan]

All the seats in my 3 coaches had an “air ride”. When I sat in it, it would go down, but then air pressure would raise it to the height I set when I first adjusted the seat. From that point on it would respond to the bumps in the road and maybe it has bottomed out on some types of bumps, but for the most part every seat supported me and absorbed the bumps. When I would get out of the seat, it would rise momentarily, and fall back to the height I presume is the set point. That suggests to me the seat has some type of internal controls that adjust air pressure to maintan a set height regardless of the weight on it.

[Dan]

Did you get a “do not shift” command on the shift pad?

Usually associated with a temperature code is a command of that nature because the transmission needs to be within a specific temperature range to shift. That can be an isolated issue, never repeated again or it could be an early warning there might be a problem with a sensor connection, bad sensor or perhaps the connector between the transmission and the control module.

Usually a “do not shift” tends to lock the transmission in whatever gear it is in. If it occurs while driving at cruise speeds with the torque converter locked up you can stop but will stall the engine doing that.

[Dan]

Jon has just never learned how to be politically correct … and that’s probably a good thing!

[Dan]

Tim – this is what my 120 Thomas compressor looks like mounted on the rear of the gen.

Tom & Nancy 02 Marathon H, 732 08 Avalanche LTZ

[Dan]

Harley,

Everyone
will have a different scenario when proving the cost for various
Prevost expenses, but hopefully you can get a general idea here on
PC.

I
keep a very accurate spreadsheet on all expenses. I’ve had my
Marathon 25 months and my cost for all repairs and maintenance for
that period was 1.20 per mile based on 22,850 miles. That includes
new tires and batteries, so if I took out new tires & batteries,
my general maintenance and repairs would be .83 per mile. Obviously,
more miles would make the expense per mile less or less miles would
make it higher.

My
numbers also include updates I’ve done, so my annual expense going
forward with just normal repairs and maintenance will probably be
about 6 – 8K a year. I doubt you’ll find that higher than the the top
of the line plastic coaches. There is no comparison in getting
repairs done on a Prevost vs the plastic world, we don’t have to wait
for 30 days for an appointment at some RV dealer that will then do
crappy work.

[Dan]

My H has one also, curb side little door.

[Dan]

This thread was moved to this section from “Problem Solving”.

[Dan]

I have a WIFI Ranger, and I am glad I have it. I 100% agree that the wifi in most places we stay is marginal at best, but I think the WFR provides me with some other advantages:

1, I use it to establish an internal wifi network on the bus that is always there. The iPads for the Crestron use it, the Apple TV uses it (mainy for streaming for the Mac Mini on board with 5TBs worth of movies and shows).

2. When we are parked at my home or warehouse, where ther is good bandwidth on my home or warehouse network, we have blazing internet on “Busnet” to allow for software updates for all the AV systems on the bus.

3. Maybe about 1/2 the time the internet at campground, when hosted up on “Busnet” will be adequate for basic email and a bit of web surfing (checking up on PC!)

4. When external wifi is poor or non-existant, the WFR can manually (or automatically) establish a cellular connection via the Verizon USB modem I have plugged in to the WFR.

5 We stayed 2 places this winter that provided a free cable modem with the campsite. We simple plugged it into the WFR and had great internet.

Yes you coud do all of this in various other way, but the ease of swithing around the internet souce using the WFR works well for me.

[Dan]

Question from a future customer, you never know., we could buy one in the future .

As the advertisement goes, Liberty Coaches are supposed to have the highest perceived value both “new and used”, and this tank corrosion issue is a known problem. Why isn’t the tank redesigned using a different metal to alleviate future corrosion issues.???, which would “affirm” perceived higher value?? Sorry for the “ding” Liberty owners.

[Dan]

I know some years ago there were privateer/amature motorcycle racers getting pulled over and ticketed (one was even impounded until someone with a CDL came and got the setup) due to not complying with DOT rules. Problem was these were “club racers” who race as a hobby inbetween their jobs that let them go play on weekends.

Police in a couple states started looking at the situation and seeing where there were some grey areas. They were using the fact that these club racers were potentially winning contingency prizes (useally in the form of discounts on products or free products) at the races and the officers categorized that as winnings, meaning they were getting paid for their activities and therefor, they were now transporting materials used in a commercial aspect.

I know this activity died down after a while, but you never know.

Some on here use their coaches to go back and forth between places that they perform paid for activities and transport items that they use in those activities. Some state DOT officer could be having a bad day and turn that into a potential commerical violation if they really wanted to push the “grey” area.

[Dan]

Colt,

We need to see pics of your elbow now. Bet it’s black and blue, and still very painful. Nice talking crap with you and everyone at our table. We definitely learned the in’s and out’s of toilets that night. We exchanged some great story’s to go with all of it. Thanks Melissa for allowing Colt to share your story.

All in good fun.

Jim