[Dana]

Glad you got to CA safely. We will see you next week.

[Dana]

Hey Tim,

Sorry to hear about the needed tow. Did Cindy try and push to help? Ha ha! (you buy her a nice big present anyway).

I think we all have the fear that we might get stuck.

(short story)… When we had our Monaco Dynasty (weighing 40K), we were in Tea, SD, at a RV Park. It had rained the day before and the ground was wet and soggy.

We pulled in to our site, got set up, etc. In the morning, I noticed the steps were very close to the ground. We had sunk about four inches overnight.

The site was angled upwards so I had to overcome that force to move forward to pull out. I didn’t want to unhook the tow vehicle. I started the coach and started to move forward, I got about 3 ft. and the drive wheels started spinning. I tried that several times.

I came up with the bright idea of having ‘C’ get in the Honda and hit the gas when I hit the gas on the coach. Well, it was just enough momentum to get us rolling. So, a little 3,400 lb. AWD Honda CR-V saved our day. I could have unhooked the car and backed out but this worked perfectly.

Safe travels!
Mark

[Dana]

American Fleet ohmed out the electric for the fan clutch, found it functioning ok. So I got a new fan clutch in from Prevost and they installed it. So now my dash coolant gauge cycles between about 200 and 205. Never ran that cool the past ten years (say 20 months of actual usage). Don’t know if this makes any sense, but it seems that the low speed cut in was not doing it, and only the high speed was working because I was cycling between about 205 and 210. Also had them swap in two new thermostats and drain, flush, and fill with Shell Rotella Ultra Extended Life Coolant, the yellow stuff. Life is good, spending less on therapy and preparation H.

[Dana]

I haven’t been able to find an accumulator tank on our Liberty either.

Dana if you find yours, let us know where.

If any late 90’s Liberty owners have found their accumulator tank, I’d be interested in knowing where it is.

[Dana]

You can never be to far a way from your bus garage.

[Dana]

Larry,

I wouldn’t do it unless needed for axle weight. I had to run 125 psi in my 315 steers to match my front end weight, so going to 365’s was a plus.

[Dana]

Elk Meadow works well. It can get dusty there depending on the amount of rain. We had stayed there multiple years, and most of the sites handle a 45 foot coach with slides without problems. Just remember getting to Estes Park you have to go through an area with tight turns and significant climb. Doable, but need to be prepared. i would not recommend doing this in the dark forthe first time.

[Dana]

Yes… the seminar was great… love all these members… such a great group and ALWAYS enjoy meeting new members too.

A lot of thought and hard work went into it and we really appreciate it.

There is no end to learning about these machines.. we had a new lesson right before we got home.. well,.. we aren’t home yet but I will share that later probably tomorrow… right now waiting on the repair.

BTW. the Pressure Pro is working as it should and warned us of a low tire which we immediately got fixed… turned out to be the tire valve extension was loose and the pressure was down to 55 psi… Tom..the extensions will be removed when we get home and I can get that little tool !!

Thanks to all for all the hard work from the top dogs and thanks to everyone who attended and made it even more fun.

I wonder if Jeff has been to bed yet? Man he was in high gear !!

I would like to thank everyone that was a part of making it all happen but don’t want to miss anyone… you know who you are and again thanks so much !

Cheers, Larry & Diane

[Dana]

This is only an opinion so don’t think I am confusing my response with fact.

Definitely aux compressor OFF because it is a huge water producer and in a high humidity environment you need to be avoiding any potential to put moisture in the air system of the coach.

My guess is the coach refrigerator might be the source of heat and if it worries you about the rise in interior temps leave it off. Personally I would leave it off unless loading and unloading it for storage doesn’t make sense such as going back out with the coach in a short time.

Leaving power to the coach to maintain the batteries is a very good idea. I would make sure the water pump is off. I would turn off all circuits except the forward and aft outlets, the inverters, and any circuits that might be dedicated to the Crestron or coach control systems.

For sure the HW tank would be left off. I would not use the fans unless I also had one or two windows cracked to admit air. We keep ours stored for several months, we do not use the A/Cs, open windows or have fans going and do not feel it is needed.

[Dana]

Thanks Mark, that resort, like most of them, is sold out and filled with those evacuating from Florida. I did find a dry camping space at a friend’s radio station that’s surrounded by security cameras!

From there, I’m planning on heading to Gulf Shores, but I’ll let Irma make that decision for me.

The Flx is secured in a storage warehouse. Let’s hope Irma is kind to that area.

[Dana]

Jon, yes it does display amp draw but i have not tried to quantify it in any meaningful way.

[Dana]

LI is the future no doubt. Jon is correct, you can’t just drop in some LI’s to replace my current (6) 4D’s without addressing the 12/24 needs, upgraded inverters, auto-start parameters and alternator requirements. Do it as a package similar to what Ben has been discussing, yes that works, but not a simple drop in replacement.

So anyone out there that can factually show a real world working bus house battery drop in replacement for 4 or 8D’s, batteries only, please inform us.

[Dana]

Allan,

We had our pinion seal replaced at Prevost in Mira Loma, CA a couple of years ago, cost was $4500

[Dana]

Your in luck “Cheeef”, all road construction is finished. Roads are open around high school

[Dana]

251 at jump point engine off

26.65 Engine on