David
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The article said one engine failed. Can’t a twin Bo fly with one?
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A lot of conventional RV owners ask the same questions. If the RV is one of the large ones and has a diesel engine, air brakes, and a similar of not the same transmission the chassis maintenance requirements are identical. What might be different is the size of the components. Prevost construction is biased towards hard commercial service so the components that make up the chassis tend to be robust and ample for long life service.
The big difference is in the house. Prevost converters are not shy about overbuilding a conversion. They use multiple alternators and inverters. The appliances tend towards the top end. The fits and finishes are superb and will handle a lot of use. Electrical systems are very well done and everything tends to be overbuilt, from large capacity multiple inverters to over sized generators to substantial battery power.
House environmental systems are also over sized. A conventional RV may have three house A/Cs where a Prevost conversion will have four.
But without a doubt the entire question is easily answered with a test drive. A steering and suspension system that has been highly developed based on likely billions of miles of commercial service makes it clear the Prevost is a highly refined substantial chassis that can be driven effortlessly with no fighting of the steering wheel.
Personally speaking after I had owned a Prevost for 22 years and had never driven a conventional motor home, I had an opportunity to drive an RV. It was work, it was scary, and I was constantly making steering corrections. Oh, and then there is the safety. My Prevost coaches are strong steel cages surrounding all the occupants and if an accident ever should occur it may roll over, it may lose some windows, but in the end it is all going to remain in one piece. The typical motor home is an upper structure screwed or bolted to a floor platform and in a typical accident the upper structure generally separates from the chassis taking away all the passenger protection and littering quite a few yards of landscape with interior and exterior components along the way.
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Glad you got it working. I also have Kyle at Tradewinds on Speed Dial. He is your man for basement air or inverter problems on the Vantare.
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Hey Loc, I’m just here to help. No need to pick on me. BTW, we haven’t received your dues yet.
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Jeff, I like it.
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I too had to do a barametric pressure harness on my previous 02 Marathon.
Your codes will be in the information center on your telltale dash. Go to diagnostics. The procedure is in your Prevost manual.
Go here, it starts on section 4.3.
Have you not ever used the information center for trips, miles, fuel consumption, etc?
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You don’t want to miss this one, check out the Presenters scheduled in the revised Flyer above..
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At high idle it is over 20 minutes. Probably longer now as many small leaks have been corrected recently. Primary & secondary gauge now drop approx 10psi over night or 12 hours. Can the truflo 750 valve replacement kit be performed in frame?
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Good move Ronald, I did the same thing here in FL when we were building. You can’t count on the campgrounds for anything Wi-Fi related, it’s mostly useless.
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Good point Dan, I would imagine that was a sleepless night after that happened, those detectors are loud. It could have been a tragedy without a working detector.
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You asked the same question on the POG Fakebook and I made a comment for you, so no point in duplicating here.
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I added a extra one
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Jeff, you are correct. The power supply for the small computer doesn’t look like a traditional supply and I gave the Aiphone power supply a quick look and made the wrong assumption. Won’t be my last mistake. I found the real power supply and removed it. By the way, the new raspberry pi unit works great.
Thank you everyone. – Ron
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He just helped me last week always being prompt when you need his assistance.
I will revisit the donation site…
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We rode in a Prevost articulating bus back in ’97 with a tour group starting near Vancouver Washington to Fairbanks Alaska, then a train trip from Fairbanks to Anchorage (ending the trip). The coach ride through the Yukon was absolutely beautiful (August).
The bus was set up with passenger seats in the front part and an entertainment/couch area in the rear with the bathroom. The bus was led by a ‘leader’ car with a big sign on the roof saying ‘large vehicle approaching’ (or something like that) as the roads were very narrow and curvy in some area’s.
That bus trip brings back good traveling memories!
Safe travels,
Mark