David
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Mine is in the Control panel inside the Coach to the right of the Refridgerator.
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The Bay Heat Circuit Breaker on my bus is in the main 120V panel, left row, 3rd breaker from top.
There is no other switch that I am aware of except the temperature control knobs on back of the bay heater itself. There maybe another bay heater temperature control in the passenger side utilities bay behind the right side panel where the bay heater is plugged in. It may not allow power to pass to the bay heater if set too low?? There is one on my bus
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Guys, thank you for your help for Ron.
Here are the responses from Ron to this thread (I copy and pasted all of the responses for him to read).
“Mr. Mark,
I think the best bet is to get it running and see if things air up enough for the brakes to work and it to lift off of the ground. I should be able to find a truck service company to come and change the tires on site.
At that point we can evaluate it and then maybe decide to take it to Parliament RV which is about 5 miles away. I’m familiar with Parliament since their lot is right next to the airport where I kept my airplanes.
The biggest problem that I usually run in to is that the owner never does any maintenance on his toys and then when he decides to get rid of them, he overestimates the value. Naturally it doesn’t help that I sold his 1999 Lamborghini VT for a little over $100,000 more than he paid for it. SOME classic cars and SOME exotic cars do go up in value, but boats and RV’s drop in value rather quickly.
I’ll see if he is in town next week and maybe I can get a feel of what he wants to do. I think I am going to shoot a figure of possibly $5-$8,000 just to get it running with new tires and batteries. This could go much higher if it won’t start and needs a lot more mobile mechanic work just to be able to move it. After that I will tell him that it may cost a total of $50,000 to make it entirely roadworthy and safe to sell as a used coach. Of course that is subject to a quote from Parliament.”
“Mr. Mark,
I know that Parliament is a large RV dealer but I didn’t know that they worked on Prevosts. I know that the coach has never been there before because it always went back to Liberty for service while he was using it. If it looks like the coach runs and operates better than expected, I think that the best choice would be to get it over to Liberty for service and repair as needed, and then maybe leave it with them to sell.
Thanks so much for your time and expertise and advice on this coach. I will keep you informed on what he is doing. He has branches in several other countries and trying to catch him in the office is a little difficult.
Ron”
I also suggested that he take Tom up on his offer for a ‘look-see’. And, the ‘expertise and advice’ comment made by Ron is for you guys, I’m just the messenger. LOL!
Mark
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Soapy water sprayed on the parts that make up our air systems is commonly used to find leaks. But some owners may not know that there’s a better way if you’re willing to spend a couple hundred bucks to make the job much easier. I’ve carried an Inficon Whisper Ultrasonic Leak Detector in my bus for years. It just makes the job of finding air leaks much easier. It will show you your leaks as you locate and check each of the air fittings and air valves that make up your system.
It is available on Amazon.
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excuse me if I am barking up the wrong tree, but it seems you want/need a pre delivery inspection.
and all the responces seem to be vehicle inspection.
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Charles,
We have contacted Johnson & Towers, and they will do a “Maryland State Inspection”, but the problem for
us is not being able to get a scheduled appointment. It is a 7 hour trip for us to Baltimore.
We are aware of the equipment issues of owning an RV. We were there at ETLC with you trying to absorb
as much as we could too.
Give our best to Tammara and we hope to see you on the road. If you are ever in Mass, let us know.
We have hookups available.
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I don’t know. I know two things. My bus is in a garage that is always a little cooler than outside. We have had a really hot summer and yesterday I worked in the bus a little bit and it was 86 before I turned on the AC so I would be comfortable. At that temp no issues.
When I worked in a factory doing plastic laminates I worked on the second floor and it often was 100 in the summer during the day and early evening. That had no impact on our work nor did it cause delamination.
But when we wanted to remove damaged plastic we used a heat gun and the surface got much to hot to touch and once it was hot we could slowly pull the formica or whatever we were using off the wood core. But I never measured it. The trouble is our hands can get burned around 120 degrees so all I can say is it was hotter than 120.
The ones who would know would be the folks whose coaches are outside in the sun and are not cooled. How hot do they get? And has there been issues with delamination?
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Having that bellows tensioning on your vintage coach indicates it has OTR. Couldn ‘t you tell when the AC wasn’t working? I cannot remember if the alternator is on one of the belts with the air powered tensioners.
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Tim,
This may involve a few pipe fittings, but if you use what is called a “well control switch” you will have the same function as the fixed value pressure switch, but on in which you can adjust the compressor on and off pressures.
They are readily available at Lowe’s or HD. I keep my aux compressor set at a relatively low pressure because none of the accessory systems require much more than 40 or 50 PSI, so I am set at a cut out at 80PSI and cut in at 60 PSI. If I want to air up any tires I just use the bus engine to generate accessory pressure.
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Per,
I won’t say there is a trick to it, but with a little practice you can become pretty adept at raising the upper arm into the slot on the top, releasing the lock pin so it engages and having the awning secure.
You are a tall guy so you should not need a ladder as long as you own the tool.
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Any time anyone asks always tell them it is a new Prevost. Don’t waste time trying to convince someone your Prevost meets their standards. The real issue is if the RV park meets your standards.
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While open I would replace the cac hose while you have easy access.
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infinity coach 253-891-0879 they are in sumner washington about 10m from you.. they do pretty good work…. Jim is the owner … they have done work on mine no problems,,,, parking lot pretty tight .. tell them your situation . his dad has or had a prevost and has been in your situation ….
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The generator has been running over 176 hours with no problems at all. The old 70 amp surface mount Square D breaker seems to have been the problem after all. I appreciate all of the help.
My dear Dad is scratching his head and wants me to bring the breaker home so he “can take it apart and look at it!”
Speaking of home, off the subject, but we are on our way home for the first time in six months. We should be at the barn 3-4 days before setting up the tent in Dayton and then back to the barn for a short stay. We are a little excited to see everyone and drink some onion and cilantro heavy salsa from my favorite Mexican place!
Davy
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Jon –
It is the latest technology – one of a kind! Donald was a flip-phone aficionado until I got him an Samsung Active 6 in December. Now, I can’t get him away from his new phone! He even sends and receives texts 😉
Come on and experience the wild side (LOL)!
June (not Donald)