David
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thank you.
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Joel that is good advice as indicated by a year free of dues. I remind myself of that by keeping my speed at 63. I actually learned that on my trip home with the bus. I was limited to 55 and found out real quick that I was the only one going that speed. I for the most part had the road to myself and found it a most enjoyable way to travel.
My reaction is if I need to get there in a hurry I leave a day earlier… No it makes no sense but I think we all get the idea.
Harry
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Glen, You just want me to come there so you can show off your new Prevost garage.
Bill, If I’m not staying in the bus, everything that draws power is turned off. If there is power usage that effect the batters it’s from a phantom source. I’m glad to know the batteries will charge with the inverter turned off or on.
Harry
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You really should turn off your inverters “invert” option if you are going to be parked with power and away from the coach for a long period. Should the coach lose power the inverter will kick in and kill your batteries with enough time. If you have carefully shut down anything that might draw AC power this might not be too big of a concern but if you keep your fridge running the batteries will be dead. Turning off the “invert” option of an inverter has no effect on the battery charging.
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Converters all tend to do things the way they have always done them, but only to an extent. The systems are always evolving, floor plans change, and some features are not found on all coaches.
While there is no way anyone can possible know where or how Liberty, or Marathon or Millenium or Featherlite located valves, devices or even large components like generators the best anyone can hope for is that someone has something located the same as the person looking. Otherwise it becomes an Easter egg hunt. Not a big deal if what is being sought is not critical, but for example if someone is seeking a valve that will open a door between Tom and his smart phone the problem is serious.
I know I am repeating myself, but as owners we have to take the time to open up panels and doors and any covers to see what is hidden behind them and make notes so we know where stuff is. If we do that it is probable we will never use what we learned, but if we don’t we will wish we did.
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From my perspective, once you take water out of the equation … you’re pretty much down to solvents and other “things” that aren’t necessary environmentally friendly unless captured at point of use. Plus given the scale of the project (Harry’s 40′ coach), their use would be time consuming and expensive. Most of the water-less cleaners I’ve seen are dispensed in handheld bottles and which makes them awkward to use on a coach due to its height.
In my book, low and moderate pressure water combined with a mild soap is still the best option.
Have you thought about getting out and washing the coach with a soft brush on a rainy day? This might sound stupid, but the rain water is “soft”, clean (once the dust is flushed from the air), and its “free”.
We used the PC discount card at the Blue Beacon entering Florida on I-75 a few years ago. There was a special deal for new customers to get a Rain-X shower after the was. I tried the Rain-X deal.
After that, we noticed that every time it rained, the coach was “clean”. About 98% of the dirt (mostly dust and some road grime) came off the coach in the rain. During our return to Wisconsin on that trip we drove over roads that had been salted due to light snow and some freezing rain ahead of us that thawed by the time we drove through. So the coach was covered with salt. Before I could get out to wash the coach at home, we had a couple of thunderstorms in late March/early April. Much to my surprise, almost all the sale and road grime was gone after the storms. Thanks Rain-X.
So Harry, you might want to try running your coach through a Blue Beacon next time you’re out and about. Tell them to go easy on the pressure washer (Jon likes to hear me saw that.)
Beyond that Dawn dishwashing liquid (in varying concentrations) for the engine compartment, weak Dawn on the exterior and/or a car wash liquid. I like Simple Green too on tough dirt and grime. If you have something really, really greasy and oily … ZEP makes a foaming degreaser that we use on the race car when we have an oil/lube leak that really gets the job done, but I’ve learned to wipe the majority off with a blue paper shop towel first as the stuff is a little pricey, but sure gets the job done. Then Dawn in water to do the final cleanup.
I’ve seen the policy on coach washing all over the board at campgrounds, parks, resorts, etc. No washing, washing only in the designated location, wash anywhere, no posted.
I can understand having some restrictions on washing a coach because we’ve all seen the owners who don’t have a nozzle on the hose, they leave it lay on the ground with the spigot open, and next thing you know hundreds of gallons of water is going down the street. Have you asked the park owner where you’re at if they can figure out how to let you wash your coach once in a while? $20 for water each time? Even $30 is cheaper than trying to take it somewhere. 50 cents a foot for water seems fair. I think I could make money at that rate!
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1. watch the weather
2. keep fuel tank full. ( roads close for long periods. temps can drop to well into the negative numbers )
3 . when temps are going be very cold. use no.1 fuel
4. dont be in a rush take your time. be a defensive driver.
5. I personally wouldn’t shut her down when it’s going to be in the single digits
6. I would also have the generator running, things dont seem work when it below 0
7 I would stay on the interstate roads
8. I would take 80/90 across to 94
just my thoughts and things I would do.. I sure there would some who disagree .
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Terry. Test your small alternator. That’s the one that charges your chassis batteries.
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HI im searching for a fix on my dash 75 A light. came on and i have been chasing the problem with no fix yet. if anyone has any tips. i have replaced the monitor. cleaned load tested batts. changed relay in engine panel. swapped r-33 relay in frt panel. looked for a break in the field wire to the frt. im lost at this point. anyone been there ? before. also both alt. putting out correctly. the two vanners are passing power. looking for input. thanks
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Good job David, Pressure Pro to the rescue.
Years ago I found my steer tire stem nut so loose it was ready to fall off. No leak, but it could have been real bad..
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I totally agree
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Jon;
I was on the road again today headed West. Jeff Had me air up the coach and drive for a while then stop and shut off the “ Converter “ valve in the front drivers bay to isolate the Prevost side from the Liberty side. The gauge continued to respond exactly as it had before with up and down cycle times unchanged. The Liberty side remained aired up with the drivers seat functioning normally for over a hour and the pocket doors worked after a hour. So apparently the leak, if it is significant, is in the Prevost side.
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One day in June, our WD combo wouldn’t work. Turned out to be a relay.
Kirby
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Yes, I will check the shore power source when this storm passes and I am not standing in a puddle next to the building.
You are correct, Tom, The AC1 light is solid green when all is in good, but mine always flashes when there is shore power at the inverter, but the inverter has not “kicked” in yet. That usually only takes a few seconds after connecting to shore power. AC1 also flashes when the generator is powered and AC2 (Generter power) is in solid.
About 5 this morning I woke from sleep and remembered the Manual Inverter Bypass Switch.
On my coach there is a switch for each inverter. It normally needs no adjustment from the Normal OFF mode.
I used inverter one to turn the generator off after daylight. This left side two in good and side one malfunctioning as it had last night.
I turned the Manual Inverter Bypass Switch to the utility side. The AC1 light flashed for a few seconds, the electric and inverter seemingly began to function properly for about one minute and then the AC1 light on inverter one went completely off like there was no power coming in, but inverter one says it is inverting.
However, nothing on side one is working, I am guessing because I have the inverter bypassed.
I will check shore power when I can safely do so. Until then I suppose I will have to run the generator for any power on side one.
I need Ben Cummings. I sure miss him. Any ideas, Jeff or anyone else that understands Vantare set up? Hopefully this is only a power issue.
Davy
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X2 on using the PC Fuel card. I tend to be extremely security conscious, and monitor our card purchases, checking & savings balances, and other account balances pretty darn closely. I set up a separate checking account expressly for the fuel card use. We’ve been using it for several years now, and have not had one problem. And it also appears to me that the number of “non-Love’s” stations/truck stops participating is increasing as well, increasing the value and flexibility of the program to us. For example, the “non-Love’s” card was accepted at several Speedway fuel locations around the Nashville area the last couple of times we were there. The program overall has definitely made our wanderings alot easier and less stressful.
Thanks to both Jon and Tom. A great benefit!!