Davy
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Flyman,
So you have to go through 2 check points while traveling intrastate CA.. Sheesh, is Sgt. Shultz there on duty asking for your papers? I’ll be sure CA is not on any of my bus travel plans.
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We have secured insurance with Miller Insurance, an advertiser here on PC. We received the PC discount and even without it, they were still very, very, competitive. The agent, “S”, was so nice and pleasant to work with.
They are the only insurance company that mentioned an additional discount if I take the AARP Safe Driver course which is an 8 hr. course on the computer. I’m going to take it and have 30 days to produce the certificate. Even without the discount, I’m curious about the course and I’m looking forward to it.
The delivery date is getting so close I can smell the new interior!
MM.
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Karl,
There are a lot of campgrounds out there, but for some reason they don’t really go after the RV Resort concept? There is the Napa Valley Expo that has a nice facility and it in-town to Napa. From Napa, day trips into Calistoga, Sonoma and SF are easy drives. I stayed in a nice state park in Napa once. Think it was Bothe-Napa Valley State Park. No hook-ups, but it’s close to some of the big Wineries along Hwy 29 (almost across the street from Sterling, which is a very impressive winery with a gondola ride up to the main building).
If you are thinking to also check out Monterey, there are a couple places down in that area. Marina Dunes RV Resort being just north of Monterey. Also Saddle Mountain Ranch in Carmel Valley. You could also check out Sea Cliff State Park in Aptos (just south of Santa Cruz, home of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, where “The Lost Boys” was filmed). It’s a state park that has RV spots on the beach (kind of like Camptown USA in Beverly Beach FL). Ive driven the road down into there many times, but never in a 45′ coach so it may be tight (it’s short, like .5 miles but has two switch backs to get from the cliffs down to the beach). Santa Cruz Mountains have some really good wineries as well, just smaller and not as many. Even from Santa Cruz, I could make it into SF in about 1.5 hours on a good day, so it’s still a good day trip even from that area.
Monterey and Carmel Valley have some really good Wineries. Also going further south into Paso Robles will get you into some other really nice wineries. Oh and from Paso Robles, it’s a quick drive over to San Simeon (Hearst Castle)
For pretty much anything, you will want to make reservations now for next summer. Things fill up fast out there.
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Wonderful news, Diane. It’s only surprising that it took this long.
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Robert, probably an 03 shell, could have EGR, but possibly not. DEF was not until around 2010, DPF on 2007 models (for big trucks, not sure what Prevost did then).
Techinally from what I read DDEC2 was kind of the last non emission engine, the later DDEC had low nox tunes to deal with emissions, and even now if you go get a DDEC4 programmed at dealer they will update with an even a more agrerssive emissions tune that will decrease economy.
You can deal with EGR pretty easily if its has it. Get serial # off the valve cover and run it by your DD dealer.
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If side
force was the determining factor causing tires to fail as discussed in this
thread, even a new tire wouldn’t last under the same distress as experienced on
the tag axle. It has to be something to do with the wear pattern
initiated on the steering axle that the tire cannot tolerate when placed in a
ridged position on the tag axle. I.e.: wear pattern difference causing
excessive sidewall stress (one sidewall) caused by the uneven tread height exacerbated
by reduced air pressure required at the tag position.Come on Jon just admit that I could be right. 🙂
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I would like to add my great experiences at East Tennessee Luxury Coach to this thread.
I pulled out this morning after getting chassis work done there. They replaced air bags for the front and tag, and those were correct. But, I had fumbled the model number on the drive bag but got that figured out.
Also did brake shoes and e-brake chambers on the drive axle. The work was difficult due to the years and weathering of the fittings. There were some busted knuckles and some tag team work, but between Jeff, Josh, and Dan you know the job is going to get done.
I was welcome to watch and my questions were always patiently answered. Staying with the coach overnight is easily accomplished there. I was consulted as each job was finished and shown the work and they made sure I was happy and satisfied.
I even met Jeff’s Mom and Dad and they sure raised a hardworking and honest son! In addition to the kind of work I had done this time, remodeling with first class cabinet work is part of his operation too.
I think you will be glad you took your coach there, I sure was.
Russ – 99 Newell
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G-Man ole buddy, are my eyes deceiving me, but isn’t your Avatar an “H.”
Signature says XLII. Notice how nothing gets by us.:)
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Tommy, if you get to Florida over the winter, Lazy Days just outside Tampa offers a course as you describe and you can use your coach.
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Now that’s a great offer from Diane they have coach that is for sale that’s in great shape go and look at it , look at the post on this forum and u will see who takes good care of there coaches buy one from someone on here that takes care of there coach not somebody that just wants to sell one!!!!!!!
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The Gen is good for 30,000 to 50,000 hours its not even broke in yet
I added this after post the motor is good for 60000 before a rebuild maybe 500,000 miles then or maybe not have to do a in frame there will be things you will have to do because of age, when they say its a million mile motor I dont think any body has kept one that long to see , any time I have done about 600,000 miles I have always had to do the top end of the motor , most big trucks are for sale at about 500,000 then they get new ones or spend money to rebuild the old one, all my Peterbuilt’s have got about 475,000 before much work was done on motor . The down fall of the coaches is not a lot of miles on them . I would buy one with 250,000 miles before I bought one with 70,000 miles on it because it rolled down the road sitting is not good on them , miles is and hours on gen is good
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I am not suggesting anyone jack up the motor using the oil pan, especially the middle of the pan.
When I suggested that I was thinking of the shallow end, with the board and the center of the jack post cenetered under the vertical shallow end portion of the pan. I’d surmise just the minimum support is all that is required to raise the engine ever so slightly to creat the space needed to swap belts.
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Thanks for the feed back. I don’t have an aux compreser. Good to keep the lines free of moisture but some disadvantages. Not sure if I should try to add into the aux tank lines or just leave well enough alone.
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Tom & Jon,
Do you provide any material(s) that help with promoting PC?
A leaflet or other kind of handout?
Would be helpful to have some on hand in the coach.
Also, I noticed POG leaflets in a plastic holder in on the service desk at Parliament.
Just FYI.
Cheers,
Ronald
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My independant shop told me the same thing re: remanned injectors. They are testing the originals in hopes of keeping 5. The carboned up one is getting replaced as they think it got hot enough that it could be an issue down the road, since access isn’t that great on our busses, they thought it made sense to do it now.
We had to pull the steps out of the closet entry, and then take the access panel that Prevost puts in loose and slide that forward. Then there is enough room to get the valve cover off.
This is a Detroit and Cat and Cummins authorized shop. Freightliner and Western Star shingle.