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Our Prevost Ft Worth experiences have been good but we ALWAYS get estimates before they begin and ask to be informed of everything as they go… they are generally very good at making sure you leave there happy and we have never been billed after we left for anything.
Diane
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Combine great mileage with low diesel prices and everytime you fill the coach you end up feeling like you are stealing fuel.
It would be great if we all got that mileage and if the price of diesel got below $20. When we got our first bus fuel cost $.63. Of course that was some time just after the wheel was invented.
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No need to defend me. He’s probably right. I am arrogant. He probably doesn’t like good looking guys like me with a full head of hair, a trim muscular figure, and an undying love for the Lennon Sisters.
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charles if it is the one on the picture just move wires to other side as only half the switch is being used as in lower photo…
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Surprised Al was able to post, his dues are way past due and thought Jon shut him off.
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On our own equipment, cars, trucks, we would fill the crankcase with the amount of oil the engine manufacture called for. This is sometimes based on the engine oil pan installed.
Another way to increase oil capacity is installing longer length oil filters but not often done due to road clearance issues.
Wix-NAPA extended long life oil filters are available as direct replacement to your current NAPA # 1971 filter. These have a different filter material make-up .
In my case with the current bus it’s 9 1/2 gallons. That also works out to be right at the dipstick full mark. Our previous bus was a 500 HP DD it would show full at dipstick full mark with 9 1/2 gals. When I did the first oil change at 10 gals showed about 3/4 inch overfull.
When you have your oil changed at any service center I’am sure your billed for 10 gallons even if the correct amount is 9 1/2 gallons.
Changing the oil pan to increase capacity your oil pick screen must be lower in deep part of oil pan. This is where that option gets complicated. Easier to install larger capacity filters.
If you have an over full oil reading the easy way to correct is removing a filter. Each one holds appox 1 gallon.
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should be cut out from the outside as inside I believe you will find a fiberglass lip
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For what purpose? They already offer a high degree of privacy while allowing a lot of light. I would be concerned about cutting out light which would make the coach feel not only darker, but smaller inside. I want as much open feeling inside the coach as possible.
If the sun is heating up the inside I just drop the shades. which on my coach have the gauze type material with slats that can be fully open or closed.
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Count us in. As long as it doesn’t conflict with Memorial Day Weekend (Indy 500) or June 11-14 (Vintage Racing at Indy).
I would find a session on battery management and how the WatchDog work helpful. Also a session on how the Crestron system interfaces with the Allen Bradley boards and relays, how to identify a bad relay and replace it.
While at Jeff Rowe’s in early January we had the pleasure and good fortune to meet Peter Campbell who was serving some of his apprenticeship under Jeff to obtain his Journeyman’s Prevost Motorcoach card (I think he is pretty close to receiving it). Peter is a very frequent contributor to this forum, has owned a number of Prevost coaches, and has travelled something like 50,000 miles a year in his coaches for decades. This gives him a unique perspective as an owner. I think we’d all benefit if arrangements could be made for Peter to particiate in the sessions.
During our two days at Jeff’s we discovered that amoung Peter’s many skills is his craftsmanlike approach to dumping black water. Believe it or not, Peter lives to dump black water. I didn’t know there was so much to dumping until I watched Peter doing it. I think it would really enhance the event if everyone arrived at Jeff’s with a full black water tank and then had Peter show each coach owner how to properly and artfully dump their coach at ETLC’s dump station.
Looking forward to the event.
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Thank you Jerry , I ordered today and told them what I had
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Ditto, always use Prevo Nashville if needed when going through, plus you have 24 hr access to the customer lounge and laundry.
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Space Coast does an excellant job. Here’s a bumper getting ready for the chrome process.
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Mark here’s my thoughts, I use my coach 40 weeks a year I drive about 2000 miles a week , for the three days I drive if the temp is pefect outside I will let batteries do there job and get up and coffee shower then drive, if it’s cold out or hot I run the gen shut off when I start the bus motor , I have 4 8Ds when I get to the the place I do my work again if temp is perfect I run gen in morning and then at night until I go to bed I am not in coach during the day, if temp is not pefect I run the gen , it will go all night on batteries with fridge ,lights , tv Maybe 20 weeks I have power for the 4 days of work , it works good for me , we have nice coaches and if you use it with what it comes with it will be good for you , I do not want to stay in it with one light on and be hot or cold inside if no power pole around so I start the gen , sometimes I change the gen oil and filters every 10 days but that’s what it’s for to use , I do not go power pole to power pole I don’t have time to look for a campground when moving for the three days, it works for me. Hope this helps this is my 30th year of doing this
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When you decrease the rise, you increase the run. Straight stairs with a lower rise would land you in the drivers area.
You can go up to an intermediate landing and turn the corner into the salon and continue on up stairs, but using salon floor space. One does what is important for them. A big salon floor is not much good if you can not enter it.
Where there are enough $$ there is a way.
JIM
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Al brought up a good point. Observation if that is in effect it would be brass on brass and therefore to work correct would have to be installed vertically. Prob has a internal spring that has to be overcome by small pressure to open. Were notorious for getting small particles under seat. Just a thought– Bob