DON
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Update. We came through Atlanta on Thursday afternoon. We hit the I-285 / I-85 intersection at 4:55 pm (not great planning on our part but that is a whole other story). I expected a long, slow commute up I-285 west to I-75 and then I-575 north of the loop where we turn off. To my surprise, other than about a three minute slow down where I-20 crosses the loop, we traveled at posted speeds. We were headed north. It was not the same situation for travelers heading south from I-75 on I-285 west. There was about a 9 mile back up (bumper to bumper) from I-20 north. Part of this is normal traffic but there were also two accidents mixed in.
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Automatic slack adjusters are like a ratchet, they move freely in one direction(tighten) only. To loosen them the desired 3/4 turn, there is a “pawl” needs to be released, pulled out.
This caution is on p.53 of this 68 page Meritor mx manual: Meritor mm4m manual -
Funny we have had bus for almost 4 years and done a lot of work to it, I was changing some bulbs in dash and that’s when I noticed these 2 switches, I thought I knew all the controls Thanks’ And yes it does have an extra set of lights in the rear below back up lights.
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Thank you guys for the input. I’ll plug it today.
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Good post Don and a actual generator that’s being used!
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This is about the oil in the Kubota V2203 diesel engine that powers the gen in our 96 Liberty. It has 13,096 hrs on the hobbs. 2 yrs ago when it had 12,868 hrs, I sent an oil sample to a lab for analysis. The results indicated severe bearing wear, high amounts of lead and copper. So I changed the rod bearings, and 1 yr and 100 hrs later the results were excellent. Wear was normal.
Recently, I sent in an oil sample from the Kubota to Blackstone Lab for analysis. The oil, Mobil Delvac 1300 Super 15w40, is 2 yrs old, w/222 hrs. The oil filter is a 2 yr old Fram XG3593A. It has been 2 yrs and 222 hrs since I replaced the rod bearings, and put this oil, and oil filter in place.
Got the results today and they are excellent again. Blackstone Lab comments: DON: An impressive first report for this Kubota. This oil was in place far longer than the ~85-hour run universal averages for the V2203 are based on, yet metals are within just a ppm or two of universal averages. That means this engine doesn’t produce much metal during each hour of operation, a sign that internal parts are getting along very well together. The viscosity tested a hair below the 15W/40 range, but a marginally thin viscosity won’t bother anything and clearly this engine didn’t mind. The TBN of 7.4 is strong, since 1 or less is low. Feel free to run 275 hours.
Rumor in diesel engine circles has it that it’s normal for rod bearings to need replacing when a diesel engine reaches half life, which was at about 13,000 hrs.The genny hasn’t given us any problem(s) in the 6+ yrs that we’ve owned it.
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We have driven both the loop and through town numerous times. The loop tends to be quicker at peak hours unless there is construction. I am driving from Houston to North Georgia tomorrow. We will take I-285 on the west side of town from I-85 up to I-75. I will report tomorrow night.
I am going to avoid going through downtown given recent protests. One thing to keep in mind, the Wendy’s that was burned in Atlanta is one block from I-85/I-75 (Exit 244) just south of downtown. According to Atlanta media, armed protesters are in occupancy at that location.
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If you can afford a Prevost with all that horsepower, why in the world be concerned about towing a heavy toad? I tow a full sized suburban not some toy lawnmower looking plastic car the size of a casket.
Whoops, may of offended someone, so tear down a chevy suburban poster !!
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Prevost Houston quoted me $20,000 a couple years ago. Everything new including the O5G Bus 41 CFM Carrier Compressor. Bought one myself off a Carrier Dealer (O5G) rigged up for 134A and never used it. Guess I’ll have a spare or have one if somebody needs it. Still using the original one. Heck 20K is about half what my coach is worth.
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I checked batteries with my old Fluke meter and pretty close to Victron at 8.5 hours
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Before I put mine in I looked at two others to see what they did. The return air on the coleman is about half the size of the old unit. I cut the intake from the old unit in half and moved one over the other and screwed it back together. You don’t have to make it smaller, but by doing that your duck doesn’t have to be as large. I found air leaks in the old output duck so I used a flex duck for most of my output air. I had to buy enough for about 3 units, but it was the best way to go. You want the cold air upstairs not in the bay.
I will try to send pictures of the three units. If I can be of further help you can call me 863-206-3838
Jack
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The cheese has finally got to Dick.
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What is a gen con?
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They have parking spots with 50 Amp plugs, a dump station and a FW hose bib.
Chuck
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