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Also, I dropped my XL off at the Prevost Center in New Jersey. They were nice and showed me and my wife a tour of the facility, gave us a Prevost knit hat each and Prevost pens… Whoop Goldberg’s ’98 XL was in for service…
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Good catch Jerry I think u might be right, I have a snap on
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Ok, dug out my paperwork. On my vintage, steer and tag take 630259 $109.00, need four. Drive takes 630104, $119.00, need four. Got these from Prevost Parts on sale in March 2011.
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5. Like Nancy, I prefer a Prevost with slides, so there is always a way to keep the rain from running into the coach.
Watch for an increase in your dues…..Tom will need it to help finance the next last coach with slides…..
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I knew that was coming! Well, I’ve done it on the 2 previous buses I’ve had. Guess it’s time to start over on this one, get out the soapy water bottle, Fittings, and a visit to Jeff’s in the future.
I have not bragged on this bus before, even though I wanted to, because it has been leak free until now! And, it has Never had any fittings or anything done to the air system before. All original. It’s never been driven on salted roads, and has absolutely no corrosion or rust on anything. Always stored inside. Air pressure has always stayed up, even on the Aux side.
I knew if I bragged on it, it would start leaking…..oh well,…It’s like all the others now……let the chasing leaks begin!
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I agree, no reason for high pressure. I’ve seen some with a cutoff of 120. I have mine set at 60/80.
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Rocky,
I bought a new Silveron in 1976, it was a great boat.
If you need battery prices, contact me.
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I went to the starlight site and my 8Ds are about 250 AH. They likely cost $600. Tom has to jump in here.
The 200 AH from the Starlight sight wants ov er $2000. They list a 12 to 15 year life. They claim these things are capable of tolerating some things a AGM doesn’t handle well. But right now there is no feedback based on actual field use. My AGMs are trouble free and assuming $600 each I will have 3 changes in 15 years for an $1800 dollar total cost while the same of the Li is $2000.
We know they provide constant voltage, but we have learned to live with the declining voltage of an AGM, and they are silent on the problem associated with triggering an auto-start. I suspect at this time unless you are keeping your coach for a minimum of 15 years you will have a hard time justifying the $8000 upfront cost my coach would require when a portion of that every five years is not only more cost effective, your coaches next owner is unlikely to be returing your investment.
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No, he was northbound on I-75 with a few thousand “I gotta get my ass back home from turkey day” happy, courteous drivers. I know both his middle fingers are wore out.
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The key to the health of the dormant coach is totally dependent on how it was maintained up until storage, and then how was it stored and under what environmental conditions.
If during its 25,000 miles the air system was not maintained that could be a major repair issue. If the fuel tank was not filled and there was varying temps and humidity in the storage facility the fuel tank(s) could be growing algae. The interior could be musty and moldy, in which case the repair work might exceed the current coach value.
Things age so tires and batteries as mentioned are toast, but so are the Norgrens, the air bags, belt tensioners, etc, which could be a moot point if the air system has moisture, no matter how slight.
The entire key is to find out what the worst case scenario might be an determine the cost to repair. The answer to all questions is within the list of costs.
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It is not a brake issue guys. The gauges never moved and the aux gauge went to zero.
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A happy Thanksgiving to all. We have a lot to be thankful for. I hope everyone enjoys their turkey.
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TJ,
Carole and I spent two years travelling to find a Bus Conversion. Prior to purchasing ours the largest vehicle we ever had was a 1986 Dodge Hightop custom van. No where close to the height of a bus.
We picked up the coach in Conover, NC and drove it home to Southern Pines, NC. That trip provided my first lessons in driving a Prevost. Ours is an XL – 40′ which is a little bit shorter than an XLII and H3-45. Still, when getting close to home I took roads I was well acquainted with so there was confidence the coach would fit. Well one dimension I had not thought about was clearance to the roof top. Now my dash has a 12′ 7″ dimension to the roof line. But there are other things mounted on the roof such as vents. I don’t have roof a/c units but just how much higher were things such as antennae? We have what are called “Live Oaks.” there was a short stretch of them on the one road home. The lowest branches struck the two antennae as I passed under them at slower than the posted speed limit. I should have known better as the parts of the trees closest to the roadway had been trimmed by tractor trailers into a ninety degree angle. I caled the Town and advised them of the unsafe conditions in this area created by their not keeping the tree limbs properly trimmed to the minimum clearance of 13′ 6″. They trimmed them up and of course over the years the trees have added back to the limbs, having become heavier and thus sagging has them back to about where they were the first time I passed under them. Fortunately the road is a three lane section so I hit the flashers, pull almost into the center lane and ease my way under the new limbs.
If you depend on GPS for navigation be warned the program may not have critical information such as restricted heights and weight limits. While on vacation in 2013 we were headed to a KOA close to Hershey, PA. The main street through the small town did not have any posted height restrictions. Well when I turned left from the main street to the road going to the KOA there it was a height restriction sign. I pulled over to the curb and Carole approached a house to ask for directions. We had to turn around and to back to a road we had just passed before turning left off the main street. Now making a U-turn with a 40′ coach with a 20′ pick-up as a towed vehicle on an old Pennsylvania small town is just an impossibility. The towed had to be unhooked, and fortunately a police officer directed us to a bus loop at the train station that would be good for making the u-turn. He did add that I could make it under the leading edge of the railroad bridge but the problem was the last beam would get me. Rising road grade was the culprit. He also said many trucks have been caught by the bridge.
So, start looking around your area for what appear to be low hanging limbs and select a route with maximum clearances to get to your storage facility or home. If you want to see what a low clearance bridge will do to a legal height vehicle there is a bridge in Durham, NC that has its own video website, 11foot8.com is the website. Box rental trucks are its primary victims but there are also tour buses and tractor trailers. Goes a long way to proving Jon’s statements there are no more drivers out there, only steering wheel holders!
Welcome to the PC board.
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No, it is not normal…shut it down
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Good Lord, Glad to hear Phil’s going to recover. Nicest folks you’d ever want to meet, we spent several days with them this summer on their trip out west. Here’s to wishing a speedy recovery to Phil and also Sophie, they love that dog!
Kuddos Jeff for taking care their bus.