Don
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just went out and looked at my radiator. After replacing the radiator a year ago or so, the shutter assy was left off due to it being badly rusted and not functional. There is about a 3 inch gap between the outside of the radiator and the inside of the radiator grill or body work. Does this need to be filled in? If so, what is it I should use? Thinking last night about the rise in temps, it only happened since the radiator replacement and it boggled me as to why a new radiator would run hotter than the old dilapidated one that wasn’t leaking! It’s never run these temps in the prior 6-8 years of owning the bus but only after the radiator replacement.
It has a 7 blade plastic fan that is NOT on a clutch! It’s locked direct! The fan is in the shroud and the shroud is up right to the radiator. Also checked the hoses. All hoses are pretty short and all were replaced new with radiator. They are blue silicon.
Anxiously waiting to hear what suggestions are about sealing up the gap!
Also I mentioned the gap to above mentioned mechanic/shop owner over dinner last night and he says “hogwash”! He also said when then have MCI’s come in for related service, they even leave some sort of fan shroud off and never have anyone complain the temps are different! “??????”
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The bus was free according to my guy at Marathon what he paid for the conversion I have no Idea Don but not 7mil lol they did the same with Jimmiy Johnson to get him out of his Newell fwiw you had 3 major players in that market Newell being no 1,Featherlite they have cut their ties with Nascar now then you have Marathon
Liberty has to much class to get into that market
Tony Stewart is the only one I know that has a bus not converted by the big dogsI forgot who converted his it is a nice coach
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If you can find out the what and why of your problem it would be great if you post it here.
When you prime the system using a pressure device such as a weed sprayer you are introducing fuel at the secondary fuel filter and you are pushing that fuel through the system from that point, past the injectors to the fuel return line.
Assuming the fuel filters had fuel (were they primed?) any air should have been pushed through and into the fuel tank.
I have had two occasions, once on my 8V92 and once on my Series 60 to prime my coach using a weed sprayer and on both occasions the coach fired up immediately. Obviously the pressure in the fuel sprayer was released before the fuel in it was depleted and air was introduced.
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There is one very important practice that must be observed when you have battery problems. Except in rare circumstances batteries are reliable. If they fail prematurely it is important to make sure they weren’t damaged by improper use or poor maintenance.
The inverter / chargers installed in our coaches are excellent devices, but even the best inverter requires that you set it properly. If it is set correctly for the proper charging protocol then you have to let it do its work. You have to verify it has the correct voltages for all three stages and you should fix the problem if it is not going through all three phases. If the charge current is too low just the use of lights in the coach may prevent the batteries from getting a full proper charge. If you rely on autostart for the generator determine what voltage is the generator start voltage and if possible adjust that so the batteries are at 50% when the generator starts The lower the rate of charge before the generator starts, the fewer life cycles the batteries will have.
I NEVER leave my coach without shore power when it is not in use. I always have the inverters on and functioning to maintain the batteries. If you do not have shore power available for a coach in storage put the entire coach to sleep and monitor the battery voltage often, and try to fully charge the batteries before their voltage gets too low.
Batteries are a big investment, and when batteries are starting to fail the problems you begin to see can drive you crazy because sometimes battery problems make you believe you have problems elsewhere. That is why proper care of batteries will make the coach much more enjoyable. Proper care starts with verifying the inverter chargers are set and performing properly.
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Maybe a dumb question, but why not just use space heaters? I have one on each side of my plumbing bay. Thermostats were added and set to 40F.
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Jon can you explain the difference between “Service records and Service information”?
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Fun to go and look at the eye candy, and the cars are not bad either.
I heard last year some of the converter/brokers had bus displays there.
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Jon,
that is a great idea. I don’t have a second plug-in but just adding 15 feet to the existing cable wouldn’t add to much resistance.
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Did you bypass the relay module to rule it out? You can just check for voltage on the output of the relay box when you toggle the switch for in or out.
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If your dryer purges air and you immediately lose air, chances are the dryer purge valve needs rebuilt. This is what it look like:
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For a picture of the exterior of the vehicle, go to ServingProject.org
Thank you for your interest.
Behind the tab “event pictures” there are a few pictures of the interior when I transported veterans from WW2. These pictures will show some of the interior of the vehicle’s front room.
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You have nothing to worry about coming to a rally of bus drivers. All good folks who always seem to have a great time when they get together. (All except that one old grump)
The best part about rallies is we are not getting together with strangers. All year long we chat about a wide range of topics on forums like this and we actually get to know one another. A rally helps us put a face with the name.
The best part about rallies for everyone is if we have questions, there is almost assuredly going to be answers, and some of those answers may actually turn out correct. How can you beat a deal like that. One thing the frequent rally goers know is we never run out of opportunities to talk about buses.
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Karl, I will agree Liberty is excellent at supporting their customers, but keep in mind they are not responsible for the Prevost portion of our coaches. That doesn’t mean they don’t know and understand them, it is just pointed to so it is clear that in the event of skin issues we will be referred to Prevost.
TJones is apparently doing his homework, and does raise some valid points. I do think his best source for the answers he looks for will be Prevost.
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I had mine inspected at Prevost TN while I was still under warranty. I had gotten some paperwork from the Ft. Worth branch after my purchase indicating there were some panel issues that I did not know about. The dealer I bought the bus from in TX had it over to Prevost for an inspection of a bay door that did not operate correctly. Evidently while there they discoverd the panel issue.
The inspection in TN was very detailed and it was sent off to Prevost in Canada.
They (Prevost Canad) sent back an authorization and what to do to the guys in TN. I made an appointment and they kept the bus for about a week. My repairs involved edges that were lifting. The cause of this, acording to the people in TN, was improper cleaning either on the back of the panels, or the framwork they adhere to. The factory used a Sika product originally, and the TN guys used Loctite if memory serves correctly.
So far, so good. The TN service guys did an outstanding job as far as I can tell.