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Very cool. What’s the story behind this paint job?
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Your coach is a really good looking coach and when anyone looks at it they can’t help but feel good. A matte grey or black coach like the one pictured is somber looking and looks institutional.
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Mark,
I have (3) Lifeline AGM 8D batteries that have 255 Ah ea. For a total of 765 Ah with only 50% of them usable giving me 382.5 , and can run refridg, led tv and led lights for 8-10 hrs. I do have the antiquated liberty generator watchdog that will work on autostart that could be used in an emergency. However the start voltage is way too low for the AGM’s being set somewhere between 11.1 and 11.5 volts. I let it kick in once and it took 17 hrs , thats when the batteries were new. With your coach being late model wit Li’s , I would have expected that it would run longer than mine. From all that I have read the newer coach’s take more power. With your 540 Ah discharged to 30% , that calculates to 378 Ah. So about the same as mine. Good news for you is if the specs prove to be true. You should get 2-3000 charge cycles compared to the AGM’s 5-600. Does your coach have the Volta Li batteries ?
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Hi Chad,
I’m curious how long you’ve had your 84 Liberty?
Harry
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Cycle the remote start as Fred suggested. Just had a friend last week got shutdown in a driveway with a Marathon and it was the remote start switch, cycled a few times and all was well.
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I remember back in the early 70’s, we never did get our chain link fence delivered. Kept a-wait’n and a-wait’n.
Mark
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We need a picture of you 50 years ago you ole gear jammer, I’m sure you would be in sandals and a Beach Boy shirt.
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I always like the look of those cab over tractors. They still run um over the pond in Europe. Easier to get around on there tiny roads.
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Hi Darrell,
Do you know the trick how to get that thing out of the wall? I don’t see any clips or anything.
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Art, the auto adjuster is really cheap. The next time you find yourself parked next to Tom, just wait until he heads out to eat, grab your tools, pop his hood and in 10 minutes flat, you are the owner of an auto-adjust. However, be kind and leave the old manual adjuster laying on the belts before you close the hood.
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To determine the4 benfits of one tire over the other you have to compare the specs and information on each one and compare that to how you use your coach.
Michelin makes a wide variety of tires in the same size and often the tire design is to deliver a certain benefit such as lower rolling resistance, longer life of tread, fuel economy, etc. I have noticed also some tires designed for local driving might have a lower speed limit than a highway tire.
The information is there so you just have to see if one seems better for how you use or drive your coach.
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I was on the Michelin web site yesterday. They show an X Line Energy Z Coach and an X Multiway 3D XZE, are both designed for coach use. Mine are 315/80R22.5. What are the tangible benefits of one over the other?
Mine are not yet timed out but will be in the next 1.5 years.
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Tires Back from the Prevost-Stuff show in West Palm, Beach. Good time, lots to see and they even had some educational programs. One was put on by Michelin.
There was good news, great news and bad news from Michelin. The Good News is that they have extended the Manufacture Warranty from 5 years to 7 years from date of installation. The life cycle of the 315 and 365 tire is 10 years.
The DOT Manufacture date on the sidewall sets the 10 year life cycle date. The installation date sets the 7 year Warranty start date. Therefore, if you find a new tire that has a DOT date 3 years or less from the install date the 7 year warranty will fall within the 10 year life cycle. Yep, this was asked at the seminar and said to be true.
The Great News is that the 7 year Prorated Warranty is based on Tread Depth. Since we time out our tires instead of wearing them out, we should get a really good exchange if we are in need of warranty service.
The Bad News is that when Michelin manufactures a run of 365 tires, Prevost Bus receives the tires first. The remaining tires, if any, are then sent to the distributors.
I believe the above is correct, but I had two Prevost Experts (their opinion of themselves, not mine) behind me who talked during the entire presentation and my hearing being that of an old codger, I may have misunderstood something. So, if any one in attendance heard something different, feel free to correct me.
P.S. Store your spare tires flat not standing.
Triple Foxtrot
Fred and Helen
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Looks good Jerry, almost went the trailer route a few years ago.
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Email or call them Tell,them what happened. Let them tell you what to do. They usually are very proud of their product. They may be able to tell you what part you may need. You may be surprised at what they do.