Dorel
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Dorel,
You have to remove the fitting at the tank, it gets plugged up with calcium and completely blocks the spray nozzle. I did it on both my Marathon H’s. It’s a bitch to get to…
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I just replaced all my house batteries yesterday. This is my first battery buy since I bought my coach. I have a Featherlight 1998 XL with a 8 4D batttery bank.
When I bought my coach two years ago the bank was 1 year old. In it was 8 NAPPA Wet Cell batteries. (NAPA Brand) I knew at the time I needed to replace them with AGMs when they gave out. These lasted three years without any maintenance. Very difficult to add water with out taking them all out.
On my last trip they all just died, so I started the decision process. I found Lifelines AGMs priced at $501 each and went to pick up. When I got the the owner happened to be behind the counter and asked why I needed 8. When I told him it was for a Prevost, he asked if I had Trace inverters. He was great and said I can’t in good conscience sell you these. As they are not all from the same batch. This was the first time I had heard the importance of this. After researching this site, it was stressed many times in different threads.
So to get 8 of the same batch, they would be shipped from the factory and would be now $5770 with shipping.
My tech mentioned another option and that was the Superstart AGM made by Continental. 1 year replacement, 3 year prorated. Exact specs as Lifeline, 3 pound heavier.
$4616 for lifeline vs $31000 for Superstart. I went with the Superstart because of my experience with my NAPA lasting three years (which are inferior batteries and lack of maintaining) I hope to get 5 out of my Superstarts. We will see, and I will keep the forum posted.
Thanks
David Thomas
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It was a chain through two gates with a Master lock, the last time I was there.
That’s been two years.
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It should be behind the removable (velcro) cover below the glove box on the passenger side. More info, call Jeff at ETLC (he replaced ours) or Richard Simpson at USA Coach (Parliament). Geo.
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Looks pretty slick to me.
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I am in Goldsboro just a few miles from you.
Would be glad to walk you through my coach.
I bought in August and never been in an RV.
Have done a lot of service work and learning since bringing it home.
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Prevost parts sells snow socks
Chuck
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Jon,
Your starting to show some interest. At least you stumbled on who”s playing.
Part of the Sunday game this week end is getting together with good friends, eat finger food , drink beer, and most important arm chair coaching the game playing as we see it.
Maybe you could display a Titans flag at your estate ? Hint…a Chiefs flag will get you in trouble for sure in Tenn. this week.
AL
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Good job tracking down the problem Chad, it’s amazing how people go to such length for a cheap work around.
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the galley fan is not on the inverter, that’s why it won’t run when dry camping
underway you need to push the 12v for webasto heat and set temp on SMX to work
Later
bv
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Researching old threads, but when the answers are private emails, it kinda defeats the purpose of the forum.
The emails I received were wiring diagrams specific to my coach. There were no super secret handshakes exchanged. AND my water pumps are 12-volt pumps.
Davy
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Oops, double post.
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Our bus sits from early May until Labor Day.
During that time I go through my to-do list so while I am opposed to starting the engine without running the bus on the road until all fluids are up to temperature that occasionally happens. If I did not need to run the engine such as i did this year when I changed coolant I would not run it during the storage period.
Water in the toilet evaporates and as it does it leaves minerals in the toilet bowl. I now use a plunger to make sure there is no water in the bowl while the coach is stored. Even if I service the water system while the bus is stored, as long as I do not flush the toilet it is OK until the bus is used again.
Most of the time my bus is stored the chassis is supported on stands because I am apt to have things to do beneath the coach, and the air in the air bags is depleted to take most of the weight from the tires.
The bus is ALWAYS powered up, both inverters on and maintaining the batteries. The water pump is off as is the aux compressor unless I need air, and even then I usually only pressurize the accessory system using shop air. I keep the garage door closed to keep the sun off the bus.
I do not charge the chassis batteries because they do not need it. If they do not hold enough charge to start the engine after storage I have a problem or need batteries.
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Trying to locate my coach tanks sensors…reviewed the postings and they were supposed to be on passenger side / water bay – main water pump bay behind the panel. None found…took pics and sent to Marathon, tech reply was that he could not see the pumps nor the tubes that would hook to the pumps…he suggested that maybe the system was upgraded to “pressure pad style” and installed on driver side of the coach. Records I have do not show any “upgrades” unless these were installed when the coach was built in 2000? Looking thru the schematics, the tech did mentioned that it was a special build…whatever that means…
I assume these will be on the water bay compartment, what am I looking for?
Pads mounted on side of the tanks or?