[Doug]

100amp model vanner

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Tom, wanted to say thanks for your help and to both you and Nancy for your hospitality at Petoskey. Will let you know when I head to MOSN

[Doug]

I may be unique to the forum in that I never owned an RV of any kind before joining the forum and then buying a Prevost Beaver Coach. But when Jon mentioned about asking questions I’d like to expand on that a little.

Don’t worry about asking the same question over again if you don’t get it the first, second time or more. I found it took me awhile to grasp what I was hearing. I don’t know if it was the way I asked it, the way it was interpreted, or the way it was explained? I just didn’t get it! And you don’t ever want to be confused between the air brake with the air horn!

One other point I’d like to make. If you find a post from someone talking about something of interest to you. Send them an email asking them to expand on the issue etc. Some may even offer you their phone number and that’s terrific because now the information has a voice and personality behind it. If the forum members name on the top right of their post is highlighted and underlined you know can send them an email. Take advantage of that, it’s better than a private message and you may even be amazed at the amount of help they may offer.

Just my thoughts,

Harry

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We will know when were maxed out and need to plan overflow. Less than 200ft away. This is a good time to visit old friends and make new ones. I’m really hyped up about rally!! Bob

[Doug]

This brings the danger of fire to mind again.

Would it make sense to install a aviation style fire detection system in the electrical, generator, and engine bays? Would a fire suppression system have saved this coach?

Or was the problem a tire went down, caught fire, and the rest is history? Would a Pressure Pro Plus have warned the driver of an issue before it became a problem and then subsequently a catastrophe?

Or are these catastrophic events so rare and infrequent that it isn’t worth the effort and expense for fire detection and fire suppression?

[Doug]

When I switched from Verizon’s 22GB plan to unlimited, it cost me $10. Over the past six-months, I’ve never really noticed being “throttled” on my line. Remember, you have 22GB on each line you have with Verizon. I’ve yet to reach that level. A two-hour HD movie streaming uses around 2GB. So essentially you can watch 11 two-hour movies on each line you have (we have three lines) before being throttled. That means between Cindy & I, we can stream 22 two-hour movies before being throttled. Surfing the Internet really doesn’t use much data.

I would also say that while we’ve been able to stream Amazon movies several times a week, there are areas in the country where LTE Internet is a challenge and streaming 3GB is really a waste of time. Yes, there is a difference in 3GB which I sometimes get while on the farm in a rural area of Kansas. That’s why I still have my DirectTV satelitte service, in addition you can’t “channel surf” when streaming …

One last point, if I use my phone as a hotspot to stream to my laptop, I would get throttled on that hotspot at 10GB. Again, it’s not been an issue since I don’t stream a lot to my laptop … but I do watch a lot of UTbube video’s …

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Mr Mark

That coach you pictured is Marathon 1137, and was totalled according to its owner. So if it is rebuilt, Marathon will NOT give it any support. They strike totalled coaches from their “family history”.

[Doug]

Sorry for the confusion but I did not remove the RO, simply added to it. As mentioned, on advice from my water guy, I replaced the finishing filter after the membrane with an alkaline filter….put back minerals into the water to mock spring water.

I did have several RO issues, leaking and the like, however I solved them all with a membrane change. Pretty certain that the life span for a membrane in a coach is maybe 1 year……for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is infrequent use. The membrane clogs up fro drying out or whatever, the brine flows freely. Should you have an air gap faucet it will leak out of the faucet vent, if not it backpressures the system an leaks abound..

Another often overlooked issue is the RO storage tank as well as the accumulator tanks located downstream from the coaches water pumps. These things last maybe 5 years before the rubber or neoprene baffle commences to leak. Should you RO only produce a couple of cups of water at a time…you need a new tank. Should your water pumps run all of the time (when not connected to city water) you probably need a new accumulator tank (s)

[Doug]

You’re right about that Jon, I’ve been meaning to take pictures of my dash and the area where the transmission buttons are located for a long time. Then I get on to other things and forget to do it. . There are buttons that I have no idea what they do? Mostly because the labels are worn off. The fuel gauge is a little quirky because it bounces a little. You can tell the tank level though.

Harry

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Good job David

Safe travels,

Rocky

[Doug]

Well boys and girls, I’m at ETLC and glad to make it here. At a rest area a few miles back west I noticed the level low system was not raising to ride height. Carole likes me to lower the coach so that last step is not so high. Well yesterday the ETLC crew found a plausible reason for the ride height problem. It likely is collateral damage from the coolant leak that flowed like Niagara Falls into the lower area beneath the drivers seat. I’m attaching a couple of pictures of the damage/destroyed relay and solinoid found as part of the four block leveling system.

Replaced the whole stack. Looks as if it could have been a near fire to me. That is after a week and a half after the coolant cascaded into this bay. I thought it would have dried out but the coolant had a slippery feel to it so there must have been some moisture remaining between the solenoid and the relay that created an arc and heated the two pieces.

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I think most of you know me well enough by now to know that I’m a fact based kind of guy! Not one given to story telling, misdirection and/or fits of whimsey. I offer the following as my honest and true account of my trip to ETLC.

First the people: I’ll not include last name as no one wanted to be seen with me.

I had the high honor to meet;

Mary & Doug (asking me to lunch, thank you)

Lynda & Kirby (great to have spend time with you)

Hue (friendly as can be)

Rick (friendly and a bundle of energy)

Jeff (it’s so great to know my coach is in such good & trusted hands where everyone greets you with a smile)

Britney (who never once called the police. Although you had them on speed dial)

Jon (for all your help, thank you)

Tom (for seeking me out for personal chat, thank you)

If I’ve missed someone you have my apology because there have been few times I’ve met nicer people. If you are an example of the people we’ll meet along the way, Harry and Dee are very fortunate people indeed!

To the Bus…

Clarke did in fact fix the 55 mph issue and when all is said and done did what they could to fix the problems and billed me fairly. I wish it wouldn’t have taken them 8 days but I have no axe to grind with Clarke.

ETLC will handle my issues with no cruise and no Jake brake! Once Jeff put the bus on the lift we found some things needed replacement.

• Airbags need replacement. I want you all to note that I resisted the obvious reference between airbag and Jon!

• Brake chambers need replacement.

• Norgren Valves need replacement… The first thing I did was trace the origin of the name Norgren? Come to find out Norgren is a Norwegian name. And the meaning is interesting; “Nor” is the name of a Norwegian city and “Gren” is a special place in “Nor” where gentlemen would frequent and leave with a “Gren” on their face… So there you have it “Nor-gren”!

Thanks guys, if you didn’t know if before, know it now… You’re the Best!

Harry

PS. HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!

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Tony,

Rather then write the next book of the month could you post some pic’s showing at least one side of the generator showing your air bags.

I’ve been on PC a long time , own a Marathon but was unaware they filled generator bags with a portable air tank.

AL

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where is admin. harry , more than likely has his hands full.

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Tim,

Not sure if this was an add on by most converters or if this was a standard option by Prevost. if it’s not a standard option then it may be that the converter didnt put it on some of their coaches. The fuel system from Prevost will have a fuel filter, maybe just not a Raycor, servicible one. You can always install one to get the benefits of being able to service it.