Doug
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Chuck,
We looked at Newell before Prevost hit the radar. Newell’s are nice for sure.
This is what I don’t like:
-The high positioned side rear-view mirrors cause the sunshade to not reach the A-pillar on the passenger side leaving an 18″ gap. It is done that way as to never block the driver’s view. The lower positioned mirrors (like a Prevost) that Newell offers are not affected by the shorten width of the sunshade, it goes all the way to the A-pillar.
-The Bi-fold cargo doors seem quirky. I found them hard to close the day we looked at Newell’s in Miami, OK. And, to me, they are just asking to pinch your hand if you put it in the wrong place.
-Personally, I didn’t care for the pneumatic door. You will have to keep the compressor on all the time and that’s just another point to have an air leak.
The good:
-You get window awnings.
-Option of a mid door.
Safe travels,
Mark
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Hay Jeff do you know how many are going to the MINI in Aug?
Judy and I will there, we happen to like the place and I think there are other people
feel the same, you included. See you there.
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Some converters, like Royale, that use Aqua-Hot, will have a significantly different system. While an Aqua-Hot system uses a Webasto burner, it normally does not have external electrical hot water heaters. The electrical heating element (s) is built in to the system. An Aqua-Hot system will provide continuous hot water using the diesel burner alone. It also does not run the circulating pumps to the interior heat exchangers until heat is called for. For dry camping and needed hot water, the Aqua-Hot system has the advantage.
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Personal opinion, YMMV. I’ve had two coaches, one with, one without. I liked having the step until I considered the safety issues.
In the event of an accident or fire, it’s another step I need to go through (possibly in the dark or without air pressure available) in order to exit the coach through the front. I no longer use.
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I had a 91 Toronado Burgundy on Burgundy and loved that car. Super comfortable and rode like a dream. I didn’t know until the video that the GMC had the Toronado engine and drivetrain.
The GMC is the only motorhome I’ve seen with one wheel behind the other. Why didn’t other companies go that direction do you think? It’s funny how boxy the Winny was by comparison?
I really enjoyed the video, it was a good time to be around!
Harry
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Let’s have a big round of applause for the Liberty rose petals.
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Tom what was your final fix ?
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Just completed a Level 3 service at Prevost Houston. Had a LH drive hub seal leak, so checked pads while wheels were off. Same appearance as Tom’s and rotors show no evidence of surface cracks, grooving, or excess heat. We took possession of the coach in February and only have 2,000 miles on it (has 128,000 miles total), and I don’t have any history on the brakes being serviced. But from the remaining pad thickness they don’t appear to that old. Replaced these with Prevost PN 642188. Spring of 2020, I’m changing out all the bellows so will recheck all pad/rotors/calipers then.
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That’s what I do….I just tell ’em that Willie’s in back ‘relaxing”. Geo.
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Colt, I know that one!
Cop/speed trap ahead . We need to ride again
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Another example of being left out. My flip phone is either on or off, has no password, and is restricted to use only as a phone.
My Crestron doesn’t bulge, it is on all the time and it has no password.
And my VCR blinks 12:00 all the time, but still works any time I want it to. It does have an app. I press a button that says “play” and it shows a movie.
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Don’t believe all you hear.
I did not eat 4 dozen oysters, I only had 42.
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That’s cool poor spout
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I would not listen to old wives tales about valve & injector adjustments. DD says 60,000 miles so do it. Just because your fuel mileage has not gone down does not mean you overhead is adjusted correctly. Both of mine were way out of adjustment, and the first one had a loose injector hold down as well. Bite the bullet and get it done. It won’t hurt anything to do it and it could save you lots down the road.
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Even after driving all day I run the generator or use shore power to let the inverters fully charge the house batteries. Driving is only a maintenance charge and unless the full charging voltage is 28.4 to 28.8 and the inverters cycle through bullk, absorb and then to float the house batteries are not being charged fully, something that if normal tends to shorten battery life.
Unlike a lot of owners I never charge my chassis batteries unless I have been working on the coach and drawing power from them. They do reach a full charge because they are getting charged when heated from the engine so I do nothing special to maintain them. I use Delco 1150 exclusively, change on their fifth anniversary (house also) and they have never let me down.
The temperature of the batteries determines charge voltage and if your house batteries have inverters with temperature sensors you are doing all you can do to make them last.
Pay close attention to what Tom said. He and I never allow our batteries to use autostart for charging because it draws them down too deep and that alone kills batteries prematurely.