[Fred]

Way to go Dave. Congrats.

[Fred]

was just wishing.. Been pooring over diagrams and thought I missed something. I can tee at oil pressure sender and have extra plug in thermo housing for water temp. Would have been less time involved than trying to over think this project. Thanks again Bob

[Fred]

My generator is very quiet and the exhaust exits out of the roof, it is very stealth!!

[Fred]

Dragging brake?

[Fred]

Tom, I will do that, the exit was 29, georgia side and Pilot/ Flying J was there also easy fueling, 2 blocks to campground, now to figure out how to put it on the map, hmmm?

[Fred]

I see or hear here, one reoccuring theme, and that is Safety. My parents were like that, they did not feel safe on the road, and stayed in RV Parks all of their traveling days.

Working hard to get my coach into the most livable condition possible, without relying on someone else, was my immediate goal. I feel that I can go a couple of weeks without a campground, and often just pay to dump and get water, and then hit it again. I have to side with Jon, on the campground thing, I have had more trouble in paid-for campgrounds than I ever had in the boonies.

Not a big fan of swing sets and swimming pools.

We stay at stores, Walmart, truckstops, churches, city parks and just about anywhere else that has 65′ of level ground. I spent the night behind a pile of dirt in Oregon one night, never heard or seen a soul. The shotgun and the pistol, take care of the security.

Jus Sayin

BCO

[Fred]

and you response is what most people would say.

However, when it comes to paying and or “saving a few bucks”, do you routinely and willingly pay $150-$180 or do you actively look for less expensive accomodations?

FWIW, personally, I do avoid high priced resorts because I do not make use of the facilities.

Usually, I am paying in the $35-$75 range and sometimes closer to $100. Seldom more.

National and State parks are my favorites because they are usually quite large, often times have generously sized sites and offer elbow room, walking trails etc. They are also dirt cheap. My tax dollars at work.

Anyways, looking for more replies.

Cheers,

Ronald

[Fred]

My expertise lies in the Webesto Burner. I can normally diagnose its ills and fix them.

But once you get away from the burner and heat exchanger or away from the Aqua Hot Heater, the thinking of coach converters kicks in. They loacate valves, switches, fan coils and thermostats as they think best. A few bury the heaters too making maintenance more challanging.

Sorry, I have no idea of the valving discussed here but the burner seems to run correctly.

All the best sorting this out.

Rudy

[Fred]

We are looking forward to our Wednesday visit at the Parliament open house.

[Fred]

Welcome Jeff and Barb.

I had a propane equipped Prevost. It was an 87 and around that time converters were gradually moving towards all electric coaches. As has been mentioned it is going to be very limiting if you are not willing to consider a non-propane coach.

We liked it because the coach made extensive use of propane and it was great for dry camping. The stove, three furnaces, the BBQ grille and the refrigerator were all propane which made use of the batteries quite minimal. But the next two coaches had no propane and we really haven’t had any issues with its lack. In fact the main advantage of later coaches was the house type refrigerator which more than made up for the lack of propane. My wife hated the Norcold.

If I were you I would not rule out a 45 footer. If you are concerned with the greater length preventing access to some campgrounds and sites we have had no apparent problems going from our 40 footer to the 45.

Good luck in your search.

[Fred]

someone looks happy!

[Fred]

Thomas, I think Greg is probably spot on. Good pictures presented in an order that makes sense(as one would walk through and around a bus) and clear consise text that explains exactly what condition and how the bus has been maintained is paramount. We recently sold a 2000 XLV non-slide CC for top dollar in 48 hrs by doing exactly that. Dumb luck ? Maybe…..but I like to think that we just advertised it properly so that any potential buyer was not going to waste an airplane ticket. Geo

[Fred]

Hey all, any idea on how to modulate the hot water setting? Both from the engine produced hot water and when on 120v?

Little too hot now (actually WAY too hot) when its over a 100* outside!

[Fred]

Jerry,

On mine it is a lever located just ahead of my left knee and just under the dash.

[Fred]

Drove to work today behind a brand new (at least by looks) H3-41. I guess they still make shorter seated coaches, just not the conversion shells.