Gerald
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Hello,
What is the year and model of your coach?
I really don’t have any input, BUT for over a year I dealt with “weird codes ” that would pop up.
I have a 98 XL with a series 60 engine, which I love and plan on keeping forever. No one could ever track down the issue so I decided to just change out the ECM. After I put in the new unit, everything is perfect.
Thanks
David Thomas
1998 Featherlight XL
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Still charging … key always starts the bus. Did this in 2018 after key did not start the bus.
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Here’s a friends 2000 Marathon H. He just removed the gen and sent the end unit off.
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I’m glad we didn’t disappoint you!
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You’d be best served by going to a dealer who can show an H3 and an X side by side.
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Bill-
It seems like ramps are a solid option. And if Home Depot is cutting to size again would save me having to re-buy wood tools. I could store them under the bus to keep them out of the way.
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if you do not have a Jake brake, the valve cover can be slid off.
Larry Nelson
2002 XLII VISION
2019 Buick Invision
Hurricane, UT
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John,
I am not an engineer but have been a builder for 35 years. In my opinion those beams would likely do more harm than good. In theory you could end up with the slab bearing on two beam in the middle and hollow on the outsides. You would be better off putting those funds towards rod in the slab. My 2$ (inflation) jeff
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Marshall, your ECM is who sees your pyros to monitor exhaust temps
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I have friend that Dad passed away ready to sell Tex me If interested 580 695 7043 I work at night will answer 12 noon to 5 .thanks I am very familiar with Coach thanks
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We still use our original Cruise Airs at 21 years of age. We have OTR, so only use them in camp grounds. One unit could use a top off. Otherwise they are ok.
One disclaimer, we mostly camp during the winter months in AZ so it rarely gets over 90 deg F. Don’t think our CAs would be sufficient during southern summers.
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Wave, actually there is no margin of safety between the 315 and 365. If anything the 365 is likely to compromise it to a degree.
Do not assume the pressure required for a given axle weight has anything to do with safety or the life of the tire. The tire pressures according to the charts (or formulas if you want to get precise) provide the best combination of ride, handling, tread wear, braking and tire life. Just because one may require 110 PSI and the other 100 PSI it should not be concluded the tire with the lower pressure is safer.
As we know from experience, evidence, and directly from Michelin 365 tires have a problem with the “decoupling” groove. Due to the tire tread design of 315 tires some operators experienced a scalloping wear pattern on the outer edges of the tread. While it was not a visually pleasant thing to see it was not a condition that adversely affected the tire performance.
To eliminate the visually unacceptable condition the tire designers came up with a groove in the tread close to the transition from tread to sidewall. That design change eliminated the scalloped wear pattern, but for our application created the potential to literally tear chunks of rubber from the decoupling groove to the sidewall. A number of PC members got replacement tires because of this chunking of the tread at the groove and sidewall. Michelin took the position the tire safety was not compromised, but as acts of goodwill replaced the tires which looked like hell due to the chunks missing at the tread.
It appears that unlike coach operators such as charter companies and Greyhound, we do a greater amount of sharp low speed turns, such as when we try to wiggle though and RV park or back into a space. That low speed sharp turning action tears the tire at the decoupling groove, a problem on our coaches unique to the 365. The good news is if you experience that tearing of chinks from your tires, it is likely not a safety issue. The bad news is it that happens Michelin no likely will replace the tire for free.
The worse news is if you have an issue with a 365 tire when on the road getting it replaced is going to be a serious challenge due to the rareity of them in dealer or distributor inventory as a result of the serious limited application.
If you got talked into making the change in tire size you might want to pass this along to that person because it was not the best advice.
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On our 1999 Marathon we access the fans and radiator in the center of the bus from the first passenger bay by removing a large panel. The radiator is mounted at an angle with two electric fans.
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Talked to Chris at Vanner and he said to install 2 in line 1amp fuses 1 on the 24v side and 1 on the 12v side on the EM-70D, He said both of my units 60-100D and EM-70D monitor have been Around for 20 plus years, What kind and where has anyone installed the 2 fuses??
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We just replaced ours plus two air cylinders that open and close front bumper. Featherlite for our coach used a 1 1/2 bore by 26 inch stroke, Bimba SR-1726-DP air cylinder the 1726 breaks down as “(17″ is inch and half bore, 26 stands for the stroke)D”-Stands for Dual action, “P”, stands for pivot
unfortunately Bimba told me delivery would be early to mid August. Soooo, more info, was told by our local air cylinder retailer, to contacr American Cylinder, but had to contact tgeir distributor locally. Did so, and their turn around from construction to delivery , was 5-7 business days. Three arrived last tuesdsy, installed them over weekend. Now, no air loss. Most of our “leaking” was while cylinders were retracted, which we couldnt see unless we disconnected bumper and step slide attach points. Then added soapy solution=bubble eruption