Gerald
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Dr Gary…
You’ve gotten some good, thoughtful responses to your question. To add a little more insight…we spent 9 years full time in our bus. It did not have slides, and we were perfectly happy to not have them. In addition to the weight and space considerations Jon & others have mentioned, there is also increased exposure to air system (suspension & brake) water condensation problems because the aux air compressor has to provide air when the engine is not running to inflate the slide seals whether the slides are in or out. In many cases the aux air is not dried sufficiently, and the resulting moisture condensation can/will migrate through the entire air system resulting in potential problems with suspension and brake system valves. Eliminating slides eliminates a degree of complexity and potential problems. We were never delayed because we couldn’t get a slide to retract, either.
I also did not want to roll the dice with the potential risk of body panel de-lamination that affects some XL II and to a lesser extent even the H3 coaches in the years you are looking at. We went riveted (1998 XL 45) and if we had a rivet that wore/popped because of the constant expansion and contraction that every bus skin endures, it was easily taken care of at a reputable body shop. The late ’90s riveted coaches represent the pinnacle of the art…lots of time to iron out real and potential problems encountered, IMO. With the epoxied/bonded body panels of the early 2000’s…not so much.
Good luck & happy travels…
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To add to what Mark says, show me the infrastructure that will be reliable. As the greenies get their electric cars will the country’s electric grid be capable of carrying the extra load of replacing the power generated by millions of gallons of petroleum based fuel?
Who will be policing the charging stations to prevent people from blocking others from using them because they were off somewhere shopping or having a long lunch? We already see this kind of idiocy at truck stops where a driver sticks the nozzle in his fuel tank and then goes inside to shower, buy his week’s groceries and get a custom made sandwich while drivers are backed up wanting to get at the pumps.
California cannot supply the electric power to run A/Cs in the summer. That kind of infrastructure failure will be commonplace across the country.
And not a single soul is willing to compare emissions from our coal fired generating plants or offer safe spaces for spent nuclear fuel or talk about how the greenies will pay their fare share of the highway taxes when they secretly charge their Tesla in their garage.
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Engine compressor regulator or unloader valve(s) is what it sounds like to me.
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Steve, when I changed side window glass it was on my XL. It was installed using Sikaflex and no window trim was a part of the installation. I believe the same holds true for the XLII, only I believe it applies to all glass, not just driver or door side window glass.
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The bulb on the left looks like it has an adapter on it for a medium socket. The bulb itself seems candelabra base.
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AAP. One call and done!
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The sound effects and music choices were spot on! This video was Awesome, hilarious and eye-opening.
Question: did the dog live to cross the road another day?Thank you for putting this compilation together and sharing with us all.
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I tightened the four bolts as Art suggested and leaking stopped. That was my issue. I continue to clean drains.
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I replaced the Microphor with a silence plus from Tecma and the solenoid would be an easy replacement. So far I’ve replaced a motor (not a fun job) wall switch and module.
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Congratulations Jon and Tom on 5000 members! I am thankful for a wonderful group. I have gained so much knowledge and help here since December 2011.
Davy
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Regardless of whether the pump has a built in accumulator tank or not, if the coach has a headhunter toilet there should be an accumulator tank as close to the toilet flush valve as possible.
I have done that and have a tiny Shurflo 60PSI pump as a emergency back uo to the headhunter pump and I can still flush the toilet. Without the accumulator tank I would never get a complete flush. I did that so I would not have to share a toilet with 10,000 of my closest friends at a rest area.
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“Starter confirmed bad”
Very profound statement.
It looks like John removed the starter and took it someone who could bench test it. Without taking this step, John would never know if the starter was really “bad” or not. A local starter/generator/alternator guy told me that the scrap yard has many still “good” starters/generators/alternators because they got tossed without the bench test being done.
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go to the NAPA store and use your discount. Have a 24 volt for 6 years works great and batteries are 6 yr old and still passing a load test.
Larry Nelson
2002 XLII VISION
2019 BUICK Envision
Hurricane, Utah
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for 24 volt, you will need to buy a dual output charger and hook up in series to get 24 volts.
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I put a post on in Electrical section about a box in steer compartment that says Low Detection, I haven’t got a response yet. The older XL coaches don’t have a lot of circuit boards in them. Could this control low pressure circuit??