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Thanks to Rudy, Jon, Tom for your hard work! Easy to fill out the application and my card is on the way. We’ll use our savings to buy more wine. Life is good.
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Dana,
You know of course that the numbers the fuel desk is looking for are printed on the side of trucks.
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Indianapolis: Indiana State Fairgrounds. It’s on the map. We’ve stayed there often. Full hook-ups. Not far from I-65. Inexpensive. 24 hour security by fairgrounds police who are packing. While Indianapolis take in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
North of Indianapolis there are two rest stops. Between Lafayette and Merrillville. We’ve stayed in them often without incident.
I look forward to getting my new TSD fuel card on Monday when I get home and trying it in Indiana and someday in Oregon. Otherwise we do not buy diesel in Indiana, we just tanker through.
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I can’t believe the truck of the future has a driver.
This is a hoax.
Are we now going to see companies take a page out of Musk’s book and promise the world?
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Replacing a 50DN on an 8V92 has to rank near the top when it comes to the hardest Prevost jobs to do.
Trying to lower the alternator down over the bell housing, and then get it back up over the bell housing and getting it in place at a weight of about 135# is a miserable job.
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Hi Jon, RE: “We talked about zeroing out a coach and your experience is why we suggest a calendar time for certain components such as tires, batteries, air bags, brake chambers, etc”
October 2017 ETLC replaced all air bags, air spring assembly, replaced brake chambers, replaced Norgren valves, etc and replaced all fluids. My tires are two years old and my batteries are less than a year old. You’ve always been a tremendous help to me Jon and I’d not repay your kindness by not paying attention. Tomorrow I’m going to see what I can do with the Level Low system and see if any will air up. I also have a mechanic coming out tomorrow to take a look and hopefully see what’s needed. And if I must move the coach “slow is the key word”! I hope to be able to isolate the leak because the place of the “pop” was obvious.
Thank you one and all for your help and good thoughts,
Harry
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Davy,
Where are you going to be in the Northeast?
We are in Walpole, Mass.
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I have tried it this past year under another contract….No success for me…my shop and the other travels left me with very slow or no service…Just my experience
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Don’t make fun. I think they have it right.
Their tires don’t age out, they don’t ever need batteries, let the engine loose in a field and it refuels itself. No EGR, and that vehicle doesn’t need adaptive braking, lane change warnings, or even an ECM.
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Thanks so much! Have a good trip.
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John,
Hope you mentioned Prevost Communtiy, Rick Stewart the owner of Action Tire and I are long time friends from the trucking days. They do a great job.
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Jeff and Sandy,
When I was in Stuart in summer of 2016, your coach was there having service too. I noticed that yours had the front windows tinted and the owner mentioned how nice it was to prevent glare and kept the front a little cooler.
So, I had ours done too (front windows and sides). I love it. On sunny days I will wear sun glasses but the tint does keep the coach cooler and it has much less glare.
Did you keep the tint?
Mark
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We purchased our bus in Stuart, Florida and headed straight up the east coast so have not yet had it home and up on my 2 x 12 wooden ramps that will raise it 6″ in order to even see the auxiliary compressor. I did ask, and was shown, three valves located in the bay immediately below the driver seat that can be opened to drain air from the auxiliary compressor tank, and I have opened them at each stop along the way and no moisture has been present.
Is there anything more to do or, better yet, that can be added to better protect the entire system from moisture introduced from the auxiliary compressor? I have never had an auxiliary compressor, yet know my pancake compressor at home produces significant moisture and must be drained often.
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The principle behind the Ugly Fix is simple. It tricks the ECM into believing the coach is at an altitude greater than 11,000 above sea level. Detroit Diesel evidently determined too much power is lost by an engine above that altitude so the ECM disables the EGR function at or above 11,000.
When the EGR is functioning it is supposed to lower internal cylinder temps to reduce NOX. To accomplish that it sends exhaust gas back into the engine. But when it does that the engine loses power, so simultaneous with sending exhaust gas into the engine, it also sends more fuel and increases turbo boost to offset the power loss. We cannot see it on our turbo boost gauge, but boost is increased from 30 PSI to 50 PSI. At high altitude a turbo has a difficult time supplying needed oxygen to the engine so that is why on some coaches the default is to disable EGR functions over 11,000.
But if the programming of the ECM is such the EGR is not disabled above 11,000 the Ugly Fix will not work. That change can be programmed is a Detroit dealer can be convinced you do a lot of driving at high altitude and you believe the EGR is killing your power when driving at high altitudes. Add to the story that at high altitudes you see black smoke coming from the coach. Don’t let the Detroit dealer replace the turbo or associated parts, just have him check the program and change the default setting so the EGR is disabled above 11,000.
Then go down the street, open the RH side door at the engine, reach in and add the ugly fix.
I was at 5.9 MPG based on over 20,000 miles of driving. The Ugly Fix (EGR disable) changed that slowly over about 2 years to consistently over 6.5 MPG. My driving speed and habits were consistent so the only reason I can think for the improvement is the EGR disable. It is illegal. But it eliminates pouring dirty exhaust gas into an engine along with increased fuel flow. Anecdotal evidence has suggested the EGR is contributing to engine issues over the long term specifically to the #6 cylinder.
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I would like to take this moment to thank Jeff at East Tenn Luxury Coach
for all his help getting the word out to our fellow members on the new Michelin Pricing. Wendy and I try to make sure all your purchase memories are good ones.
We want you to know that we are here for you no matter what good or bad.
We always like to hear the good but we also want to hear the bad so we can endeavour to fix it, sometimes that’s not possible but we will sure give it the old college try.
Just to be clear me are only a phone call away to help you get the best prices and the best service possible. And thanks again for all your support so far this season and please be safe out there.
Dave Ward
National Tire Concierge.