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Thanks Andy, glad we could help.
Mark
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Harry, all jokes aside, I think your timing of picking up your bus during a maintenance seminar is brilliant.
Really!
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OTR is “over the road” heating and air conditioning which is a whole coach climate control system which can be used any time the bus engine is running. Think of it like the heat and air in your car, only big enough to keep 50 passengers warm or cool regardless of the outside air temperature.
The vast majority of coaches do not have OTR. That is for a variety of reasons. It costs more. It is far more difficult to convert a bus with OTR because air distribution has to be considered. It makes the shell more expensive to buy for a converter. If storage space is a concern OTR uses two partial depth bay spaces, usually in the third bay for the condenser and evaporator sections.
Those with it like it, and for some like me, the lack of OTR is a deal breaker. There is more cooling power available with OTR than any other means of cooling a coach.
If you find cool temperatures important consider it. If you are OK with warmer temps you may not have to even make it part of your thinking. I happen to consider my coach comfortable when it is so cool inside the windows are sweating on the outside. If I have to run my wipers to clear the condensation life is good.
If you decide you really want OTR you have narrowed your search to Liberty coaches with an occasional rare coach converted by others.
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Thats an interesting set up. Where is the water pump on that engine? Mine has alot more pulleys than that!
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Have a good friend that lives in England and has a family shotgun his father owned and they still have it in the hunting club. He can go over and take it out and hold it anytime he wants too. He says they all are waiting on the slaughter as he or his neighbors don’t have weapons on any kind at home. They have sticks and clubs. The Bad Guys have them there. Much like all of Europe. I know how to use firearms and will (sic) if my family or inocents are threatened with bodily harm. I always say if you don’t like the state of current affairs in the Country, Move! I ain’t.
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Back in about 2003 or 2004 a friend of mine took a handgun into Canada (Ontario) from Wisconsin on his 48′ Ocean Alexander yacht. He’d made the entry at this port many times, he and the Canadian customs agent had seen each other a few times before. My friend neglected to tell him he had a handgun on board; he was a wholesale jewelry dealer at the time. He was promptly arrested on a Friday night, jailed, and didn’t have a court appearance until Monday or Tuesday. I helped him find a Canadian attorney to represent him. Cost him a ton of money and a number of court appearances in Ontario (he lived in Chicago and had the boat in Sturgeon Bay, WI). He mentioned to me last winter while visiting him in Florida that he continues to exchange holiday cards with his Canadian cellmate.
My Air Force active duty nephew moved from Nellis/Las Vegas to Fairbanks. Had his federally licensed firearms dealer uncle ship his long guns to another federally licensed firearms dealer in Fairbanks. When the nephew was clearing customs into Canada he was asked if he had any guns. He responded by saying his guns were being shipped federal licensed firearms deal to dealer and he didn’t have any guns with him. Canadian customs immediately moved his pickup and 24′ enclosed trailer off to the side and had him completely unload both and unpack everything which they thoroughly inspected. I don’t recall if it was raining or not.
I learned from that … keep the guns out of Canada.
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I agree, Card carrier here. Lots of great information learned from taking the CC course.
Bsafe,
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I understand the ramps are too tall but can you get two or three 2x10s under the bus? Offset them to create a ramp. Once you are up on the first set you could lay another 3 or 4 2x10s behind the first set and back up onto those. This should be high enough to get your jack under the bus.
Gerald
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I don’t think Bernie meant 150 – 165 lbs.
With a leak that big, surely you can hear it when the aux pump is running.
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I gotta remember to always let you drive ahead of me Per.
The Jake is a standby brake assist and when you need brakes the most, such as when the south end of a northbound semi-trailer is filling your windshield you are already too late when it comes to tuning on a switch.
If you only use it for control when descending hills controlling it manually is OK, but to think you are actually possessing the motor skills and reaction time to get the jake to assist you in an emergency stop you are kidding yourself because in a true panic stop you are standing on the brake pedal and with both hands you are pulling up on the steering wheel so your foot can really get on that pedal.
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Tom…sorry, I just saw your question about the Alaska trip.
I’ll put it this way….Alaska is not easy on your motorhome! I have a lot of gravel chips on the front end…one starburst in the driver’s side windshield…dirt and dust in every nook and cranny. My CRV took a little beating too. Had one MH tire incident, although thankfully it didn’t ruin my new Michelin tire…it was repairable!
But a couple of things come out of our experience: First, if I had it to do over, I wouldn’t do the tour thing. Yes you’re in some remote places, but never for a long time. The people on the tour were fun, but I’m not much on being forced into a schedule. Secondly, I would plan on doing much more dry camping. There are hundreds of pull-offs along almost every road–some in beautiful settings. The campgrounds we went to, arranged for by Fantasy Tours, were very utilitarian…gravel, tightly spaced spots…almost universally 30 amp or worse. Dusty and extremely crowded. Many weren’t full hookups…all in all, I’d just soon sit on the side of a river, dry camping and enjoying the Alaska scenery. Fuel was never a problem, particularly with the long legs of the Prevosts.
But the reason for going to Alaska is the scenery and that didn’t disappoint. It was spectacular.
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Funny enough, that was the first thing I checked – pulled off the rear docking lights that American installed and no leaks there. Linkage seems intact. Rubber seems good.
I also read the longer discussion thread in the “pneumatic” section where the problem was solved with the over-pressure regulator. The main difference I see in my issue is that the rear passenger side fills up just fine.
All shots in the dark are welcome – thank you!
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Tim,
In the awning control box there is an adjustable pot for sensitivity. clockwise for less—-counter clockwise for more. 1 click changes sensitivity about 25%.
Donald
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We manage to run our generator more than once a month while traveling, since we usually boondock every few weeks while traveling.
I’ll be changing the oil/filter when we return to the farm in September …