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Tell us how it works out. Thinking about replacing the old wing on mine.
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Bob, Valve cover vent is open or venting. No blow by there. Thought it was the air box drain check valves malfuntioning. Put new ones on and that’s where oil is spitting out. Drove it 200 miles north middle of week and had to add 2 gallons and drove it back to barn and added 2 gallons yesterday. All coming out of air box drain tubes.Both sides. Oil spray all over back of bus as check valves apparently not closing. Engine is on outside always has been clean as a whistle. Silver all the way. Never has been hot. Just started this after moving it over a few months ago from storage. It sat for about 6 months. Motor still runs, sounds good with no misses or shakes. Oil pressure still runs about 45 to 50 at speed . Hearing anywhere from oil rings to blower seals. Fella on another site said oil rings can break and still have compression.
Jon, Boys that built this one were cabinet makers (Cole Conversions out of Wyoming) and might have to dismantle bed frame to get to motor. Drawers and storage all underneath. Ain’t gonna do that (dismantle) and assume they can pull engine if needed.
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Glens,
If you’re on a mobile device don’t you see this great big blue button that says Upload Photo? If you’re on a laptop or desktop, you’ll see the sun and tree picture frame because your’re on the full site and not the mobile.
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Yeah, understand totally. Mine has been trouble free on the drivetrain part until a couple trips ago and that’s when the oil issue started. Still runs like a clock with no problems, maybe the calm before the storm. These old coaches with pistionrings and rubber seals and o rings getting old guess you can expect it.
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HJ had the same issue twice with my coach. Turned over slow and stopped. Was the batteries both times. Once right after I got it with old batteries and a couple years ago after leaving master switches on and dragging voltage down after a few weeks. At least you will have a rebuilt starter. I feel your pain as these things aren’t for the faint of heart or wallet. Going though an issue with my 86,000 mile coach blowing oil out the Air Box Drain Tubes big time. Just started 2 trips ago.
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Can we get together and buy a “like” button ?
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Any time a compressor (or pump) short cycles and the pressure switch is known to be good the reason almost always is the volume of air being compressed is very small.
If the feed line from the compressor is attached to a tank with a few gallons of volume the compressor will run long enough to pressurize the tank to the setting on the pressure switch. But if there is a blockage or restriction in the line or the volume of the tank has been reduced (such as filled with water) the pump will short cycle. If the tank is known to be dry then look for a valve or kink in the air line from the compressor that is restricting the flow, but with enough leakage to bleed down the pressure in the line to restart the compressor. I doubt if the problem is past the discharge port of the tank so look from the compressor to the tank. The problem is somewhere in that part of the system.
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We used U-Ship about 3 years ago and would absolutely use it again. No issues whatsoever.
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Thank you, Jon. I double-checked today and I have about 24.6 volts to ground at both the 24v input and 12v output of both equalizers. No surprise that the two equalizers are the same since they’re wired in parallel. I spent a few hours poking my head over and around my engine in order to map out the wiring in my engine compartment. I may never be clean again. Everything looks good except for the equalizer setup. I’m going to isolate them on Monday to see which one is throwing 24 volts out of its 12v output. If only one is bad, I can at least hook the other up correctly. I also might post my hand-drawn electrical diagram for comments and suggestions. I want to make sure everything is proper before I invest in new house batteries. The last set had been cooked and were bulging when I bought the coach. I’m patched together with a 12v car battery so I can use my generator, but have no real capacity.
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Harry,
I had a similar experience when I drove my bus from the point of purchase in Indiana to home in Texas. New shocks made a huge difference and are about the least expense improvement I have found on a bus. -
If the accident is your fault, your ins co will total your bus, take your title & write you a check for 300k. If the other guys fault, your ins company will total your bus, take your title, write you a check for 300k, and subrogate against the other insurance company. There is not a scenario where you wind up with more than your agreed value – and no headaches.
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Tim,
The unit that we have is still available. Here’s a link for it from Amazon for $80.99.
https://www.amazon.com/AVermedia-Key-Micro-Scan-Converter/dp/B00006B7F7
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I had an Oasis in my last Foretravel, worked well and I think a little less complicated than an AH. Someone pulled the swap you are talking about in their Foretravel. They had a post on the Foreforum forum. I sure you could find more information there.
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Post a photo. Otherwise we will never know what you are really talking about.