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Good choice Bryan.
I hope I never again have to deal with an insurance company, but when I did deal with National Interstate that I had through Explorer it was very easy due to the fact they knew from the first call that they were insuring a bus and the repairs had to be made by bus experts. No debate, no hesitation, and the end result was the coach was completely and properly repaired.
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I was insured by National Interstate through Explorer at the time of a bus fire. They were specialists in bus conversions. They knew how to pronounce Prevost and they knew the coach had to be repaired by people who not only knew the Prevost chassis, but who had a relationship with the converters so the needed repairs to the house could be made.
I have reported often the service and the results could not have been better.
Just once I would like someone who is insured by an insurance company whose principle vehicles are cars or conventional motor homes to report their experience with extensive repairs. I am sure some who have been insured by such companies did not get the level of service I got, the understanding the coach needed to be at the nearest Prevost shop and not the nearest Camping World, and the willingness to pay the costs to do a proper repair.
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Just changed mine out and so far so good. The previous battery group had been in since 11/09 and given the amount of dry camping we do, I’d say I had gotten as much life out of them as possible. I agonized over doing the replacement myself or taking it to Jeff or Marathon in Florida. Thanks to Tom for the delivery of the batteries and encouragement, as well as Marathon for their procedural advice. Here are some before and after pictures.
Yesterday @ 5 PM after uncrating and making a schematic. I cannot strees enough the importance of documenting the previous installation in as much detail as possible.
25% complete. Old batteries out of lower tray. Wiring bundled, insulated, and tied up out of the way.
Done @ 2PM this afternoon. Everything booted back up as intended. The top angled tray was by far the more difficult portion of the work. Maybe one of you more computer-savvy members could turn my pictures 90 degrees. Thanks.
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I fixed your photo Bill.. They did a really nice job, looks great.
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You can get the adapters at napa or did at my La Grange Tx. store. They are the same as your home ac unit. I just bought new 6 foot hoses for mine as the units are under the front bumper area on mine. Justin is the go to guy of all systems ac and electricial. He owns have the downtown of Granger which has curtailed his coach work. If you need his number holler. He showed me just enough to be dangerous. Buying that 22 in 30 lb’ers is best cause it doesn’t go bad and who knows when they will quit selling it. Keep a bottle under mine with gauges just in case somebody needs a shot. Think I got my leaks stopped or at least curtailed with Clifford’s advice on leaking King Valves. Tightened um and been holding for a month know. Good luck.
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I had a similar problem with my 06 Liberty It turned out to be a defective backflow preventer on the hot water line coming from the HW heater.
Check your system for a check valve in the line. They fail sometimes.
Good Luck
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Thanks Glens:
If I have a problem I’ll take you up on your offer.Your(Muldoon,TX) not very far from us(Bulverde,TX), and neither is Justin Griffin(Granger,TX).
I do all my own R134a system work. But the Cruisair R22 fittings are different? Do I need adapter fittings? Are they the same as R12 fittings? I do have R12 adapters for my R134 gauges. I can by a 30 Lb container of R22 locally on craigslist fo $200 but I would prefer to buy R22 in a container smaller than 30 Lbs, but I don’t think its sold in smaller containers?
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Check out a recent thread over on the bus conversion magazine site. Good discussion about bearing run out and a lock tight product if it is leaking in a certain manner.
no personal knowledge or endorsement here, it just caught my eye as I had a rear seal leak recently.
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Had a brain storm when working on the refrigerator I have at my bar. Could this be a Heat exchanger for Aux compressor prior to water trap? Don’t see why this would not work. High pressure. Only downside is disimilar metals (alum/copper) and would require a rubber hose to connect. It is 1/4 inch instead of 3/8, but would get rid of all that compressor heat and let the water drop out.
Probably could find one at a refrigerator repair shop, or junk yard. Size is about 8 high by 12 wide and is double stacked about one and a half inches thick. Would it work???????????
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They were my original insurer when I bought the coach.
Never had any claims so I can’t give you much insight.
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A question for the Marathon gurus………..
Lately we have been reading about issues with the Marathon auxiliary air tank and corrosion within the tank due to lack of draining. Since stumbling onto what might be a universal issue with conversions, we wonder what protection the Marathon system has for trapping water from the aux compressor? Does it have a water trap or is the tank expected to be the water trap?
The fact it is isolated from the Prevost system is a plus, except at some point it is presumed the two systems are merged, in which case those conversions have the same problem discussed above.
This issue may be relatively unimportant for some coaches that have limited need for aux air compressor operation, but for those coaches in which aux compressor operation is a must, such as coaches with slides that need pressure for the seal, long term use of the aux compressor can introduce a lot of moisture into the conversion portion of the system and the converter portion and the Prevost portions cannot be isolated in that case.
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“They produce far more energy than is consumed and the extra energy is wasted energy. “
Jon, I think you mean that they have more CAPACITY than is demanded and the additional capacity is “wasted”.
As an old power plant “worker” we had to meet demand. A power plant can not produce more than the demand.
It really does not change the argument… just a clarification.
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Eric;
I hope this helps you. I have a 1999 Country Coach on the XL chassis that was serviced at Birdland in Houston, Texas until they closed. Since then I have had my CC OTR serviced at Luxury Coach Service in Rockwall, outside of Dallas, Texas. They would be my first choice. In addition, I am sure that National Indoor RV in Dallas or Atlanta or Country Coach in Oregon could help.
The OTR condenser is actually very well protected being tucked away under the coach above the transmission where the air dryer is located. It does get dirty and oily, so it should be cleaned every couple of years to keep it operating efficiently.
I have over 200,000 miles on my coach and like Craig and Mr. Mark, my wife and I had the coach built for us in 1998. I have replaced the OTR compressor twice and both evaporators once. I have had some leaks at the evaporator connections.
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Put us in the 3 to 6 month group. We’re planning on traveling the month of August into September thoughout the west. After harvest we plan on a trip down to Phoenix to visit my folks and friends for a few days, then the plan is to base out of Dubois, Wy and snowmobile January and February.
The trip to East Tennessee in July is first priority though, have to dip into the collective wisdom of the POG!
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Valves should be adjusted every 100K miles as the valve gap tends to tighten ,so say Detroit.