[glen]

Tom you do not have to pull the water tank to get at hot water tank , just the water pump

We did about 4 or 5 this winter from year 2000 liberty to 2006 liberty, at Jeff’s we never pulled the water tank to change out hot water tank , we always pulled water pump , but maybe it’s better to pull the water tank I don’t know never did it , now when we took out my old aluminum black tank and replaced it with the stainless one it would be easier with the black tank out, but only to maybe slide it in that’s it , not for the plumbing, the pipes on the hot water tank are on the curb side, black tank is on other side

[glen]

We put new one in this winter , you have to take pump out sweat some copper lines together make sure it’s all lined up before u sweat copper lines, you have to cut one of the lines off old hot water tank to get it apart then join back together

[glen]

Lets
not scare potential buyers to death here boys. An inspection is money
well spent if you don’t have the ability or knowledge to check it out
yourself. If a Coach has good tires and batteries at point of sale,
you may need nothing more than a complete fluid change and some minor
issues taken care of. Not everyone is going to zero out a Coach if
the systems and running gear are in good condition. If you have the
resources to zero it out, that’s all well and good, but not a
necessity in order to use and enjoy the Coach.

Peter
is in a very different position, his bus has to perform day in and
day out because it’s a business tool and piles up miles 9 months of
the year. If I were in Peter’s shoes, I would do the same thing
because having a maintenance failure is not an option when on such a
tight schedule. He’s running his business from the bus and not
sitting in a campground sipping squeezins.

So
for those Coach buyers, become informed, make your best deal, rely on
experienced people to help with the bus health and enjoy the
lifestyle. Not every Coach requires a huge amount of money for
repairs, especially if it’s been maintained and documented.

[glen]

I have spent time with knowledgeable / reputable sales people and I have to say I am with Peter, get as much information as you can from a knowledgeable 2nd party inspection. Documentation is the best but in most cases limited. If you generically take $50k maintenance into consideration on all coaches you look at I suspect it might take a long time to make a purchase. For a novice like myself, I will use East Tenn. Luxury Coach for my question, will they give a defined maint plan suggestion going forward and a current $ value for a coach.

The knowledge of this site is great, I have had sales people refer to this site as making their job more difficult because of what people get from it, I was surprised by that conversation and it certainly raised the radar for this sales team. I would have thought they would have encouraged knowledge. Many others have. Those are the ones I want to deal with.

[glen]

JT, we know you are from West Texas, but do have a bus or are you looking at one in that area ? Or, are you looking for service after you get one ? That info would be helpful to give you some answers. Geo.

[glen]

Yeah, but that little blue pill takes the wrinkles out.

[glen]

Tom said “If you’re coming to the Oyster Fest, please go to the Rally Information Blue Box, click on the Oyster Fest link and register at the bottom of the page”.

I don’t know where you are talking about with the Rally information blue box to confirm for the rally. Nothing is clickable in your post or the original post here.

Mark

[glen]

I wasn’t going to fix Geo’s double post. If you keep doing things like that for him he will never learn. You know the saying about old dogs and new tricks?

Your turn Geo. Just remember us Liberty guys stick together although we really don’t need to. We are all capable of handling the grief others give us.

[glen]

MM, I don’t want you to be unhappy with service at any Prevost Service Center. There is a fine line about billing hours and free advice.

If you get estimates before you have work done you should not be surprised when the estimate and finished work order is billed. Prevost service is a business which bills for service preformed. Questions about brake lights and the retarder should be discussed with the service adviser. The way your post sounds is your conversation was with the tech. He is on the clock when working on your bus. Each tech works with another tech and usually directs questions toward the team leader on that shift.

I’am trying to explain how bus owners get charged high dollars for service. Usually getting involved with the working service tech on the floor with owners. This tech is on the hour shop time a will bill you for the time he was assigned to your bus.

I learned a long time ago when talking to my attorney that a 10 minute conversation about the weather outside. Ours did 20 minute blocks. Your conversation was 10 minutes and billing was for 20 minutes used or not.

If in fact you go into Prevost with a list of check this and check that you can safely assume you will be billed for that time.

Tech going to the books on disarming brake lights tied to retarder was the correct method of determine where the llocation is for wiring to change brake light operation. I would be out of my mind if aI saw a tech pulling wires thencontinue checking if he had found the right one.

Just my opinion on your Prevost service…

AL

[glen]

HERE is my experience with an oil change. I have no blame to throw around. It was a complete accident and accidents happen. But the take away for me was, ALWAYS pay attention!

I take my bus to people I trust like Prevost and Jeff and I understand that they are people too. I love to watch the work being done. First, I am very liable to learn something. Second, a second or third set of eyes on a situation can some times be helpful.

Davy

[glen]

Wondering when you were gonna make an honest woman out of her.

[glen]

Yeah, I can see Jon figuring a way to get his tag to raise higher and a lot quicker, then using the macerator dump at the rear.

Al, Jon is onery enough, don’t be posting this stuff and giving him ideas!

[glen]

Meagan and Gary ?

[glen]

Here is another source:

SuperBright

[glen]

Glen, Grote has LEDs that are direct replacements you may have to hard wire them in but the old ones are very hard to get lens or base I would replace with the LEDs