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The 200 coach rallies that were typical of the Prevost Proud rallies were held at various venues, often in RV parks but on occasion in a venue such as a county fairgrounds.
The selection of a venue is important because if it is not accessible to the bulk of Prevost enthusiasts attendance will suffer. But that would be an issue for organizers to resolve.
The key to moving forward that our PC members can participate in is influencing their social group members and officers to embrace the concept and throw their support behind such a rally. That alone is the single greatest hurdle and unless that happens a large national rally is nothing more than a pipe dream.
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if it is a jet pag ( silver end) sometimes you can turn the shaft and it will work. However if not you will have to replace it and the new style headhunter will require some plumbing changes to make it work.
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There area lot of home-automation products available now.
You might want to check out Insteon or Lutron.
I use the Insteon Hub in my home and it can automate nearly everything from lighting to ceiling fans to latching relays. As an example, I can open and close the garage door from anywhere…..and I get a text message whenever that happens. You can set up scenes so that lighting comes on at sunset as an example. And, since it is connected to your wireless router, you can monitor and control everything from your easy chair or from accross the country.
Might just be worth looking into….
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Bill: The stemco web site is very explicit re installation instructions. I would suggest you print the instructions and observe the next installation. Be certain they actually use a torque wrench at the very least. Carry the appropriate Stemco seals for your bus so that you can supply to technician. The difference in the seal quality is obvious. Can’t guarantee success, but I’m going on 60,000 miles with my oldest Stemco and have yet to replace one.
Also, note the ‘pro-torq’ spindle nuts on the stemco website. Seem like a big improvement also which was recommended to me by tech at Love’s. I’m checking to see if they have an application for my bus.
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Looks like this will get your to the site if I did it right. Seems like the right sealant might be SM 5514 self leveling sealant.
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My recollection from my ownership time on my 1989 was that the 3rd and 4th shocks (as a pair, obviously a total of 3 shocks is no good) were optional depending on driver preference. I preferrred a softer ride and I think I always stayed with 2 even though I had mountings for 4. I recall the shock stiffness was indicated by color code and I think I had 2 only of the stiffest (black???) with the Mae West bags.
Also, these are not Ferrari’s. You will never feel a slight difference in shocks. I replace my rears INDIVIDUALLY when they leak. Mira Loma sold me 2 Koni’s for the front a couple years ago…just broke the shaft of one clean. That’s a first for me. Installed one new Monroe and can’t tell the difference.
Very frustrating…As an ex service manager (and an ex Mira Loma regular; I’ve been back once in last 2 years, used to be up to 6 times year when I was high mileaging) I know exactly how you feel. About your only saving grace is this EXCELLENT forum.
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I now understand how my wife and I were able to walk into Tom & Jon’s buses side by side. I knew my door felt way narrower.
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If you plan it right, and can get enough coaches you can probably shut down I-4 eastbound.
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I could not agree more Jon , mine does not sit that long 3 months off a year parked inside 50 amp power , I drove to town and back about every two weeks run everything , about 35 miles up hills and down good paved road 65 speed limit rush hour is bad you might meet two cars each way!!!!!!
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Paul & Jane,
My guess on the coach you reference it was likely a Marathon Consignment coach and Southwest bought it and is brokering it. That was the case with our bus. We purchased it from Southwest and they did right by us. They use Taylor Tours in Phoenix to do their PDI and repair work. Good people all around.
Good luck on your hunt. It took three years to find the perfect bus for us… but we are loving…. it.
Bill
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Bill,
If your posting you’re already logged in. You don’t see this at the top of the forum page? They’re buttons, click them.
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I have pressure pro from Tom , every day looked at tires condition , every two weeks I checked them with my snap on gauge to make sure everything was the same readings ,mostly checked with gauge steers and tag ,once a month I checked with gauge drives but I was driving every week about 1500 miles for 40 weeks new tires all around
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A low pressure tire generates a lot of heat due to flexing in the sidewalls. When it fails and the driver keeps going eventually the heat reaches the point where a fire starts. But there are a lot of other things that can create a fire that it is hard to say why the bus had one.
As Davy points out it could be brake or bearing related. A dragging brake gets stuff hot in a hurry. As an example if we pretend a tag axle has a diaphragm failure on the parking brake the spring is going to apply the brake. The driver can be unaware if he is not paying attention to his air gauges and if there is a lot of noise in the coach such as someone playing the Lennon Sisters music at high volume.
As the brake drags the disc gets hot. Real hot. The hub seal fails and now gear lube oil is in contact with a red hot surface and starts burning, eventually setting the tire or wheel well on fire. It doesn’t take a great distance for this to happen.
A failed inner drive axle tire is not visible to the driver, and from experience I know that at highway speeds you cannot see or smell when something in the rear of the coach is burning.
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I cringe every time I read something like this.
Problem is the “blow out” could have started as leaking wheel seal, catastrophic brake chamber failure, air system failure of some kind, other brake problems or probably a few other things I am overlooking. Or it could have simply been a tire failure. I assume this bus was well maintained so it says to me that I need to be constantly aware of what is going on while I am driving.
Davy