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Rick you have a tough decision ahead of you.
Does American Fleet offer a warranty? If so, how much?
Where does AF get their parts from? Who made the parts? Top shelf parts?
How much does AF want to pull your defective engine and install the new one? You’re about 11 hours from Springfield MO. You have to ship the core and the new one in both directions. Having AF do the pull and install gives them an opportunity to “test” everything. If there is a problem, its ALL their problem.
I spent around $8,000 or so to recore our radiator and replace the fan clutch a year ago in Texas. I don’t this added anything to the real value of our 1999 coach, unless we discover that most coaches need to have their radiators replaced after 20 years. Tough to swallow, but as the cliche’ goes … it is what it is.
Your case is different. The value of your coach should increase after the reman engine is put in; kinda similar to an airplane. An increase of $19,000 plus install? Probably not. But I think a good share of it considering the miles you have on the coach now.
Good luck with your decision making!
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Beautiful coach. Would love to have it if I were buying it directly from Jon.
Ron
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Art… Could not tell from the photos… Did you replace the very small diameter hoses coming from the cooling reservoir with silicone also? If so, how did you make the fittings?
(Just took these pics of mine)
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Dear fellow Bus owners I set up concrete Plants to provide foundation for wind towers made enough Dough to pay for My Bus have one going now has been minus 7 staying in Bus
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On mine, called Wrico and talked to some uppity tech that said he couldn’t tell me the regulator needed until after i pulled and looked at it upfront. Have original papers that went to Converter that detailed Motor/Kubota and 15 KW size. Trying to find someone to pull and confirm.
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Green New Deal is an idea that HASNT been legislated. False straw to lay blame
Extreme demand and failure of thermal power plants (coal, gas and nuclear) (not winterized against harsh cold) (no regulation)are to blame for Texas power failure.
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When you have it on cruise and momentarily want to reduce the cruise speed without turning cruise off you hold the DECEL button. Once you release the DECEL button you will return to your previous cruise set speed. At least that is what mine does.
R
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I’m not sure of Steve’s objectives, but it sounds like he wants a newer coach but only if he can get schematics and the codes.
He is between a rock and a hard place.
The coach world has changed from when we had our 87 Liberty with simple systems and the most complex component was a relay. The entire electrical system on both the chassis and conversion was simple fuses or circuit breakers, switches and relays. Nothing was computerized. You did not even need wiring diagrams because all wires were numbered at each end.
But the times have changed.
In late 2006 or early 2007 Prevost coaches became multiplex and while the driver’s information display will show information to use in concert with the electrical diagrams will help to isolate the malfunction any changes to the electrical system will require reprogramming by Prevost. Just something as simple as changing a headlight that has a different current draw from the original will require reprograming.
The converters have long been using systems like Crestron or proprietary systems and changing a television often requires reprogramming. The converters are not going to share their codes.
So the bottom line is accept the fact you cannot do everything you want, and will have to rely on Prevost or converter support, or keep the coach you have and understand. An extreme solution is to have a converter build a coach specifically for you and provide all the schematics and codes.
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I really take offense at above post questioning Marathon support.
No one forced me to buy Marathon. Purchasing 3 Marathons over a 10 year period shows excellent product and customer support, I received this before and after each sale.
Before making bashing comments maybe we should have more facts about what happened ?
They are the largest converter (1300 and counting) in the world, have 3 locations offering factory 24/7 support. No other converter offers that.
AL
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The Pro Flex RV is on the way. Maybe it will warm up this weekend and I’ll knock this job out.
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Will everyonne quit defining coolant based on its color?
At one time color meant something. Today it doesn’t mean anything except perhaps to identify a brand, but not a specification.
Use a coolant the meets the Detroit spec for your engine. You have a choice of the widely used conventional chemistry which has a 2 year life, or the organic acid chemistry (OAC) that has a six year life.
On a sleeved engine such as all our engines the wrong coolant can allow cavitation and the destruction of the engine.
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Robert & Dick:
Had a lot of issues happening all in a few months time when I had the universal joint replaced at Prevost. Digging through my foggy memory cells, I thing the vibration may have been more pronounced after the universal joint service. How do I check and resolve this if it is an issue.
Chuck
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Good catch!
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Talk about resurrecting a thread, or do like I did, get your own.
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Beautiful picture of a beautiful coach.