Glenn
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Almost the same setup as the Vantare H except we had 8 batteries with the posts between the 12V bank and the 24V bank. Looks good Tom !!
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Mark, my batteries are just a few years old and really dirty too, not abover the tires but in bay two, but Marathon installs a large vent tube from the bay door to vent gasses, but I guess this allows a lot of dirt in too. Gonna clean mine up this weekend…happily found my temp sensors were installed!
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Why would Marathon (or any converter) not make that area completely closed off from the tires?
I hope our new Liberty has a clean area for the batteries.
BTW, you have a beautiful paint job.
Mark
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The only downside is the batteries get nasty from road dirt. I found the temp sensors not installed.
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Allison tech told me that there are no codes for a “do not shift” lite. The reason for the lite could be high RPMs or anything that the buyer of the coach wanted to trip the warning.
I did after many phone calls get someone from Allison to tell me to disconnect the battery terminals and wait for 5 minutes. I did that and the warning light was turned off and I was able to put into gear and drive away. The battery disconnect must have erased the memory.
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Regaurdless of previous post, Tom and Nancy feed me well, as for the chrome wheels, now I am going to have to tint my windows darker or not park next to other XL’s cause the reflection is justs too much. When I came into Jeff’s place he had to put on sun glasses.
Thanks Tom
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Paul,
Contact Jeff, he’s your best bet. I just did this a week ago, you can expect the 365 Michelins to run you 6300 + 348 FET + Sales Tax + 50 per Tire or about 7350 that you will get billed direct from Michelin. You will also have mounting fee’s from the tire company. As Hish said, the wheels will run you 4900 each. You will then have parts and labor from Jeff.
Prevost does NOT participate in the Advantage Program. It’s worth every penny to go to the big tires.
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Me too, I started reading thinking the worst!
Phew…..
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Depending on your setup you MAY have to have the ignition on to get valid voltage readings from the Vannar.
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Paul
I converted ours in May I paid 583.. for each tire plus excess and sales tax. The wheels are about 490. ea
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That photo where you stated that the red wire “looks like it got hot” is a big red flag. If the black stuff is actually heat degradation, I would peel off the red heat shrink and have a look. It only takes a little contact resistance to create heat and heat on this particular connector is very bad since it will travel into the breaker and cause it to trip.
These cables never run hot when the connections are good. Those black marks coming from around the heat shrink made me do an immediate double-take. You really need to confirm that the lug to cable crimp connection is good. If you’ve changed the relay then things may be alright for a while, since you’ve twisted the lug a bit in taking it off and putting it back on. I would drive for a hundred miles or so and then put my finger on it. If its hot then you still have a problem.
-fred
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Here’s a couple of additional pics.
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Thanks, Fred. I’m glad you had a relatively simple fix, and it was an interesting read.
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thanks Diane , so there is no issue using US power supply! I spoke to Ben at Coachworx and he pointed out it operates at 50 hertz which isn’t exactly compatible ( I think ) with US power supply. He said if there was a problem it would manifest itself in the controls or timer not working exactly right.
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The main red wire coming off house goes to the SLA fuse/relay mounted on the roof of engine compartment
I have not checked the red wire closely where it meets this fuse, it kinda looks like it has got hot, but it is more like some grunge build up…
Close up of the relay that tests open:
Finally against the back wall is another relay that as Jon points out is probably for the Marathon installed option to “jump start” the chassis batteries if they are dead off the coach house bank. This one tests open too, which makes sense as the “jump start” button is not selected on the dash panel.
