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Hey do you guys have a part # for the Dryer filter/cartridge? How ofter are they supposed to be changed and what do they cost? My Prevost DMI showed mine to be pretty new but want to be prepared!
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If you use the white bulbs behind a red lense the light comes out looking pink and not red.
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Drove my bosses new 82 Prevost to south Texas in 1983 to a Pigeon Shoot. He was supposed to come down the next day. Raining when I got there parked on the grass with a few other class A motorhomes. It rained straight down all night and next morning that puppy had sunk about 4 inches into ground. Needless to say I was there a few days waiting on it to dry out enough to move her out. One of the Class A’s was with me “stuck”. There was a dozer there to pull us out and Boss said no way. After second day the Winnie went for it with dozer. Like to have pulled the front end off. Never again if it’s raining with mine.
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After thinking about what you were saying of water running around the lip, I think we’re talking about a leak in the same area. Is there a way to remove that chrome trim and reseal it?
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It does seem pretty certain to me that new shocks helped in handling curves quite a bit. When I first bought my bus a road marked at 55 or 60 MPH that had a curve in it would scare me to death. It felt like I was going to tip over. I even experienced the feeling on interstate curves. I do not drive fast at all but curves had me really slowing down. I am not even talking about a 90 degree turn. Even a long slow curve seemed dangerous.
When I mentioned this to a bus friend he suggested shocks. I replaced the shocks at Prevost Nashville and that tipping over sensation was completely gone. Maybe the old shocks were just so bad that new shocks made this difference. Maybe it was all in my head.
Davy
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John,
A buyer should not focus on problems or potential problems because despite lack of maintenance our coaches are still pretty robust and usually needed service or repairs can be addressed in the purchase price.
Using the skin as an example, some delaminations are evident on XLII coaches, but with an inspection by Prevost along with an indication from Prevost as to how much of the costs they will absorb you and the seller will know if you have to adjust the price of the coach. If no proof of routine service is provided Prevost, Detroit and Allison can give you a reading on the condition of the coach, engine and transmission so you know what if any repairs are needed and that information can also be used to adjust the price if required.
You have to decide if you will begin your maintenance program from where the previous owner’s schedule left off, or if you are unsure service has been done, just do everything (fluids, filters, belts, etc) and then you have a starting point. If you are buying a coach older than about 10 years of age, you can decide if you want to be proactive in a preventive maintenance program by replacing air bags, valves, brake chambers, etc or if you will service them as needed.
In my opinion the priorities for choosing a coach are simple. It must suit your needs. If it is too long or too short or has slides or doesn’t have slides, or has roof airs or OTR or a private toilet or an open floor plan those will be some of the factors that make a coach suitable for you. You must like the colors or decor. Yes you can change the color of the coach and you can redo the interior, but that is expensive so you do have to either get one hell of a discount on price, or you need to buy one you can live with. Then finally you have to evaluate its condition. Keep in mind that some things are repairable, including a bad engine if the price allows. There are some things that are deal breakers regardless of price such as mold and mildew or evidence the coach has had excess weight on the hitch leading to stress cracks. Those are just a couple of examples of things to make you walk away from a coach,
I have learned that with some experience looking at coaches and talking to sellers your gut is amazingly accurate in evaluating a coach. You learn to look at the coach and if you don’t like it you walk away. 5 minutes is about all it takes to know if a coach is one you would like to own. If you like its features, floor plan, how it is equipped, colors and decor then from that point on you get to focus on mechanical condition and even then your gut is a very good early indicator of a coach’s condition.
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That’s
a great reminder for all Michael, I can happen to anyone. I’m always
paranoid about the rear overhang when parking or lowering the bus,
I’ll remember your misfortune, I hope.Glad
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Diane , our replacement connected to the Bose in the same manner as the 2002 plasma. The Bose unit worked perfectly except the scrolling screen in the base unit was blank. Bose no longer did repairs on that age unit but provided their new technology at half price. Someone on ebay also does the repair should you ever have that problem.
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Hey Gil, do they come in copper?????????
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Call Prevost parts in Ft Worth for the engine mini bag check valve. Exactly the one needed for elimination of mini bag leak down.
If it does continue 2 new mini bags could be in your future
Take a look at this section page 10, air leak repair. 63 postings with pictures on repairing this system.
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The label on mine, although a bit hard to read, says 128 oz.
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You guys are making the CC plastic shields seem good by comparison.
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Sorry about sending such a large picture. Sent it from photo bucket. Not sure what I did wrong.
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Had the word Veneer in your first post registered in my brain I wouldn’t have alarmed you about overlapping and cutting both surfaces with a knife. That’s a good approach. Laminates chip. Veneers are real wood so I expect that will be OK.
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On the move today took on fuel in Benson, AZ. I-10 south of Tucson. Pulled into Loves waiting about 5 minutes for my turn at the pump.
Left the drivers seat headed to the pump with my fuel card in hand. Doing the card filling with 138 gallons the total time was 21 minutes. Fuel price $3.72 less 10 cents with PC program.
Sure beats the old days of 45 to 60 minutes at the pump.