Jeff
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I didn’t know the map thing exisited but I dry camp a lot and know of two really good legal spots in Beverly Hills and NYC that I’m gonna figure out how to post since I now know this stuff is wanted. When I posted my travels in NYC on the old forum I had a number of members say they would never take their coach into New York but I have RV’d there extensivley and never had a problem big enough to stop me from doing it again. I’ll make those two posts now if I can figure out how the maps thing works.
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After reading this entire thread I tried to adjust my chargers higher for dry camping charging and the Trace Remotes top out at 25amps maximum. My coach and Inverters are a 1997. I presuem this is normal but others spoke of going higher so maybe there is anohter setting in the remotes that governs the Battery Charging limits on the number 10 screen ?
I also appear to have an inoperative cooling fan on one of my inverters. Is there a protection circuit on the inverter to shut it down if it overheats ? Other than my noticing the lack of noise I’ve had no signs that the cooling fan may have stopped.
Further, what does it mean when the “A/C 1 Good” light blinks continously which happens sometimes if I’m using a cheater box for shore power. I also do not know what the “A/C 2 Good” light is for and have never seen it come on until recently. I do not have the owners manuals.
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The Blue Water Key entry on the map is mine. I still need to get Becky to do the review part ( just not my thang – as they say).
We stayed there last March, top notch. We stayed on the canal side but would prefer the bay side. Very difficult to get reservation. It is at mile marker 14.2 as I recall on Saddle Bunch Key #3. A bit out of key west but not too bad of a drive. Our lot #2 was fairly close to US1 and when outside you could hear the road noise. Go further towards the gulf/bay if available.
The sites were made for big rigs, no problems getting in or out. The canal side are backin sites, bay side is pull in.
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Hey Jon,
I agree with what you have said completely! Maintenance is very important and records demonstrate more than just the maintenance was done.
I also agree with what you say about mileage but not from the perspective of experience with Prevost Coaches but other equipment that has more commercial origins. The one big selling point for us is the longterm durability. I will keep the mileage issue in the front of my mind as we proceed as well as the maintenance records.
We’re starting to home in on this but we’re a bit removed right now, where are you folks and are you fulltimers?
Jeff
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Corey and all, thanks as just want them to look better but understand the slippery issue and above all, want to keep the wife upright!!!
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Yes, Rudy has worked on mine. Good guy. He was one of the experts that helped me finally diagnose the failure in my AH along with Roger Burke and Lloyd DeGerald from Arkansas. I had Lloyd scheduled to do the change out before I needed to change the plans.
Peter, Please keep me posted on that. If it is a unit that can replace mine and in good condition that would be great.
Davy
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Thanks I will check in the AM
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Peter,
If you are chunking your tires at three years, a truck tire shop will buy them. Pete’s tire shop in Coachella, CA, gave me $50 each for our 6.5 yr. old Michelins (57,000 miles). You might could get more. Your old tires still have good life left for a semi trailer, dump truck, etc.
Safe travels,
Mark
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One thing I should have made clear is the distinction between having features in a coach, and how those features are controlled.
Mr. Mark pointed out how he enjoys having air operated dump valves. That is a feature I enjoy as well because there are times when it is nice to be able to dump the tank without leaving the coach, such as when it is raining out. The distinction however is doing it by means of a switch directly connected to a solenoid valve, or a touch screen that causes the signal to go through multiple layers of electronic devices before delivering the electrical current to the solenoid valve.
I like the fact I can operate the valve from a touch screen. Just like I really appreciate the fact I can operate my TV and all its sources from a touch screen. There is a real convenience to that. But what is the cost going to be as my coach continues to age? Is someone eventually going to be rewiring the systems as Al pointed out?
Are we better off with all of our coach’s features controlled by simple serviceable devices (switches and relays) which need to be serviceable because they really will fail, or are we better off with electronic controls that minimize the numbers of switches, relays, wires, etc but that are not simple service items when they fail?
Amen to the reprogramming anytime a TV is replaced.
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Just a couple of things to watch out for…
Some of the flat screen TVs today have only plastic where they attach to the mount. Check to see if the mounting area is somewhat reinforced. A friend of mine had his TV crack the plastic at the mounting area. He caught it in time before he had to “catch it” literally.
The industrial velcro might be all you need if it actually supports the weight of the TV. What one person did was to fabricate a wood ledge for the TV to sit on when traveling in the stowed position. A piece of wood, covered in material similar to the walls of the bay should be easy to make.
Your project sure looks good.
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Single pane side windows are a permanent fix because the thermopane have a life similar to that of a gnat.
However, we recently were driving on one of those chilly mornings and while my side glass is thermopane, the toll window is not and that small window was fogged over with condensation. I did not have to see through it, but if I did I would have had to wipe it often. If the heat /AC vents can be directed at the window section you need to look through to see the mirror you will be OK.
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Hello Mm,
Couldn’t figure out how to rotate my photo to make it look better, but this is the forward side of the salon slide in a Featherlite coach. The white sheet you are seeing is covering up the sofa, if that gives you a better perspective. We have pulled up all the brass rail and tile in the salon to see what is going on. All of the wood (3/4″ and 1/2″ subfloors) are completely rotten through. We are taking it all the way down to the metal lining in the salon and then will build it back up and replace w/ granite.
Still searching for the cause of leak. Will let everyone know what we find. Could be bad seal when the room is in allowing water to pool under slide floor so customer never saw it. Could be trapezoid window behind driver. Just too many questions at this point. The customers initial complaint was that a tile was “loose” so we popped up the loose tile to check it out. Here is what we found!
Kyle
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Glens, that sounds about normal for a lot of them!
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Kevin,
Spot on about Steve, good people! How’s the racing?
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Here’s a comprehensive page, http://www.mpoweruk.com/life.htm, which sums up the reasoning behind significant decreases in calender life of batteries with increases in ambient temps.