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One thing is for sure, whoever buys your bus is very fortunate indeed. Jim and Chris have been a help to me almost from the day I bought my bus (thanks for the introduction Jon). They suffered through my stupid questions and always said “Don’t hesitate to call if we can help” and they meant it!
To say they know a lot about the workings of a bus is to say “God didn’t make little green apples and it don’t rain In Indianapolis in the summertime”! Hey there could be a song in that somewhere? My point is, if you want that style of bus I doubt there are many who have taken better care of a bus than they have!
This is no paid political announcement, this is just the facts!!! Thanks for your help and friendship, you’re the best…
Harry
Jeff and Lindsay
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Hi Bill,
Common with your era generator. If you ran it with little load for a while or your service is overdue it will smoke more.
On my 07 it took 24 hours on a load machine to clean it out.
All you can do is run everything you have for a few hours, change oil if your close and change out the fuel pump. You can get the fuel pump at Napa for about 130 bucks.
It’s hard to run them at full load because you rarely need to and they build up soot and smoke.
Once I finally got mine clean I serviced every 150 hours and changed fuel pump every 3rd service which was every year and a half to control it.
Later
bv
Jeff and Lindsay
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Call Chris at Marathon John, I know nothing about that gizmo.
Jeff and Lindsay
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Art, do you know if they have a rebuild kit for other models? Mine is a Blackhawk. -Ron
Jeff and Lindsay
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WOW!!!!
When I said it was a shot in the dark … it really was. Glad that worked.
I put Nationwide Traveler on the PC map last year after they found a leak in our OTR system (copper line in the condenser bay had come loose from the wall, vibrated, and the sight glass got a little loose in its tee).
I think they are running seven or eight Prevost coaches, they’ve been running them since the 6V and 8V days, do all their own maintenance, take in maintenance from a number of other Prevost operators in NE and eastern Wisconsin. If you have any kind of a chassis or drive train problem near them, that’s where I would go.
I’m comfortable enough with their technician that if I had a Cruise-Air problem, and he was willing to tackle it, I’d hook him up with Fred at AAP and see if he could figure it out.
Jeff and Lindsay
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The gray water bypass on our 99 XLV Elegant Lady appear to be operated by air. Our valve is on the driver’s side of the water bay next to the waste tank.
Maybe the air valve is stuck or there isn’t enough air pressure in the system. That’s happened to the dump valve for our fresh water tank a few times. Aux compressor on? If you can see it, you might be able to “pull” it shut.
Word of warning!!!! If the valve is stuck and there is any amount of pressure in the line and you unstick the valve with your fingers IT WILL slam shut against anything that happens to be in the mechanism … including your fingers. Ask me how I know.
Keep us posted.
Jeff and Lindsay
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Playing the odds. What is the chance that would ever happen again?
Jeff and Lindsay
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Thanks, Tom. I already have the Prevost pneumatic diagram for my coach. I was most interested in the color diagrams offered in Jon’s document. Unfortunately, when I print the document the words and legend run together making it almost impossible to read. I am not sure if it is my computer/printer or the font used in the diagrams. See attached from page 3 of Jon’s document.
Jeff and Lindsay
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We are in Petoskey for the next 3 nights. Knowing we would not be welcome at Hearthside or Petoskey RV resort (too old!) we are staying at the city campground. What a great site. $30/night and our view out the front window is nothing but Lake Michigan! Such a great site we added an additional night to our 2 night stay. OK, only 30 amp but it’s never going to top the mid-70’s so we will not run any A/C until bedtime to keep Momma cool!
If anyone is interested, see if you can get site 35 which is a pull through with no one in front of you. Awesome!
Jeff and Lindsay
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Jim,
That is impressive information. A little creepy, but impressive.
Jeff and Lindsay
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I’ve also primed the water pump.
Jeff and Lindsay
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I am interested
Jeff and Lindsay
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My bus has kind of been in a few pieces this past week so I cannot claim to have been anywhere near anywhere.
It could have been Tom, but his toad this trip would have been an armored car. I think he said he is bringing me some dues money. At least I think that is what he said.
Jeff and Lindsay
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Thanks Jon! Will do
Jeff and Lindsay
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You want a hill Liam? Come visit my driveway.
Jeff and Lindsay
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