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You hit it right Tom, it was breakfast!You know how you tell someone you’re buying and the person you said it to says they’ll order everything on the menu and smiles? Well Jon didn’t even smile… He just orders ham, ram, lamb, spam, buffalo, beef and bear! With a pheasant to go, how foul!
Look Jon is a good man, a little country, but a good man. I personally believe all this about Jon’s black flip phone is way over broad! 🙂
Harry
Jeff and Lindsay
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Interesting tidbit…
Jeff and Lindsay
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I have no clue why the designers of the coach do what they do, but I can offer a couple of opinions that will be worth every cent you pay to read them.
Our tanks and their drains are in places where they are protected from potential damage. I think it is valuable to not have a lanyard or a drain extension routed in such a way that road hazards can be kicked up and potentially damage or break something due to the critical nature of the air systems.
But as a second thought we do not need to drain tanks as often as one might think. If the air dryer cartridge or dessicant is replaced to a reasonable schedule (I’m on a 2 year schedule based on my coach usage) it is unlikely moisture is ever going to enter the tanks. I drain my tanks every 5000 miles when I am under the coach doing a service and I get nothing from them. I am basically not draining them with the expectation of finding moisture, but as a means of verifying my protection valves and check valves in the system are functioning properly.
What is often overlooked is our coaches have or should have a water trap at the least between the aux compressor and the accessory tank. When the aux compressor runs that trap should be capturing water before it can get into the accessories or the accessory tank. Typically those traps are in the steer compartment and it is not required to get beneath the coach.
Jeff and Lindsay
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That makes sense. Some systems or features take far too much effort to fix or maintain than they are worth or there is time available to trouble shoot.
Jeff and Lindsay
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I’m not sure if your vintage coach has the same type relays as my previous coach but I learned on mine that the octagon base relays in my last coach tended to not handle the load after a while and the resistance across the contacts prevented some of the bay doors to not lock or to not fully engage the lock.
They were relatively cheap so at the first sign of an issue I would just replace them.
That might be a good starting point unless the relays have been changed to relays more capable of handling the load of the door lock mechanism.
Jeff and Lindsay
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Tim,
Pulling that relay only effects the warning light and not the lock feature?
Jeff and Lindsay
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Jim,
I saw you going by… you looked great. We had been at Bella Terra with the troops.
Behind you by about ten minutes, there were three new H3 – 45’s heading East…
All looked great.
Pres
Jeff and Lindsay
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What does your current set-up look like? I am working on a 4 chair / table set-up myself and would like to see how yours was set up. Were the chairs fastened down or were they like a home dining set.
thanks
gregJeff and Lindsay
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Aww you are too sweet! He better keep me around. I bring so much joy to the place..haha! 😉
Jeff and Lindsay
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When I bought my bus, I knew the chassis batteries were bad and I had to use the “jump” batteries several days until I got to Jeff’s to replace. Nice to know it’s there … just in case.
I’ll have to try shutting off the 12/24v also and see if the genny starts. I have four years on my house batteries (4/13), so I figure I’ll replace them and the gen batt next year, since they’re located next to each other.
Have a great time at Bella Terra, unfortunately we’ll be heading to D.C. for Dr. stuff …
Jeff and Lindsay
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We stay here every june for an Airstream rally we crash! Its a great park!
Jeff and Lindsay
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Very nice upgrade, love the lighter colours .Gil
Jeff and Lindsay
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Re ask the question when you get your coach.
But for those that already have a Prevost this is a generic answer, and when HJ gets his coach we can get specific because of some converter modifications.
The level low system can allow air to enter the air bags under the control of the ride height valves, or you can select to manually add air or exhaust air from the front, left rear or right rear. If you have an automatic leveling feature it has to be disabled and the system put in the manual mode. If air is leaking from a burst air bag on the left rear, put the system in such a position that will not allow air into or out of the portion that leaks. In either of the two good systems, the front or right rear you can add air to raise the coach so you have some ground clearance.
To drive leave it in the manual position but understand that ground clearance is compromised, and your bus at the location of the leak is going to be sitting on the bump stops inside the air bags. There is not going to be any springs so going over bumps is going to be very harsh and may cause damage.
What you have done is closed the air leak off so your system pressures will all be normal but keep in mind your coach cannot be driven like all is OK because it is not.
Jeff and Lindsay
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That is the T bolt used to cage an emergency brake chamber, or in other words, retract the spring to hold the brake “off”.
The Knorr Bremse brakes also have a means of caging them, but that is an integral bolt that is in the end of the brake chamber. The service brakes do not have to be caged.
Jeff and Lindsay
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What did you choose for your coach Jon?
Jeff and Lindsay
91 Marathon XL