Jeff
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Well said Colt. I share your feelings and hope to be able to have the right answer someday. I believe the forum still has quality information, but Tom and Jon were/are special and their knowledge and willingness to help seemed to have no limits.
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Great news! Amazing how challenging locating the issue can be.
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Thanks for the heads-up on the 5-port manifold. Before I take off the old one, I’ll be sure to identify any existing 12v actuators.
I did get the bus jacked up a bit more today and got the right side wheels off. If you’ve not had the pleasure of using the Milwaukee M18 fuel 1″ D-handle extended anvil impact gun, well I highly recommend it 🙂 What a joy to use such a competent tool to bust off all the lug nuts.
It was getting dark after I got the right side wheels off, so I did not get to closely inspect the bags or get to the left side. I guess it does not matter because they are coming off anyway. Early tomorrow morning I’ll remove the wheels on the left, and all my other parts should be here tomorrow. Prevost shipped overnight from three different locations, so Fedex charges might be breathtaking! Whatever the cost is, it’s less than the pain of a downed coach on our way across the country for our annual Huntington Beach Christmas trip.
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I have 4 Lifeline 8D batteries when I bought bus 7 years ago it had the Lifelines for about a year in it, and also had Xantrex Heart inverter and always had it plugged in at the house, a year later I installed 2 new Magnum 2812 inverters and again I leave plugged 24-7, but I always turn off charger on 1 of the inverters while stored at home. I do that because the Magnum’s go in to full charge mode during the cycles I think they go to 13.8 or 13.4 then shut off till like 12.8 I may be off a little but they vary the batteries with both chargers they won’t sink up together and won’t vary voltage. Last motor home was a Foretravel with 1 Heart inverter and 4 6 volt golf cart batteries and batteries lasted for 5 or so years.
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Art:
Your reply “I have decided that’s good enough” reminds me of my father in laws saying – “Good enough for the guy that lives here” LOL
Chuck
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Most coaches are setup such that running the generator will disconnect shore power entirely.
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Bill:
We may have been separated at birth!
I have a theory that the Cruisair condenser units could be relocated to the roof to avail themselves of air flow there – although still not as good as sea water. Been looking for the past few years for a nonfunctioning Cruisair unit to take the guts out of and reinstall those items into an existing roof A/C box to test my theory that all would fit nicely. These days flexible set lines are readily available to extend/relocate the coolant lines and if brazing the connections are a problem, there are now very good press to fit A/C line connectors. Have used them for some years now and they are very easy to use – and don’t leak. Connections to the SMX would be only a matter of running wire and so then with new set lines and wiring, the existing evaporators could be used in their existing locations. And no holes in ceiling would be necessary. If that would pan out there are a number of possibilities the most appealing of which, to me, would be a combo of new roof A/Cs and roof mounted Cruisairs. Hard to beat the blast of cold air from modern roof A/C units if that should be needed but I like the somewhat quieter Cruisair set up.
Problem I have run into is that I can’t get anybody to part with even nonfunctioning old Cruisairs. I will pay the shipping if anybody wants to contribute!
The late Rick Adams and I had numerous conversations about all this. He spent a lot of money to rejigger the condensing unit with custom made parts. If the existing components could be relocated to the roof, that should be more cost effective – much. And then, if they need to be worked on one would only need to climb onto the roof rather than slither into the belly of the bus where even if you can get to it, the unit can’t be worked on there. Ask me how I know.
This is the kind of dreaming my longsuffering wife has put up with for years.
Mike
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After talking to my Mechanic Friend again , His Friend and His Dad has a business, North Califorkia , and several 2006/2008 International trucks (over 26,000 lbs.) bought new years ago and DOT says they can’t tag/Register them unless they put in a 2010 ot later engine’s in them. Dot approved and checked. Rule came into being Jan 1 2023. Same with their smaller Pickups from 14001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. Few exceptions apply. Don’t know about the Older 2 Strokes. Probably hammer them also.
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It uses air like it normally would pulling from the Aux supply. If my tank was at zero i wouldn’t have any leveling going on but i would not be at zero because my aux compressor would have kicked in at like 100 PSI. My Aux compressor is only turned on and off whether or not I have air pressure in between 100 and 120 psi. If my aux compressor is off and the engine is off, the Auto Level will do what it can with the air supply it has. The front is where folks usually need higher PSI to lift the front end up.
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I have dealt with these guys a few time, Excellent pricing and great customer service. Much cheaper than purchasing direct from Powertech and very knowledgeable.
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Why is 200K miles the only negative? On that age coach, that is a great thing!
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The original aux air compressor was a Jun-Aire located where your current one is.
The HWH leveling, when in the level mode, comes on on a internal timer check for level and makes adjustments as needed to re level if needed. Then goes back to sleep until the next wake up comes. It uses air from the aux system to add air if needed.
The one below the driver may have been for a toilet that was removed.
Hope this helps.