Jerry
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Definetly a question for Ben C, but given how Vantare uses the batteries and inverters, I think Jon probably already answered it.
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Glenn,
I am not by any means an expert on this but from what I have been told is the house alternator output is determined by usage or draw… We have been in Canada and Alaska for the last 2-3 weeks and not running any roof air or much more than lights and a TV or so and my charging has shown 0…. But as soon as you turn on the roof airs, convection oven it increases… you might also check the connections of the voltage regulator on mine its passenger side near the chassis batteries.
Hope that helps and you get it figured out.
Bill
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Your housing is probably toast. The end where the bearings and seal reside is easily damaged beyond repair when this sort of thing happens. There are some mobile techs that specialize in this type of repair who can re-weld and then turn down to the proper specifications, but since you paid this moron to do the job, make him buy you a new housing and have a shop that knows what they are doing install it.
This is what happens when people take stuff to shops that say they are trained to work on Prevost stuff, and in all reality are not. ANY mechanic who does not pre-lube the housing end parts when doing this work is an idiot who should not be working as a mechanic.
Do not let this moron talk you into just filing it down and shining it up with emery cloth and slap new parts on it and call it good.
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We (myself, Sid, Bearnie) had the opportunity to ride and drive the Emerald while on display in Indio last season a brand new XL-3… 2/s …. drove very smooth and quiet.
The whole concept of Emerald is saving the new buyer $500 K on a new bus. Putting it another way the success of Royal a few years ago. Even today Royal resale is pretty strong, I believe.
If you can get by the fact of no air slide doors, pulling your window blinds up and down by hand, turning your lights off manually, pulling your own sewer hose dump handle, you can get a new bus and build your dream “Bus Barn” and stilll have money left over.
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Brady,
Thanks so much. I lost power at storage without my knowledge for long enough to run the batteries down. That had to be the cause. I’ll try the reset procedure in a few minutes.
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Ha ha…
A penny for their thoughts ???????????????
This is too funny !!
Cheers,
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Gil
I like the setup. How are you keeping the tv mounted to the cabinet ? My current zenith 20 inch is held in place by a screwed in frame. I really don’t want to go into a mounting issue on top of the spaghetti wiring problem I see behind the box.
All I have is a giant hole where the tv sits. I’ll look into moving components and I need to disconnect the current trac star & chase the coaxial wires so I can hook up a Swim to the correct line feeding from the plumbing bay. There has been some activity behind the box & I need to isolate and remove unneeded wires, cables.
In order to not make things complicated I was hoping to find a same sized HDMi tv replacement. The Salon TV is primary and I can live with a smaller one in the BR.
Chip
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Just a thought…..If you recently had an unexpected significant repair on your bus and you are willing to spend a chunk of your life that you will never get back…..read some of the forums on FMCA and then go out and kiss your Prevost ! Geo
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John,
Have you looked at the coaches here on our site? There are 138 for sale including the Royale you’re talking about:
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John, I was in your exact same position last year in our search…..needless to say I was OVERWHELMED!! I started looking at 40′ buses but ruled that out because of storage and the fact we would be living in the coach for 4-5 months each year and as a previous poster said….that extra 5′ is Gold. Other than a few state or national parks I’ve never had an issue getting into spots.
My comment about zeroing out the coach included many more items than I listed……a prevost inspection $750, I wish I found tires for $6K, mine where over $8K (316’s / 365’s) with balancing and installation. New batteries on the coach (4), chassis (2), dedicated generator battery (1). Oil and trans analysis, new belts on EVERYTHING, (along with a set of spare belts) new shocks, new air bags, new norgren valves. Misc push/ pull valves replaced with compression valves, new mother board for aqua hot along with service, genny service, jun-aire filters and service, air system service (prevost) both main and auxiliary, complete chassis service (prevost), fresh water filters, pump filters and service/inspection to the water softner, ….I also paid for a PDI of all the house systems which uncovered items I might not have found for some time…. I’m sure I’m forgetting a few things.
My Royale did have “adequate” service records but I decided when I began this journey if I was buying an 8+ year old coach I built the zero out process in my budget (thanks to the folks who recommended it here) for peace of mind and to hopefully eliminate the bulk of issues that may come up on an older coach. Not all but MOST.
I too called the guys at Royale Phoenix when I narrowed it down to 2 Royale’s…they knew both coaches and discussed with me all the maintenance THEY knew was done on each coach. They also had all the schematics on my coach.
I’m a big believer in maintenance records. On my previous 6 coaches, I kept impecable records from the day I drove the new rigs off the dealer lot (I bought them all new). When it came time to sell, the buyers all said they chose my coach because A. they liked it and the layout and B. because it was obvious that I had a paper trail for all maintenance, punch list items and visits to the dealer for minor fixes. Did it get me more $$, probably not but it did make for a quick sale once I found the buyer looking for that type of coach. Having this information in a nice tabed binder is a great sales tool.
As you are probably aware, Royale was built by Monaco Coach. I’m not one of those folks who worry about “orphan” coaches because with our busses there are many, many qualified folks who can work on the house systems AND Royale Phoenix is right in Elkhart. Also, Royale’s are known for their “ease of use and simplicity” which is exactly what I was looking for in my FIRST prevost. The chassis is basically the same no matter what manufacturer converted the house. So a CC or Royale sits on the same skeleton as a Liberty or Marathon just fewer bells and whistles like air doors inside, copper piping vs. pex ect…..bottom line I drove a liberty (older vintage because of price) a marathon, Royale and a country coach. They all drove pretty much the same and so, so much better than my old fiberglass coaches. Good power, silent ride, no rattles inside and the build quality of the house part where great on all the coaches. Even though it can stress you out a bit, enjoy the process of elimination and get what works for you.
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Some XL-IIs, and I don’t have specifics, have exterior side panels that have come loose and leak. There has been two fixes. The first was replacing the adhesive. The second included rivets that were covered by strips, maybe 2″ wide, to hide the rivets.
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I forgot to say I am using it on a IPad II, 3G- Verizon.
Have not tried it on lap top or other tablet.
Jim
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Gil, you are da man…. I couldn’t find it to save my life. Called Marathon today and they are avaiable for the sum of 1200. So I just extended your free membershhip for 3 years.
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If your generator is not producing AC then it will not stay running. I had your problem and it was the Fan motor. It would start working but would quit. turned out the electric fan motor would over heat and quit, then the generator would overheat and quit. replaced the motor on the fan and all good to go.
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Thanks guys,
It is a Vantare installation and there is a circuit breaker but it flashes red/green indicating a thrown breaker. This happens even when the Guest charger is removed from the circuitry. There’s an air compressor on the same breaker. Anyone know where it’s located? I suspect I have an issue there. For the time being the Guest is plugged into the wall and charging away. 🙂