Jim
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Thanks Jon. I’m thinking that raising the floor would be a major PITA. The granite flooring would likely have to be cut at where ever the floor extension was installed.
I think I’ll pull up the Prevost illustrated parts catalog in hopes it helps me find a way in or a way to get to the drain. I can only see one drain hose, so I’m wondering if the 2 fan boxes drain top to bottom and then out.
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Fred,
Your experience should be instructional for all of us. I believe the coolant filters which also maintain the SCAs in he coolant have to be changed every six months except when using 600,000 mile coolant. Since they are never intended to last a long time that is not a surprise. I don’t know of any filter that is painted on the inside for corrosion protection.
BTW, my guess is when the coach cooled down you would notice it might need a little more coolant. Just a guess.
Enjoyed our conversations and meeting you this week. Drive safe.
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We did ours through the whole bus in 2009. The original berber carpet was a mess when we bought the bus so we planned, schemed and saved for about a year. I asked questions of everybody that would listen. We went with the engineered hardwood and bought ours from Lumber Liquidators.
I talked to convertors, entertainer bus drivers and owners, flooring installers and contractors. I wanted to know their opinion on installation, wear and any thing else they wanted to tell me.
One person said to float it and one person said to nail it. Neither of these had any experience with putting it in a bus. I found almost 100% consensus to glue down the engineered hardwood with “Bostik’s Best” and after 4 years of rolling every week we have zero loose boards.
It was a big job. Every edge piece was ripped, cut or both. When we removed the carpet we found the center of the bus had been marked on the wood with a chalk line from front to back. It was hard to believe it was still a visible line after 14 years. We worked off that line toward the edges and five long days later we were finished.
We did go with the hand scraped distressed look. When it scratches or dents we use the stain pen on it and never see it again. My wife still loves it.
Davy
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Are you talking about the “Ford” keyless entry/alarm system?
It is highly possible that you have a door switch that is not aligned properly or that is faulty at the inside area of the hinge. I would give that a shot first. -
Full Silver Leaf control system and Ferrari badge. Wow! What powers that one?
Love the Flex…
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Jon, So I’m thinking I either have a faulty gauge or something in line to the gauge that causes it to read the difference. Any ideas?
I am going to adjust the governor down 5 psi today so it will shut off at 120 psi on the primary. Then I should be at normal readings. But my concern is, if the secondary drops 20 psi down to 80 psi before the compressor comes back on I may be to low on the secondary. Worth a try!Thanks!
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I really appreciate all the input from everyone. Yes, it only has 13,000 miles and that has been our concern since we do not know how long it has been since anything was done if at all. It has been looked at by a Detroit Service Center and they did find an oil leak that needed to be repaired but nothing serious. It could be an indication of things to come or not. One of the mechanics thinks its’ a buy with the low mileage but as always there is a 50 50 chance, perhaps one could get lucky for a change or not.
Anyway, I remain confused but will continue to look and perhaps fall back one more year to a 1996 Country Coach with 85K miles.
Once again, thanks to all and if there is anything else anyone can do to help the light come on, let me know.
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Mike,
They should be the same. In fact when the compressor cycles the primary, secondary and aux air systems should all read the same and the compressor should shut off around 120 and cycle back on at a pressure drop of 20 PSI
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I’m not sure all is lost. First, you are buying from a dealer and the dealer should be willing to assure you the coach is as represented. By that I mean you as a buyer should determine if the dealer is selling the coach “as-is” with no assurance everything is correct, or if you are buying a coach the dealer is willing to stand behind, with possible exceptions.
Obviously no money changes hands until you are satisfied the coach is as represented. That might mean you have it taken to the Detroit Allison dealer for a check and then you spend the time necessary in the Lazy Days campground with the dealer operating the coach and all its systems while that also serves as the training you need.
Buying a coach is not like buying a car. There are so many appliances, devices and systems you need to learn and understand that while you are going through all of those with the dealer you are both learning and inspecting. Don’t hesitate to use the articles on this site to help you through the inspection / learning process.
If you do find someone to do an inspection on your behalf you miss out on the hands on experience. And if Steve is the salesman he has a vast knowledge of Prevost conversions and should be able to answer all your questions. Remember one very important thing however. You need to prepare for the inspection because there are so many details you will not know what you don’t know unless you have used something to prepare you for all the questions you should ask and to know what to look for.