JIM
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GASP! That new (used) Liberty has fogged windows? Tell me it ain’t so…
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Is there a coach owner (on social security or not) that has not had to make use of a ladder to service or clean or inspect something on their coach?
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Why don’t you just try a new battery just any battery you know is good ,,, un hook the wires from the gen battery and run jumper cables from your auto battery to the gen batterys cables and see if that solves the problum , if it dose you may assume the battery was bad . Soluition tow your auto and run some long cables from the gen cables to your auto or buy a new battery.
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What is very important right now is for you to prevent further damage and to make certain your entire air system works as designed. The coach is built with a number of protections so any catastrophic air system failure does not take away all of your braking and lock up the spring brakes. To do that from beginning to end the coach has various valves. Not a single one has to function as intended for you to use the coach normally, but when something goes wrong such as a serious air leak you will rely on those protections so you don’t find yourself in the fast lane somewhere with the brakes locked up.
As a general comment I find the generic components used in the pneumatic system to be relatively cheap and readily available. Almost all the valves for example, such as relay valves are Bendix valves that any truck supply house or Prevost has in stock.
One comment………never ever get under your coach unless it is supported at the chassis support points. This is especially true if you are working on the pneumatic system which includes the suspension. Hydraulic jacks are not safe because they too can fail. Make sure the support is strong and adequate for the weight involved.
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I bought my coach from Prevost in Jacksonville. It was a one owner. Prevost couldn’t find the service records or wasn’t sure if they had got them from the previous owner. So I called the previous owner and they said they had traded 3 coaches and sent all service records with them when they bought 3 new coaches. Oh well, Guess I’ll never know what has or hasn’t been done to my coach. Explain’s why my coach is just sitting idle jacked up with a major air system problem. Turns out the wet tank had never been drained or the AD 2 dryer serviced and I believe the water and sludge in the wet tank got into all the rest of the the air system. Can Prevost help me get the records on this motorcoach?
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Touche!
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Hi Gil, when I took the motor apart the brushes were a little worn but still plenty left to burn. It was dirty inside so I cleaned it up and tested it. The motor seems to work fine now.
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We are booked for Seveirville!
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Thanks Jon. I will keep an eye out for a set. Never know what you might find lying around!!! 🙂
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Fred If you shut all breakers off that go to the inverter that you shut off aren’t you accomplishing the same thing? Rick
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I purchased the Pressure Pro system about the time I started this thread. I installed it and it is working good so far. I have travelled about 3000 miles since then.
The first few trips I was checking the pressures manually as usual just to double check. Now I pull of two or three monitors and check those tires to make sure the monitoring system matches the manual guage. I am not sure it is a good thing to become too comfortable with the monitoring system but so far so good.
DKO
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Gil, I had fuel and fresh water 100% full. I stopped by the new State Police barracks to ask if they do portable scale weights and they said “yes” if you are commercial, but if you are private “then we would have to do it for everyone!” Gee, we wouldn’t want EVERYONE being safe as they hurtle down the highway! And this was hagerstown where every teenager at a check-out counter calls me honey or sweety 😉
Thanks everyone – and someone steal a scale and bring to the next rally!
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Jon, I was with you until you got to the medical part. The bad thing is about tying tubes you ARE on the hook if she gets knocked up later. They sue you under the heading of “wrongful life”!
Also, I probably wasn’t clear in my earlier post. While I totally get your point, mine was based on the assumption that if the delamination was going to show up, it showed up relatively soon. Since mine is almost 9 years old I would think it would have happened by now if it was going to.
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Also right across the road from the knife works is a zip line that runs across the river , and also they have a speed boat that turns flips in the river you can ride. I would suggest a wee dram before doing this! Gary