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I put windows in the 1000sf race shop, total of five on three sides. Regret doing it, lost wall space to put stuff.
If you do put windows in, use PVC boards (probably white) for jams and sills. Make sure the sills tilts down a few degrees. No painting. If they get wet from condensation or rain from a window left open, no rotting.
If you put windows in, put an outlet in both jams. Then a shelf. Great place for a radio, cordless tool battery chargers, smart/flip phone chargers, or AMB transponder Charger.
The thinnest steel Dura-Panel is great for walls and ceiling.
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reverse osmosis system? My ro system waste water used to be plumbed into holding tank.
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Works just as easy as Tom’s video shows.
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What are other people doing for running pressure monitors on the dual wheels?
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Buddy, I have the dark glasses and I leave the white cane laying across the dashboard visible through the windshield. It’s kind of funny how that clears the road in front of me when I drive the bus.
I know better than to expect big bucks from Prevost owners because all their money has gone to pay for Lifeline batteries, Pressure Pro, and the ETLC bill.
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Jon , I know of one situation the auto start is a must . When we are at a campground in the summer and we need to leave the coach with our dog inside . We will only leave one unit running , but you just never know when a campground will lose power .
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Back in 04 Dave Matthews Band dumped their tanks while crossing Kinzie Street Bridge over the Chicago River. Sheet landed on tourists in a boat below.
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With the exception, of course, of Liberty owners whose effluent has already been processed into a harmless, clear waterlike substance infused with rose petals.
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Larger … as in lower to the road surface!
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I’ve owned 3 Prevost’s, all had Centramatics installed on all axles.
If the tire has been mounted correctly by your tire shop the Centramatic will balance it perfect from that point.
Arrow points to the raised piece of rubber which is the installer guide line…which assures tire is centered on rim.
If ring is not centered then this tire has been incorrectly mounted . Centramatic are designed to handle balance each time the tire rotates with accurate in-balance results for the life of tire.
Picture #2 below shows what happens when a wheel weight leaves the rim for some reason while in balance service. This picture is from my XL-II when the wheel was removed on tag axle. My balance weight stuck in foam panel after leaving the tag wheel, picture shows it was a glue on which was not installed properly.
Centramatics or any balance ring eliminate any and all chances of a unbalanced tire and rim and no valve stem problems using beads. Jon, will not disappoint me after reading this in the price difference….beads vs Centramatics.
Go to video on Centramatic, web address is hot;
http://centramatic.com/Home.aspx
With no experience service or pricing of Balance Masters, it appears it’s an competitive product of tire balance rings.
AL
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Chuck, as someone stated earlier, if you shift down to first gear going 70 MPH, the only thing that will happen is the transmission will shift to 5th gear, and won’t shift to a lower gear until it is safe for the engine to do so.
When I first joined this forum, I found it to be a godsend of Prevost information. Jon in particular has a wealth of knowledge of everything Prevost. It was disappointing during our previous discussions on the use of the Jake brake to see Jon not only perpetuating the erroneous assertion that you can never exceed 2,100 RPM on the series 60 Detroit Diesel (DD), but also refusing to get the facts from the source, namely Detroit Diesel. The 2,100 RPM limit has been debunked in previous posts. There are three RPM limits for the Detroit Diesel. The manual states maximum allowable RPM is 2,100. On the side of the engine it states the NL (no load) limit is 2,250 RPM, and the DD manual lists the never exceed RPM as 2,500. The never exceed RPM for those of us who know engines, is known as the redline. Since the 2,100 RPM limit is obviously not the maximum in all circumstances, it is obviously the maximum RPM limit while under power. The 2,500 RPM (never exceed) speed is programmed into the engine/transmission computer to prevent the engine from overspeeding. Even Jon said in a previous post that if you allow the engine to get to 2,500 RPM while using the Jake brake, the transmission will upshift to the next higher gear. Why do you think this is? Well, it is because the transmission was programmed this way to protect the engine. If you choose to believe that the engineers programming the DD/Allison combination are a bunch of idiots who had no idea what they were doing, that is your business, but how many of you feel that way about the car/truck you drive every day?
If you choose to use a 2,100 RPM limit while using the Jake, again, that is your business, but rest assured there is no reason not to go up to 2,500 RPM while on the Jake. The higher RPM will give you a significant increase in braking power.
I do not know what the corresponding limits on the Volvo engine/transmission are, but rest assured they are properly programmed to ensure engine RPM limits will not be exceeded. Anyone who believes DD/Allison/Prevost would allow an $800,000 shell with a $1,500,000 conversion to have an operator blow the engine by shifting down too far, has to be a special kind of stupid!
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Let’s understand two things about my comments on a retarder.
First, if as a driver you want to use the retarder in such a way as to push it to its maximum temps it has been programmed to shut down or derate the retarder so it will not exceed the limit, which I think is 300 degrees.
But I know heat is the enemy of our drive train so I personally will manage my use of the retarder to limit the temperature to 230. That is an arbitrary choice based on the fact it is marked on the gauge, it is below a 250 degree limit for oil temp that was on my plane, and because keeping transmission fluid temps low it probably reduces potential damage to the Transynd.
So I adapted to a retarder equipped coach, having come from a Jake equipped one. First, I descend hills in the same gear I climbed the uphill portion. I use the retarder as required to keep the speed downhill below my target speed, and if the retarder was unable to keep speed from building I used the brakes to bring the coach speed to about 10 below my target speed. Then let the retarder do what it was supposed to while selecting a retarder setting that would keep my temp at or below my arbitrary 230 degrees.
I have easily descended long 6 to 8 percent grades in 4th gear which has a top speed at 2100 of 55 MPH. With the correct setting of the retarder force, usually the 2nd or 3rd position and occasional hard braking to get down to 45 MPH I easily stayed below my max temp. I am not intimidated by trucks following me and will not race downhill for anyone.
A jake as I had in a previous coach was not as effective as my retarder, but either one was very valuable on a coach.
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Hi Rodger, sorry for the late response.
I’m glad that you found a cleaning process that works for you. I think the material on my ceiling is a plastic laminate of some sort. Liberty calls the material “Alook”. I’m told the company that made is no longer in business. I was having problems cleaning the ceiling by the stove because of the residue from cooking. So that’s why I resorted to using the car wax on the whole ceiling. I have to clean it about two times a year, not too bad but still a pain to do!
Fred
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I should mention if you are in the coach when you realize there is a fire, GET OUT!
When we had the fire we were traveling with Di’s sister and her son. As soon as I got pulled over I was very lucky because the first time I hit the buttons the floor slide and the door lock stayed where they were. I hit the buttons a second time and fortunately the floor slide opened and the door lock released. Immediately after that the entire electrical system failed.
I jumped out to determine what was going on, having grabbed an extinguisher on my way down the steps. I used it (to no avail) and realized the two women were still in the coach. Only after I yelled at them to get out did they move. They had the deer in the headlights look and had been frozen in place.
I made the mistake as I was getting out of the coach in assuming that leaving a burning bus was an obvious requirement and never thought anyone would be so frozen in panic that they would have remained.
This is serious. Review what you have to do before you are faced with the real thing. The very first thing to do is get to safety, and then after thinking about the situation take the next steps. It might seem unimportant to review what to do in emergencies, but if you do not it could compromise safety. Make sure everyone knows where the fire extinguishers are. Make sure everyone knows to get safe before determining the next step. Make sure everyone knows how to get out of the coach if the door is jammed or cannot open. Make sure everyone knows it is OK to break or kick out windows if needed.
Buses can be replaced.
As a footnote my nephew and I used every fire extinguisher, plus several truckers used their, but only after we kept throwing water collected in pots by draining the water tank did we get everything cooled down enough to extinguish the fire. The fire department arrived about 15 minutes after we got the fire out. Had we not been successful the entire bus would have been consumed in flames. As it turned out there was not only no interior damage, there was not even an odor of the fire inside the coach. When it was towed to Prevost Jacksonville and we plugged into shore power 100% of the house 120V electrical system worked. We had no DC power at all, but everything else worked.
Nine months and $82,000 (2004 dollars) later the coach was back on the road.
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So Jon:
Is it safe to say you will not be running out to buy a coach with EGR and DEF ?
LOL
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