joel
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When I gutted my 1984 Liberty, I was amazed at how creative they got in adding fasteners in places that seemed (and in some cases even were) totally inaccessible. Are there any trim pieces, hinges, shelves, etc. in the the adjacent spaces that a screw head could be hiding behind? I would expect one or more screws to be coming into the side of something that big.
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It depends upon where in NC you are. With I-95 burned out I would go 77 to 81 for a large part of the trip. Then 78 to 95 to 87. You will get the idea from there as the parkways and interstates seem to entwine but it will get you there.
Look at Google Maps and then add Hagerstown, MD as a stop.
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Not so bad
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Liberty house electrical system is second bay, driver’s side.
Chassis is under driver’s side window and above engine.
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Joel made me think of something. If you’ve converted your incandescent ceiling lights to LED the dimmer on pad that’s immediately behind the driver’s seat doesn’t work well with most LED lights. The dimmer needs to be turn full up for the LED ceiling lights to work. Someone might have inadvertently futzed with the dimmer and which could have rendered the ceiling lights inoperable.
Otherwise, the advice and counsel you’re getting from Jon W is exactly what I would do … but I have yet to do it in our Elegant Lady coach.
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Contact Dan Jordan at Royale Phoenix in Elkhardt, Indiana.
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Thanks Dan!
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Not certain, but I believe the pin will press out.
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I don’t think you can control Furnace from it And they look cheap on a bus, Most of the Brisk go on trailers
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cam is perfect along with all other rollers.
Just wondering if this is because former owner did not drive coach much and first valve- maybe started up dry too many times?
New steel roller should be here today. not sure if I can drill out the small pin that secures roller to arm.
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Good idea on the blockheater.
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There are so many place the air leaks out. When I left Florida this year, my coach would go about 12 hours before the auxiliary Air compressor would kick on. In August, it would kick on every 20 minutes. So, upon my soapy water inspection, I found two fittings leaking in the front compartment under the driver’s seat, the valve for the gray water bypass and the drains on the auxiliary tank, the other front tank and the small tank for the front left airbag. I’m up to 6 hours now between cycles, and still searching!! It’s a never ending cycle of air leaks. The push on connections are usually the culprits along with failing valves.
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Even if Dana’s comments do not persuade you to rethink your needs, consider that your problem is not the 15,000# weight limit. The tongue weight limit, if exceeded has the ability to severely damage the rear structure of the coach.
You have to insure you never exceed that weight limit by weighing the trailer tongue weight, and then any time you change vehicles or placement of them you reweigh it. If you have a trailer, and it has any space remaining it tends to get loaded with more stuff so it does not take long before you drag around a lot of stuff because you can.
The tongue weight limit is specific about how far from the bus bumper the hitch is so if the ball on the hitch is a few inches beyond that specified the tongue weight is reduced proportionately so you have to take a lot of these factors into consideration.
Our coaches do quite well pulling excessive loads, but poorly handling excessive tongue weights. For that reason the absolute worst coach to buy is one that has had a heavy motorcycle on a carrier using the engine cradle for support, just like a coach pulling a trailer with excessive tongue weights.
The damage is often hidden when the limits are ignored. The engine cradle is cantilevered from the rear axle structured and supported with structural members extending downward from above. Those members doing a lot of the work of supporting the load were never really intended to carry more weight than the engine. They are sandwiched between the chassis outer skin and the coach interior, out of sight and not easily accessed. If they fail Prevost will not repair the damage under any circumstances. Often the only evidence of structural damage is a crack on the rear cap that runs across the top or bottom of the cap.
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Pretty sure your engine is one with old adjusters
Why did you say you were running on 5 cylinders?
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Per Headhunter, with an accumulator tank the only pump requirement is +50 PSI. GPM not an issue.
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