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OK, Jon, maybe we need more automation. I just received this from an acquaintance (was gonna say friend, but we all know I have no friends)
Holiday Safety
Feel free to spread this warning to your friends
Please, take care of yourself out on the roads this holiday season
A recent joint study conducted by the Department of Health and the
Department of Motor Vehicles indicates that 23% of traffic accidents are alcohol relatedThis means that the remaining 77% are caused by a$$holes who drink bottled water, use cell phones while driving, drink Starbucks, soda, juice, energy drinks, and the like
Therefore, beware of those who do not drink alcohol. They cause three times as many accidents
This message is sent to you by Jon as someone who worries about your safety
Happy New Year everyoneBe Safe
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It came in an email from: vanessa@pressurepro.us
Keep us informed. If we get a new to us bus, we will most likely want to install the latest and greatest.
Thanks!
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Andy
With the tech that is out there now I do believe most anything is possible. It will only get better in the days ahead. For someone to say it cant be done makes me hard headed enough to prove that it can be done.
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For any information to help it requires an understanding of how a coach is set up.
I presume small heaters are either plugged into the outlets in which case the power might be coming through the inverters if the generator is not running or the coach is not on shore power. But if the coach has 120V power coming in, then heaters are unlikely to be getting power through inverters.
Each converter does things different than other converters. Some basic design principles are used, but there can be differences to make responses to questions invalid unless the person responding has an understanding of the converter and how the coach was set up.
When asking questions it often helps to add a basic description of the systems to get more accurate responses.
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Whatever hard copies of owner’s manuals I could accumulate I have in the coach. The advantage to me of having paper copies is I can make notes and if I want to have it next to me while I am laying on the kitchen floor I don’t care if it gets a little dirty or I drop a tool on it.
But the vast majority of manuals are not readily available ranging from the Prevost shop manual to manuals covering everything from the disc brake system to Norgrens so I have those bookmarked. Over time I find less need to go to those unless I am getting into something I never encountered.
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Tom…
We are truly saddened to hear of Bill’s passing… you are in our prayersCheers, Larry & Diane
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Thanks Dick. You supplied me with your electrical schematic in a private email to me back in the fall of this year. I will wire the charger according to your diagram…..if it passes the Jeff test then that’s good for me. I will take all precautions removing and installing the new batteries……and label everything and photograph the wiring prior to removal. Thanks…..I will keep all those that are interested as to progress.
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Is your bus equipped with one or two water pumps for house? I have one pump only and carry a complete spare.
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Hi guys,
Just thought I’d let you know that I put 10 gallons of antifreeze/distilled water in the radiator, fired it up and guess what? No leaks noted! And of course a happy dance ensued that I recorded and sent off to dancing with the stars. I found out when it’s 34 degrees outside with both engine doors open and on high idle, you dance!
I did call Jim Lane of ColoradoBus fame for a little information and he was helpful as always. Hey Jon, thanks again for putting me in touch with Jim, he’s been a tremendous help and is a great guy!
When I fired up the bus I saw a light I had not seen before and found it’s the water in the fuel light. I checked the fuel site glass and no water was noted. I also checked to make sure the fuel cap was on tight and it was.
Jeff just put in new filters in October and I haven’t put in new fuel since my last two 40 mile runs, so I don’t understand the light? I remember reading somewhere that rain can cause that to happen and we had a lot of rain yesterday. But I don’t get how rain could do that, do you?
It’s almost like when you buy a 40’ bus stuff happens? Who’d of guessed that?
Harry
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NOTE: The voltages I wrote in this response proved later to be faulty do to user error. Refer to later in the thread for proper voltages.
I am reporting on a partial completion of BDuplan’s suggestions.
Junction block 20 and 69 in the front panel both have 24V with the key on. 20 has no voltage with the key off. 69 still has voltage with the key off. The bus is in neutral and the parking brake is set.
The sensors below, I believe these to be the sensors, show 24V on top with the key on and parking brake set. There is no voltage on bottom with the brake set. They both show no voltage on top or bottom with the key on and the parking brake released.
I had already jumped those sensors at Jeff’s instruction to see if I could cause the parking light to illuminate and the high idle to engage.
I did not complete the rest of the tests yet.
Do my findings show me anything of value yet?
Davy
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More than 15 paces, but ok.
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Jon
our 40 footer came with 365’s on steer and tag ( don’t know why other than last owner wanted them). We don’t seem to feel or hear them as being noisier. But boy howdy are our drive tires noisey. They are Michelin XDN Grip 2’s. Aka snow tires
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The Man that penned “Learning Curve” must have had one of these coaches.
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Mine was doing the same thing. Mounting screws for the fuel pump were loose. Tightened them, no more leaky!
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Liam call “Dinosuar electronics”, they are in Oregon. they make replacement boards for Dometic and Norcold RV refrigerators. They can walk you through troubleshooting it. I have the same Refrig. and they helped me.
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