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Tom, I can no longer remember the name of the park in Pennsylvania, but I can see the site in my head where we were staying when I went to dump my black tank on the Monaco we used to own and one of the ears holding the hose to the outlet on the side of the coach broke off. Because that thing had a plop-and-drop toilet I didn’t get brown water coming out, I had to dodge solid missiles. After the initial shock wore off I had to go around in front of God and everyone and pick up those missiles for disposal and then wash the coach.
Same coach, different trip. The scene is Kentucky, visiting Mammoth Cave. I can also see the site in my head where this happened. It’s time to leave and before I dump the tanks I figure I will fill and flush the black tank for maximum cleaning. What I didn’t think about was the volume already in the tank when I hooked up the water hose and walked away. I came back quickly when Natalie started yelling inside. I had actually filled up the entire tank which then relieved its pressure by bubbling up from the toilet and overflowing down the hall. Park exit was delayed as we mopped up the liquid and poured bleach water randomly around the coach to kill the germs that caused the stink.
So, you are not alone!
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I have made one repair to my headhunter in 10 years…it’s been very reliable.
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The short answer is “their hi pressure switch(400-425psi)” shuts them down due to high outside/road surface temps. The condensors live near the road surface. Cruisairs don’t like that.
On my coach if this happen I would get a code on my SMX control like “HI PS”.
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103,000 some one had been in it prior and changed some rocker arms think they had something out of adjustment.
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Here you go.
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When a 24 volt alternator is charging the batteries it is charging the 24 volt side (I guess that makes me Mr. Obvious), and the equalizer is what is providing the charge to the 12 volt side. That’s the simplest way so a chager can be set to do the same thing.
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I kinda-like the new avator … vintage Prevost, right?
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Did you work on system replacing a check valve ? If so that sounds like the compressor fills a line system sensing pressure and turns off.
Second question …is there an air line bent at a 90 degree angle by mistake ?
It’s really hard to fix or find the fault of an intermit compressor running. My suggestions are a guess.
AL
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Way to geaux guys!!!
Pres
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Im not into spending any extra money than anybody else on here but for about $850 (new unit vs. replacing seals) I could have a new alternator replacing the 18 year old one and wont have to worry about any of it again.
I know one could “what if” every piece and part on a coach until its terrifing to leave home but if it goes out on the road someday, I could have double or triple that in a service call diagnosing, replacing and/or towing the coach only to have a new one put on anyway.
The 50DN is a tank per their reputation but what is the expected life of one?
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my 65 MCI 5a had a front and rear pull drain which we drained every couple days of running.
So on our coaches, older XL’s there are drains front and rear which allow us to drain the tanks manually,
my friends with Liberty and CC , etc, builds have button fired solonoid drains I think.But its in the book I downloaded from somewhere for Le Mirage XL….if I can upload it to the group I will,
but feel free to email and I’ll attach the pdf file to you. It an operators manual, it where the schraider valves, are
and air filters, original little gray coffee filter type unit obsolite. So Prevost put in a Norgren replacement.
SO in steer compartment and rear curbside engine/battery area there are 2 drain points.
Jonathan Fine / Lone Pine, Ca.
“Fool’s Paradise”
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I’m going to guess if the bus gets worked on in the garage the floor won’t look that way for long, but it sure is pretty.
We did a floor like that in our hangar and then found out if we had a little snow under our feet when we walked on it we were going to fall.
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Thanks Don and Jon for your advice and guidance. I am not really educated on fixing engines of any type, but I am not afraid to learn. I can follow directions very well if I understand what I am doing. I know there will be some things I cannot do and will leave it to the pros to fix it, but if I can I will try to do it myself to save money.
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Andy…I’ve salivated over your coach #1207 many times over the past few years. I love everything about it…layout, interior design and colors, the computer work station, the copilot seat which I believes doubles as a salon chair, and so much more. Next time you come down to Aztec, let me know. Yes, I was the one that introduced myself in the office that just landed for the winter. Great coach. Enjoy it. And wipe that grin off your face.
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Here is the story on auto-start settings and Trace SW4024 inverters:
The engineers at Trace engineering actually worked with Lifeline on their suggestions and what parameters would give the most cycle life and useful capacity. What they came up with is the TRUE measure of the energy left in the batteries, varying voltage levels based on time. This way, they account for how “loaded up” the system is and allows for a current reading, in effect, without needing a shunt or current transducer to figure it out.
My suggestion is always to leave the settings at the factory values, provided you have the MC2.2 software chips. If you have the first generation, then here is the way it goes:
24 hours at 24.6v
2 hours at 23.6v
15 mins at 22.6v
30 seconds at 21.8v
If you have a newer style Aqua Hot with the low voltage cutout feature, you may want to bump up the 30 second voltage to 22 instead of 21.8, so that your unit won’t kick off on low voltage before the gen starts and the inverters start to recharge the batteries.
With lithium ion batteries, the game is completely different, because most of the chemistries used have a relatively flat voltage curve. These are best set up by the battery monitor system (BMS) to initiate charge as needed. Contact your battery manufacturer for the best practice based on what chemistry the batteries are made of.
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