John
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Rod,
The fuel consumption comparison would be negligible. The choice of
17.5 vs 20 is determined by the converter based on AC loads, such
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thank you! I’m going to try this fix this week and will let you know. I appreciate the replys and info!
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Your on Hector, I’ll provide the beverages.
Have you been to the Locks yet? Big fun watching the ships go through.
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repoer
Do they show one on a Prevost? Most I have seen are on plastic coaches and they have a different frame structure to attach the hitch to not the engine cradle.
I saw one Prevost with one and the owner was a Bus Converter and he ran steel square tubes all the way back past the engine.
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All good points by Jon, air system moisture is the enemy for sure. Jon mentioned a filter downstream of the aux compressor and since I’m just finishing up some updated aux work, here’s a pic for those that aren’t familiar. The line with the red valve is shop air for leak testing.
When I did my air bags last winter, I installed a drain lanyard on the wet tank and I drain it often. With the bus running, every time I stop, I pull the lanyard. Not to be confused with Jon pulling his finger!
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Jon & Mark
A couple of additional facts. We bought this coach last August in Marion, Ohio. We only had one trip in it, around Thanksgiving to Raleigh and return. No trailer and it ran just fine. We received very few manuals and just a few receipts. So in June before we left on this trip everything was serviced at the Prevost repair and modifcation center there. I am not sure if the coolant was checked as I don’t remember the technician asking me for the key to the coolant door. Of course he may have a key if one type fits all. So when the coolant turned up 3 gallons short I was afraid that something serious was wrong. There was no drips from anywhere and the oil was just fine. So I expect that the system needed burping.
I have looked at the fan and it is not a thermal couple type. 32.5″ diameter metal fan with 8 blades and you can not cause it to slip by trying to rotate the fan when it is stopped. The shroud does have a small amount of the left side, about 17″ by 1.5″ to 2″ of the part that partially covers the fan, broken off. That certainly can effect the efficiency of the fan. I have located a replacement shroud. Will take the radiator out and have Rowland Radiator in Spartanburg check it out. Even if I have to have it recored or get a new one, I would like to know the condition of the current one.
Jon, did you talk to my wife? She thinks that 70 is to fast also. She even reads the signs for me, like slow curve, 45 or 55. Even the speed limit changes except for the 70. Those 18 wheelers must think it is great as I get passed frequently.
Aloha
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Gil,
I don’t think 12v would hold up well in the bus world. Aux air is an
absolute necessity for many of us due to air toilets, pocket doors, dump
valves, bed lifts, etc.
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The alternator you are referring to is a Niehoff alternator. They are an excellent product from experience, and can be found at http://www.ceniehoff.com. They should have a product that should drop right in.
Fred Sage
’01 CC Magna
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Remember the old saying Charles, just for the Liberty crowd, chrome don’t get ya home!
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Maybe in Indy you can help me adjust the amps on my charger. I think it is 25. When I asked Troy he just said to turn off one when I am pulling a lot of power, but I would rather adjust how much it pulls.
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I use Wi-Fi when its available from the campground I’m in. Otherwise I use my smartphone as a Mi-Fi router through Verizon Wireless. In Canada I was totally reliant of Wi-Fi given Verizon data rates are far too expensive. Here in Alaska, I have yet to find any Verizon service. Like Canada, we’ve relied on Campground Wi-Fi. In most campgrounds, Wi-Fi has been available.
To help with Wi-Fi reception I use a wireless extender when needed.
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The aluminum label in the engine bay on the electrical box shows the following data:
engine family: PDD 12.7 FZA7
model: 60 12.7L
mfg date: August 1993
unit: 06RO138753
model: 6067GU28
spec: 51-0431From all of this, still couldn’t tell if it is a II or III.
Went to the wiring schematics that came with the bus, and they clearling say II. So I’m going with that for now.
The fuse did fix the cigarette lighter.
You are going to think I was born LAST night! All the light failures were fixed with new bulbs, jeez can it get any simpler!
Tried the jake test while idling at 800 rpm and 1050 rpm. Then it dawned on me that this was an invalid test. When the jake was working, it would shut off below a certain rpm as I coasted to a stop, so it wasn’t going to activate at idle. Still need to drive it.
Waiting for a week day to search for a thermocouple to hopefully fix the pyro gauge.
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Since this is chassis related, I would start with the breakers in the steering bay. I had a 94 Liberty and had problems with wierd things happening to the breakers in the steering bay and found water was getting in during rain or washing. Once I took care of the water leaks, all was well. Just might be something you want to check. If you have power at the breakers, then the dash area and switches need checked for power and ground.
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Some may recall that my coach developed The Leans after I arrived at a park on the southern coast of Oregon. Jon kindly coached me through the diagnosis and suggested a stop-gap. He provided a wonderful white paper on the subject of fixing such problems. And Hector’s course material on the suspension system had been medicinal for my initial confusion.
The upshot was a fine workaround: simply turning the key and letting the coach re-level itself every other day, with the intention of getting the problem fixed at the first opportunity.
After a month or so of workaround, I left that park and drove an hour north to a park slightly more inland. Once parked, I noticed that the coach was a little high on the side with the lean. “Great, rather than level it I’ll just leave it like this and that side will gradually come down.”
But it never did.
I spent 5 days at that fun-house angle, then drove a couple hours north to my current location. I’m in the nice warm Willamette Valley. I decided to level the coach when I arrived. That was two weeks ago and the bubble is still perfectly within the circle. Not even a smidgeon to the left/right/up/down.
Thank goodness for angels like Jon and Hector, and also for the leak daemon.
Susan
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Hello Jon,
I am not even a newbie yet. Have been researching, scanning ads and kicking some tires and getting real close to a purchase. We have had several plastic coaches and one steel (older Bluebird) but never my life’s dream of a Prevost.
And what (and how) to tow has been a concern as well. I have used tow dollies and didn’t like them. I towed a Honda Accord wheels down behind the Bluebird and on more than one occasion had to unhook to effect a backup.
And now to the point……. have you seen the http://electrictowhitch.com/ offering? It looks like the answer, but at what risk to the coach? I would be interested in your opinion.
Bill in Tyler, TX (and soon to be Lufkin….)