[Jonathan]

Jon, maybe he means “high water sensor” and not “switch” ?

Just an observation from KC Missouri where it snowed last night.

[Jonathan]

FYI, I got my renewal from Safeco. It’s an annual policy based off agreed value in North Florida and enclosed was a hefty rate increase. It is based solely off of a company rate increase.

[Jonathan]

Yes, I also have the remotely operated compressor purge valve as well although it is not working consistently right now. I do have a manual valve ahead of it that I am using in the meantime. I could use one of your chimps as well to repair it.

[Jonathan]

For anyone interested the bearing number for the gearbox idler to fan is:

MRC (Skf) 5304CZZ

[Jonathan]

Got numbers off bearing and this AM going to local bearing house

[Jonathan]

Michael,

View the paragraphs in red. We’re sorry that 2000 is may be a game changer for you, but please read the explanation.

Beginning this year with the Oysterfest at Belle Terra and going forward, we will be asking for a modest Rally fee from our members. That fee will be determined prior to the Rally announcement. We will continue to call them No Rally Rally’s because there will be no real structure or itinerary as we have done in the past. This has worked really well, allowing folks to do their own thing, spend time with other members and visit the local area at their leisure.

We think everyone will agree the purpose of our Rally’s is to see old and new friends while spending time together with a common interest in Prevost coaches. The gatherings and under awning good natured bantering is priceless. It’s truly a life style that lasts for years and people become long time friends.

So going forward starting with Bella Terra in April, it will work like this:

1. There will be a sign-up in Rally Information with payment due. As always, cancellations are handled on an individual basis, we know things happen that can’t be predicted.

2. You will still make your campground reservations direct with the campground at a discounted rate. That works best since many want to arrive in the area early or stay after the Rally

Thanks for the support, your due’s dollars at at work…..??

PS – If you already signed up at Bella Terra for your site, you still need to go to Rally Information and signup in PC and pay the fee.

[Jonathan]

My goodness what a pile…….I had to run with the Jacob brake on…..

[Jonathan]

I can’t emphasis enough, especially to new Prevost owner the importance of having a quality, reliable 24volt smart battery charger HARD-WIRED to your chassis batteries.

Liberty installed a 24 volt charger on our coach when it was new in 1999 and even put a dedicated 120volt circuit with its own private circuit breaker on the panel (“BATT CHARGER 24 VOLT”) and 120volt outlet on the ceiling of the curbside engine bay above the chassis batteries. That was a “dumb charger” … turn it on and as I’ve been told it would pound the batteries with juice, potentially damaging them if the charger was left on for a long time after the batteries were fully charged. Jeff Rowe recommended that I remove it and install a “smart charger” which I did.

I have one of the new technology Guest/Marinco 12/24volt chargers that I’ve mounted in the engine bay, hard wired to the chassis batteries, and plugged into that dedicated outlet.

Do I use it? Of course I do. We’ve been on the road since Dec 23rd and have used it three times so far. Once we stopped at the USS Alabama in the morning and I inadvertently left the running/clearance lights on for about six hours (why I did that, is a mystery). Came to start the coach and no turn over. Took about 90 minutes to charge and we fired up.

The other two times I think we left the new navigation system on while we parked the coach for three or four days. Again … turn the breaker for the charger on, check out Facebook for a while, and the engine started right up.

(Jon … I know there might phantom parasite loads that I need to investigate and fix. Before I left this stuff “on”, I could go a month or more and not have a starting problem.)

Invest in a good, quality, three stage smart charger; hardwire it to your chassis batteries; hopefully there is an easy to control 120volt circuit in your engine compartment; and you’ll be ready for dead chassis batteries!

[Jonathan]

Cell phone and credit card.

[Jonathan]

Pam & I are happy in our non slide XL. It’s our home for the next 5 years. The only negative we have is the loss of our king bed.

If (big if) we were to get another bus, I am inclined to look at a H3 with a king bed and slide. Pam wants the king bed & I would like the extra storage an H has.

For now, I am a happy non slide, stainless, non def, rivet bus owner.

[Jonathan]

I would personally rather have 2-slides and my wife would personally rather have no slides.

Guess which kind of coach we have 🙂

[Jonathan]

No, that would be fun though. I originally built the table because I needed to cut steel plate, up to 3/8″. I priced out a laser and it was very cost prohibitive for cutting. Etching is another story though, and could be something to play around with in the future.

[Jonathan]

Hi Dick

I thought it was running hot at 14+ volts this last run. I dont want to cook the Lifeline AGMs. I know I have some problems with my inverters and will have the old freedom 25s taken out.

I will meter at the regulator and see what those readings are.

But if someone knows what a replacement would be I would like to know.

Again TNX you guys for your response.

Jonathan
96/7 XL40 Royale #201

[Jonathan]

Emergency flares, foldable reflective triangles, and a reflective SAFETY VEST would not take up much room. And better to have them and not need them category. Could be a lifesaver ?

[Jonathan]

Tim: That is the way I understand it. I kinda had that notion for a while, then the Pros from Dover enlighted me to the voltage coming out of the 50DN and I quickly connected all the dots.

We’d travel all day with the generator off, presuming the 50DN was doing its job and keeping the house batteries fully charged. Stop at say 9 or 10pm at a rest stop. Leave generator off, didn’t need A/C, and go to bed after about 10 minutes or so. Early in the morning (5 or 6 or 7) the generator would fire up just before we got up. Thought … hmmmm … batteries can’t carry us through the night.

Then we’d drive similar amount of time, stop for the night at a rest stop. Fire up the generator for one reason or another for maybe 30 minutes to an hour, turn it off. Then head for bed. Generator wouldn’t auto-start in the early morning. I thought, HUH. Tonight the batteries carried us through the night, I wonder why.

Once I saw Jon’s or Tom’s original post about max voltage on the 50DN, then suddenly I realized what was going on. Concluded best way to keep the generator from auto-starting early in the morning was to run it for a while before heading to bed.