Ken
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Apply the risk versus reward formula to the question. For the amount of time saved by not removing the cover of the chase, is it worth the risk?
A lot of buses have had leaks in coolant pipes (for aux. heaters), screws in wire bundles, and other items under those covers and even though the risk is very slight is it worth it?
On my bus I have a 3″ diameter bundle of wires, fresh water lines, drain lines and some coax. There is enough stuff that the risk is high enough to go through the effort to check.
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You are spot on about the Youtubers and the one you have mention in particular.
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I noticed a small fan in mine not spinning. I always have an exhaust smell when running? Related? Anyway, I guess I need to get that fan working as well.
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Second what Mike said. Also known as faucet grease or plumbers grease.
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Dick, since it is getting into the cold seasons we do not travel north of the Mason Dixon line so does the offer have an expiration date?
To Tom’s comment I had fears about having the bus washed, but I could not come up with a decent alternative. It was really filthy and the engine doors felt like 80 grit sandpaper when I opened them to check fluid levels so a strong flush with a lot of water was really needed before anything else.
I probably should have just asked for a strong water spray and did the rest myself. As it turns out even with their brushes and soap with a strong lengthy rinse I still have to redo the wash.
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A pair of 8-D’s isn’t much battery for a Prevost. Most appear to have 6 or 8 4-D’s or 8-D’s.
A pair of 8-D’s need a minimum of 0.35cfm of air flow to keep the hydrogen accumulation to no more than 1% under worst case conditions. I defined worst case as a battery temperature of 60C, (140F), and a charge voltage of 28.8VDC.
With ventilation completely blocked and normal battery charging conditions it will take approximately 700 hours before your battery enclosure would reach a dangerous level of hydrogen. Under worst case conditions it would take approximately 10 hours to reach a dangerous condition, assuming no ventilation.
So, you need very little ventilation even under worst case conditions, (which will likely never occur).
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Every trailer owner should have a Sherline Tongue Scale and never leave home without it.
https://www.sherline.com/product/sherline-trailer-tongue-weight-scale/#description
We tow a Chevy HHR four down with a Blue Ox tow bar. From time to time we tow a 26′ (w/5′ tongue) enclosed trailer for the race car and sometimes moving stuff.
Emphasis on “TIME TO TIME”.
To paraphrase one of the smartest guys I’ve ever met: I’d rather eat bees than tow a trailer all the time with our coach.
Some coach owners have very good reason to pull a trailer. It all depends on your mission. Three winters in a row we spent 78, 100, and 102 continuous days on the road with our coach chasing warm weather from Tennessee to Florida to south Texas to Southern California and back home to Wisconsin. Some places we stayed a week, other places overtime. Many of the places we stayed any trailer … open, 22′ enclosed, or 26′ stacker … would have been very close to impossible to deal with. Some impossible. A few would have accommodated the trailer. Emphasis on “a few”.
Beyond the campground or resort issues, pulling a long trailer limits you on where you can “just stop”; some we do quite often.
For me the decision really comes down to how we’re going to use the coach. What’s the mission? Do I really need the trailer?
Good luck with your deliberations.
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Happy to hear it went well. walking is your friend. Great therapy for recovery.
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What is the UU code for, low voltage, low rpm, etc, etc, ?
This might help in determining the issue
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They wanted to park me right on the start/finish line to let everyone know there was a Liberty on the premises, but I told them I’d rather just park in the Driver/Owner lot so that’s where they put me.
In all seriousness, they told me on the phone they were going to put me in the Driver/Owner lot. When I got there, the guard at the gate told me he was sending me to the D/O lot, but where he directed me to is the same lot as seasonal camping, so I don’t know if there is a difference. I guess it’s a D/O lot on NASCAR weekend and a seasonal camping lot the rest of the time.
Infield RV Park – Pocono Raceway – The Tricky Triangle
They were full hookup sites, 30/50A, 20’x60′ advertised, more like 20×70. I just fit with a 45-foot coach and an 18-foot deck open trailer. The septic line is all the way up against the trees, so you’d better have a few extensions if you want to dump. Even the 50-amp was a reach with the cord reel. I was only there 2 nights so it didn’t matter. It’s $60/night, 2-night minimum and a $5 service fee. They had me go in the outbound tunnel at Gate 1 since the guard said there’s no way I was fitting in the inbound tunnel. The width was very tight, probably less than a foot clearance on either side at the tires.
The lot was at maybe 10-20% capacity, so plenty of room to spread out. I told them a buddy with a truck/trailer was staying with me and nobody gave him a hard time parking in a spot next to me.
Saturday night there was an event just outside of the track, directly upwind, where they lit 10,000 lanterns and released them into the sky… I could have done without that, as they were still smoldering when hundreds of them rained down on the lot. We were catching them before they landed on the cars. Luckily none of them landed on the bus as I had no way to get to the roof. Somehow they had the whole infield cleaned up of them by the next morning and the D/O lot was clean by the time we finished racing Sunday.
The racing was excellent. The course has a TON of grip and was a nice long lap for an autocross course. NEPA SCCA races there 3 times a year, and there are a bunch of other organizations as well. EMRA was there on Saturday. The grounds were very well groomed and had a relaxed atmosphere. I’ll definitely be going back with the family next year, on a weekend where there is no “Night Lights” event.
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No, the window is glued in. It is a lot of work to get aal the glue cut to remove the window
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Agree! Have had the privilege to meet Rudy in person on two occasions. He is a GENUINE expert in his field and a wonderful person!
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I feel your pain. I am paranoid about running out of fuel.
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I agree Jon I can’t believe they would change the radius, that means the side windows will change,now we have different windows part #’s, The people from Zip Dee are better that most Butt?
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This is a serious comment.
If a TPMS ever shows excessive temps STOP. Immediately use an infrared temp gun to get the temps off the wheel, tires and hubs.
Driving with a high temp reported is a high potential cause for a bus fire due to a dragging brake or bad bearing, low pressure or any other issue that can end up destroying the bus.
Once the warning is shown to be a TPMS problem it is OK to drive again.