[Kirby]

Our sincere condolences to Al and family. All are in our thoughts and prayers. MaryEllen will be greatly missed by all.

[Kirby]

just ran mine for 15 hours straight. Never got over 160 and at times I had all four A/Cs on.

[Kirby]

I’ll check that out, and give Fred at AAP a call. Thanks Jack

[Kirby]

Hey PC members take notice…I have not yet had the privilege of meeting Jeff at ETLC but I am looking forward to it. My point is, here it is 6:20 PM Friday evening, and again here he is, willing to help a PC member out, who is in a bind. A big thanks goes out to Jeff at ETLC.

Bill S.

[Kirby]

Thom,

It was great meeting you at the Know your Prevost Seminar. You sure didn’t take long to find what you liked. The cherry cabinets are my favorite. I’m glad that the toilet stories that night weren’t just amusing but educational.

Happy and healthy travels to you!

Jim

[Kirby]

We liked Cherry Hill Park in the DC area.

https://www.cherryhillpark.com/index.cfm/action/home.main

[Kirby]

With twenty inches of rain hitting my route thru Houston today, I think I’ll delay until tomorrow so I can put the floats on the bus.

For a comparison of how much twenty inches of rain is, I think twenty inches of rain equals twenty feet of snow.

Dianne,

We live close to where W has his ranch in the Heart ‘O Texas. And the only people that wash my bus is Jon or Tom.

[Kirby]

John,

At the top of the forum, the great big freaking red button.:)

[Kirby]

Charles when you put new well nuts in if they spin do not do what Dick said to do and hold with pliers you can get one size bigger well nut and it will not spin , if you hold the well nut with pliers and do get light on if you ever have to take it off it’s a F***** to get off just get one a little bigger

If I was at home I would send you some I have two boxes of both sizes

[Kirby]

Over the years I have had two coaches with a Racor primary filter, followed by the typical spin on primary and secondary fuel filters. I currently have just the standard spin on primary and secondary filters.

I change them every 5000 miles typically, but have gone longer when travel interfered with my normal service interval. I miss the Racor because its bowl allowed me to monitor the system for water, but except for one instance about 20 years ago I have never seen any evidence of water or contaminents in my fuel. The one time I had an issue I apparently got a tank of dirty fuel in OK, and it showed up as I was crossing NV. I carried spare Racor pleated filters and by changing those filter elements a couple of times prematurely the problem was resolved.

Fuel filters have to be somewhat efficient to trap contaminents, especially on newer engines like the Volvo, but not to the point where they filters inhibit flow. I would stick with the filters specified for your coach, but if i added a filter, such as the Racor I would use it as primary and use a 30 micron element to catch the big stuff.

[Kirby]

I hate it when she’s right…

[Kirby]

With that much money at stake the bad guys could pay a dishonest state employee enough money to get a title, or buy a wrecked unit with a title, Put new paint on it and sell it “at a loss” and still walk away with an impressive payday.

[Kirby]

I tried to search for the location of the 8V92 temperature sensor location, but could not find any picture or diagram depicting it. I did run across this and it has some information that might be helpful. I have to believe there is a location pictured somewhere, but I could not pull it up.

The average cost for a Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor Replacement is between $118 and $168. Labor costs are estimated between $88 and $113 while parts are priced between $30 and $55.Get a personalized estimate based on your location and specific car. Estimate does not include taxes and fees.

Parts & Labor Breakdown

Labor: $88 – $113

Parts: $30 – $55

Estimate does not include taxes and fees.

Best Practices

When replacing the engine coolant temperature sensor, always use a factory part, clean all the connections, and ensure that the entire cooling system is in good working order with fresh, clean coolant.

Common Symptoms

When the engine coolant temperature sensor is defective, the vehicle may be hard to start and/or get poor fuel economy. Also, a defective coolant sensor will not signal the power train control module (PCM) to operate the cooling fans, which may cause the vehicle to overheat.

The Check Engine Light may illuminate with a fault code set for the engine coolant temperature sensor.

Common Misdiagnoses

An engine coolant temperature sensor code is not always caused by a defective sensor. It can be triggered by a defective thermostat, defective wiring, rusty coolant, or by a plugged or restricted radiator.

[Kirby]

I replaced my heart freedom inverters with magnums and have had no issues.

[Kirby]

Will,

A couple of things that might help you. First, understand a check engine light does not mean to stop. You can drive with that condition because it will not threaten the engine or its operation. A stop engine light is another matter and that means stop driving and turn the engine off. If you choose to ignore that the computer will shut it down for you.

Getting back to your issue. First determine how you can flash the codes. I cannot tell you the procedure on your coach but there is a way. Prevost can help you if needed. Some of the kids now at Prevost will go foggy because they can’t do anything without the computer plugged in, but some of the older guys can tell you how to do it. On my DDEC I coach I put a jumper between two of the pins on the reader plug (I forgot which ones) and the code would beep on the alarm and the light on the dash would flash the code. Some require inputs like turning on the key and mashing the acclerator 3 times (I made that up).

Once you know the code you have some direction to chasing the problem. I would surmise based on the coach age and your description that the sensors might be OK, but age and corrosion may have created a grounding issue. That is why the codes will help so you don’t have to clean and tighten every ground on the coach. It may be a more serious issue like the ECM beginning to fail, or it could be as simple as the pins in the connector needing a little exercise to get a clean connection.

Good luck. BTW, I would ask the dealer that did not do the work to resolve this to have a guy with his reader or computer plugged in riding with you so he can read the codes so you don’t have to mess with it. On their nickle by the way.