Marshall
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When did you grow a ponytail Bob?
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On our 1990 Marathon there is a small hatch behind the generator (under the insulation) that allows access when the generator is slid forward. Even with the generator removed, it is next to impossible unless one is a very thin contortionist…
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I’ll bet Tommy really appreciates having those in The Hangar and is a regular user. Nice job! I like the choice of color.
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Don’t get me started on fan clutch life.
With the exception of my first coach that had radiator shutters instead of a fan clutch I have replaced at least one in each of my other two coaches. My air dryer has a longer life than the fan clutch. My engine coolant has a longer life than my fan clutch. The flies that come in when we open the door live longer.
I’ve had tires last longer.
Based on my two coach experience which is a poor sample size, I bet my average is 100,000 miles.
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Well, I got it done. Pulling the old rubber out was hopeless, so I used a drill to pulverize it within the channel. I then scraped it out and used a brass brush in the drill to clean the channel. I also had to dress the channel a bit with a file where the drill bit chewed on it, but none of that is visible from the outside. You can see the old rubber on the ground in the photo. There was just enough room to get the new piece of rubber fed into the bus-side channel from the right. I then slid the door onto the rubber hinge, also from the right. Four new set screws to lock the rubber in place and then a half hour to find the old hinge nut and bolt, only to decide to replace them with new. I was pleased to see that my folding table from Costco was just the right height to feed the door onto the hinge.
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These stands were offer for sale on this site “Flea Market” section. Height is marked on top of stand.
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You may be underestimating the cost of converting to bunks, especially if you seek the quality level of a typical conversion.
Entertainer coaches are close equivalents of motor home conversions, but they are tools, and as such are used and abused by folks who are leasing them and do not own them.
We all have different interpretations of quality levels and what is acceptable, but in coach ownership, especially one used extensively the systems are far more important that decor or appearance. Some entertainer coaches have inadequate sized bathrooms, use multiple generator, and very small kitchen areas making cooking in the coach difficult.
But if the coach is primarily used to go from point A to B and meals are eaten at restaurants, then those differences are unimportant.
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I frankly don’t see the problem. For the last couple years Jon has been talking about that perfect electric bus with driver-les capability. That’s a lot better than Glen’s sail… Oops, was that your foot?
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It’s hard to say why they do things.
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another piece of info is when running at speed when the compressor kicks in it runs about 30 seconds
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All gauges work. The tech said he found the fuel gauge had 12V so he made a jumper from another 24V source and got the gauge working. I agree it’s weird and I won’t really know if it’s correct until I have time to take the dash apart. Somehow the 24V loss is also being reported by the house monitor system which I believe announces the low voltage rather than a dash light illuminating.
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From actual experience and prior to the availability of TPMS I was towing a Grand Cherokee on I-90 east of Cleveland. I crossed a bridge and when I hit the expansion joint I heard a noise, felt a little tug on the coach and then an undescribeable feeling something was going on with the toad.
I pulled to the shoulder immediately and was very glad I did. The right front tire had a large ragged hole in the sidewall that had instantly let the air out. No damage, put on the spare, and when I got to our destination I had all 4 tires on the Jeep replaced.
My point is a TPMS would have confirmed my gut feel, but if we are sensitive to noises and changes in noise level or how the coach feels it is a good secondary way to monitor tire condition.
As most know I am proof a bus towing a heavy toad is capable of driving up through the gears as if nothing was wrong despite locked brakes. that’s where the noise sensitivity comes in. Locked tires sound incredibly like a slipping belt.
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Fuel sending unit has to come out of fuel tank somewhere, sounds like in the neighborhood of your pumps.wires have to go to gauges.
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The Prevost Community license plate proudly indicates lifetime PC dues PAID IN FULL!
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Prevost backed? What does that mean?