Mike
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The roof on my 1997 Liberty is aluminum and painted by Prevost with Imron, a two part paint.
JIM
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And that, ladies and gentlemen is the final word of holding tank health from the world record holder of toilet and holding tank blockages.
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Is there a yellow line going to it on top? By the way prevost parts is the best price for the correct part and quickest delivery for brake parts.
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Greg, in the contex I used the two phrases they can be used to mean the same. Prevost has a coach’s service history (by serial number) on an Excel type file. It does not go into great detail, but it gives dates and a phrase or two detailing the service issue. That is the service history. I asked for and got that when I bought my current coach.
What is absent however is the “rest of the story”. I have no information as to the detail. I have no work orders, no copies of detailed invoices or list of parts or labor.
On the flip side the current owner of my last coach has log books of all work ever done on that coach during the 8 years I owned it. The logs are complete including part numbers. Additionally I have maintenance records that keep a running record of when scheduled maintenance was done, and when it is due next. That I consider service history also, but it is also service information because there is enough detail to to enable him to buy replacement parts or to know to what extent a repair required.
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Mike,
With proof of ownership Prevost will provide you with service records for all work they did on your coach. What they cannot do is provide service information for work done by others. The JAX service manager can put you in touch with the right person at Prevost regarding a print out for your serial number.
Unfortunately service history on coaches is very difficult to reconstruct because owners never seem to retain them.
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As Jon says, push-in fittings are fine when new but……. Our bus is an early push-in fitting machine and we’re now paying the price of manufacturing convenience. As I discover them leaking, I am also replacing the push-in fittings with tried and true compression fittings.
With numerous leaks in both the aux and suspension systems, I started with the aux system, it seems a little less complicated and is easier to access. The original Prevost aux manifold was made up of standard pipe fittings. Installing a simple manifold simular to Als helped organize and put the various aux elements in some sort of order. I used all new compression fittings in the new manifold.
Having used both soap sprayers and electronic ears over the years with varying success, I recently bit the bullet and built Hectors’ bubbler. After using it, IMHO the bubbler is truly the only sure fire way of finding small leaks. In some ways, the bubbler is an instrument of torture. Building it is pretty simple. The process of adapting it to various tubing sizes from the bubbler into the system takes time and patience. Another advantage with starting the project on the aux system is that 3/8 and 1/4 inch DOT brake tubing accounts for most of the component hook-ups. For the suspension system you may also need 1/2″, 5/8″ and 3/4″ DOT adapters.
I am using a 12′ section of 3/8″ tubing to connect the bubbler to the components. This keeps you from having to drag the bubbler under the bus and it can pretty much stay in the same place when looking for leaks at each end of the rig. Hector cautioned me that when using the bubbler, to leave it hooked up to a component for a sufficient amount of time for the rubber seals and airbags to stretch and find their inflated comfort zone. Consequently I am leaving it hooked to each component for a minimum of 4 hours.
By the way don’t forget to check compressor to system supply lines. I found a small but constant leak from the aux compressor to the aux system. The check valve on the compressor discharge line was bad allowing aux pressure to leak back through the compressor. It would not have been detectable without Hectors’ bubbler. Thanks Hector.
