Mike
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Great comments! Same here. We use ours as our mobile office and hotel. Not sharing anything with anyone else and having it decked out with what we like and use, along with our own food, etc is what it is about.
Mike & Debra
2004 Marathon H345 w/stacker (2020 Jeep Gladiator TOAD)
Houston
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Ha Ha! I almost said that.
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Unless it is a different design than the Headhunter toilets I have had there is not tank as in a conventional toilet. The Headhunter has a flush valve similar in operation to the flush valves seen in public restrooms. When a flush is called for an electronic signal to a solenoid in the flush valve opens the water flow which has to be both high volume and pressure.
Water flows into the bottom of the rubber discharge piping at the bottom of the toilet in the form of a high volume water jet that creates a low pressure area at the bottom of the toilet and evacuates the toilet bowl. Then the flush valve closes and shuts off water flow.
If the flush valve does not seal the water flow there is only one failure point and that is the diaphragm in the flush valve has a defect or there is something where the diaphragm seats preventing a water seal allowing leakage.
If the flush valve can be accessed the two parts of the valve body can be separated, exposing the diaphragm which can be checked for a defect or for dirt where it seals. It is often far easier to clean or replace the diaphram than it is to replace the entire valve. The problem is if the converter located the valve so it can be serviced without removal.
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Intermittent spin no start, possible TRS or SRS.
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Been using Cracker Barrel’s for over night stops lately. There are far more Cracker Barrel’s out there than Walmart’s, usually quieter too. Noticed a lot of the Walmart’s have been getting a bit sketchy lately. just got back yesterday from a trip to the NE. There were 6 Cracker Barrel’s off I-95 in the short distance between Savanna GA & Brunswick, GA
Only down side is you will most likely have to disconnect your towed. I would also suggest looking at them on Google Maps satellite view before heading in, some are tighter getting in and out of than others
Chuck
P.S. I find Cracker Barrel cheaper than Walmart too. A dinner or breakfast at CB ends up being less than all the stupid stuff I end up buying at Walmart that I really don’t need. LOL
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This is what i use in my Bus.
https://www.amazon.com/Castrol-37517-Syngear-80W-140-Lubricant/dp/B00B9XDRC0
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Mike,
Ok. The battery compartment is 53″ wide 40″ deep and 35″ tall.
I have 2 GPL 8DL lifeline batteries wired in series for a 24 volt system.
https://lifelinebatteries.com/products/marine-batteries/gpl-8dl/
I’m in CA. so no real cold weather, 40’s but have seen over 100 degree summer days.
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While the slide motors that move the slides are electric the seals and pins rely on air pressure.
Assuming I understood the description of how fast there is air loss it is likely it can be heard as a means of isolating the leak. Runs the bus engine to get max pressure, turn the engine off so it is quiet and listen for the leak.
If I were to guess I would guess it would be a slide seal leak. If so in the A/C bay there is a valve to turn off pressure to the seals.
I’m guessing so it could be a host of other things.
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For the places that do let you in with a trailer, do you have to detach?
I am also considering a trailer, mostly because there are a lot of limitations on what newer vehicles can be towed 4 wheels down.
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I used NTCS because they were the only one I could find that offered a 3 year, no pro-rating road hazard warranty, including coverage for the wheel. This was only $20 or $30 per tire, I forget. I replaced my two front tires with Michelin for about $2200 including all taxes (8.25% sale here in TX). If you have not replaced tires recently, they have gone up…
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Maybe driving with the tag axle up, needs some clarification. By driving with the tag axle up, I think the condition is that the tag axle lever is forward, and the wheels do not totally clear the ground, but the weight is basically off the tires.
The situation while I was driving with the tag axle up was that there was a tire on the driver side touching the ground and on the passenger side the wheel hub and brakes were at least 12″ off the ground. I was driving totally on Interstate highways, in ideal conditions, being dry, sunny, and about 65 degrees. I don’t know that I would recommend this on a bad or bumpy road.
I do now know a few things. I can’t dispute what has been said in the past, but Prevost service knew nothing about a tag axle dropping at a certain speed. If that were to occur on certain models, I’m assuming they would have asked me for more information. My tag axle did not drop at any speed, at least up to about 55 mph. I had no problem with the driver side tire. I stopped periodically to see if it was getting hot. Another thing learned: if you raise the axle and turn off the engine, allowing the air to release, of course the tag will drop. You then have to reengage the tag, wait until it goes back down, then raise it. But as long as air is on the tag, it will stay raised.
Now for what caused my problem. I purchased this 2000 Marathon a couple years ago and had no problems with it. I recently felt it needed brakes, and had those done as previously mentioned. While doing the brakes, the mechanics found that the driver side bearings were grease packed, and the passenger side was oil. They had thought about converting the passenger side to grease, but didn’t. Either they inadvertently caused some oil to leak out, or it just leaked, causing the bearings to overheat and fail. When the bearings failed, the wheel began wobbling, cutting into the rim until it dug into the tire. The service manager said they should have changed the passenger side to grease as they thought, apologized for their error, and paid for everything, including changing the passenger side bearings to grease.
Thanks again for all your comments. Again, i will say: When someone is having a problem, those that have experienced the same, or a similar problem, are the comments that are most helpful, and what i believe most are looking for. Opinions are OK sometimes, but you know what they say about opinions, everyone has one.
Thanks,
meslundy
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Untreated diesel fuel can begin to thicken and gel at temperatures below +20F. Gelled diesel fuel will stop a diesel engine in it’s tracks. When traveling in the winter I do not rely on getting treated fuel. Like Davy, I use Howes. I have never had a problem with gelling diesel fuel when using Howes. I have had a tractor stop with gelled fuel when using Power Service.
I require all our southern based trucks to use Howes before going north in the winter. Every couple of years we’ll have a driver not use Howes and the fuel gells and we lose a day of work. Re-liquefying gelled diesel fuel is a time consuming royal pain in the rear.
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Dirt biking was very rough on my knees too. I’ve had the same issues that you’ve described since I was in my early 30s, now I’m 51. Besides driving, just sitting makes it hard to stand up or walk until my knees get accustomed to standing again. Before the Vid, the looks I would get when I’d stand up when waiting on a table at a restaurant. The injuries sustained when I was young a bulletproof are telling me now! My Dr told me when I was 32 that there was no more cartilage left, but I could not replace my knees until my late 50s. I still drive as far as my bladder allows without stopping, stretching my legs as much as possible.
I’ve had friends that had a knee replacement in their late 60s and their only comment was, “I should have done it a long time ago!”