Mike
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Yes..sold the blue 2001 XL-ll 0724 in spring 2007 to Ohio if I remember correctly and never saw the bus after that.
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Good explanation C’Bus..
Tim – The select switch won’t turn on the aux Cruiseair.
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What do you mean we tell some not so true stories? Everything we post on PC is the absolute truth, and I ain’t lying this time.
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This is my first post on Prevost Community. I’m a lifetime car guy and I’ve been fascinated by these machines for many years. My wife and I have been considering the retirement purchase of a Prevost conversion off and on for approximately 10 years. We’re both still working but we’ve visited Marathon in Florida and twice visited Lon at Florida Luxury Coach prior to his retirement from the business. We just returned from a vacation in Nashville. While there we visited Olympia Luxury Coach specifically to look at several non-slide units they have in stock. Much to our surprise we were amazed at how spacious they seemed and believe this may be the direction we’ll go when the time comes.
As to the question of “why some people won’t consider a used Prevost in the price range of a new conventional RV,” I think you’ve collectively hit the nail on the head.
The warranty on a new conventional RV appears to be a huge plus to the unknowing like us; apparently though, it’s pretty much a feel-good issue that oftentimes results in dissatisfaction when attempting to actually get warranty repairs according to what many folks have reported.
I agree that the ignorance of us wannabe owners as to how expensive a Prevost is to buy, own and operate can be reversed through membership in forums such as this one and POG. Experienced forum members are vital to us learning what we need to know to make informed decisions, and I’m looking forward to learning all I can. I very much appreciated the Gadget Guru’s motorcoach-related youtube videos, specifically his Prevost for Newbies series.
The idea that the forums give an overwhelming sense of impending doom as far as service issues are concerned is very real. I too thought that at the current price of admission these things would be much more bulletproof than what the forums seem to indicate. It all boils down to a fear of the unknown and education is the only remedy, along with the ability to resist today’s predominant thinking that newer is always better. That’s not a big issue for me as my current play toy is a correctly restored 1931 Model A Ford.
While the impressive sight of a Prevost going down the road is what originally piqued my interest, the safety factor is a huge consideration, along with what I’m told is a ride quality like none other, although I haven’t experienced that yet. As Jon stated, “a low volume motor home producer cannot possibly have a frame structure as experienced or well tested as the one we all have” and that makes perfect sense to me. Additionally, the build quality seems to be outstanding. The 14-16 year old buses we toured at Olympia had interior fit & finish that appeared as new. I paid particular attention to the alignment of the cabinet doors which was perfect. By contrast, we looked at a brand new $167,000 Forest River class A unit at another local dealer. Not only did that unit not give any immediate sense of quality upon entry but also had a piece of interior trim laying across the bed that had already fallen off! Granted, that unit was far from equivalent in price to most used XL2s, but there’s still no reason for parts to be falling off of a brand new unit while still on the dealer’s lot.
To bring this post full circle, we’ve already learned that we can be comfortable in a non-slide coach without the cost, complexity, maintenance, added weight and resultant lower fuel efficiency of a slide coach. That, combined with our intent to change locales frequently while exploring this great country has led us to a non-slide decision at this point in time. If that changes it will likely be due to something I read here… or a great buy on a single-slide coach.
My second post is already in the General Discussion area regarding overhead clearance, and I know I’ll have many more questions along the way. Thanks in advance for your assistance.
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Yes, I’ve heard of many a trucker hitting slides. That’s partly why I wanted to know if putting it out just a little bit was ok. Many times I’ll be parked next to a tree or somewhere you could put it out a little bit just maybe not all the way. Or even parked along the edge at a Walmart. I also figure just a little extend might bring less attention too.We try try to park at Flying Js as much as possible since a lot of them have RV spots in the front area so you don’t have to go back with the trucks. We only stay elsewhere if we can’t get a good Flying J. if I end up in the back we don’t even think about the slides.
It was at the Flying J in Barstow I saw an entertainer bus do this. That one has a huge front RV area. I suspect it’s a usual hangout for entertainer busses. I see them there every time.
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If I remember, Jeff will probably jump in, but there is a PIA sequence you have to go through toggling a switch, pumping the brake pedal, keeping your right arm up in the air and tapping your foot 3 times and repeating, there is no place like home.
I couldn’t resist, but someone will have the sequence.
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valves on top of the water heaters, also valves in engine compartment if they do not start to get heat….open valves above water heater as indicated on tags
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I had something similar happen last March. All breakers were fine and the 10A fuses in the techlink switches were ok. I thought one of the dual port techlink switches in the rear of the bus was bad because I lost two light strings. Not so-just a network initialization issue. I stopped at Marathon in Coburg and they reinitialized the switch network via an access port above the entry door. Glad they still have the Techlink portable computer for our generation of buses. Just took 30 minutes and they only charged $46.
Marathon does not know what causes the issue. On very rare occasions one of the switches seems to lose their network ID. My speculation is that it may have something to do with heat. When our two light strings went out, the sun was beating on the passenger rear side where the Techlink switches are and we had the two light strings on for several hours. I measured air temps behind the vinyl cover in the closet and I saw up to 100 deg F. Just opening the vinyl cover on top and bottom helps quite a bit.
Gerald
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Charles the device was (is) called a pressure doubler.
It has the ability to deliver half the volume of air at roughly twice the pressure.
But as Tom and Al pointed out if you wait for the compressor on the engine to sneeze and then want to top off your tires you will accomplish the same. It is only your steer tires that need that pressure with the other requiring much less.
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As one thought leads to another; has anyone every purchased a Coach and swapped out the old motor for a new or new rebuilt D-60. Just how much does a new engine cost? Is that better to do a new motor or deep fixing the older unit? Michael
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The coaches built with a steel fuel tank are more likely to see algea in them then those with the plastic fuel tank….Also the more you get fuel from the big truck stops the better as the fuel is not sitting in their tanks….
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Good post and pictures Don.
That filter part number is an excellent assembly being used on 1000s of boats and equipment around the world. It’s as you say easy to clean and rebuild. Many boats use 2 for each engine with shut off and by-pass valves.
When engines show signs of fuel starvation simply switch to a ready to go filters. This is a valuable filter assembly and a shame what happened.
I carried the rebuild kits in stock for my NAPA customers. Filter elements were very reasonable priced.
AL
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I have heard they will not give out service info with out previous owner consent.
Don’t know about one for sale that a dealer might have.
Try it and see.
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I’ve been talking with this new happy owner. Coach no longer resides in Texas.