Monty
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Jon,
If the aux leak developed after airing up the brake tanks, a complete loss of aux air should have no impact on the brake tanks.
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If there was a large leak in the aux system as everyone seems to focus on, the brakes would lose air until below the set pressure of the protection valve. Further the sound of escaping air would be so great Stevie Wonder would see the leak.
We need the owner of the bus with the aux pressure at zero to participate. Right now we are speculating.
Tom has a bus that is 180 degrees opposed to mine with respect to gauges because my brake pressures show all the time and my aux with the key on only. So the owner of the problem really needs to be here.
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This is not for an XL, but the company that makes them might have a model specific to an XL.
I believe there is some sheet metal work involved with any kit, and somewhere I read some wiring changes were needed to carry the current needed for the lights.
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Right Dick…
Can’t help wonder what those rascals are up to you know ??!!!
Cheers… Diane
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I haven’t owned a bus long enough to determine if my strategy for my bus purchase was prudent, but I did a lot of research (courtesy of this forum and the helpful members thereon) and proceeded as follows: I bought a 2004 model at a decent price that was near the limits of my budget. The bus appeared to be in good shape and well cared for. It already had some upgrades, 365’s, headlights, new tires, new batteries and front end work/three axle alignment. I devised a R & R budget in three phases: (1) electronics upgrades (TV’s, Crestron, new audio and bay entertainment center remodel); (2) Aux air repairs that couldn’t wait and (3) complete chassis/tranny/genset service with chassis/air system inspection and Marathon aux air rehab.
I just completed Phase 3 at ETLC. It has been an expensive and time-consuming process, but thanks to the candor of Jon, George, Dick, and other mentors, I was not surprised. I encountered a few unexpected expenses along the way. I hope we get to enjoy the bus, as it has been getting worked on for the majority of time I have owned it. I guess I am going to keep spending money until I ain’t got no more.
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23515251 Coolant Temp. sensor
23518092 Air, fuel, oil temp. sensor
23532797 Oil pressure sensor.
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It has been an interesting 4 months since we purchased our 15 year old Marathon H-3. One of the things I did not expect when we acquired our coach was the reluctance by Prevost and Marathon to provide service records for our coach. We purchased our coach through a broker and there was very little in the way of service history (almost none).
I am an aircraft owner and commercial pilot. In aviation, maintenance records are very important. I suppose that is why I keep maintenance records on all our vehicles. However in the case of the coach, prior owner privacy is the reason given by Prevost and Marathon for not providing service records. I am still very surprised. Prior owner information can be covered at the top of the service records – prices paid for service too for that matter. We are just interested to see what may have been replaced so we can figure out what might have to be done in the future, or perhaps there is something on our coach that has been serviced several times and is a weak item we need to pay extra attention to. Or maybe something was changed not long before we purchased the coach and we don’t need to budget for that item for awhile.
I have a 1960 Beechcraft Bonanza. I have the original maintenance log and actual receipts back to the 70s. It is very informative and helpful. I can see what parts needed replacing in the past at what intervals so I can plan for future service.
The service manager at Prevost cited the difficulty in retrieving service records in their systems. The service manager at Marathon explained they do not as a policy provide service records from prior owners but has offered to read me my service history over the phone. As we are the 4th owners of the coach, I realize that independent shops likely worked on the coach or perhaps there was some owner maintenance that would not be documented. But it is possible that major repairs, component replacement, etc would be performed by Prevost or the converter (Marathon).
While not denying my request, it has not been fullfilled by either organization. This is the busy time of year for these organizations and my request is not pressing. I’ll try again in a month. I’ll let you all know what happens. And I hope I will still be able to get a service appointment after this post…..
What we learned: If you are a prospective purchaser, and maintenance history is important to you, try to get the maintenance history from the prior owner rather than the converter or Prevost.
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Great to hear from you guys…thanks for the input ..hope all is well Rhea did drop Mary Ellen a note. Look forward to seeing you in Sept.
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Dick I think that it will be a guest charger,it should be located in the engine bay curb side,but with the Volvo engine I am not sure of the location on the newer coaches.