[Paul]

We buy all our cruisair parts from a big marine cruisair dealer in Kemah, TX… they have always had or ordered what we need but its usually in stock… we have a commercial account with them as both of our Hatteras yachts have cruisairs… they are big units too…. the compressors & evaporators etc are the same as in our bus… just air cooled instead of water cooled.

Diane

[Paul]

And don’t forget to manually drain those awning arms every so often. They can also collect ambient moisture.

You will need to lower the arm so that it is pitched to drain, loosen the four screws at the top of the arm and gently pry the cap loose. Anywhere from a few drops to as much as several teaspoons of water may drain out. Jimmy at ZipDee will be happy to walk you through it if necessary.

Reverse the procedure and you’re good to go….

It’s also a good time to lubricate the awning arms while you’re at it. There’s a 1/2″ bolt about centered in the “bottom” section of he awning arm. Once you remove his bolt, add a little oil. ZipDee recommended 3-in-one oil. The awning should be in the nearly upright position at this point so that the oil runs down into the arm. Again, Jimmy can walk you through it.

These awnings work great….when they work. They absolutely require regular maintenance to do so. Neglect will cost you substantially.

[Paul]

You go Bob. Good Luck! Pics of everything when finished! 1375 rpm is a little low in powerband for a 2 stroke. Just funnun!

glen s.

[Paul]

My garage is 38’x80′ and just right. Room all around and room for storing tools and stuff with a place to work on things, even park my trailer or toad if I wish. There would also be room for a bathroom, kitchenette and laundry. J

If you make the building too small it will have the wrong proportions visually to look appealing.

The door height will dictate the height of the sidewalls and it should be 14′ minimum height under the door’s bottom edge when open. Remember a 14’x14′ overhead door will not yield a 14′ high opening.

A sliding door will yield a full height opening. An exterior rollup door will yield full opening height.

I suggest a building sidewall height of 16′ min.

I suggest a door size of 16’x16′, which for a standard overhead door would dictate higher walls than 16′.

If you have the room have a door at both ends for a drive through. Also if you have room have a second overhead door in the side for a place to park the car/truck and work on things. Don’t forget the people door.

Insulate the whole thing if it is in the budget. Insulate the roof is a must to prevent condensation dripping.

This goes on and on depending on what you are trying to accomplish.

This is all just my opinion.

JIM

[Paul]

I own a Prevost, am retired with free time and would be glad to drive it for you. You can reach me at chuck63@sbcglobal.net.

[Paul]

I think the fact that messing with the 70 amp breaker seems to have set things right is suggesting the same thing we are. Those breakers are not switches per se. They are not built to handle the arcing associated with on off cycles and if the previous owner did that all the time you might want to consider having a spare.

You will find a lot of information about the chassis here:

http://prevostparts.volvo.com/technicalpublications/en/manuel.asp

Playing with this site will yield a lot of information about the chassis. What it will not do, and what you will not find on-line will be the Liberty owner’s manuals for your coach. The best way is to ask other owners, such as posting a request on this site with contact information to see if others with your vintage coach will copy or lend you their manual for copying.

As an owner who did not get manuals with my coach I was able to get help from an owner of my vintage coach, plus I was able to accumulate a lot of operator or user’s manuals for a lot of the appliances and devices on line. The Liberty manual is important because it offers a lot of good information about the conversion itself.

[Paul]

Kevin,

Did it fail or is it possible of a road hazard? Just interested
in knowing if the sidewall failed, tread separation, etc. It doesn’t
happen often, but when it does, you sure have to be on your game.

Good job saving the day….