Paul
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Vantare’s come with inverter by-pass switches so as long as you have shore or gen power, the inverters and dead batteries are not an issue.
Diane or Ed?
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This is what it is:
3000 pounds of smokin’ hot car capable of a blazing 78 MPH. If I have confidence in its reliability it will be a sometime toad.
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There’s a cover on the back of the water pump that’s held in place with a snap ring. I’d remove the cover and check to see if the water pump impeller is slipping on the shaft.
David Brady, ’02 Blue Bird LXi, NC
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Our 87 had the 8V92. We got it with 42,000. Ran the mileage to over 200,000 and never adjusted or did anything. Had to rebuild it because it started to get coolant into the cylinder. Turns out we did not have to rebuild it because it was a crack in the head. But we rebuilt it anyway. Point is, I did nothing except change fluids and filters un until the rebuild and it ran OK.
On my 97 Series 60 we got it at 155,000 and put approx. another 100,000. Same story. Never did anything. Service people said unless it was running bad or getting worse mileage leave it alone. So I did.
Speaking of mileage…….I have recorded every gallon of fuel ever put in my coaches. My mileage went down over the course of ownership and it corresponded with changes to fuel. ethanol, low sulfur and ultra low sulfur. Maybe Mark will share his recent experience.
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I don’t want to say my method is recommended (put long form disclaimer here) but I’ve installed trailer brake controllers in my trailers in all instances with the Prevost’s and been fine. It takes a little messing around to get the brake bias close initially but it’s been fine. In both cases, these were enclosed trailers and I’ve probably erred on too little brake but they’re pretty heavy to start with. You could probably experiment and mark an ’empty’ and a ‘loaded’ position on your control. Obviously, if you’re talking about an open trailer that’s very light and relatively heavy loaded, you’ll definitely need 2 settings.
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Sorry to hear your bad news, also wondering will the new vertical strips be painted to match the painted areas.
JIM
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same here im going through everything that needs doing and that anoying light is on my list ill post if i find the cause let me know if you do also thanks
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Thanks, Peter! I misread your post. I thought you paid $350 for the new Tecma. That would have been one great deal!
Brian
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If u.need new one 1200 is not that bad it’s a Prevost don’t have time to worry about price if I need it I get it call tecma they can tell u dealers
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JIm,
Would you be picking on me? I ain’t changing no stinkin’ hub seals on the road.
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Peter, did you get it repaired in Greensboro, at Holiday coach, did they take you right in! sounds like a good place since I also am only 85 miles from Greensboro. Gary
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Still want to know how Pre changes front airbags? Glad you had a good time! Take it Jon’s bus is back in it’s nest.
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Wave and Glen,
Prevost standard for “leak free” with respect to the suspension and the leans is three days. If it stays level for three days before leaning or dropping in the front it is deemed acceptable. I presume their standard hasn’t changed.
Having said that you can get a coach to sit at ride height or a level position for weeks if not months if you eliminate the leaks in the Norgrens, the air bags, and the fittings. This applies to all coaches made since the logic on the suspension was changed in the mid nineties. Prior to that you not only had to keep the suspension leak free, the aux air system had to be as well because this discussion presumes you are not running the aux compressor and the leveling system.
The first step to getting the coach leak free is the most basic. Verify the fittings and the air bags are not leaking and soapy water, patience and a mirror are the tools needed. The only problem with air bags is you can use bubbles to verify the top crimp is not leaking, but you have no way of verifying the bottom “can” crimp to the rubber is not leaking because you cannot get at it with soapy water, nor can you see it.
Verifying the Norgren valves are not leaking is not always possible with soapy water. If it leaks out the end caps that can be seen, but if it leaks through you have to chase its path up to the front Norgren valves, meaning you want a pneumatic diagram in hand to follow the paths.
I know of at least 2 new air bags that leaked. I bench tested a Norgren and found it leaked. So every component besides the multitude of connections has to be verified as leak free. Installing new parts that have been tested and found leak free is often easier than looking for leaks as the coaches age because of the time it takes to look everything over.
The final way to find leaks is to use Hector’s Tennessee (sorry, Texas) bubbler that he has described in one of his articles. By using the bubbler every leak in every component can be isolated but you need to use a pneumatic diagram as a guide and you need a variety of fittings to connect to the various lines in the system.
But above all, get rid of the push in connectors. Karl and I just completed his coach and two of the push in connectors had to be reused until replacement compression fittings could be found and those two leaked out of all the other fittings we installed.
To pay someone to squirt soapy water on your coach fittings is expensive. If there is any way possible for you to do it yourself such as asking the local truck service company to let you have an hour over their pit not only helps you get an understanding of the system, but it will save you a lot of money.
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Motorcoach country club in Indio,Ca. I know you will love it there except July-Sept. lol
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Which one in the photo is Peter?:)