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Prez,
i just called Beasley Tire to get their input for our 365’s tire pressure on steers carrying less than 15,400 lbs, (rounding up) on our 40 ft Marathon, and was told 125 PSI. Ugh! I mentioned to the gentleman about PC and about weighing the coach for PSI from Michelin chart. Response, 125. 125 PSI is for 21,000 lbs of weight.Hey Jon, Kyle S at Prevost Jacksonville where we are scheduled for a 3 axle alignment May 8 told me to run 115lbs. Yikes.
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Really great advice!
Hey Chip, Is your coach a 40 or 45? Was it your first coach or did you have a plastic one before? I ask because I’d love to know your driving reaction when you first took a bus on the road vs plastic?
BTW what does it cost to replace airbags? And it should be done about every 15 years?
HJ
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This morning ordered four for the drive axle, two for the tag. On sale, $138 each for 630104 bags and $123 each for the 630259 bags.
Linda
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Later 1990’s XLs have disc brakes on steer and tag. Beyond vin T-5873 they have IFS. 1999 shells have 500
hp Series 60. Also most Marathon 40’s like ours have 250 gallon long range fuel tanks. Standard was 160. The “eyebrow” windows were optional, as well additional two side windows totalling 5 instead of standard three, plus two on bedroom standard. You can call Elgin and get build sheet
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These work great, just not for those of us with stainless tanks:
http://www.motorhome.com/rv-how-to/seelevel-ii-tank-monitor/
As long as your holding tank is bigger than your fresh tank(and it does not clog preventing a complet dump), judging status based on fresh tank level is generally fine. If holding tank is empty and slightly bigger than your fresh tank, you can not overflow it unless you add water to the fresh tank.
I have decided to do the follwoing after looking at available options:
1. Remote dump button in the coach.
2. Override swtich in the coach for the fill solinoid in the coach with buzzer (when the switch is turned on and filling, the buzzer will sound makeing accidental activation less likely). This way the autofill will not be used while inside or away from the coach so a plumbing failure can only dump the contents of the fresh tank and not the endless city water supply.
I rarely stay in any place long enough to leave my coach connected to services but when I do, it is nice to not have to go outside to tend to the tanks if it is cold, hot, raining, windy, middle of the night, etc.
I’m certainly open to suggestions but I think I like this one. It is possible to get more complex and as pointed out above, have it auto dump every time you fill or several other variations but the more complicated it becomes, the more you invite a problem.
I still wish I could have a more reliable secondary tank monitor on the gray/black tank other than the headhunter but if it doesn’t exist, so be it.
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That’s what I’ve been doing Tom, to save on wear & tear, but it’s always good to hear other’s opinions.
Low psi only effects us when we take showers (laundry, fridge & faucets work fine) so we’ll turn it on then; however, when the city water has good psi, then the pump won’t activate, which goes back to my original question.
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Tim,
Try saving the Excel file to an Adobe one (.pdf). This has been successful with other files. If it still loads upside down, the ebd user has the ability to rotate the image to right side up.
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I just had mine out on the bench recently and rather than make guesses, I’ll wait for Rudy. Among several things on mine, bad coil, never had that before.
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If you have a Meritor Wabco System Saver 1000 or 1200E, here are some links. Look on p.6 of pdf
http://www.meritorwabco.com/MeritorWABCO_document/mm34.pdf
http://prevostcommunity.com/forum/threaddetails.asp?Category=Pneumatic&ThreadID=6109
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Ok, are there any digital dashes out there that are not $5,000? Better?
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I stopped by at Marathon in Coburg this morning and was back on the road after an hour. The Techlon output switch was fine but according to their technician it had lost its network ID so it would no longer respond to commands on the network. He reprogrammed it using their diagnostic computer and everything is working as before. It is not a common problem but they have seen it before. I also picked up a paint touch up kit. Very nice folks
Gerald
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I had the updated alternator oil line installed. Still had issues. Now using air-cooled alternator.
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I think that belt number is 5100510 but confirm with Prevost
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I’m experiencing a similar problem. Also the galley lights and the cupboard lights across the aisle. Two light strings went out. I suspect the cause is one of the dual output Techlon 1022 output switches in the back closet. I’ll stop by at Marathon this coming Monday to have it checked out.
The system has been very reliable given how complex it is. It involves encoding of switch signals onto an Ethernet type bus (the blue RJ45 wires) and then performing the output operations in programmable relay or FET switches. The FET output switch is also performing the dimming operation.
If you find the FET switch that controls the specific lights, you can push the manual momentary switches to verify the output side being ok. In my case they did not make the lights come on, so I suspect the FET output switch is dead. There are also fuses in the output switches (10A) that might blow if you have wiring issues on the load side.
I think the passenger side coach wall where the switches are mounted can get pretty warm. If in addition, the lights are on, i.e. the switch is dimming the lights, the Techlon switches might overheat. They are just cooled by convection but there is little circulation behind the vinyl cover. I have measured temperatures up to 95F behind the vinyl cover while on this trip – I’d assume much higher temps in the summer. Of course, the switches are rated for up to 185 deg F and have worked for 17 years, so some aging of components must be involved as well.
One cannot just replace the Techlon switch. It requires custom software to operate. Possibly the EPROM that stores the firmware could be moved to the new switch. I have not checked whether it is socketed.
Will know more on Monday
Gerald