Peter
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Greg, I am going by memory now, but I seem to recall around your vintage Prevost made two changes. First, they made the plastic bladed fan a replacement for the very heavy steel bladed fan originally installed. They also installed a travel limiting device because it was determined if a fan belt broke the fan could contact the radiator.
What you describe however is fan belts are in place which means they are going to limit the ability to contact the radiator. Could the damage be caused by the fan contacting the shroud?
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I’m so bummed…..it looks like things with my folks won’t be settled by the time Branson is here. Even though we signed up, odds are we won’t be able to attend. Have fun everyone and we’ll be sure to make the next rally. We’ll be in Florida for at least 3 months starting the day after Christmas. Is anyone considering a trip to St. Augustine in the winter? We own a site at Bryn Mawr and would love to see any of our “community” friends stop in. I can help you pick an easy in easy out site right on the ocean. Have fun in Branson everyone….I know you will.
Jim
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We also had a 2007 Honda CR-V w/navigation and had to put in a switch as the fuse box was extremely difficult to get to. The new switch worked like a charm. The installer put it to the left of the radio under an unused plate on the dash.
We traded for a 2013 Honda CR-V w/navigation and had the fuse disconnect switch installed on this vehicle too. This time, they installed the switch on a vacant plate to the left of the steering wheel next to the ‘traction’ button. Looks almost factory. I forgot to switch it off and the battery went dead after about 4 hrs. of towing.
When the battery goes dead, there is no moving of the gear shift which can be a problem if you are trying to reach the battery for a jump depending on how you are parked.
I haven’t looked at the fuse box on the new Honda, it must be better than the ’07 as you didn’t mention if it was difficult to reach or not.
Safe travels,
MM.
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Our CC buddy Miles Circo has had that philosphy for some time. I don’t ever recall seeing him with a toad.
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Stephen,
Thank you for allowing us to share in the Michelin tire program. That is absolute proof that the more we all cooperate the more effective we become at generating benefits for us all.
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A Coach is a home on wheels that does require upkeep and care.
You would not fly an airplane without a current annual? If you ever have an airplane you would understand the cost to maintain a coach is peanuts, the annual I had to do on my plane was in the range of $40K which included an engine change due to lack of use.
You have to upkeep a coach and use it, otherwise it will strand you on the road side. It is not a pretty picture, very costly and time consuming event. In all the time I have been drive our coach we never had an event to put us on the road side, the cost to maintain the coach while a home is far less than getting stranded.
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I am not aware of any downside to lower the coach all the way down for storage as far as the bags go.
I would not ever drive with a coach down on the internal bumpers in the air bags, but I am sure if the coach is sitting still it is OK.
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Great transformation! Really like the dinette booth seats.
Can’t tell any difference between the halogens and LED’s…..we are in the process of changing ours and are amazed at the light those little 1″ discs throw out, and the lack of heat is immediately noticeable!
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Millenium Coach has always used Crestron until this year, and now switched to Savant. To my knowledge, they have no one who is familiar with programming or installations of AMX equipment.
Donnie is the king of AMX on Vantare coaches, and probably even has the program files for your coach.
Ben @ Parliament Motor Coach
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Robert and Bill,
Thanks, that’s the information I was looking for. I thought the pullys looked a little wierd. I will order the seals today.
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I have been unable to locate the Johnny Jolter Power Toilet Plunger that Jon mentioned anywhere locally. Home Depot has it on their web site, but it’s not an in store item. I’ve also tried Lowes, Ace, Menards, Target, Walmart and a few others. Looks like something I’d have to order and the soonest I could receive it would be Tuesday… that’s a long time to go without a toilet (especially in this ghetto RV park (only one within the city limits of Minneapolis). First time I’ve run into a RV park toilet that uses a shower curtain for the “door” on it’s only stall!
Would it be of any use to call a plumber, or are they going to mess up this marine style toilet? If it needs to be snaked from the tank side, then that’s not something I’d do myself. Or, should I possibly find a boat place since they might be more used to a Headhunter Royal Flush? This is the land of 10,000 lakes, so there might be a few places to choose from.
Note: I do overly simple stuff maintance-wise and am not used to taking things apart, especially when it comes to this part of the plumbing system.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Gil,
It was the 12 volt(front) breaker at the rear of the coach next to the battery shut offs. Thanks for your help.
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Do yourself a favor and forget the stacker trailer. #1 you don’t want the weight #2 many campgrounds don’t have the room, especially if you have to unhook.
Get your car setup for flat towing and use it that way.
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Jon,
Thank you for the reply. As far as I can think ahead, my current plan is to pick up the coach and then make my way down to Daytona to pick up my stacker trailer and then off to my buddies Acura dealership to pick up a new SUV and then down to the Florida Keys for a couple of months. Then my Lady and I are headed up the east coast to Maine then across the country to Washington State and then drive all the way down the Pacific Coast Hwy to San Diego, then across the bottom of the Country…and back down to the Keys where I plan to stay most of the time tied up to shore power. On the cross country trip, maybe 15% of the trip will be dry camping.
You also mentioned that roof air precludes having OTR air? I’d like to have both if possible. And no…I haven’t spoken with a salesman…I don’t have the knowledge yet to know if I’m being B.S’d or not…again one of the reason’s why I’m here. And no this coach will not be a second home…it will be my primary home…which with everyone’s help here will arm me with enough information to get “lucky” on my first purchase.
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Now that was harsh…