Peter
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Looks like the adventure is well underway Kevin, keep it coming, would like to visit the northwest one day bus.
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Good post Andre, mine has some rust in that spot also, although it doesn’t appear to need anything more than a good clean up and some rust protection as Jon suggested. I think every one I’ve owned has had some rust on the mount.
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I just completed about a 4000 mile trip out west and back. In Jamestown, NM I bought fuel at the Pilot that is right next to a refinery. After I left there and drove on, I noticed that my fuel mileage was going steadily up on the instant gauge in the info display. I went from my usual 5.5 to 5.6 all the way up to 6.2 or 6.3. This lasted until I put more fuel on, where it went back to the usual 5.5 to 5.6.
On the way back, I fueled again at the same Pilot and my mileage once again improved back to the above mentioned 6.2 to 6.3. This lasted again until I put more fuel in.
The only thing that was different was that I did not see a sign on the dispensers about bio-diesel at this stop. I believe it was straight diesel, not contaminated with bio additive.
Seemes like a good thing to NOT have bio in our fuel.
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dang now you got me thinking….
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Ace,
Clifford can verify this but is it possible one of your water pumps has started to go bad, as in the impellor has broken or worn fins? I believe you have two water pumps, one for each bank. Get it up to temperature and before it gets much chance to cool shoot the temps in the same spot on each side with an IR gun.
That was a straw I was grabbing at.
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Thank you all for your input on the window crank handle.
For your information I found Reflect Window and Door in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. There mite be a company in the states that have them, but thy were the first to pop up on the Web search.
Larry A. Nelson
XLII 2002
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Sorry, mine are all electric, wish they were manual.
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Jon, wow! looks like you were able to put out the fire just in time. What did you use? Was the coach repairable or totalled by the insurance company?
Gerald
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I have the S60 with Jake brakes. I’m pretty impressed with them. If you open the driver window you should hear the typical jake brake noise when you get off the accelerator.
I have gone down mountain passes and never touched the service brakes. You’ll need higher RPMs (>1500) and a lower gear to have the most braking action.
You’ll have to watch RPMs going down steep inclines in low gear and keep them below 2100-2200. The transmission will upshift to protect the engine around 2300 and then your coach will accelerate smartly down the hill given the reduced braking action in the higher gear.
The only time you’d not have a very noticeable braking action is if you are gliding along in 6th gear at low rpm.
Gerald
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Great information, thanks for posting.
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Featherlite Vantare
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Hey Peter,
Where did you buy your new toilet? I am in the market for a new maceator toilet and the ones I am finding all are around $1,0000.
Thanks in advance,
Brian
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Gary
Thanks for heads up. We just had Nashville rebuild our front end about a week ago, so I will call and see if any of that could be under warranty. Ours is a 2003 chassis with # 4625.
Best regards
Chris
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These hearing devices are a must….
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Gil, My wife doesn’t read the forum so I can post with immunity unless someone rats me out.
I have attempted to convince my wife that wherever we go they have these things called stores. These stores sell food, clothes and other things. But we always pull out of the driveway with enough provisions to stock the average big box store. Just in case.
I still haven’t learned to shut my mouth so my best chance of staying married for another 52 years is to throw the heavy laundry baskets with food and clothes and snacks, and whatever else up onto the floor between the seats and then go away until more laundry baskets are hauled out to the bus.
We reverse the process when we get home.
However the bays that are full of tools, spare parts, tire dressing, cleaning supplies, a ladder, chairs (why do we need 8 chairs for two butts?) hose, power cords (I can reach to anywhere), etc are filled with essentials.