[Peter]

I lift when backing or turning in to tight spot. It helps on those tires.

(Steve) Update on Houston Prevost

Haven’t recieved a ticket on work for air problems will let you know when Shop Manager (Bubba) gets back from Ft Worth Prevost and finalizes ticket.

[Peter]

I always dump the tag when extreme
maneuvering is needed to get in and out of tight places when on
blacktop or concrete. That’s what the tag was designed to do, make
the turn radius as short at possible while at the same time limiting
the side forces on the tag tires. Have someone drive your bus, turn
the wheel to the stop while the tag is down and go back and watch the
tag tire through the turn. You’ll be lifting the tag from there
forward.

Of course there may be times when you can’t lift the tag due to
the low position of the rear

.

[Peter]

Hey Fly man,

Reading this post begs the question – apparently the TapeCoat failed? Talk to me about that as you might remember I applied that to my bus and you bought my excess….

[Peter]

Just an observation after taking a second look at Peter’s dash, look at the tach and the speed. Most of us with a Series 60 would not see that combination of values. Must be a coach built with the Series 60 and the 5 speed Allison, not the 6 speed.

There are times I wish I had the 5 speed.

[Peter]

its a 2620a not sure if it should be wired to the vanner or just be wired to two of the 12 volt batteries direct

[Peter]

It looks like the other side in between the duals the hub looks wet but not dripping u can see it through the hole in the wheel I am not driving coach it’s in shop I have not used it in two months just being working on things Do u think it will hurt it to sit until next week I have to go away for 5days then I will take it to shop 1hour away wish I was at my brothers shop in Canada we could do ourself what do u think Jon? Will it be okay to sit for 5 or 6 days fix when I get back ?lots of snow here yesterday not good to take to shop roads bad. Tom what kind oil in rear end?

[Peter]

Hey Al, I didn’t see the bungie cords. You got it glued down?

glen

[Peter]

Don’t make fun. He may not have the best looking satellite dish mounting system, but by golly he has the windshield wipers protected. It’s all about priorities.

[Peter]

Like I said “I was not sure” Clifford, and I now know the difference.

In my case, such as it may be, I will never be elevated to such status I am positive of that. For the time being I will just keep trucking in my old bus, and take pride in my ride, a thirty-year old hoopie.

That is about as “VIP” as I am gonna get.

For what it is worth, you couldn’t give me a Prevo with flames all over it like that one, to me it is outright criminal to take a good looking bus and do that to it (shell or otherwise).

But then again, “different strokes” for different folks, right?

BCO

[Peter]

One other thought I didn’t mention, I have Cruiseairs and if I’m in an place with gravel or dust, I leave it at road height or even raise a little to give the air intakes as much space as possible from the dirt/dust.

Water pump on when the bus is parked and not in use, NO WAY. You spring a leak and the next thing you know your bus is flooded. Happened to me while setting in a campground, luckily we were sitting under the awning when it happened. I now even turn off the water when leaving the bus while camping.

[Peter]

Good Tom, you did remember to pre-lube correct?

[Peter]

I leave mine aired up even when camping the high step not a problem for me

[Peter]

We are looking for a Nomad SD2 controller.

Thanks,

Bob

[Peter]

Oil analysis is a tool often used to measure engine condition and identify potential problems before they become very serious.

As Tom points out a continuing program of oil and or coolant analysis is ideal because it establishes what is normal for a given engine. Then any changes in the elements identifies that something is happening. Since the engines and cooling systems introduce trace amounts of elements a spike in any of the elements is a signal there might be a problem. Different materials are used for different components so a spike in any element also leads you to the area that might be a problem.

Oil analysis is often used in aviation and the lab that does the analysis sees a problem they may even give you a call to alert you to the problem.

Not all out of range readings mean the engine is failing however. That is why a series of readings need to be taken over time to determine normalcy. If your coach or one you contemplate buying is unused for a period of time for example you might expect to see higher than normal iron readings. But if subsequent readings continue to show high iron content then the abnormal reading is cause for concern.

[Peter]

Jon,

I agree that Ray has a very capable DDEC monitoring application. He certainly isn’t alone; Silver Leaf has been doing similiar for years. In some cases Silver Leaf products may be better some users. If you have a Country Coach with a glass dash, I can tell you first hand that Silver Leaf’s glass is a great product. It can monitor and manage far more than what’s available on the DDEC bus. If you just want a DDEC monitor, Silver Leaf’s VMSpc is a cost competitive solution. I have personal experience with VMSpc having used it to capture the history of CAT engine performance to aid CAT in resolving a problem they had with EPA 2007 C-9 engines.

Again, I think Ray has a great product. You should just be aware there are other products out there.