[Peter]

And to think I’ve been bragging about Mark….

[Peter]

Obviously, the cost to perform a valve adjustment will vary greatly depending on the accessability to the engine’s top end.

Before I bought my bus last November I had Prevost Ft. Worth do a thorough PDI which showed that the Jake was weak and a valve adjustment probably needed to be performed. This one-owner coach’s maintenance records did not show that this had been done previously.

After I bought the bus I had Prevost perform the valve adjustment at 143K miles. They had to disassemble the rear closet to gain access. Labor hours required was 16.6 hours @ $115 totaling $1909.

I’m glad I had this done as there were issues that needed attention. Not only did the Jake need adjusting but the cam plate was leaking and the valves were all out of adjustment with some being too tight and others being too loose. The injectors also needed adjustment.

[Peter]

George,

Thanks for the reply and the explaination. I guess I never gave much thought to how the electronics are

controlled. This is the first thread that I noticed any reference to the card system for Country Coach.

I would appreciate any information you could send.

Thanks again

[Peter]

Peter, my broke shock mnt was onthe other side tag. Geo.

[Peter]

20 amp and will have to check the gfi part. Even been thinking about selling the coach and after home build upgrade to newer model. Things are up in the air at this stage. Won’t have time to use it while building and where wifey is looking they don’t want us staying in it as we build. The ultimate dilemma.

[Peter]

That’s half price…. good deal.

[Peter]

So Geo,

What’s your new Drive PSI?

[Peter]

I really don’t think hi temps (within reason) are the issue with the interior…but hi humidity is. Geo.

[Peter]

Per,

Thanks for the reply. We enjoyed meeting you and Margrit at the Know Your Prevost Seminar at ETLC

last October. We have also enjoyed your posts about your experiences with your Prevost Coach.

Unfortunately for us, one of the deal breaker features for us is a private bath. Hopefully just like you and Margrit,

we will align “THE” coach and the deal and begin our own Prevost travels. Until then, we will keep reading and

listening and learning. So much to learn.

[Peter]

Does anyone else worry about knowing how well our safety devices or warning systems work before we really need them to work?

We all have a lot of these devices on our coaches ranging from a simple circuit breaker to our surge protectors to our engine fire alarms to our CO detectors to the tire pressure sensing systems. I wish we had some safe and simple way to periodically do a systems check on these.

[Peter]

Andy,

Originally, when we started thinking of a Prevost, the Outlaw is what caught my attention as the price seemed so attractive. Looking further into it, you get a lot of bang for the buck. But, it’s not the same as a Liberty, Marathon or Millennium coach. That doesn’t mean it’s bad, just not the highest quality but nicely done.

We have a four slide Liberty. We wanted the extra space on the inside. You cannot get OTR (over-the-road) with four slides. We didn’t really want it as the four roof airs are fine for us (and we have dash air with an auxillary unit). With four inverters, we can run all the roof airs without the genny if we want.

Having one slide in the living area will give you a larger kitchen. We don’t cook so that was not a priority.

I know that you have looked at a lot of coaches as I have seen your RV video’s. Enjoyed them.

Safe travels,

Mark

[Peter]

A LADY FRIEND OF MINE IS INTERESTED.

[Peter]

UPDATE !!

Today was a GOOD day… New motor arrived at UPS station at 90am and was in the bus and everything buttoned up and working perfectly by 12 noon…. so nice to see the cord rolling in !!

Turned out to not be such a terrbile ordeal after all…. just time consuming getting it all out but easy to put it back together again !!

Mission accomplished !! Thanks for the input !!

Cheers, Diane

[Peter]

I don’t have a Marathon so don’t put too much credibility in what I say.

The feelings are the pump pressure switch might be the cause of the continuous running pump, but do not rule out a constant, but unknown water flow. I believe all conversions will have some form of check valve to prevent pressurized water from back flowing into the water tank. If the coach does have a check valve it it is leaking a small pump may in fact keep running to make up for the ongoing pressure loss.

Easy to rule out. Pressurize the system to the extent possible and turn off both pumps. If the system loses pressure you have a problem with something other than the pressure switch.

[Peter]

thanks Jon. That clears it up some. The non engine driven fans must have been part of the conversion process.