Reagan
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Thanks Per,
Peter, it’s 900 miles from where we are starting, Back in the ’70’s as a trucker, I could do that with no problem, other than log books! Now, 500 miles is enough per day.
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When I called the Marathon emergency line, they told me to do as follows: Shut off shore power breaker, shut off inverters at the emergency shut-off switch, then shut off the 12-volt and 24-volt beakers. Wait about 10 seconds, the turn everything back on in reverse order.
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Mikee. Apples and oranges. Follow me closely on this.
An air bag failure of the size shown will lose accessory air fast. If you switch level low into manual mode ASAP it effectively stops all air from flowing into the burst air bag. It will even allow air to build back into the accessory air system.
But if you do not stop the air flow, air will leak down in the brake systems until it hits the protection valve pressure, at which point the brake systems will be protected and fully functional. The conpressor will run trying to fill the accessory side, but as long as it continues to work your coach will be safe to drive if you ignore the impact of something that has caused loss of accessory air.
That is the end of my comments relative to an air bag or other accessory system catastrophic failure.
Now let’s talk about the application of emergenacy brakes. If you lose air pressure to either the secondary or primary air systems you retain brakes on the remaining system. Your emergency brake does not deploy. If you lose air pressure at the emergency brake, such as a broken hose or failed diaphragm both primary and secondary lose air pressure trying to keep pressure onto the emergency brake to keep it released. If the leak is big enough both lose air until the emergency brake deploys. If you want to nurse the coach along, apply the parking brake, that allows both brake systems to re-pressurize, and release the parking brake until you lose presure again, but during that time you can roll a ways. How far you roll depends on the size of the leak and how long it takes to re-deploy the emergency brake.
At that point your best option is to cage the brake and/or plug the hose that leaks. By caging the brake you lose some emergency brake power, but you can retain full service brakes, and plugging the hose you have eliminated the problem until you can do the correct repairs.
Neither issue is related. But having said that it all depends on how well a coach has been maintained and checked. If you as an owner do not drain your tanks in sequence and verify the operation of the protection and check valves you may in fact lose brake system pressure if there is an accessory system air leak. The only way to know you do have functioning check and protection valves is to do a system check either yourself or instruct a technician to do it every time there is access to the underside of the coach.
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An RO system does not have to waste a lot of water. The excess can be returned to the water tank because it is what was in there in the first place. We had the instant hot water dispenser and never used it. We have RO water and it is used for a lot of things such as ice cubes, coffee, drinking water, tea, etc.
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In a case like you describe you have to stop, select what you want to lower or raise with the switch in the manual position. When the bus has reached the desired height proceed to cross the point in question, and when you are past the point where clearances are a concern, put the main switch from the maual position to the road or driving position. This applies to not only the Liberty system, but the Prevost Level Low system. As long as the main control is not in the road or driving position the coach will remain at the height you selected.
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Thanks for that picture. That is the way the I think they should work.
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How about a picture Jack?
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R&M fiberglass
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The most innocent thing a person can do at a grocery store parking lot or a travel rest stop is have eye contact with another person.
This jester has just given a complete stranger the permission to smile at you, greet you, or worst of all approach you inside your comfort area or zone.
Without that seemingly very innocent first contact there would be no contact as your body language has first told the stranger your not interested.
I consider all interstate rest areas trouble, my short term parking as far away from other veh’s as possible.
Here is a simple a cheap suggestion while traveling the interstate. Next time your at a truck stop pick up one of those truck driver tire thumpers. Just a stick used by many “really old” long time truckers , like Truk and Bernie.
These were used to hit the face of the tire then listen for the sound. Driver was able to judge by sound if the tire was full of air quickly.
Store it on the right side of the passenger seat to get at it quickly. The simple stick is often seen at truck stops so no one can ever accuse you of walking around with a weapon.
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Should have been stainless steel.
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Problem solved! Taked to Troy at Liberty and he said to look for a module in electric bay with 30 I O on it. May be bad. No such module. However there is a wire on fuse panel with 30 I O on it. Checked fuse again still good. I pulled fuse waited 10 secs and put back in. Heard click now working. I guess something had to reset. Rick
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The no-tax state issue has had endless posts on this forum, Do a search and be prepared to spend hours reading the posts.
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Considering the age of this group….. somebody is full of it or maybe just bending the truth a little….
I got 47 years old…
Honest Steve.