Rodney
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Waltshires wrote: “We’re at a friends house – camping before their daughters birthday party (and sorta of trying to coax their wife into wanting a prevost) and the front slide won’t go out.”
Were you successful in helping your friend coax his wife into wanting a Prevost?
Quite a few of us are wondering if you got the job done.
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I assume you are talking about the Marathon aux air tank not the Prevost air tanks.
In our bus, the Marathon aux air tank is in the compartment below the driver. It is just one of those 6 gal pancake tanks. It should be drained regularly just like all the other air tanks. Access to the drain valve requires crawling partially into the compartment. That might be the reason why many people don’t bother draining it.
It might also be accessible by dropping the front bumper. Haven’t tried that yet.
It should last a long time if you drain it regularly.
Gerald
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I can see Tim is going to be a problem. What is it with guys named Tim????????
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I too have had Jeff Rowe change out my water pump. The good thing was it started leaking while I was there and he had one in stock. East Tennessee Luxury Coach is a place you should have in your address book. Jeff is honest and extreemly knowledgeable about your Liberty Coach. Give him a try, you won’t be sorry!!
Steve
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Here is a picture of one section and a little of the next section.
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Tom,
I believe I have confirmed your comment that the fans are hard wired to the inverter. Tonight I checked the bay fan on the inverter side of the coach and it was running. No heat in the bay as the inverter chargers were off and and no loads in the coach. When the circuit breaker on the main power panel in the coach was turned off for charger line 1, the fan also shut off. Most likely the inverter circuit breaker was off when I previously observed the fan not running. Therefore no thermostat.
There is still the issue of no 110AC power going to the 2nd bay fan behind the frig due to the severed cable. Hopefuly that line is fused and when the cable is repaired a new fuse will get it running. Any idea where that fuse might be located? I do not see it in the manual.
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I hate to admit this, but I never look at my bay door fasteners. If the door opens I stick my head in to get or see what I want. If I look at the fasteners it is by accident or something was not right with the door when I opened it.
Having said that I think I had to tighten a part of the bay door hardware once in 25 years. But Mark has this black cloud that hangs over his head. At least I think he does.
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i think they passed out pipes that connected to gennie tail pipe in tampa that brought exhaust above bus roof line smog city still alliant center is large spread out a bit madison greenies will be out in force TAG1
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Boys, play nice. If you cannot play nice I will close the thread. Having said that this thread and the conversation (iif kept civil) is very instructive. It illustrates the importance of staying ahead of things because if stuff breaks it happens at inappropriate times, and sometimes getting needed service is not easy or cheap.
Dale, I am not piling on you but based on your description of some of the issues you do need someone to deal with those items that are going to shut you down. Your shocks may need replacement, but from my perspective your brakes are so much more important that you do need to do whatever is necessary to get them fixed. If the bus is on the road as you describe, it suggests to me that you are driving to a schedule you know in advance.Where ever your venues take you I suspect you have down time once you arrive. Seek out a charter company at each destination and set up appointments with them. Even if you only get one brake chamber or hose replaced each time you are addressing the problem.
Mark may have been blunt in what he said, and maybe a little tact would have softened his post, but he is concerned with your safety and deferring some work, such as brake issues, is dangerous. That is why all of us reading your posts are stressing the need for service no matter what you have to do. The alternative is something none of us wants to hear about.
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One additional thing I did in my Bonanza Aircraft Maintenance Log Book(s) was to number my receipts in the upper left hand corner. I started with 001 and when necessary, I add another zero in front. As I logged routine services, annuals, etc. the last column was “Receipt Number” where I put in the receipt number. This way I could easily locate the receipt (kept in numerical order using a two hole punch at the top and a 2 ring binder) and I could prove, or review everything that was done/replaced, along with the cost of parts/labor and the A&P’s number.
Fred
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Check to make sure the clear hose coming out of the tank sentry box in the plumbing bay has a good connection, as it works off air pressure and an air leak will give a low reading. If that doesn’t fix it then recalibrate your tank sentry. Mine was doing the same thing a few months ago. Took it to a Converter here in FL and they told me the entire system needed to be replaced for a couple thousand. I wasn’t buying that and recalibrated it myself. Ten minutes later all was well.
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That seal kit didn’t last me 6 months. The amount I of oil I am losing is negligible, but I also learned that there was a non-mandatory modification to the oil line on the alternator that was not done for mine. When it finally gives up, I think the Penntex is what I am going to go with unless I can get partial credit for my working trade.
Does Prevost stock the Penntex?
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Jon, I also had never heard of tapatalk and googled it. I’m sure the OP can explain it but from what I read about it, it will cost you and Tom at least $69 a month for the starting plan if want it on your site.
Mark
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I did get almost 7 yrs. out of my wet-cell batteries and could have gone a little longer but I got really tired of checking the water level. So, I switched over to AGM batteries and have had them about a year. We’re easy on our stuff and I keep up on maintenance which I do strictly by the book if not before.
Liberty Coach started using Lithium in 2010 if I’m not mistaken. What impressed me so much about Liberty Coach is that they have thought out everything so thoroughly that they know what works and what doesn’t. I do trust their knowledge as they have been building coaches for over 40 yrs.
Mark