Roy
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Roy: we have a 1995 Royale ours are 12 volt. You could check with a volt meter, Or look at the bulb it should give you a voltage value.
Craig
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We are not far from the Houston service center (maybe 30 miles) and we were not in a hurry as we don’t plan to leave for another 2 weeks. That was not Prevost’s issue, they just said a service truck did not have the equipment on board to be able to change an air bag. The descriptions of above of what needs to be done seems to dispute those claims.
No matter, I appreciate the feedback. There are some mobile truck services in the area according to Google but it seems that most are just tire changing trucks. I will see what I can find but it’s looking like I am going to have to try to work my way out of the yard and call my road service for a tow. I hate getting on the hook so we will try everything else first.
Oh yeah, it is the air bag. I used a combination of level low and a bottle jack to get my hand into the air bag area and on the backside center of the bag I could touch the hole and actually stop the air flow a bit.
Thanks.
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It’s not suggested or recommended to use any petroleum, silicone, soap, dry lube, baby powder, slide lube, snake oil on your slide seal.
All of these products attract dirt which surely will cause failure.
Keep in mind the moving of the slide with any lube has no effect or help in its travel.
It’s a rubber tube with a really big price tag , last I heard $3K. plus labor, …yikes .
AL
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OK, Although I agree that slide pin lubrication can mask and collect unwanted dust/dirt…I also know that I worked with the company that designed these slides and installed them for Prevost. The pin lubrication we do is within the dogs of the pins. As the pin goes into the coach it then pushes dogs/fingers out to give the rigid lock of the room. It is within this area that we lube and we use specific lube not any liquid type lube…The pins themselves should go in and out without any binding.
I remember when the slides came out and having to change the “pins” to a different degree angled pin….
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Oil filled wheel hubs were used on Prevost coaches for many years. They were basically truck style caps for axle ends. They were meant to be used with no coverings over them so that the heat created by the wheel bearing turning and any braking action would be dissipated out by the wind going by and via the small hole in the rubber plug that Jon mentioned that release the pressure. With most motor homes they have nice wheel covers that fit over these oil caps. This in turn cuts down the amount of cooling that can be had via the air going by the wheel hubs as you go down the road. Plus you also have any type of heat generated in the oil by the wheel bearings and by the breaking actions that is also trapped now inside the shinny covers over the oil hub and fits on the wheel. What we have done for many years is to tell people to feel these oil caps only to the FILL mark not the FULL mark. This allows a greater area of expansion for the oil as it’s heated by those actions of the wheel and brakes. It may still under a normal hot day with a long braking action cause some oil to be vaporized out of the oil cap. Eventually you see it coming out from underneath your stainless steel wheel caps. But if you maintain a lower level you will not have this happen as often and as severely as it will happen with the oil Filled to the full mark and then covered with the stainless steel wheel cover.
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Dick’s post on changing the batteries is very good.
Be sure to remove all rings and watches, necklaces, etc.
Welding yourself to the coach is never a good thing.
Be sure to wrap your tools too.
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Gerard, will you share some of what you are smoking? Based on the above post it must be some good stuff.
Tom is actually taking one for the team. To properly advise owners and potential owners of the process of buying, selling and learning a coach he feels compelled to gather the painful experience of coach acquisition and be in a position to advise others of how and what to do.
I on the other hand learned to gather knowledge by observation. I do not need to take a long walk off a short pier to know that is an experience I would like to avoid.
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I haven’t got one yet but everyone I’ve talked to said they are great, I want to get one but haven’t done it yet.
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I get an easy 10 hrs with minimal loads, cpap included.
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Any truck or bus junkyards near you? In the absence of that option I would contact a DD dealer.
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Prevost part #950208. The are a 3″ diameter bellow I believe. Cost is about $35/ea.
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Andy, You meant 32 not 23?
I did notice on the sat view there was a Marathon with truck islands at the corner of Mi-32 and US-131. Prices are unknown.
As Tom stated, 23 is correct.
The fuel stop just South of Petoskey is a Marathon. The address is: 1041 W Main Street in Gaylord. As you can see in the photo, it’s a bit tight and the ingress and egress can be tricky depending on traffic when you exit. The two pumps on the left require a Johnson Oil card to use.
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Just like Glenn said, twist both of those by hand and you will have it off in no time. Be sure to fill it back up with water (fill from the top by removing the slotted cap on top of the pump) when you prime it so it doesn’t run dry at any time after re-install it.
Good Luck!
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Wow! There are a LOT of bands listed.
Did not recognize a single band’s name.
You know you are old when the “Oldies Station” plays way too new music.
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On Liberty Coaches, if the adaptor breaks, the ground is covered with rose petals. It’s just something we have to live with.
Mark