steve
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The Florida Governor signed the bill the other day making these legal.
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I’m plugged into only 50 Amps.Where do you come up with 100 Amps? Am I missing something here?….Thanks
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Not enough Prevosts in the NASCAR Cup garage at the ChucagoLand track last weekend. An awful lotta plastic/S&S stuff. I suspect the NASCAR Prevosts run together so they don’t have to stop every 100 Miles when a SOB breaks down.
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Prevost parts has there LED Docking lights on sale . Replace your Incandescent lights #930319 with the LED light #19515870 $69.93 each.
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I had a similar problem last year. My coach had started fine the night before, but when I tried it in the morning, nothing but a few clicks. The batteries were at 13 volts, but still wouldn’t start. I had been using the old 24 volt-35 amp charger that was original when the bus was new, the batteries were 2 years old, but were fried from over charging. So your batteries can be reading proper voltage but not have the amperage to anything. Three of the batteries were no good when checked, so I bought all new batteries and it started right up.
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Don ,I don’t know what voltage the Webastos run on. All I know is on the Inverter in 4th bay there are two circuit breakers on the face of the Inverter. Both are labeled WEBASTO .All I know for sure is if the one breaker is popped the Webasto won’t fire……………….Thanks for your reply…….Steve
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I know what has been said but I have no choice. For 17 years I have to go through various up and down gyrations to get my coach into my garage. The first bus I could just back up the driveway and into the garage at road height.
But because of loading and unloading I drop the coach down when the bus is in the garage to keep the step up into the bus low. I do that with all of my coaches. When the need to have easier entry in the coach has passed I usually raise it and support it under the chassis support points so I can go in the pit to work on it if I want.
The Last two coaches I have had to lower all the way down to get them into the garage so I am actually moving when I back in with the bags all the way down. That is probably the worst thing to do, but I have no choice.
If the bags are damaged I don’t know because when they reach 10 years of age I am replacing them.
People from Prevost have repeated not to let the air out of the air bags, yet that is inconsistent with how they designed the coach. The level low system allows the bags to be over inflated to raise the coach or to be deflated to lower the coach. We can do that as required to keep the coach level on sloped RV sites. If lowering the coach is not acceptable the system should have some means of limiting down travel, but it does not. That is why I do not get too excited about lowering my coach all the way down when it makes sense.
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Look who is talking……….
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Rocky: I tried that, didn’t seem to make a difference. What kind of a device did you get? Where did you get it?
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I partially agree with Jeff about partially closing the coolant valves to the Raritan.
Unless you are restricting coolant flow to the exact amount that equals heat loss from the HW tank the only thing restricting the flow will do is delay the time it takes for the HW tank water temps to reach engine operating temps. Engine temps of 200 are way too hot and will open the relief valve and will cause a serious burn from scalding.
Apart from installing a thermostat and solenoid valve to shut off coolant flow once the tank water temps reach the set point of the electric heater there is one other possibility.
If the coach has an accumulator tank make sure it is functioning. If you can turn off the pump and when you open a faucet the water runs for a minute or more the accumulator tank is OK. If water doesn’t run there is no air cushion to absorb the expansion of water as it heats in the HW tank so it forces the pressure relief valve open.
The only other detail is if you ever replaced the check valve on the CW supply to the tank that might be an issue because that valve needs a very tiny relief hole to allow the expanding water to escape back into the CW side and into the accumulator tank.
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Add some more information because even with information provided it gives no real clues other than it takes time.
Do all pressure gauges come up to full system pressure in what is the normal amount of time?
Can you hear the air dryer purge often as the front is trying to rise? By often I mean the normal amount of time between purge cycles?
You mention cold temps but don’t say if this started since the temps got cold which could be coincidental or a clue.
How often have you been running the aux. compressor prior to the cold temps and how have you been preventing moisture from entering the accessory tank. The Liberty “spitter” is not the best protection against moisture.
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You never know what’s going on in the boardroom. Wouldn’t be interesting if a tire maker such as Bridgestone was asking the managers, “What would it take to break into the Prevost world?”
Then, a call from a PC Boss comes in and miracles happen.
With Jon’s valid concern over the lack of availability of 365’s, it just might be worth a phone call. We may be a tick on an elephant’s butt, but to a manufacturer, we may be an opening to a new, targeted market.
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This is a lot of discussion about something that is what it is.
We all get the engine Prevost installed and unless a previous owner did something to boost power we get what everyone with that model and year got.
BTW, If I found out a coach I was interested in had engine modifications to boost power it would be off my list.
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Excellent & comprehensive article Andy!
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While enjoying the beautiful Tennessee weather, I’m watching the local Tampa FOX affilate live news. They are predicting a major power outage and uprooted trees. I hope our Friends located in Florida’s west coast area remain safe during this storm.
For the people who wonder why we live in Florida with all the hurricanes, I can say that we get quite a bit of notice when one is heading our way. It’s up to the individual to decide whether or not to evacuate when a storm is headed to the state.