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More thinking, not usually a good thing.

On possible reason is the HWH is not disabled and is commanding the coach to level itself. Easily checked. Point the nose of the coach uphill. If the front is lowered putting the coach in a near level position it will not come up.

I’m going to stick my neck out a country mile here and guess it has nothing to do with the 3 way valves.

[Tim]

Jerry: Heat will be your friend. Some of the hoses we use on the race I heat in a pan of boiling water before I push the hose on the barbed fitting. Test a small piece first to ensure it won’t come apart in boiling water.

[Tim]

Could not be said better!

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Replace it Walt, those old fittings will usually not re-seal even if you cut off the line for a new bite. As the others have said, DOT compression is best, but I’ve use the black DOT push ins with good success.

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I have upgraded to Windows 10 it seems the slow typing problem has been solved for me.

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Let me be clear……….I am not showing a reluctance to ipads or anything else to control my coach Crestron system as opposed to the Crestron devices. I am opposed to the entire concept of using a remote control device to control almost every single system on my coach. I don’t care how bright a display is, I don’t care if it is smaller than the big heavy Crestron remote is. I just want switches, dials or knobs to control lights, shades, A/C units, webasto, pocket doors, located conveniently and where the switches make sense.

My rants about the multiple steps I need to go through just to open a pocket door from the kitchen side will not be addressed by replacing the Crestron controller with an ipad. I will still have to open a plexiglass door, poke the remote to wake it up, poke the remote to get on the right page, then look through about 20 “buttons” on the display to find the one that when poked will cause the door to open. The entire concept of using a Crestron remote, and ipad with a docking station or a cell phone to open a pocket door, or unlock bay doors, or move a table in or out seems silly.

But my bus is based on a Crestron system which works and has been reliable. So far so good. I am used to the fact I can only turn on the Webasto at only two of the five Crestron remotes. I am used to the fact it is easier to open the door for the washer and dryer to provide privacy in the rear of the coach rather than using the Crestron. I am used to and actually like the fact the Crestron controls all the audio visual functions, something the Crestron is ideal for.

I will at some point change my rear camera display with some device that I can actually see in daylight. And that will probably be an ipad because the rear camera display is also a Crestron controller and one of the only two spots where I can operate the A/C units so I do need to upgrade.

[Tim]

Forget the flip phone Diane,

I could only get Jon on the “bat-phone”, a.k.a. the “bus-phone.”

Jon,

My bus is still in the dark ages with no ipad or creston … just TV remotes and swithes on the walls, but it’s not hard to program ….

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Ronald…

I talked to a Crestron VIP 2 years ago and was informed that the programming used by Liberty, Marathon or anyone else is not to be kept a secret… It is written in the Crestron agreement that all programming will be made available to anyone who has paid for the system whether in an office … a coach…or anything else… they are NOT permitted to keep it from you.

I thought that was interesting.

Cheers,

Diane

[Tim]

Is the tube curved or does it have a kink? My tube developed a curve. Xtreme Paint and Graphics placed a ladder at the curve and bent it straight. Rolls smooth now.

Don’t forget the Strecher Arm Kit.

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Can anyone stay at Fort Belvoir, Virginia? Or do you have to be active/retired military? If one is going to visit DC for any length of time, it is a good place to stay for a week and easily get into DC to see all there is to see?

[Tim]

Your bus looks great against that snow. Not to mention heck of a job shoveling that driveway.

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Haven’t signed up yet but hope to soon. That was a great time last year. Hope to see y’all there.

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Good on ya Chip, I’m impressed! We’re headed out to the Snowy Mtns of Wyoming for a couple of weeks of snowmobiling on Tuesday. We’ll be parked at 8500 feet with about 6 to 8 feet of snow around. If I get a chance I’ll post up a pic of the bus with the pickup and sleds hooked up.

I just don’t get why all these folks head south (-: (-: (-:

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Without getting into a Liberty vs anything else discussion (may have to get one), I will say that the Vantare has 75′ of power cord and the reel is easily accessible to turn by hand if necessary. It does not dispense rose petals, but has dumps on either side. Just sayin…. Geo.

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Now us Liberty guys are getting pot shots from a guy whose coach has no means whatsoever of getting shore power into it if the cord reel assembly contacts are faulty. What is this world coming to?

I’ll help answer this question about why the cord reel is on the wrong side. I’ll put it in context so the non-slide, non-EGR, non OTR folks can appreciate the dilemma solved by the folks at Liberty.

Prevost took away all options for the cord reel being on the street side when they put the EGR CAC along side of the radiator taking away the space behind the tag axle. They lost the space previously used on non-slide coaches for the cord reel when Prevost put the slide controls in the bay along side of the OTR evaporator coils, and since the fine Liberty coaches use a real whole coach heat and A/C system the other optional space on the street side was used for OTR.

So it is Prevost that took the decision from Liberty and forced the cord reel on the curb side. Liberty of course did the right thing and provided ample cord length in the range of 70 feet, unlike the shorter 35 foot length on lesser coaches.

I now fully expect the plastic Prevost coach guys driving the non-slide non-EGR coaches to respond but we all know which coach is best. I just hope everyone realizes the complexity of problem solving for converters and especially those well equipped coaches that have all the mundane features along with the rose petal dispensing systems now favored as an alternative to traditional waste disposal.