[Tim]

Buddy… Thanks for the pictures Keep them coming!

I’m sorry I’ll miss the towing demonstration!

Thanks

[Tim]

Looking forward to learning … thru a firehose!

[Tim]

don’t forget the fish hatchery at Booneville Dam. The have sturgeon to see and raise salmon.

[Tim]

would you believe that it’s an electrical issue. It turns out that country coach has a control board with switches that control fresh water fill, fresh water dump, water pumps, curb lights. That board is my problem.

When I went to inspect the water bays, I had to take off the plywood laminated cover. The circuit board with swiches are mounted on the board . When I this disconnected the wiring from the pins I noticed something. There were 2 sets of pins and 2 wire harnesses. The harness had space for 10 pins and there are only 8 pins.

Hmmm, what are the odds the harness could have been incorrectly placed? I went thru each switch and determined some systems could turn on but not turn off. The dang pins and harness were not on correctly.

Since the the switch lights are not working. I decided to disconnect the entire board. I isolated all the switches and taped off the pins and harness’s . I then went to the main panel inside and cycled the switches. Low and behold. No more water leaking from the over flows. Water pressure is back up. I turned off city water. Ran the pumps and drained the water tank to 1/2. The pumps cycled but not as much as before. Pressure on the pumps stayed up.

the fill valve was getting a signal to open from part of the harness but not closing due to the incorrect pins on the second harness. Now that it is isolated, the system has no half assed signals going to the solinoids.

I think that the system got messed up when I had my fill hose replaced last winter. The techs put the harnesses back together incorrectly. Since the lights don’t work, there was no visual indication the switch was on.

I’ll replace the board later. For now I’m happy.

[Tim]

I would guess CC used plastic. What material (for tanks) did Featherlight use in the late 90’s and early 2000’s? Thanks,

[Tim]

Having done three factories tours of Newmar’s, Entegra’s, & Tiffin’s, they are all basically constructed the same, sitting on either a Freightliner or Spartan chassis, with the coach part screwed/bolted on. They are all using aluminum framing.

Take the tours … then take a Prevost tour and see the “guts” of the chassis, and you will walk away with a new perspective, as I did.

[Tim]

I’m voting for Al’s place, center of the country. As luck would have it, only a couple of hours drive from home! 🙂

[Tim]

Jon,

ON my Marathon when I had house alternator issues, I did get a warning light on the dash it was an Amber square when I called Marathon that is what it’s for. Not sure on a liberty with all the rose pedals and polished chrome and drones that Mark has Perhaps he needs to get out the meter 🙂

Bill

[Tim]

Anyone else remember the good old days when campsites were cheap, and hotels were expensive?

The hotel near my interstate exit is $45 a night, they turn down the sheets, leave a chocolate candy on the pillow and serve a complimentary breakfast to go with your copy of USA Today.

[Tim]

I’m really happy there were no serious injuries. Looking at the coach, you wouldn’t think anyone survived. We saw a 2002 Affinity just like it for sale in Denton a week ago. Wish your friend the best!

[Tim]

Your friend is one lucky fella!

Sending get-well wishes! What a traumatic event. I’m sure in his mind it was like slow motion but that probably happened in a matter of seconds.

And, he lost the toad too. Sad.

Everything can be replaced, hopefully no serious injuries.

Safe travels,

Mark

[Tim]

$80 a gallon for mobile oil? Even with the Napa discount, I paid like $220 a gallon last week for diesel oil.

at $80 a gallon, you should start stocking up and become a wholesaler! Or bring your own supplies and only pay for shop time/fees.

[Tim]

Mark,

Does your coach have an annunciator light to warn of a failed alternator? Since all of your alternators have the same voltage output if one fails you just have less total amperage so voltage would not be an adequate indicator.

[Tim]

This seminar should prove to be a great help for all owners as well as those seeking coaches. We three Buskateers have been working on the seminar and I think it is going to be a great one.

To give you some insight we have an agenda that includes pre-trip inspections, an opportunity to see the underside of various coaches, we will cover how systems work, tools we recommend you carry, spare parts tro have on hand, trouble shooting, and discussions of the typical problems owners encounter. But in addition we are going to try to encourage “show and tell” which will be an opportunity for everyone to see the different conversions, their features, and what owners have done to modify them to make them even better.

In addition we are going to have an opportunity to meet the people from American Fleet and talk about their services, how they deal with Series 60 problems, and they will teach us all about the engines most of us have.

But we are also going to have a towing demonstration. Everyone’s worst nightmare is the need to be towed, and that nightmare gets worse very fast if the tow truck operator does not do it correctly. You will have the opportunity to see how it is done and will know if the worst happens and you do need a tow, how to do it correctly.

In just two short weeks we will be together talking about Tom’s next bus, my cell phone, and Jeff’s donut runs, getting to put the faces with the names, seeing a bunch of coaches, maybe even learning something. For those of you with coaches, if you have something on or about your coach you think others might benefit in seeing, write it down and remember it when you get to Vonore. We will include it in our show and tell program.

[Tim]

brown is ground= correct rotation. Wire are also tatoo now! Bob