Tim
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Bryan,
We have three 15k Btu roof ACs on our coach, and we have no problem staying cool. The hottest we encountered was about 122 degrees in Las Vegas a few years ago, and the coach stayed nice and cool. We have never had an issue staying cool in our coach whether driving or camping, and I expect nothing less from a Prevost. We did look at a Featherlite in Phoenix that had pitiful AC performance, even with 4 roof ACs. Part of the problem was no AC distribution ducts.
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Looking to do the same. Sent email. Thanks!
Joe
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I just experineced the same problem. My seat has a small tab on the front that clips it in place. With the seat cushion off it was pretty easy to diagnose the problem. I was able to locate my leak on the incoming supply line fairly easily. The hole was close enough to a junction that I was able to cut the damaged section out and find enough slack to make the repair with the existing fitting. Good luck. I hope yours is easy as well.
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Do they not use locking nuts?
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Kurt, I would urge you to not focus on a single type use for your coach for two reasons. First, most coaches are used in a variety of applications ranging from boondocking to RV resorts with all services and everything in between. The second reason is there is not a professional conversion made that was designed with a single use in mind. All our coaches are a compromise in every respect. They do all things but not any one thing especially well.
If you plan on a lot of dry camping recognize that if you do that where it is hot you are either going to run your generator or do without air conditioning. If you are connected to shore power where it is hot you are going to have to manage energy consumption including air conditioning, my point being at either end of the spectrum we owners have to give consideration to how we use our coaches and their systems.
Everything has limits, not only electrical, but tank capacities and space for storage and weight limits.
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I looked at two similar coaches both 1999 appx a year ago ..I found them to be a nice coach but no way drive like the prevost I ended up buying….also small windows and both units I went out of the way to see had alot of cracking paint which I think for some reason seems common on them…I think the generator is a bit undersized depending on how you use it..
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Jon, Not at jeff’s yet, down the road at Toqua campground enjoying the TN early fall before emptying my bank account at jeff’s later this month 😉
Ye, I would have expected that type of failure to not drop air in the front airbags. just not safe for a driving if a failure in the aux system caused issues with the chassis requirements.
As for the insert? Yes, it was there… So the installation was proper, just failed. As I said, I will be heading to NAPA and replacing the setup with a hard mounted gauge to the 90 degree elbow off the block.
Interesting after effect today. I went to relevel, the front solenoid valve was exhausting (on the five port control block) air and wouldnt stop. I ended up needing to pull the valve and replace it. Not sure what that was about… But when I am at Jeff’s I will go through the entire system again and see what the issue could be.
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I wish Lon a happy retirement. The loss of FLC will be felt. He seemed to offer honest coaches at fair prices. He also stood behind the coaches. When I bought my first Liberty, it was the best bus-buying experience I have had. I kind of expected to buy my next coach from him…
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Michael,
Since you are downloading the diagrams you likely have the listing on the diagram that denotes what each color is for. As nice as it is to have that information I can tell you when you get down to working on the actual system you will find your coach may lack consistency with respect to the use of colored tubing. The most important thing to understand is that your primary and secondary systems are black and everything else is secondary in importance to the braking systems. As long as your coach is unmodified from its original condition the pneumatic diagram is pictorially accurate. If you have a series of fittings at a device, such as a Norgren valve for example every fitting is of the type and orientation as shown on the diagram. For example, if you look at a valve that has a 45 degree bend fitting on it, the diagram will show that valve with that fitting that you see. Follow the diagram and you will see exactly where that air line goes, and you can literally use the diagram to identify the fitting at the other end and its position on the device it comes from.
Where it gets confusing is the air lines installed by the converter are not identified by colors or numbers. You just have to sort through the “spaghetti” of black air lines to find the origin and end of them.
As far as leak detection goes good luck. We all experience leaks over time and it can literally take hours just to find one leak if you do not know which circuit or system has the leak. You also have to develop an understanding of your systems so you are able to sharpen your focus. For example if the coach is leaning overnight you can isolate your efforts to a specific number of fittings, valves and air bags. But if you find your aux air compressor is running too frequently you may have your entire accessory air system to investigate before you find the leak.
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Kudos to Jeff. Boo to Prevost parts.
If anyone has a hub seal leak and you have any issue getting a seal or part number from Prevost do not worry. The existing seal will have the part number of the manufacturer stamped on the rear ring and any shop that stockes and sells seals can cross reference easily. So far I have replaced seals in all positions on all coaches I have owned and every seal was an off the shelf Chicago Rawhide or Scotchseal.
My question is what was the origin of smoke. I have had seal leaks and never saw any indication other than grease on the wheel and tire.
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Our 2011 GMC HD 2500 Denali equipped Duramax with a transfer neutral “red letter N” on twisty transfer case knob, doesn’t need key in ignition, requires no battery disconnect, and no mileage added while towing. It’s just heavy-7700 lbs. now equipped with SMI Air Force One braking.
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What Kim says. We only use the water supply to fill tank and always use the pump. We turn pump off when not in the bus for any length of time. Geo.
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Michael, I think the answer depends on whether you will frequently carry passengers or have overnight guests. For us the two sofa setup we had in our XL-40 worked so well that we installed a second sofa when we bought our current non-slide bus. We also changed out the table/chairs dinette for a booth. For us, a really fun aspect of this hobby is piling in a bunch of friends or co-workers for a ski trip, tailgating, winetasting, or taking my son’s teenage buddies to play paintball or whatever. More seating is best for a use like that and I want the party to be up by me when I’m driving so I’m not left out. Even when its just me and my girlfriend on a trip the configuration works for us. We get one couch to watch TV or read and the dogs get the other. Cozy. For some, the downside of dual sofas, especially in a non-slide coach, is that you end up with jacknife sofas producing two full size beds very close to each other, rather than one queen. This works fine for us, but a couple who frequently travels with another couple might really want a single sofa/queen sleeper setup. Even though the configuration works for us, I must say honestly the jacknife sofas are not that comfortable to sleep on. (Don’t ask why I got to test them.)
In any event, changing the configuration by removing or installing a sofa is not a huge expense. I don’t think the sofa configuration should be a dealbreaker for a bus you otherwise love, especially if you are on the fence about which configuration is best. Good luck with your hunt.
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When we bought our 1999 Liberty Prevost in May of 2014 it came with two large three-ring binders with the manuals/instructions/warranty stuff for all the things the Lliberty added/installed in the coach (Kohler generator, Amana refrigerator, Grohe faucets, microwave, inverters, electric shades, closet carosole, etc. etc. etc.).
There were no manuals for the chassis, engine, trans, or anything directly related to the Liberty conversion. I was able to obtain a “Liberty Coach” manual from Liberty. Lots of good stuff in it.
Going through Prevost Parts in Elgin (IL) I was able to obtain a Prevost owners manual ($30.60), Prevost maintenance manual ($81.56), and Prevost Parts manual ($108.46) for our coach. Now I have to commit to reading all this stuff and then building a structure in the coach to store all this stuff. The size of manuals are on the same order of magnitude of the coach itself!
Does anyone carry or have Series 60 Detriot Diesel and/or Allison trans manuals? If so, were did you get those?
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Thanks for the offer and addition info. We are towing so we are mobile. We need to review all the info and locations and will be in touch. We will be coming across the upper MI peninsula and down to Green Bay after Labor Day.