Tom
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Your lube points are probably like mine, maybe someone will chime in that knows if so I can make you a copy of mine and bring it to OK, Gary
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Kyle,
Get on the Camping World site and look up the “Gen-Turi”. About $130.
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Hi Jeff. Not sure on model number, can get it, but no flapper in it that I know of.
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If Big Al doesn’t start posting updates on his search I believe we need to vote about his membership dues.
Just sayin
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We all have to recognize that one size does not fit all.
All coaches would be equipped with OTR if that was the case. All coaches would have slides. All coaches would have the same floor plan. The point being we can debate awnings and air conditioning until the bovines return to the barn, but while there will be no concensus we will all be correct in our opinion.
I have stated before I like cold. I am not kidding when I say I know the temps are right inside my coach when the windows have condensation on them on the outside. When it starts to get above 70 degrees inside the coach I am too warm. My aunt and uncle who had lived for years in the middle east and then retired to Florida were wearing a sweat shirt if temps got below 85. The point being the need for OTR varies with the individual.
As to Diane’s question regarding the Cruiseairs shutting down when running on a hot highway that is possible. Our OTR had quit on a return home and I started the generator in our first Liberty and in a short time all three Cruiseair units had shut down because there was an insufficient amount of cooling air passing through the condensers. But we had the OTR shut down on our 97 Liberty so I again ran the generator and all Cruiseairs. Not only did that work, I found out when we got home that I had forgotten to open the forward shutters. I never realized that because the two Cruiseairs located behind the bumper kept running the entire way home. If I recall the temps were in the low 90’s that day. I believe the refrigerant change needs to be just right, and the condenser coils need to be clean.
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Jeff took that AFTER he made me polish all the slack adjusters ! Im telling ya kids he is a slave driver ! Look OUT. !!
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Jon, despite being an aerospace engineer I am actually of your view. I look at a bus trip as if I were orbiting the earth with no way home other than my capsule. I would love to know that barring a catastrophic failure, I can manage to sleep, eat, #$%&, and watch TV assisted only by my toolchest, manuals, Lowes and Amazon, and I hate to say this, arrive back in time for work at the end.
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Harry, What Tom said . No extension and Pressure Pro has been great.
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Bill is a long time owner and a pretty savvy guy, but I do have to take exception to his observation about the Allison filter bolts. He is correct in that Allison has a problem, they recognize it, and on transmissions without the upgrade there is a kit available to dealers for the repair of stripped threads.
However, I have changed my transmission fluid on the six speed transmissions at least 4 times now and know that if the Allison torque values are observed there is not going to be a problem. Stripped threads occur when the filter bolts are overtightened. Ditto with the drain plug.
As a general comment not specific to this event, our coaches have some “gotchas” that service centers and repair shops need to know and understand. The transmission bolt torque is one example. Another is overgreasing the slack adjuster shaft on Meritor disc brake equipped coaches. Another is failure to insure bearing lube after a hub seal replacement. My point is preventable mistakes happen and the best thing for all concerned, shop owners and bus owners is to have anyone that works on a coach aware of those recurring problem areas and insure they don’t happen. It is all about training, and when that fails it is all about making it right.
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To my friends above….
I know you guys are just jealous of that cash in my back pocket.
My dear wife knows how to take advantage of a hobby less, bus less husband. That honey-do list is getting some serious attention, yard work, new water softener, shelves in basement, clean the garage, couple of loads to Goodwill. Then we were invited my sisters cabin in CO. so that was 10 days.
I did make an offer on an “H” estate sale but with the PDI in hand we were $50 K apart. The bus has been sitting for a year racking up storage bills. Interesting how some “non” RV people think a Prevost is worth. Then to find out their upside down in it six figures.
In the mean time I did look at a bus in CA and that was, I’ll be kind “total misrepresented”. We’re back on the hunt again.
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We too have been parked on Grass numerous times… like everyone says make sure the ground is solid.
We almost had a big problem as I was running the aquahot for hot water and the aquahot exhaust vents straight down to the ground on our Vantare and the grass was badly burned under the ehaust pipe…glad I noticed and turned it off promptly… check your genset exhaust too… most people parking on grass are running their generators !! Be careful.
Diane
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I was a highly skilled awning operator so no Advil for me.
I freely admit it is much nicer to press a button. But the manual awnings and the ZipDee tool were quick and easy to operate also, but not as easy as the button pushing method. Since getting the new awnings I have now improved my skill level and can operate them with a variety of fingers on either hand.
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“I use one I bought on the internet because I wanted the tallest possible ”
Jon … do you remember the name of the manufacturer? I’m hoping to get one with drawers that automatically lock the Sears/Craftsman GripLatch.
Thanks for all the help!
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Dick,
The slide will accomodate a wide range of manufacturer’s tool boxes. They are standardized so you can go to Sears, Northern, or the endless number of manufacturers who list on the internet. I use one I bought on the internet because I wanted the tallest possible and the Snap On was a little too short.
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Yes… it is beautiful…. cold tooo !!
Diane