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Tom,
That antenna looks a lot like the one Liberty installed on our bus as a replacement. Same shape and size, but I don’t remember the brand.
In our case, it worked great, exceeding the performance of the original, and no mechanical up and down movement to eventually become a “challenge”.
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Sid,
I think the boy was about 29 that year, what say you!
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Jon, im sure you can pick these from Frank at Liberty!
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Jon, Did you have anything to do with the Pyramids? They used the same methods you describe, when did you say you were born? Hmmm, just could not help myself, Gary
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Do you have any flexible fuel lines from frame rail to engine. They have been known to seperate internally, due to age, heat stress.
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Unless you wish to get under the coach and make an inventory list the next best thing is to pull up the pneumatic diagram for your coach and blow it up to about 40 X 30 so you can see the details clearly. They are PDF files so some place like Kinkos can print the drawing.
The diagram is quite accurate showing the fittings so you can see where you need straight or ell or even 45 degree fittings, tees, etc.
The problem lies with the use of push in fittings not always being directly interchangeable with compression fittings although the ends match. On my coach I have several manifolds with 90 degree male pipe to tube fittings, but the 90 push in fittings swivel so they can be threaded in together, side by side. A compression 90 will not swivel so some creativity is going to be required, such as using nipples to adjoin fittings so each succeeding fitting is at a different height from the manifold and can be turned to tighten. I have to go through the exercise at some point in the future and the cost of fittings is going to be insignificant compared to the effort to make the changeout and get it leak free.
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The key to successfully replacing the hub seal (assuming it is the inner) is to install it in the hub very carefully so it is straight and so the inner portion of the seal rotates freely with respect to the outer portion.
If possible use a hub seal insert tool, but if none is available just be certain when it is tapped in that it goes in straight. I use a 6 X 6 block of wood and tap it in by going all around the perimeter slowly not allowing it to get cocked. When you are done it is vital that you insure the hub has oil in it and if you want to be certain you will not run the bearings dry grease the bearings so they are pre-lubed.
It typically takes an hour and a half to two hours and it is not particularly difficult. Any truck mechanic or a mechanic that works for a charter bus or school bus garage can do the job.
Did I say to make sure the bearings have grease either by filling the hub or greasing them? It takes forever to hub oil to oooze past the bearings so be patient when filling the hubs with oil.
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Jon, take 93 for sure. Nice ride, above 3k feet most of the way and you’ll go over the new bridge at the dam. Pretty impressive. You could hit weather but you’ll know it in advance, plan accordingly. Good road, 2 and 4 lane.
Later
bv
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The big house in Coburg is watching, I like that.
Later
bv
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I find it ironic that Jerry wakes up and the first thing he thinks of and posts is a treatise on turds. Other people’s turds, in fact.
He is a strange person with a weird passion for……
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I would rather eat bees than leave my coach unattended for any kind of service. After the first few years of ownership it became apparent to me that nobody that services big vehicles is going to respect my coach as I do so to whatever extent possible I either stay and look over the tech’s shoulder, or I do the work myself.
Having watched tire changers abuse my polished aluminum wheels I was elated when I first learned of Equal because I not only don’t need to have ugly weights hammered or glued on my wheels, I also don’t need the tire man. Now I pick up my tires in my pickup truck and break the wheels down and change them myself. The sweat, dirt, and sore muscles are all a small price to pay to avoid watching some ape scratch my wheels.
Kudos to Prevost. They are very good at protecting your coach from damage.
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Ok, I can actually offer something here. We have had a Microphor toilet for 9 plus years and we really do like, once we figured it out! There is a small O ring that needs to be lubricated yearly or it will fail and leak water. Found that out the hard way! But now it works great! The one thing is that if it is not positioned directly over the black tank, it will not work properly as this toilet is a gravity fed toilet!
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My opinion doesn’t count but I think if you are going to drive a Prevost you should at least possess a class B license.
They have non-commercial class B licenses so to avoid the scrutiny you would get if you had the commercial one as Tom suggests just make sure it is non commercial.
You not only have to prove some basic driving skills such as parking and backing up, the knowledge test is an excellent way to develop a basic understanding of the air and brake systems. At the very least you will have to know how to do the pre-trip DOT brake inspection. Maybe I am being too harsh but after watching thousands of drivers of all kinds of RVs trying to get into their site I am convinced a high percentage who have their wives running around behind their rig with a walkie talkie, or those who see-saw back and forth 5 or 10 times shouldn’t even be on the road.
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As an aside, but somewhat related is the fact I have a dash cam that is on 100% of the time the key is on.
I added it after a couple of instances where I had sufficient stopping distance between me and the vehicle ahead, yet some driver decided to pass me and pull in too close, stealing the safety margin ahead of me.
The camera all of a sudden could come to my defense if I rear ended a vehicle that pulled in too close and then had to stop quickly. I know every one of us has had that happen so having video proof we had no control over the situation was my way of at least protecting myself from the ticket or lawsuit that was to follow. It did not take me long to realize the camera is a double edged sword. The camera was watching me also. There is no way I am going to offer my video proof willingly if I am involved in an incident of my own making, but just knowing my dash cam is watching me has slowed me down from 62.5 MPH to 62.
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I vote for the manual awnings! I still work and not yet retired so don’t have extra time to fight these type problems especially when trying to enjoy a trip without worrying if it will work or not. Have had a problem last three times out and only had the coach a month so pretty clear they are unreliable…