Tom
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Be afraid. Very afraid………….Make sure the insurance company knows your RV is a bus and not a sticks and staples. Make sure your insurance company recognizes that the cost to repair damage to your coach, regardless of age is exactly the same as the cost to repair a new one.
The only difference in premium should be related to the current replacement cost should the worst happen. You can save a ton of money by understating its replacement cost or allowing the insurance company to place the value on the coach. But if you end up with a semi-serious damage claim that equals or exceeds that understated value you end up with a check and the insurance company ends up with your coach, likely at a bargain price.
Make sure your insurance company knows that unlike an RV your coach repairs may need to be made by Prevost or one of its qualified experts and / or the converter. I think the last place you want to see your pride and joy is in a reapir facility with nothing but little white RVs and the expertise that goes along with fixing them.
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A common complaint is about shop labor rates and how those charges work down to the bill.
The owners that have had the most success at controlling the costs os service are initially very explicit about what they need and expect. Then when the work begins they are there. They don’t leave the coach or at least don’t go in the waiting room. They observe the work and they keep notes of what was done, when it started and when it finished. Finally they compare what they were told it would cost and what they noted were the start and stop times and the extent of the service with the bill. If they disagree with the bill they have the ammunition to dispute it before they write the check.
It takes vigilance to avoid unnecessary or excess billing. I won’t name names but we have an astute owner who has gone so far as to point to the lack of fingerprints on a dusty hub cover to prove work he was billed for was not done.
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It’s based on value and the Prevost is going to cost more. The Magna might be 50K while the Prevost would be more like 175K. Just an example, these numbers mean nothing.
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When you flip the switch you remove the load capacity from the tags and the load is shifted to the drive wheels. The bus will temporary sink until the leveling valves catch up with the air pressure needed in the drive axle air bags. Bob
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It has been suggested as a last resort, but everyone should recognize it should come from a supply that does not contain refrigerant oils that may not be compatible with the various gaskets and seals.
The four common leak detection methods are listen with your ears, listen with a stethoscope, use soapy liquid to look for bubbles, or use an ultrasonic leak detector. The less common but 100% effective is Hector’s Texas Bubbler which can test any system, circuit or device and spot leaks that are so small you can see the leak one bubble at a time.
There is no silver bullet and it takes a huge amount of time and patience. Once a coach is leak free maintianing that condition is easier than getting there.
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Clifford
I am not sure if the box is in the front, but the plug in for the DDEC readout is in the lower Electrical bay below the driver. There is a small yellow air line that comes off the parking brake actuator and goes down into the spare tire area to a valve arrangement located in the center of the bus about 4 or 5′ aft of the front.. Located there, is an air switch similar to the one on the bottom of the brake valve arrangement. On the brake switch I get continuity but nothing on the valve arrangement that I think is part of the parking brake system. Couldn’t start the bus today, as we are waiting on a part and UPS is taking five days to get it from Tennessee to South Carolina.
If you would like to talk me through this, it would be most appreciated.
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I put the jun air in mine a 120v you cant hear it run but when the engine air over powers the jun air it forces air back through the jun air. I am installing a check valve tomarow hope it solves the back flow. My old compressor was an older piston type in tire compartment if you flushed toilet you were probly going to wake up any one sleeping on the fold out bed up front, it was noisy and you could feel it. The jun air, if you dont see the green light on it you would not know it was running , I just hope it pumps enough volume.
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We are in. Long trip, but there is nothing better than Maine lobster. We will be bringing an empty freezer.
That is a really pleasant time to visit Maine.