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I know on the XL2 (after having issues getting mine TO work), it turns out that there are switches inline with the solenoid that if the door-latch is pulled, it opens the solenoid releasing the air lock.
Even more on the XL2, the solenoid will not engage unless the parking break is in the OFF position.
When parked there is a door lock button, but it simply engages the regular door latch, not the air latch.
Ray
I did not realize I had an air lock on my coach,is it the lock on the top of the door? Or do all coaches have an air lock?
Bill
I believe that all XL2 at least around our vintage have an airlock on the door. When Kevin and I were trouble shooting ours (both had problems, different solutions), I downloaded the schematics from the Prevost website, so it was not converter specific.
The airlock on an XL2 is on the top of the door, on the rear side. It is protected from operating by three things, all of which can prevent the airlock from engaging.
1. The parking break must be OFF.
2. There is a proximity sensor, that senses that the door is closed
3. There is another sensor on the regular latch which will trip it, if the latch is pulled.
Kevin's wasn't working and it turned out to be an adjustment on switch #3 above.
Mine had actually been unplugged somewhere along the way, and once we re-plugged the switches in, the lock operated normally.
Ray
Priceless entries! Never had such a laugh ( sorry at your expense)The final straw was the reference to water boarding the dog. Simply awesome. Seriously though, I thought I was the only one with RV malfunctions or adverse events while on the road. Some day when much time passes I'll tell you about my dumping experience at the most prestigious RV park in America last month. My wife and three dogs have been sworn to secrecy .
Greg,
If you lost your aux air, the air lock may have disengaged.
My air lock on my coach hasn't worked since we got it. And now, the door latch mechanism won't catch tight (when closed, the door has some give/play). We examined the latch mechanism last weekend to try to find an adjustment, but came up empty. It does appear that the post on the door frame that the latch catches on is worn and we wonder if it needs replacing. I'd love to get the air lock working, but don't know where/how to start troubleshooting. It seems to me that it doen't even have power to the switch. Any suggestions about the air lock or the door latch? Or should I just take it to one of the recommended bus/conversion companies like Parliament? (We're taking the bus to Disney World next week and will be in the central Florida area 2/15 to 2/19)Quote:
Originally Posted by truk4u
Michael,
In addition to Parliament in Clearwater, you'll also be close to Millenium Coach (Sanford) while you're in Orlando and Marathon has a place in San Antonio Florida just off I-75 (exit 285, FL-52) then about a mile east of the Flying J. So you've got plenty of options for that door latch service.
Because of their knowledge of Vantare I would recommend Millennium. It sounds like the problem is the air door lock is not getting electrical power to the valve.
Thanks Jon and Orren! I'll look in to a visit to Millennium while we're in FL next week!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Wehrenberg
We had a similar issue with our XLII bays and door locking without causing them to and it turned out to be our keypad entry system. Apparently, it shorted in such a way imitating the keypad lock sequence (7/9 or 8/9???) After the bus locked, the keypad would lose power whenever we hit the number the shorted (our case # 9) and not turn on until we recycled power. We changed the keypad and have not had an issue.
We too were locked out and used a hanger through the driver side window to pull the door lock knob. Sorry, its not as exotic as disengaging batteries or killing air.
Well, we've had to postpone the Disney trip scheduled for next week as Vita's Dad has contracted a bacterial infection stemming from his porta-cath. Now he has to have the cath removed and replaced and then be on IV antibiotics for 10 days. His docs have nixed any travel for now and he was the reason we were going to Disney in the first place!Quote:
Originally Posted by michaeldterry
At any rate, we won't be visiting Milllenium to get our door latch/air lock issues checked out yet. Does anyone know of anyplace around or near Atlanta that is qualified or would have knowledge of the locks/latches?
We're going to take the bus "somewhere" this weekend (just to get away) since we're not heading to Disney, but we haven't decided where yet. It needs to be somewhere not too far because, since we postponed Disney, Vita is working next week to save her vacation days for something later.
Michael,
You could try Bleakley in Douglasville, they are a Prevost dealer. The Prevost service was done at a separate shop about a mile away from the plastic. I have been there in the car, but never had any work done.
Here's the link: http://www.bleakleyrv.com/
If your looking for a place to go instead of FL, Prevost Nashville is not all that far and you can rock on the Alley.;)
PS - How did your mini rally turn out, cold?
Or you can save the fuel and see if whoever is servicing Vantare can help walk you through the trouble shooting to see if it is a problem with the converter installed switch or the Prevost side of the door lock.
It's the little stuff that drives you crazy and this is one of them where the system is both converter and Prevost almost guaranteeing some finger pointing.
I'll check with Bleakley! The micro-rally was "micro" (3 coaches), but we enjoyed meeting Larry and Pat Walker, and seeing Towson Engsberg again. We spent an very enjoyable, relaxing evening in Evangeline telling bus stories and other lies. It was cold and rainy outside, but warm and cozy in the bus! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by truk4u
It was great to meet Michael, Vita and Towson while we were in GA for some meetings. Left our stick house mid December and arrived home yesturday. 6002 miles from CO to CA to GA and home.
Hi Michael,
You might want to consider a visit to Donnie Myers RV in Sanford Fl.
He worked for Vantare for many years...In our opinion, he knows Vartare better than anyone.
Good luck and safe travels.
Wayne - thanks for the referral! We will definitely look up Donnie Myers when we finally make it to FL! I say "finally" because we've had to postpone our Disney trip for next week because Vita's Father contracted a bacterial infection related to his chemo porta-cath and his docs have nixed any travel for him until they can replace the catheter (he's in the hospital having that done literally as I write this) and knock down the infection with a 10 day course of IV antibiotics. Since it was his burning desire to visit Disney one more time that was the catalyst for the trip, it just makes sense to postpone until he is cleared to go with us! We anticipate rescheduling for sometime in April or early May.Quote:
Originally Posted by wayne
Michael....sorry to hear your DFIL is under the weather...we will keep him in our thoughts and prayers.