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[SIZE="3"]Joe, Using your information about the situation I would changing the rheostat since in your words it is so easy to do. If that did not work only then look for something else. My perception of the capacitor is that it is for starting only, so once the motor is running you really don't need it, but it could be shorting out internally and cause a problen. Capacitors deteriorate with age. " Easy does it " first in this case. Don't tell him I said so I would deny it. See if Jeff B. needs a CDL driver. You and the wife could see the country in his converted race-car hauler semi-rig. You were retiring weren't you! http://www.prevostownersgroup.com/forum/ http://www.prevostownersgroup.com/forum/ JIM[/SIZE]
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[SIZE="3"]Somebody already said when we don't know we will make it up.:cool: JIM[/SIZE]
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You have to be licensed to lie. The certification test is tough.
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Jim I love you man. Read your responce and decided to check it by switching it with the reostat on the A/C mid-ship and WALA we've now got fan control speed. If yer ever in Chicago look us up we deffinatly owe you dinner :)
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Joe,
Park the Pete in April and come to POG III.
You need to teach a course on tricks of the trade and common sense, and bring guys like Jim to help.
Is there anything on the coach you haven't gotten into?
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Jon Yes absolutly. Lets go down the list.
I still have a box of radius rod bushings. I've only installed the steer axle.
I'm gonna put in a new alternater. Mind you this is all stuff I have already purchased but not yet installed. The fuel tank sending unit, this would be a great group project. Gotta pull the black tank. A windshield a side window and the drivers slider.
And as for projects we are going to do that arent already started or parts already purchased. A custom ceiling, currently all we have is a headliner and the mood lighting is O/K but the task lighting SUCKS. Were pulling the carpet for pergo and tile. I ,m pretty sure the toe-kick heaters are going for electric radient. I,m turning the E-spar into a boat ancor.
Here is what I think would be a great show and tell for a rally. Something I think we all can all use to some degree. Although we have no major body damage the front of the bus is TOTALY peppered with small rock dings and some medium ones as well. Harry you out there reading this? I would like to replace the 3 front stainless pannels. The flat one across the front and the two radiused corners. I think our bus would really look SWEET if we did that. It would look 10 years newer. I wonder, with a little help from our friends, if this is possible over the course of a rally? What do you think Harry is this something that could be done in 3 or 4 days or would we be going home with our toes showing:D
Thats some stuff off the top of my head, gimmi some time to think about it. If we ever showed up at a rally with my parts bin it would be all your worst nightmares:eek:
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Joe, I hope Harry jumps in here to correct me if I mis-speak, but I think you can deal with that front end for the cost of rivets (which are very expensive).
If you can get the panels off by drilling out the rivets, a flat heavy steel plate and some steel blocks and a hammer will take care of the dings by spanking them from the back side. Rather than striking the ding directly with the hammer, put a block between the ribs on the face side (down) and put a block over the ding on the rear and give the block a shot with the hammer. You don't want to make the ding worse by hitting it with the hammer because if the hammer hits at even the slightest angle you will end up with a dent on the face in the shape of the hammer.
The dings will then have to be sanded and blended working your way from 320 or maybe a little more coarse down to at least 1500 and maybe all the way down to 3600, followed by a buffing after you reinstall the skins.
Or you can save the large number of hours and just buy the ribbed panels.
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Yes Jon I was concidering that but lacking in KNOWLEDGE:rolleyes:
I followed the posts from santa-fa with great intrest!! I take it this rock dammage thing was part of the dissusion. This is good. Ya no JPJ mabye we need a club sec. to record minutes of rallies for the bennifit of those who can not attend.
Anybody second the motion?:eek:
I,m still uninformed as to how long it would take to do it? Harry, talk to me! I think there is about 65 rivets or somthing like that. Good rally project or no?
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Joe,
The rivets and removal time and cost are the same whether you bang out the dents or use new metal. The question is how much do the new panels cost and how much is your time worth.
Cmon, Harry. Jump in here.
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I called Elgin and priced those panels and was suprised I thought they would be more. Just under 800 bucks(they come unpollished) for all three tax included. Rivets 100 dollars for 100 rivets. I've also been informed by Debbie that some interior things might want to be replaced first. I hate when that happens.
