More Fresh Meat for the Grill

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Will is right about my concerns about high pressure engine washing. Use a solvent like Simple Green, use a soft brush to work it in the grease and use a garden hose to flush it off.

There are lots of electrical thingies (a technical term ) that high pressure washing can mess up. But most importantly is the radiator. It needs occasional cleaning because it is sucking exhaust soot and road debris through it and the fins on the tubes are very fragile.

Once an engine is clean and any leaks are corrected it is almost no effort to keep it halfway decent.

[FLY-N-LOW]

Hi Jim,

Its our pleasure to meet you and thanks for your Welcoming to the POG BLOG.

Oh yeah I am stoked on the New "1990 Prevost Bus " and really look forward to learning more and more about it.. once we get through the Ice Breaking Ceremony here I am going Great Guns to learn this Web Sites In & Outs and where all the good poop on the rigs dwell ... I am certain that probably like you say if its a Prevost and the question has probably been asked already its here somewhere for the review and taking in the various portals ... and this is a good Knowledge base for all of the Prevost enthusiates as I can see so far ( Glad I joined very Well Worth it ) ... I am an easy going guy but enjoy the finer things in life and take em as they come or go and thus the reason for being at ease with the Keyboard, after thirty years as a Commercial Aircraft Maintenance guy and a owner of an Old 1970 Eagle model 10 which has the DD 8V71 & a 10 Speed Roadranger tranny and a few aircraft previously owned I can see that the Prevost will keep me with a new challenge now to learn her systems and keep them maintained in tip top Airworthy condition or should I say Road Worthy Condition, I believe that knowing the Machine inside out with all of its systems and features is to appreciate the machine to its fullest potential... nothing like a well rounded educational knowledge on any piece of equipment one owns or operates.

As I had it explained to me along time ago by an Old Lufthansa Airlines Maintenance Chief, if you take care and maintain your equipment to the fullest then the equipment will take care of you and you will have success and reliability with that equipment and it will provide operational satisfaction.
I have applied this mindset to all machinery I own including the Tractor I use here on the Farm Place and all the other equipment, I made up a maintenance schedule and checklist of items to accomplish for the maintenance Services at various Intervals both those of the OEM of the various equipment and extra items I additionally included to check on as well. as an example I have a few Harley Davidson bikes and one of them being a 1998 year model, it had the original battery from Harley still installed in it up until last year 2008, it finally had cells die in it so I went to the local dealer and took the battery with me to ensure I had the exact replacement battery and when I showed it to the guy behind the counter I thought he was going to faint.. he said you have got to be kidding me, I can not believe that this is the battery that came with the Bike and it is just now died on you finally, he went on to explain how most folks are there every three to four years needing a new battery and I was able to make mine last for basically 10 years, he asked me then how I did it... I just told him I took care of my Machines and kept them in tip top order... before leaving the Harley Dealer he asked if they could keep this Old Gel-Sealed Battery as they wanted to place it on their store shelf in the Maintenance area for Display and asked could they place my name on it for other customers to see it... I told them that would be fine but hopefully not to many folks would do the routine things I do because it might affect their Battery Sales for the future... I laughed and left it with him... I will try and see if I can do the same with the new battery now, that's my goal on all my equipment.

Thanks for your comment in regards to the Washers and the poop on the Sand Filter OEM now being history, seems a way of the 21st century anymore, they come and go dont they.. its too bad but true I suppose and keeps us all in a bit of a delima with replacement parts and components for such items... however like you all have stated I can probably locate something locally to resolve this minor issue and once I do find these new Rubber Gaskets I will additionally share the full details on their Size Dimensions and where I located them ... someone else also may need them someday as well and they can then hopefully head straight to the source.

Ok glad that I have your confirmation on the RED LED's I see these may be of interest to you as well and I am going to change mine out for sure and will do a Photo / Documentation of this Modification and post it here once I have all the full details in place for those out there that may wish to follow suit on it. I can tell you now that the Replacement LED's can be purchased from any major Electronics Supply house such as Digi-Key corp. up in Thief River Falls, MN. and you can get LED's in any color & voltage under and the Rainbow anymore, I am thinking that I will use "Green" for the Electrical Bus Distribution Indications and "Blue" LED lights for all the other Systems being as an "On " or in operational use status indication... as I stated previously the RED LED's just mess with my mind and I suppose its a Mental thing, but a good thing when you really stop and think about .. RED LIGHTS are always a sign of trouble such as Rail-Road Crossings, Fire Alarms or even the ones of the Red-Light Districts in Amsterdam... I like to keep away from all the RED LIGHTS at every chance I can..

I suppose I was a bit loose with the terminology " Petting Zoo" when now compared to your Petting Zoo, we have two Yorkies and three cats indoors and two outside yard dogs to greet all visitors... so you win with your petting Zoo on the toss up here.. We had considered Horses also at one time and a few head of cattle but the Boss Lady says since I am traveling in the line of business so much as yet that she did not want to be a single ranch hand, I suppose there is some Merit there and figured its best to leave well alone and listen for a change, seems to keep all in perspective that way.. know what I mean ?

Wow you have two horses and a 1/2 Dog.. I never seen a real live half dog Jim I suppose there is some explanation there ????, most the Half dogs I have seen were less than something one would enjoy looking at.... Just Kidding with you here ! I suppose our two Yorkies total a 1/2 dog in that sense as well and let me tell you they are worse then Kids and not to mention they are rotten to the Core as we say down here they are Ruint ! I lay blame for this mostly on the other half...

Jim Great to meet you here and will look forward to eye balling with you at a Rally someday !


Thanks !!

Regards,

[FLY-N-LOW]

Hi Garyde,

Its our pleasure to meet you !

Thanks for your warm welcoming to the POG BLOG and the Congrats on the New 1990 Prevost Rig...

Ok very good I will keep Troy's name and contact details on my List of contacts for this request and future issues that may arise.

I use to also stay there in the Santa Barbara area actually in Goleta, Ca and I really enjoyed it, the weather and views were awesome in those parts as I was there working at the Santa Barbara Airport, I use to fond an Electronics store there all the time as it was a nice little store off the main drag and they had lots of good items in there. you may know the place but I cant remember the name of it... another good store I use to visit in North Hollywood was the "Op-AMP" electronics store and they had tons of Goodies also.

Really miss these type things that the West Coast Cities of California has to offer, but yet enjoy the Country and Mountains here in N.E. Alabama

I will contact Troy and see what he can additionally offer on this quest for the Water Line Rubber Gaskets ....

Thanks Again Gary !

Cheers...

Regards,

[truk4u]

Tommy,

Welcome, I'll keep it short!

[Will Garner]

Trukman,

Are you sick or does Nancy have you on a short leash? That has to be a record for the fewest keystrokes ever in one of your postings. Of course there may be a reason for that if it is to try and keep your warm and friendly personna from coming out.

Carole says hey from up here. OKC here we come, but not just yet!

[FLY-N-LOW]

Hi Truk4U...


Its our pleasure to meet you.

Thanks for your Welcoming of us here on the POG BLOG and that was pretty short I'll have to admit, especially from a Georgia Boy ?

Some replies have been near book length and the keyboard went into overdrive I suppose...

what part of Georgia do you reside in ?

Nothing like Skins, Stainless Steel, Rivets & Big Blocks with Mucho Horsepower Huh ?

The Trailer on the reply here " Wheres the Room Service " is the license plate tag on the Front Bumper of the 1990 XL-40 we just purchased, I know a few folks was probably wondering what the heck is he thinking here ?




Thanks Tom.

Cheers....

[garyde]

Hi Tommy. My home overlooks Goleta Valley and Santa Barbara Airport. We can see take offs and landings during the day and at night. One of my favorite things is to walk out at Goleta Beach on the weekends and watch private planes take off over the ocean. Marvac Electronics is one of the electronic stores near the airport. I think the name has changed now. Over the years I have installed many electrical systems for Private hangers, and Commercial hangers out at the Airport. Small world, huh.

[lewpopp]

Jim doesn't have 1/2 a dog, his wife is married to a half-assed dog. Get it?

I'd say hi and wish you the best with your 90 Lib, I have a 90 Marathon and love it. I am ready to get out of coaching and it will be for sale very shortly. Wish we could compare notes.

You don't have to thank me for welcoming you. I nearly pissed my pants reading all that you wrote but it was all interesting. We will know you better than Jon after a few more notes on the forum.

Do you drink? Jon likes guys that write long stories and gets as drunk as hell. Ask him.

In fact, I think his friend is going to the fest in Alabama. He'll love that.

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Hi Gary,

Very good, that sounds like a nice view you have there overlooking the valley and the Airport, I suppose some folks would beg the differ on being inline with the runway approach and be bothered with the noise for arriving and departing aircraft.. and this is a whole nother subject matter in itself... I have been to many airports around the globe in my day and they are usually out there by theirself and then all the sudden long and behold a Housing developement moves in on the airports and everyone starts with the noise abatement B.S. like they didnt know an Airport was in their backyards when they moved in the area... Kind makes you wonder " What the Hell were they Thinking when they moved in" they sure as hell didnt think it would be the Country and they would not here aircraft.. HELLO !

You know when you stop and think about it, Jet noise and the Smell of Jet-A fuel Burning is the Sound and Smell of Freedom my Friend and has brought us all to where we are today in this country, for me I love all the above and have made a very nice living at it, however the changes over just the past 30 years have been for the better in some parts and worse in most parts for the Operators and all the regulatory constraints placed on them, its not a wonder Air Travel is not more expensive than it actually is today already with all the regulatory B.S. now in place.. leave it up to the Govt. to bring resolution to an issue..LOL there..

keep in mind there is always aircraft flying in this country 24 / 7 all hours of the day & Night and in a days time there is well over one million flights per day which take place... and when we hear of a flight having an accident such as the recent ones at New York City and at Buffalo they seem to be huge issues and in right they are to some degree, but here again considering all the flights in a days time, a week, a month, and annually its actually a hell of a safety record for the industry and a good means of travel for the best part, the odds are in ones favor to travel by air versus ground transportation.

However I have heard that the Captain of the Flight which recently made the water landing in the Hudson may be cited for hunting migratory Canadian Geese with an inappropriate weapon over a very populated area by the New York / New Jersey Fish & Game Management Agency and the EPA for the oil spill which was left behind with all that Jet-A in such a clean river around as the Hudson in the New York City area.... someone told me this a few days ago as a Joke but the more you think about it in this day and age I wouldnt put it past them to do such ....LOL it doesnt take much in the industry to go from Hero to Zero very quick !!


Yeah I suspected that little Electronics shop is with the new name by now if it is the same place I am thinking of and like a lot of other shops its with the Days gone by in Time and Times have Changed..its really too bad but the 21st century we domain in now.. Corporate Ameri-china products hard at work.

Ok on installing the Electrical systems and controls for the Hangars there is always the supporting infastructure that has to be in place and maintained to make for the rest of it happen, and your absolutely correct it is a very small industry .. the World over it is a Large Industry but a Small one when you get donw to it, I use to meet a lot of new folks out there around the globe when I first started in the industry and still meet a few here and there, but for the best part I usually now a these days always see someone where ever I go to that I know ... and they all know who you are and your track record each time... the saying with pushing the Big metal around the maintenance sheds goes like this .. Your as good as your last Aircraft ! as you can imagine its a large responsibility doing maintenance on large aircraft and having a lot of lives in your hands daily, but you always do your best and never settle for second best as you only have one shot at it to ensure it is right the first time around...

heres a little thought of the day for you, do you know when an aircraft is ready for Flight ?

its ready for flight when the supporting documentation and overall records on the aircraft out weigh the actual weight of that aircaft itself.

I like the picture of your rig there with the under lights.. Pretty Awesome, did you do that yourself ?

[FLY-N-LOW]

Lew,

Well alright I want thank you then LewPopp and consider your almost pissing your paints thanks enough .... Glad you enjoyed the reading there, I am told if your going to write on open web forums such as these it cant be boring B.S. and you must throw in enough things to hold the attention of others, I apprecaite the ratings thus far !

I can see that you and Jim are real close buds here and I hate that you think you should hold back with how you really feel about Jim, so just give it to me straight up .... Dog Gone it I can see now this is going to be a Tough Crowd here to deal with... you guys just share the Love and Wealth right off the bat here ...

Hey I am willing to share notes with you on the rigs here, let me know when your ready as I have my Big Cheif Tablet and # 2 Pencil ready to get busy and share the comparisons. But understand I am still trying to figure this Wilderbeast Out since two days of new owenship already, I have been trying to read the manual in my spare time even on the Procellan Thrown for crying out loud and still have a ton of it to digest... these books look like a Boeing 747 Flight Manual already... Jon has already breifed me on the Auto-Pilot.


Do you all have a place on here where you can post additional pictures of yourselves, your rigs and half assed dogs I could enjoy some of that...?? you know those pictures are a whole lot easier on a guys brain and eyeballs, well some of them ..... I am looking forward to seeing the picture this 1/2 rectumized dog though, thats gonna be special !

As a Sailor in Uncle Sams Canoe Club in my previous life you ask me if I drank ? When you only had so much time with Liberty in port you actually learned to inhale and not Drank, these days I am learning more so how to Drank and write long novels on POG Forums know what I mean LEWPOPP ??

Nice to know folks like Jon appreciate a Good Stiff 5th of Uncle Jack and a good Novel at night before bed time... keeps all in perspective this way I suppose...

So Jon's got Friends ? and they too will visit us down this way on the Redneck Riviera ... sounds like a real bunch of Piss Cutters to me .. How bout it ? Which of Jon's friends will be attending this Rally ?

LEWPOPP pleasure chatting with you and we will look for your additional comments mean while tell me more about all your buddies here, however I dont want you to feel that you need to hold back with anything, let me have it straight up as I am a big boy and can deal with it...

Cheers !