Just got back home from Forsberg's with new House Batteries and this happened...

[Prevost.Rick]

i agree with jon put my name in the hat to help,e me or call me ,year- conversion-would be most helpful,on the gen were the rad cap ,not the overflo bottle make sure you have antifreeze to the top,rick 813 833 2284

[Coloradobus]

Viv,

I know this is a simple idea, but what airbag did the mechanic push his finger on . If it was the tag bag, and as Jon saw on your photos shwoing going into the drive, had the tag been lifted for turning into the drive and not re-inflated? and the bus rear dragged? Just a thought

[truk4u]

With this vintage, it may also have the tag logic that will dump the tag air when aux air gets below about 60 psi. If the aux air was depleted, for whatever reason while the bus set there on the hump, the tag would dump and the bags would be empty.

[Will Garner]

Viv,

The problem with your generator may not have been the battery. It is quite possible the problem is the alternator. I had that problem this summer in Maine. Inopurtune timing, it failed on the only day/night we were to dry camp. We also could not open the coach windows for fresh air because of a reallly, REALLY hard rain followed up with some really, REALLY thick Maine fog. Sure glad we didn't eat tacos with the twins at dinner that night! Anyway, the alternator on my generator, a motorola unit is no longer in production. It puts out 37 amps when working properly. NAPA said they could get me one with the exact same body and mount dimensions but it did put out 65 amps. All that means is the battery would be fully charged a lot quicker. Bad news it would take three days to get it to the Rockland ME NAPA store. I had less than 24 hours to do something. NAPA put me in touch with a local Alternator/starter rebuilding shop. I dropped the alternator off at 4:45 in the afternoon and it was rebuilt by 10:00 AM the following morning. Repairs were completed in Bar Harbor thanks to Miles Circo and Jim Keller. Thanks again guys. Now if I could only get the Galley and Bedroon A/C compressor clutch to quit melting on me!

[Journeyone144]

OOOhhh Carol and Will,
I just wrote you a long thank you for what I should have already thought of doing..Going to Napa where I bought my engine batteries last year...and lost it by clicking on "Post quick Reply" again, instead of on "Reply to Thread"...ggggrrrrr...so now msg is shorter but means the same ...Many Thanks...
I will call Napa stat...
Big Hugs Viv...

[Journeyone144]

Hi All Who Posted Me...
The bus is fine...no damage but to make a little dent in my own side road where I turn into my property...but this town gave me the incline that has caused me problems with all my coaches since the early 90's..when they lowered my side road so rain drainage would go down to the drain they installed at the end of my then dead end street...mix you up good with that description...didn't mean to but that is just what happened here..
Now it's giving me bigger troubles with my bus...they can just come and fix the wee dent I made in the street ...right ..!!!
Now I need to find someone who can keep my Kubota Generator running...it starts fine but then quits just as fast....I'm calling Napa to see if they can help...already saw and answered Carol and Will...
Big Hugs... and must say ...I'm feeling a little more comfortable here on POG...maybe getting to know my bus a wee better...but not as good as I know I should...Right now since the new Batteries are in for the House Section the Inverter seems to be off...I just have to find out how to turn it back on...I do have the coach plugged back into the 50 amp. house outlet I had installed...Think I said it all ..did I ...
Big Hugs to ya'll Always Viv...and my Precious Bus...

[Freddie Smith]

Greetings! I am Freddie Smith and a new member with POG. I was reading about your generator and have you got that solved? I have know them to start up, run awhile and then have an air-lock. There is a little valve on side of the generator that you can turn to solve that problem of air-lock. I have encountered that with my generator and this solved the problem. Perhaps, you have already gotten the problem taken care of; hope so. Happy travels.

Freddie & Vera Smith
Waycross, Ga.
Vintage Liberty XL prevost
2002 Grand Cherokee Overland