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I've lost my confidence in Prevost. A friend of mine took his bus to Nashville so the work would be done correctly. The guy couldn't get the brake drum off of the drive axle to replace the bearings and seals because he hadn't released the park brake. Then, he didn't load and unload and reload the bearings as he should have done to get the correct tolerances. He was there with him and had to tell him how to do it. I'm bringing mine to you if I ever need to do anything that I couldn't do myself. Love your channel. Thanks
To me, it's so important to involve the owner in the process of troubleshooting problems. By the time the work is complete, they tend to own the problem as well as understand what has NOT previously been done. Well done, it must be nice working on such a beautiful bus.
Our experience is unique so they can see and learn along the way too. Future similar issues will pop up and they will be able to diagnose or repair as well in the future.
A couple of things I’ve learned from this channel, 1. If you want your bus fixed properly you need to bring it to Scott. 2. If you do have a bus, you need to have a large cash reserve for maintenance and repairs.
14 hour drive to Bus Grease Monkey garage is the best decision for the owner of the bus as he will have peace of mind knowing any work done will be to a professional standard and BGM can fix any problem on these older vehicles.
I just can't believe the rework you have to do when a bus was in for repairs to a dealer. Thanks Scott and Johnathon for keeping citizens on the HWY safe.
I used to take road service calls at a Keebler distribution center. In the Pennsylvania winters. They never could teach their drivers to “drain tanks daily”, even though there was a massive sticker on them that said it. So pretty much every Monday morning I would be there for at least half of their trucks. Management question why I would put alcohol in and then drain it out of the tanks. I would just point out the sticker and ask them can you read. I figured out it took about six days to accumulate enough water to lock up the air system. Only in the winter.
Yikes, that's why I'm glad my father's '91 Mitsubishi Fuso came with an owner's manual. Having read that, I knew how important it was to drain the air tanks (air-over-hydraulic system). I also timed how long it took the compressor to refill the tank, making sure it stayed within spec. When my father "caught" me draining the tank one day, he asked why I did so, and I told him exactly why. He said, "I've never done it to the other truck," while gesturing to his Ford L8000. So I shrugged and told him something to the effect of, "I'm not responsible for maintaining the Lousiville, but you DO expect me to keep up on the Fuso, since I'm driving it. The onus is on me to make sure the vehicle I'm operating is safe. You do what you want." It should also be stated that he was a firefighter, often driving trucks with air brakes, so he should absolutely know better.
I's sad that there's no quality in workmanship anymore. You sure have made a name for yourself, but unfortunately, you're only 1 shop. You should have no problem staying booked. Thanks for everything you do. Keep up the great work.
I firmly believe everyone who owns a motor vehicle should know at least SOMETHING about basic mechanicals to help them understand how things work, and just maybe, help prevent them from being fleeced at repair shops. It's a recurring story here where owners found you, BGM, AFTER being taken at previous shops doing bad work, giving owners a false feeling of security driving down the roads. One would naturally assume trusting a name brand dealership to work on their rigs would be the better choice, and as we see here that is not always the case. I'm so glad you do what you do Scott.
Thanks for the show. Your experience is what's missing at that Prevost shop. Along with the young man working with you. But then if you were over at that shop I wouldn't be here 😅. Excellent fix can't wait to see the expression on this new owners face on the test drive 😊. Just as Factory intended.
Great content, Grease Monkey. I'm just a few years away in my plans to retire and buy a Prevost XL and your shop will be the first trip I take to get whatever I buy zeroed out. Thank you for the content you provide!
Pull chain drains are still a pain to operate. I like to use the pneumatic actuated drain valves. All they need is a 1/8" or 1/16" air line for actuation. You can activate them using a pneumatic toggle switch or push button or even a solenoid valve to trigger the drain operation. I never use solenoid valves directly as drains due to issues with sticking or clogging. The pneumatic actuated drain valves can be triggered off the air governor so the tanks are drained every time the governor kicks off.
I took my Prevost to who else, Prevost of course as they are the experts. I was also quite disappointed. My Prevost experience was in Alberta. Lots of money and little results. I also got treated pretty badly. i found better mechanics who are kinder, more capable, and know their stuff without having to drive many hundreds of kms for poor results, poor treatment, and high costs.
I do respect your work as Over the last five decades i have done Almost Everything that your doing on this vid , 72 year old started in an open pit mining operation and the Large Cars thanks for keeping the Work alive Great Job❤
I worked at a Volvo Truck dealer for 12 years. Those push lock fittings are trash. I spent many hours , nonwarranty, repairing air leaks. The rubber o ring seal would dry out and leak. Volvo Parts had a repair kit for the push lock fittings. O rings and brass locks were in the kit. The kit saved some time and money.
I am not a fan of the push connect fittings. Easy for assembly but a guarantied place for air leaks. Nut and feral is the way to go along with good thread sealer for the pipe threads. The valve or the part having the air supplied will leak first. Just my opinion.😊
You can use a quality shop vac with an additional dust filter and it will pull ther fine dirt from your concrete floor. You will be surprised. It helps to add a hose section and use the wide funnel.
We don’t really work on the conversion side either. At least not the rv systems for the most part. But we don’t blame everything on the rv side and call it a day ;)
I was going to ask your opinion on put to connect air fittings, but based on the kit at the end of the video I guess approve of them. Why so many push fittings leaking? Asking because I changed a bunch of my fittings to push.
The fittings usually only leak if you remove the air line and then replace it using the same fitting. They are kind of one use push to connect fittings.
On your tractor ... something I learned from the Swiss in their cold/Alps ... when it's that cold, add a couple of oz of Gasoline to the Diesel fuel tank to over come the "Waxing".
We had those "pull to drain" wires on our trucks. But why not put spit valves on the tanks like the railroad engines? We had them on or shop compressor tanks.
I decided to go with quarter turn valves so we ran air lines to a compartment and put the valves in a controlled area. That way they won’t get hit with road debris or clogged with salt and other road gunk.
Any chance this coach has an air driven water purge option that failed and let the water side fill the air system? The former owner of our coach thought he had decommissioned that type of system, but he only removed the actuator switch. When I was reworking the water bay I found the purge assembly was still connected to both Air and Water.
Maybe I'm wrong, but plastic deteriorates over time. Dries, gets brittle, and cracks. all of those fittings will fail eventually. In a vibration area as well. Pressurized air probably speeds up the process too. But what do I know........
We have taken our Prevost XLII to several Prevost locations and found the Goodletsville, NT location is probably the best. Many disappointing experiences though.
I am a Veteran but I have two active duty sons serving in the Army and they are both JAG lawyers. We are so proud of them and honestly all our kids! (Guess they really aren’t kids anymore lol) But, thanks for asking!
Welcome to the motorhome world, they love to put everything in the chassis and build the body around it. Doesn't Prevost use a air dryer on there air system. Mine on my Newmar is supposed to be replaced every 5 yrs.
Prevost have a complete steel superstructure above the chassis rails am I right?....ie the walls of the RV area itself are built inside a steel space frame correct?
The wheel bearings aren’t bad, there is no pitting or groves in them. What you are seeing on camera is mostly just discoloration. And they are about $600-$700 per wheel plus the labor to remove and replace both (two in each axle). So you’re talking 6 wheels times $600-$700 which comes to $3,600-$4,200 just in parts without the labor for bearings that should go another 50K+ miles. Thanks for inquiring!
Makes no sense on that. Bus is having the air tank in a position under the bus that you cannot get to the lead valve to bleed moisture out of the tanks daily. You have to take the tire off to get to it.😂😊
And there is a solution, that plug with a piece of metal wire so you can "remotely" operate that bleed valve, as Scott shows. It should be installed as standard with that type of tank installation.
There are actually 5 air tanks on this bus that you can’t get to without some dissembling. We didn’t end up using the pull chains as I didn’t like the idea of the pull chain valve being exposed to the elements and no easy place to mount the chain. Instead we used the same valves at the bottom of the tanks and used DOT airline to route them into two compartments where you have easy access to dump the valves each day. Should work great!
Question for the statisticians in the audience: Based on the types of problems that typically show up at BGM, what percentage of Class A motorhomes on the road also have these problems? It seems that most have problems with kingpins, wheel bearings, air leaks, air bags, and brakes.
@jamesyoung151 it’s 2:30am right now and 3.9° f outside according to my weather station. Tennessee doesn’t usually get this cold. School is canceled for today because of the cold.
@@BusGreaseMonkey I live in NJ and work Rockland County, NY. I used to work outdoors as a mailman (supervisor now due to bad fall). I don't miss working out in the cold. I hope that level of cold don't last too long for you.
All new rotors are vented. As this bus is 27 years old they used solid back then, but they could be turned on a lathe if I wanted to as there is so much meat on them. That will be years and years down the road though. I don’t think you can even buy them anymore so if they were replaced they would be the ventilated type.
I'm a now retired mechanical engineer, who worked in the manufacturing industry all my career. If there was anything I hated it was those 'speed' or push to connect fittings on airlines. They were guaranteed to fail wherever there was movement or vibration. During the annual maintenance shutdown, I would send a guy out to hunt snakes and he would usually be busy for the entire 3 weeks. Back when I started out all air fittings were compression fittings and life was much easier. The only time you had a problem was if a line had been physically damaged or someone had reinstalled a line without making sure it was clean.
When the video started and I saw the soapy solution bubbling at the various push to connect fittings, I groaned as that just like you said is a potential leak spot waiting to rear its ugly head. Its trucks on my farm that I have had the pleasure of dealing with and discovering leaks due to those fittings and sometimes the components bought such as the suspension levelling valve will come with them as part of the assembly, no way to remove and replace with compression fittings.
I was a mechanic for a big city fire dept for 30 years. Push style air fittings work great if properly installed. Fire trucks CANNOT have air leaks. Installing properly is the key though.
Them mechanics are lazy they know what's wrong just trying to make $$$ and going of off customer ignorance. Grease Monkey is the best! Keep putting out videos like this and you will be a millionaire soon!
It seems strange the if you go to a main dealership they miss have the repairs and charge lots for little work How many vehicles leave there work shops worse than when they go in.should be taken to court.
if it's a 1.2 mill asset - 20% depreciation against taxes each year pays for any repair itself, if it's not the owner obviously has plenty of cash or credit oh hand to spruce (brazilian rosewood) it up
Very poor having been to the major dealer/manufacturer to get sort and then come to you in such a bad way. Wonder how buses keep going and companies can get away with such poor service.
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I've lost my confidence in Prevost. A friend of mine took his bus to Nashville so the work would be done correctly. The guy couldn't get the brake drum off of the drive axle to replace the bearings and seals because he hadn't released the park brake. Then, he didn't load and unload and reload the bearings as he should have done to get the correct tolerances. He was there with him and had to tell him how to do it. I'm bringing mine to you if I ever need to do anything that I couldn't do myself. Love your channel. Thanks
To me, it's so important to involve the owner in the process of troubleshooting problems. By the time the work is complete, they tend to own the problem as well as understand what has NOT previously been done.
Well done, it must be nice working on such a beautiful bus.
Our experience is unique so they can see and learn along the way too. Future similar issues will pop up and they will be able to diagnose or repair as well in the future.
this is why I watch these channels to begin with. most of the time, a shop shoos you off, even small ones.
I can testify that it is completely worth the 14 hr drive for Jonathon and Scott to do the work!
A couple of things I’ve learned from this channel, 1. If you want your bus fixed properly you need to bring it to Scott. 2. If you do have a bus, you need to have a large cash reserve for maintenance and repairs.
There just doesn't seem to be pride in one's work anymore. You are rare. Thanks for being out there.
14 hour drive to Bus Grease Monkey garage is the best decision for the owner of the bus as he will have peace of mind knowing any work done will be to a professional standard and BGM can fix any problem on these older vehicles.
I didn’t hesitate to schedule time with Scott after we got the bus! Well worth the trip!
I’m tempted to send my bus here, and it’s not old. Don’t know whether they’d work on the engine, but these guys know their (redacted) on buses.
Wow, what a difference to find a non-rusted, non-abused bus. The owner seems like a great guy. Reminds me of Jay Leno.
I just can't believe the rework you have to do when a bus was in for repairs to a dealer. Thanks Scott and Johnathon for keeping citizens on the HWY safe.
I used to take road service calls at a Keebler distribution center. In the Pennsylvania winters. They never could teach their drivers to “drain tanks daily”, even though there was a massive sticker on them that said it. So pretty much every Monday morning I would be there for at least half of their trucks. Management question why I would put alcohol in and then drain it out of the tanks. I would just point out the sticker and ask them can you read. I figured out it took about six days to accumulate enough water to lock up the air system. Only in the winter.
Yikes, that's why I'm glad my father's '91 Mitsubishi Fuso came with an owner's manual. Having read that, I knew how important it was to drain the air tanks (air-over-hydraulic system). I also timed how long it took the compressor to refill the tank, making sure it stayed within spec. When my father "caught" me draining the tank one day, he asked why I did so, and I told him exactly why. He said, "I've never done it to the other truck," while gesturing to his Ford L8000. So I shrugged and told him something to the effect of, "I'm not responsible for maintaining the Lousiville, but you DO expect me to keep up on the Fuso, since I'm driving it. The onus is on me to make sure the vehicle I'm operating is safe. You do what you want." It should also be stated that he was a firefighter, often driving trucks with air brakes, so he should absolutely know better.
Love how easy you make doing the right thing look!!!
I's sad that there's no quality in workmanship anymore. You sure have made a name for yourself, but unfortunately, you're only 1 shop. You should have no problem staying booked. Thanks for everything you do. Keep up the great work.
Every time I see a new video I get excited.
Those rotors are in the best condition of any wear item that has ever arrived at olllll' Bus Grease Mountain!
Makes me wonder if the rear brakes are doing most of the work. Maybe the front calipers aren't gripping as hard as they should.
@BlackPill-pu4vi rears look exactly the same
@ New brakes then.
Another great job Scott + Jonathan! Mega Kudos for getting it right!
I firmly believe everyone who owns a motor vehicle should know at least SOMETHING about basic mechanicals to help them understand how things work, and just maybe, help prevent them from being fleeced at repair shops. It's a recurring story here where owners found you, BGM, AFTER being taken at previous shops doing bad work, giving owners a false feeling of security driving down the roads. One would naturally assume trusting a name brand dealership to work on their rigs would be the better choice, and as we see here that is not always the case. I'm so glad you do what you do Scott.
I had no idea they made solid disc brakes that big.
They are quite large
THEY MAKE DISK BRAKES ON AIRLINERS AS WELL. THEY ARE HUGE
I didn't know 6 oz of weight would make a difference with a tire that size... I love your videos... I'm hooked on them😁
Another customer for life!
Another excellent diagnosis and fix.
Scott, I believe they use that inversion valve for when the tags are raised the tag brakes don’t work. My 1996 Prevost XL has that too.
From one Prevost owner (2004 XLII 45 Entertainer) to another, great to see a Drexel shirt on the video!
My middle son went to undergrad there. Go Dragons!🐉
Thanks for the show. Your experience is what's missing at that Prevost shop. Along with the young man working with you. But then if you were over at that shop I wouldn't be here 😅. Excellent fix can't wait to see the expression on this new owners face on the test drive 😊. Just as Factory intended.
We need to build you guys a shop like Ryder or Penske. With lots of room and the ability to get these big boys off the ground. Lol!!
Johnathan is learning this trade and is and will be sought after tech
Great content, Grease Monkey. I'm just a few years away in my plans to retire and buy a Prevost XL and your shop will be the first trip I take to get whatever I buy zeroed out. Thank you for the content you provide!
Pull chain drains are still a pain to operate. I like to use the pneumatic actuated drain valves. All they need is a 1/8" or 1/16" air line for actuation. You can activate them using a pneumatic toggle switch or push button or even a solenoid valve to trigger the drain operation. I never use solenoid valves directly as drains due to issues with sticking or clogging. The pneumatic actuated drain valves can be triggered off the air governor so the tanks are drained every time the governor kicks off.
When testing air leakage, I always tap the gauge as those needles sometimes stick.
5 psi per minute no need to tap as we were failing.
@BusGreaseMonkey my ocd
I took my Prevost to who else, Prevost of course as they are the experts. I was also quite disappointed. My Prevost experience was in Alberta. Lots of money and little results. I also got treated pretty badly. i found better mechanics who are kinder, more capable, and know their stuff without having to drive many hundreds of kms for poor results, poor treatment, and high costs.
It’s insane the number of times i hear the same story.
I do respect your work as Over the last five decades i have done Almost Everything that your doing on this vid , 72 year old started in an open pit mining operation and the Large Cars thanks for keeping the Work alive Great Job❤
Love your videos Scott,you have a great presenting style.Thanks for all the effort you put into it.
I worked at a Volvo Truck dealer for 12 years. Those push lock fittings are trash. I spent many hours , nonwarranty, repairing air leaks. The rubber o ring seal would dry out and leak. Volvo Parts had a repair kit for the push lock fittings. O rings and brass locks were in the kit. The kit saved some time and money.
I am not a fan of the push connect fittings. Easy for assembly but a guarantied place for air leaks. Nut and feral is the way to go along with good thread sealer for the pipe threads. The valve or the part having the air supplied will leak first. Just my opinion.😊
You can use a quality shop vac with an additional dust filter and it will pull ther fine dirt from your concrete floor. You will be surprised. It helps to add a hose section and use the wide funnel.
Bus in good condition if only air fittings. He got a good one.
I’m looking forward to another installment on the St. Louis boat engines! 🤞🏼
Tomorrow
You can keep the Prevost but I love your Thing. Looks beautiful too!
My thing is popular
I just watched a TH-camrs video about their prevost service experience. Between prevost and marathon it was “ready” 3 times before it was “ready”.
I saw the same video. They only work on the Prevost or chassis side, not the converter side. Many folk don't realize that.
We don’t really work on the conversion side either. At least not the rv systems for the most part. But we don’t blame everything on the rv side and call it a day ;)
I knew that you would get it straightened out Scott!!! 🔥
Nicest looking bus brake rotors I’ve seen.
I was shocked too, I was expecting them to show some sings of cracking or checking, but they almost look perfect! So I guess I’ll be able to stop! Lol
I was going to ask your opinion on put to connect air fittings, but based on the kit at the end of the video I guess approve of them. Why so many push fittings leaking? Asking because I changed a bunch of my fittings to push.
The fittings usually only leak if you remove the air line and then replace it using the same fitting. They are kind of one use push to connect fittings.
A Master Blaster at Coach Repairs!
On your tractor ... something I learned from the Swiss in their cold/Alps ... when it's that cold, add a couple of oz of Gasoline to the Diesel fuel tank to over come the "Waxing".
We had those "pull to drain" wires on our trucks. But why not put spit valves on the tanks like the railroad engines? We had them on or shop compressor tanks.
I decided to go with quarter turn valves so we ran air lines to a compartment and put the valves in a controlled area. That way they won’t get hit with road debris or clogged with salt and other road gunk.
For a second there, I thought the sponsor was gonna be like the KY one😀
This ones real but the nuts i thought were a nice touch ;)
@@BusGreaseMonkeyyes, but it never occurred to me to apply to my package even though I live in Alabama.
Why not put electric purge valves for the air tanks so you can do them remotely routinely to keep the system clean?
A lot of them aren’t DOT approved.
Road tractors most of us are Heavy Haul is 12,000 lb front axle man that's a heavy one
Agree. Our Wanderlodge is 17K. Some production high end coaches now have 20K front axles. All run 365's up front.
@DLTJR1959 this bus has 365’s on the steers
Any chance this coach has an air driven water purge option that failed and let the water side fill the air system? The former owner of our coach thought he had decommissioned that type of system, but he only removed the actuator switch. When I was reworking the water bay I found the purge assembly was still connected to both Air and Water.
Common system on wanderlodge also, most are disabled
No it doesn’t have that system. But thanks for the input!
Featherlite/Prevost bus is a top of the line priced bus
Nice looking
cool clip, keep them coming
Thanks for the video.
Great job...cool customer. Mando ad 🤣
Excellent
Maybe I'm wrong, but plastic deteriorates over time. Dries, gets brittle, and cracks. all of those fittings will fail eventually. In a vibration area as well. Pressurized air probably speeds up the process too. But what do I know........
I like this channel and watching these big behemoths being fixed up I am learning something .
Do you have a block heater on tractor?
We have taken our Prevost XLII to several Prevost locations and found the Goodletsville, NT location is probably the best. Many disappointing experiences though.
That Mando looks good but I've found that my natural body odors created from turning wrenches is wonderful !
Weirdly no one agrees with me... lol
I like the bourbon leather scent.
@@BusGreaseMonkey I used to love the bourbon Marlboro scent but that was many moons ago... :)
Really enjoy watching your channel 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
What was wrong with the steer?
No snow?
Do them buses have air dryers on them?
Yes but the auxiliary air compressor doesn’t go through it.
Scott, is your client who owns this Prevost an active-duty Army JAG lawyer, or retired? Nice of him to permit you to video-record his feedback.
I am a Veteran but I have two active duty sons serving in the Army and they are both JAG lawyers. We are so proud of them and honestly all our kids! (Guess they really aren’t kids anymore lol) But, thanks for asking!
Welcome to the motorhome world, they love to put everything in the chassis and build the body around it. Doesn't Prevost use a air dryer on there air system. Mine on my Newmar is supposed to be replaced every 5 yrs.
Yes it does have an air dryer but moisture still gets past it. The air dryer was just changed at that visit in September 2024 at Prevost.
Featherlite have an electric air compressor that feeds systems like the tv lift. You should have a dryer for the secondary air system
Which Prevost location did he take it to for the air leaks? I'd like to know so I don't use that location.
disregard...just heard the last of the video. Thanks!
9:02 Good tyre, no drop shoulder wear at all. 😅 Keep inflation pressure up to manufactures spec - French Mich (how do you spell that name?) 😂😂
Prevost have a complete steel superstructure above the chassis rails am I right?....ie the walls of the RV area itself are built inside a steel space frame correct?
No the bus is mostly stainless steel that why almost no rust even after 27 years!
@@zeuswwr6295 wow...i'd love to have one of these older Prevost one day
Slide out seals 8k, two gallons of Cha-Ching Juice Priceless 😅
How much are the wheel bearings? Why not just replace them when they are that bad?
The wheel bearings aren’t bad, there is no pitting or groves in them. What you are seeing on camera is mostly just discoloration. And they are about $600-$700 per wheel plus the labor to remove and replace both (two in each axle). So you’re talking 6 wheels times $600-$700 which comes to $3,600-$4,200 just in parts without the labor for bearings that should go another 50K+ miles. Thanks for inquiring!
Makes no sense on that. Bus is having the air tank in a position under the bus that you cannot get to the lead valve to bleed moisture out of the tanks daily. You have to take the tire off to get to it.😂😊
And there is a solution, that plug with a piece of metal wire so you can "remotely" operate that bleed valve, as Scott shows. It should be installed as standard with that type of tank installation.
There are actually 5 air tanks on this bus that you can’t get to without some dissembling. We didn’t end up using the pull chains as I didn’t like the idea of the pull chain valve being exposed to the elements and no easy place to mount the chain. Instead we used the same valves at the bottom of the tanks and used DOT airline to route them into two compartments where you have easy access to dump the valves each day. Should work great!
Try owning an old Cessna!!! This is cake !!!
Question for the statisticians in the audience:
Based on the types of problems that typically show up at BGM, what percentage of Class A motorhomes on the road also have these problems? It seems that most have problems with kingpins, wheel bearings, air leaks, air bags, and brakes.
90% +- 9% margin of error
What is the temperature there scott?
4°f overnight tonight. 12° right now
@@BusGreaseMonkey It's 4 now and will be 12 tomorrow.
@jamesyoung151 it’s 2:30am right now and 3.9° f outside according to my weather station. Tennessee doesn’t usually get this cold. School is canceled for today because of the cold.
@@BusGreaseMonkey I live in NJ and work Rockland County, NY. I used to work outdoors as a mailman (supervisor now due to bad fall). I don't miss working out in the cold.
I hope that level of cold don't last too long for you.
No heat checks means someone knows how to use their brakes!
The Mando isn’t a anti-perspirant otherwise it might be somthing worthwhile 😮
Johnathan will get her done....
I thought rotor's that thick would be vented
All new rotors are vented. As this bus is 27 years old they used solid back then, but they could be turned on a lathe if I wanted to as there is so much meat on them. That will be years and years down the road though. I don’t think you can even buy them anymore so if they were replaced they would be the ventilated type.
Some were hurried towards asset acceptance during 22-23 'round here'
I'm a now retired mechanical engineer, who worked in the manufacturing industry all my career.
If there was anything I hated it was those 'speed' or push to connect fittings on airlines. They were guaranteed to fail wherever there was movement or vibration.
During the annual maintenance shutdown, I would send a guy out to hunt snakes and he would usually be busy for the entire 3 weeks.
Back when I started out all air fittings were compression fittings and life was much easier. The only time you had a problem was if a line had been physically damaged or someone had reinstalled a line without making sure it was clean.
When the video started and I saw the soapy solution bubbling at the various push to connect fittings, I groaned as that just like you said is a potential leak spot waiting to rear its ugly head. Its trucks on my farm that I have had the pleasure of dealing with and discovering leaks due to those fittings and sometimes the components bought such as the suspension levelling valve will come with them as part of the assembly, no way to remove and replace with compression fittings.
I was a mechanic for a big city fire dept for 30 years. Push style air fittings work great if properly installed. Fire trucks CANNOT have air leaks. Installing properly is the key though.
How about putting a little Is alcohol In the system
Were you able to find any fittings that didn't leak? 😂😂😂
I bought the starter kit. Was very easy process and free shipping
Im here😁
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL I HAVE SERVICE COMPUTERS AT THE ONE IN CULPEPPER VIRGINIA
Two of my sons are active duty Army and both are in JAG! We are so proud of them!
There is no need to YELL, that's considered RUDE on the internet as well.
Them mechanics are lazy they know what's wrong just trying to make $$$ and going of off customer ignorance. Grease Monkey is the best! Keep putting out videos like this and you will be a millionaire soon!
It seems strange the if you go to a main dealership they miss have the repairs and charge lots for little work
How many vehicles leave there work shops worse than when they go in.should be taken to court.
Never, ever trust a dealer or factory shop.
If they don't fix it, then they can't charge for it.
Lawyers need to dog these places until they become honest or broke. Repair costs with no repairs.
Only a few more videos and you should be able to afford to pave that driveway😅...
Not even close unfortunately ;)
Retied Army lawyer, interesting...
I've watched a bunch of your Video's and I just might ask for a job.! Ha, Ha, Aloha.
Hello everyone!
New (non)video game - Whack and Air Leak
Bringing a Prevost back to new, expect $ 30,000.00 or more.
if it's a 1.2 mill asset - 20% depreciation against taxes each year pays for any repair itself, if it's not the owner obviously has plenty of cash or credit oh hand to spruce (brazilian rosewood) it up
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Don't bring it to prevost...take a scenic drive to a real bus mechanic..lol.
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Very poor having been to the major dealer/manufacturer to get sort and then come to you in such a bad way. Wonder how buses keep going and companies can get away with such poor service.
So Scott, you reckon Prevost has employees on the H1B list for jobs "Amerikans don't want to do"? GenZ just doesn't want to work. lmbo