Periodically Exercising the Bus
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04-15-2017, 15:05
(This post was last modified: 04-15-2017 15:06 by cmillsap.)
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RE: Periodically Exercising the Bus
(04-15-2017 13:05)davidbrady Wrote: Guys, David, I just try to use the bus periodically. We use it about 4 times during the winter months on short trips and live in it during the summer months. I do exercise the drive train to some degree while it sits in the garage. My suspension drops to the bump stops in about two weeks so I crank the engine and let it run for 20 or so minutes to allow the bus to rise back to road height and cause the air dryer to spit a few times. The tranny get warmed up in the process. Low humidity here, so no problem with moisture in the engine or air system. I keep an on-board smart charger running on the chassis batteries while the bus sits. I also check the tire pressures occasionally to make sure they stay fully inflated as the bus sits. I think it takes a considerably longer period of time than a month for the seals and rubber components to dry out and deteriorate. I exercise the house related items periodically such as operating the water pumps, flushing the toilet, operating the air doors, running the ACs and TVs just to exercise the Techlink & Crestron by operating some of the items they control. This seems to work for me. We all love our Prevosts and try to keep them in tip-top running condition but sometimes I think we just baby them too much. They aren’t that much different than a car or truck. My F150 sits for months on end while we are on our summer trips and it doesn’t seem to hurt it. Chuck & Tela Millsap Arizona 2003 Marathon XLII S/S 2000 Wanderlodge LXi S/S 2004 Wanderlodge M380 D/S 2000 Wanderlodge LXi N/S |
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Periodically Exercising the Bus - davidbrady - 04-15-2017, 13:05
RE: Periodically Exercising the Bus - cmillsap - 04-15-2017 15:05
RE: Periodically Exercising the Bus - ERNIEE - 04-16-2017, 09:01
RE: Periodically Exercising the Bus - cmillsap - 04-17-2017, 15:53
RE: Periodically Exercising the Bus - cmillsap - 04-17-2017, 22:18
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