Bad Day

[Lee Bradley]

Good Advice!!! After I posted I was wondering if I would have a cascade of objects moving forward....

If you do, now is the time to find out. Figure out how to secure everything before a panic stop at freeway speeds.

[freds]

Ok it's been about four months, so a bit of a status update.

The Prevost repair shop has fixed the major air leak in the tag axle system and replaced about half the airbags.

It finally made it's way to the sub contractor who is doing the collision repair. It sat in their parking lot for a while and is now in their shop and they have started work on repairing the fuel tank.

I called for a status update today and the shop is turmoil as the owner was found floating in his pool and is now in the ICU.

[Jaime&Patrick]

I called for a status update today and the shop is turmoil as the owner was found floating in his pool and is now in the ICU.

Dayum! 

[windtrader]

bummer Fred - they say bad things happen in threes. one more to go. Really sorry to hear about the journey but brighter days ahead right?

[Dave5Cs]

If you could get it to Sacramento, CA there is a place called "The RV Doctor", Have seen them working on two accident Buses MCI 9 and a MCI 12 that had siding damage and also undercarriage replacement. They have a lot of used parts and new suppliers too the last time I was there.

[freds]

Well the owner of the collision repair shop passed away last week. So the widow is coming back to work in the shop as the boss.

Just had a long conversion with the Prevost facility manager and he has committed to help manage getting the repair's finished on my bus.

I sent a message to the "The RV Doctor" in Sacramento and they gave me a contact and number for the shop next door that might be able to do the work.

I haven't contacted them yet while I wait for the chaos to subside and get more information.

[Dave5Cs]

ah they used to own that shop too but must of been after the old man died someone else took it over. Thats where they were working on the MCI's.

[TomC]

The one big thing that we decided long ago, the bus is NOT what you go exploring in. You only go to the campsite or park then take the towed to explore. Not worth getting high centered or stuck. I REALLY appreciate my tandem drives on my Kenworth super C. Good Luck, TomC

[luvrbus]

I have baggage doors from a 2005 XL if any ones knows if they will work for you

[windtrader]

Doh! It did not click the reference meant "RV Doctor George". I know that crew well and worked them on hauling out 35 trailers a couple years ago. That specific shop is 100% parts, 97% used stuff for everything. No bus stuff there. And the repair shop next door no longer does customer repairs. Last I looked maybe last fall, they were using it to fix their own trailers from what I could tell.  If you look on a map there is another RV repair place a door or two to the east from their building.  For that matter, that whole one mile square around there is basically RV zone, from new sales, repairs, parts, etc.

[freds]

I have baggage doors from a 2005 XL if any ones knows if they will work for you

I think the XL is 53 inch door where as mine are 45 inches.

What I would like to do is adapt one of my doors from a rubber hinge at the top to the vertical lift panograph style for the swing out BBQ.

Do you have all the mounting hardware from the bay side?

[Van]

Cliffor the doors are off of a 98 XL CC

[Van]

I think the XL is 53 inch door where as mine are 45 inches.

What I would like to do is adapt one of my doors from a rubber hinge at the top to the vertical lift panograph style for the swing out BBQ.

Do you have all the mounting hardware from the bay side?

  All the mounting hardware is there minus the lift struts.

[Dave5Cs]

Doh! It did not click the reference meant "RV Doctor George". I know that crew well and worked them on hauling out 35 trailers a couple years ago. That specific shop is 100% parts, 97% used stuff for everything. No bus stuff there. And the repair shop next door no longer does customer repairs. Last I looked maybe last fall, they were using it to fix their own trailers from what I could tell.  If you look on a map there is another RV repair place a door or two to the east from their building.  For that matter, that whole one mile square around there is basically RV zone, from new sales, repairs, parts, etc.

Don never said they had bus parts just that George used to own the shop next door or two down east and they were rebuilding an MCI 9 and then a 12 a year later. Thought he might try it to see if they could still do his or find him parts.

[luvrbus]

  All the mounting hardware is there minus the lift struts.

XL Prevost use 2 sizes of a door 2 are 53-1/2W and the rest are 60 inches wide aren't they the same up to 2003 ? I don't believe I have the hinges for those doors lol but they do have the nice high dollar rub rails and docking lights