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POG Rally #1

April 2006

What Does a $100 Get You?

This one session paid for your dues and probably the 880 miles to Polk City. Jon gave an impressive talk on the Prevost air brake system (complete with working model). How to you handle getting down the road when you blow an airhose and your emergency brake immediately sets? At this seminar all was explained in simple, understandleable terms by the master himself.

Jon also gave a demonstration on the Norgren valves (which control your leveling system). How to detect leaky ones and how to rebuild the valves for just a few dollars vs. purchasing new ones at $100 a pop.

As a bonus we learned the proper way to have your coached towed in an emergency, including how to pull an axle. Mrs. Mango took a lot of notes.

Jon holding court with Truk4U, Bill and Fast Roger amoung others.
Richard, shown on the far right, trying to figure out how to "borrow" Jon's working model so that he always had a spare "brake can".
Jerry Winchester (JDUB) gave an hour long talk on the Detroit Diesel and bus systems. Plus as an unexpected bonus we all received a DVD which had the complete Interactive Prevost parts manual. As long as you have a laptop on board there's no reason to carry 50# of manuals.

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