Having now lived for close to a year with this wonderful Prevost Country Co=
ach Motorhome there are two things I would implement if we ever have anothe=
r GMC. The first is the generator sits on four small air bags that g=
reatly reduce both vibration and noise transmission. The bags sit between =
the generator mounts and the coach chassis. They are not very expensive an=
d apparently readily available. They would be easy to plumb in either by T=
off one of the compressor/air tank outlets with check valve, or by adding =
another inexpensive 12vdc compressor just for that task. The air volume is=
quite low so even a small displacement compressor would work well. Plumb =
in an air pressure regulator so you can dial in the desired air pressure. =
Wire the compressor through a relay powered off the positive post on the ge=
n coil. That way the compressor would come on only when the gen is running=
and only if the air pressure regulator called for air. Most of the time i=
t would only run for a few minutes at initial gen start and then shut off o=
nce the air bags were inflated. One could also power a 120vac small compre=
ssor (think small trim nail gun compressor) off of the 120vac output from t=
he generator with the same result. The second idea taken from the Prev=
ost also involves air. The Prevost uses small air bellows to tension the b=
elts powering the side mounted engine cooling fan. With a simple to make b=
racket and a pulley to push on the belts, it looks like one of these could =
easily tension the alternator and/or AC belts. With the air off the belts =
would be slack enough to replace by hand with no tools. With air tensionin=
g, belt squeak and stretch would automatically be compensated and replacing=
a broken belt would become an easy no-tool five minute job. The ones Prev=
ost use cost less than $50. Jerry Jerry Work The Dovetail Joint=
Fine furniture designed & hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temp=
le building in historic Kerby, OR http://jerrywork.com
ach Motorhome there are two things I would implement if we ever have anothe=
r GMC. The first is the generator sits on four small air bags that g=
reatly reduce both vibration and noise transmission. The bags sit between =
the generator mounts and the coach chassis. They are not very expensive an=
d apparently readily available. They would be easy to plumb in either by T=
off one of the compressor/air tank outlets with check valve, or by adding =
another inexpensive 12vdc compressor just for that task. The air volume is=
quite low so even a small displacement compressor would work well. Plumb =
in an air pressure regulator so you can dial in the desired air pressure. =
Wire the compressor through a relay powered off the positive post on the ge=
n coil. That way the compressor would come on only when the gen is running=
and only if the air pressure regulator called for air. Most of the time i=
t would only run for a few minutes at initial gen start and then shut off o=
nce the air bags were inflated. One could also power a 120vac small compre=
ssor (think small trim nail gun compressor) off of the 120vac output from t=
he generator with the same result. The second idea taken from the Prev=
ost also involves air. The Prevost uses small air bellows to tension the b=
elts powering the side mounted engine cooling fan. With a simple to make b=
racket and a pulley to push on the belts, it looks like one of these could =
easily tension the alternator and/or AC belts. With the air off the belts =
would be slack enough to replace by hand with no tools. With air tensionin=
g, belt squeak and stretch would automatically be compensated and replacing=
a broken belt would become an easy no-tool five minute job. The ones Prev=
ost use cost less than $50. Jerry Jerry Work The Dovetail Joint=
Fine furniture designed & hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temp=
le building in historic Kerby, OR http://jerrywork.com
