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Re: [GMCnet] Why not [message #100942 is a reply to message #100937] Sat, 25 September 2010 07:56 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Your problem might be at the dash on your 74,
Also use DOT rated fittings as they wil work easier and better results.


On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 4:43 AM, Larry <slawrence111@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Just wondering why not do away with the hassle of using the
> compressors and all the leaking lines and valves?
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> I have had this thought as well.
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> All though the OEM system has its purposes, to keep the coach at a "SET" level, ( distance from the road, not self leveling due to road crown or campground slope ), it also allows alternative settings.  You can raise the back end when entering a campground with not so flat roads or backing into a slot.  As mentioned, you can level the coach to some degree when parked.
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> In my case, I am still fighting leaks, have since I bought her.  My PO cut tubes and spliced connectors EVERYWHERE, and they leak according to weather.
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> I have taken the Quad airbag manifold apart a couple times to fix leaks but I still start to sag in a couple days if I dont isolate the airbags.
> My levelers work in travel mode on occasion.  This I attribute to the cheapness of the leveler valve construction, the arm can slip off the body, only friction holds it on.  When this happens, that side goes down.
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> I have come a long way in regards to the leaks and trying to get the system going.  The levelers are new and the leaks are chased every year.  When it gets cold, the leaks go from very slow leaks to fast leaks, it is all temperature intensive.  In the Spring when it warms up, most of them seal up again, but not all.
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> Using a fixed airbag is being talked about, the medium is part of the issue but you lose the ability to raise and lower the coach at the campsite.  It would be much like a car with its fixed position.  That could be a great loss if you use that option.....
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> But the fact is the medium to make it a fixed system is not yet found so even if you want to make it fixed, there is nothing recommended to accomplish this task.  The medium needs to be spongy so the airbag can still react to bumps and such as it would with air.
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> There are pluses and minis's to everything, Many things can be done, but you have to ask yourself, " SELF, do I really Want to make this change and what will the result be? "
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