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2002 Patriot Thunder - Manuals/schematics for Suspension and Leveling needed

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Robert Green:
Chuck
Thank you for digging this up for me!

Jerry
Really appreciate the help and reference to a potential source in Florida. I will see if Nandy LaFontaigne is still around and what advice he may have. The panel photo and the schematics are really helpful.

So to be clear, your system is working?  Is it still the SMC jacks?

Jerry Emert:

--- Quote from: Robert Green on August 05, 2015, 04:00:33 AM ---Chuck
Thank you for digging this up for me!

Jerry
Really appreciate the help and reference to a potential source in Florida. I will see if Nandy LaFontaigne is still around and what advice he may have. The panel photo and the schematics are really helpful.

So to be clear, your system is working?  Is it still the SMC jacks?

--- End quote ---

Nandy is around, I called him first to make sure I didn't give you a bad number.  What he be willing to do for you I don't know.
Yes the jacks are all the same.  He hooked up the manual controls and added some switches to the base of the jacks to indicate that they are down, the LEDs you see on the panel.  The switch on the far left turns the system on in the up position and it dumps the air when pushed down.  Recently my air levelers quit working and the hydraulics were all I had and they worked well.  To be honest they scare me a little.  All the stories of jacks getting stuck down.  I only use them when I have to.  I do exercise them when I do my monthly checks though.  Good luck.

Robert Green:
Outstanding Jerry. Thanks for connecting me with Nandy.

LaMonte Monnell:
Robert, I have a 2001 Beaver Contessa that had the SMC IDS jacks when I bought it. I had a left rear jack with an internal leak.

Couldn't find anyone that rebuilds these a year ago but heard that BCS does now. I bit the bullet and drove to HWH in Moscow, Iowa last July 2014 and had the hyd jacks removed and lines capped. The control panel was removed and replaced with an HWH panel that they built and tied into the airbags for leveling with air only.

After messing with the SMC system for over a year  and the labor costs I decided the $4900 I spent for this conversion was not so bad. Levels in a matter of seconds now, and adjusts to travel mode with a button push.

I have two jacks that are still good, an IDS control panel, and two solenoids sitting in my shed if you ever need parts. I sold one jack to Les Brandt for his coach!

Good luck with your repairs!

Edward Buker:
La Monte,

I would like to buy the IDS control panel, how much do you want for it?

I am guessing that Robert would not want to go this way given his wiring has all been moved to a manual panel in the armrest and it would seem far easier to get a simple control switch system to work then to try and figure out how to get back to the original. My guess is all the plugs would have been cut off to manually wire his arrangement and that would make going backwards about impossible. If for some reason he does go this way I would yield to his need.

You can reach me at ednjillb@hotmail.com to sort this out.

Later Ed

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