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Misc RV Equipment for Sale or Wanted / Re: 3" LED Puck Lights

« Last post by Steve Huber Co-Admin on January 23, 2025, 07:14:56 PM »

Just reduced pricing.

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Technical Support / Re: Air Leak in 1999 Contessa on Drivers side only

« Last post by Mike Gineris on January 23, 2025, 04:42:03 PM »

Thanks Steve.  I found it.

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Technical Support / Re: Air Leak in 1999 Contessa on Drivers side only

« Last post by Mike Gineris on January 23, 2025, 04:17:40 PM »

Eric,  Sorry I read your reply wrong.  One on each side in rear.

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Technical Support / Re: Air Leak in 1999 Contessa on Drivers side only

« Last post by Steve Huber Co-Admin on January 23, 2025, 04:16:15 PM »

Mike,
On the rear there is 1 valve on each side (left & right). You will find a complete write-up on air leveling with illustrations  in Common Problems/Air Leveling, located under the Technical tab on the Club website.
Steve

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Technical Support / Re: Air Leak in 1999 Contessa on Drivers side only

« Last post by Mike Gineris on January 23, 2025, 04:12:30 PM »

The valve would feed the manifold which in turn feeds both bags on that side.  Each manifold has four ports one for each bag and one for air bleed valve and one for input.

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Technical Support / Re: Air Leak in 1999 Contessa on Drivers side only

« Last post by Mike Gineris on January 23, 2025, 04:05:51 PM »

One or two valves for each side in the rear?  I would think only one?

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Technical Support / Re: New to me Marquis repair list

« Last post by Gayden.Peel on January 23, 2025, 03:43:46 PM »

Gayden
The thermal pane window seals can be a diy job a big job but it's doable.

Oh geeze now you're gonna have me out there doing my own windows  . Its tempting, might order a kit and see what the fuss is about, the only thing I love more than clean clear windows is keeping more money in my pocket I'll start hitting the Googler and YouTube and watch some videos.

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Technical Support / Re: Air Leak in 1999 Contessa on Drivers side only

« Last post by Eric Maclean Co-Admin on January 23, 2025, 03:42:26 PM »

Mike
The ride height on your coach is controlled both front and rear
The front axle will have one ride height control valve in the center of the front axle this valve controls all 4 front air bags these air bags are all plumbed together and air can move freely from one side to the other so they can not raise or lower one side individually.

The rear axle has two ride height valves one on each side of the coach each of those valves is connected to 2 air bags on its prospective side
This separates the driver side from the passenger side and allows the system to keep the vehicle from leaning one way or the other

If your coach is on level ground and is leaning to or is  low on say the passenger side then the either the passenger side rear ride height is set too low or the drivers side rear ride hight is set too high.

On your coach ride height is adjusted by moving the tee shaped rubber connectors on the linkage rod of the ride height valve the proper setting 10" measured from the top of the upper air bag mounting plate to the bottom of the lower mounting plate.using tape measure.
Make small adjustments and give the valves time to react you will likely have to go back and forth several times to get it just right.
This should be done with the air pressure above 100 psi.

NOTE:
To avoid being crushed in the event of an air leak or mistake place the coach on equal height blocks (4 to 6") under each tire to give you enough clearance with the air dumped to be able to get out from under  the coach if it comes down on you

Hope this helps
Eric

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Technical Support / Re: Air Leak in 1999 Contessa on Drivers side only

« Last post by Mike Gineris on January 23, 2025, 03:10:23 PM »

I know it's been years but life interfered with my issue for this long!  I replaced all 8 bags and 4 Manifolds (one at each axle).  Every Manifold had leaks.   The Coach has a single centered Ride Leveling Valve (No six pack) with an adjustable Arm for which I still have to replace the T-boot and fix more air leaks.  I've looked everywhere and cannot find a proper air system diagram telling me how this all functions.  I get it that I have the "simple" system where you bleed the bags from the four dump valves first and then extend the jacks (single forward jack and then the two aft ones).  I also understand that the center Ride Height Valve provides LH-RH Leveling.  I don't know if I have one Ride Height Valve in the Rear or another one in the Front but can certainly figure that out soon.

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Technical Support / Re: New to me Marquis repair list

« Last post by Eric Maclean Co-Admin on January 23, 2025, 03:05:15 PM »

Gayden
The thermal pane window seals can be a diy job a big job but it's doable.
6 years ago I did all 10 windows in my coach and they looked great .
I used kit sold by Dave Root on the Internet at the time but I no longer see those kits offered
Instead there is this kit available or you can get what you need on Amazon.

https://diyrvsolution.com/buy-it-here#dc391b01-7057-4e34-b0af-23f321d05ca8

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To do the job you must
1) remove the complete window from the coach
2) dismantle the window to get the thermal panes out of their frames
3) separate the thermal pane sandwich by cutting the mastic and backer between the two glasses (be sure to index the glasses there is one that will be tinted)
4) thoroughly clean the glasses with a good grade glass cleaner but first use clean sharp razor blades to remove/ scrape the mastic from the glass to avoid scratching the glass
5) install the new glasses separator to one pane of glass approximately 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch from the edge by peeling the tape adhesive on one side of the separator
6) once the separator is in place on the glass you can now peel the exposed side tape on the separator and set the second glass onto it being sure to align it properly first as the tape gives you one shot at it.
7) push the two glasses together to make sure the separator has made full contact all the way around
using a caulking gun (preferably a powered on) injector new mastic into the  cavity between the glass filling from the separator to the edge of the glass
Make sure that there are no voids or bubbles as this is the actual seal.
Notes:
Before you begin you will need to know the thickness of the separator in your windows. Apparently the window manufacturers used two different ones
It should be either 3/16 or 1/4 "

Like I said before it's a big job but doable the hardest part is cutting out the old seal to get the glasses apart the rest is pretty straight forward
You will need strong hand and wrists to cut those seals
In the kit above it included silicone that should not be used to seal the glass the edge of the glass is sealed with a mastic urethane
This job is best done in a low humidity environment so that the traped air between the glasses doesn't have moisture to condensate later.

Eric