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Title: 2008 contessa won’t go into travel mode
Post by: Chuck Jackson on August 31, 2020, 06:30:27 PM
I have a call into Valid and waiting for a call back.

Auto level works and manual works but travel mode says it’s level but it continues to raise on the left side. No faults are shown on the panel. Anyone experience this?
Title: Re: 2008 contessa won’t go into travel mode
Post by: David T. Richelderfer on August 31, 2020, 06:43:41 PM
It might be that a travel-height adjuster has given out near the left rear axle.

http://beaveramb.org/forum/index.php/topic,9888.msg67479.html#msg67479
Title: Re: 2008 contessa won’t go into travel mode
Post by: Chuck Jackson on August 31, 2020, 07:46:46 PM
Quote from: David T. Richelderfer on August 31, 2020, 06:43:41 PM
It might be that a travel-height adjuster has given out near the left rear axle.

http://beaveramb.org/forum/index.php/topic,9888.msg67479.html#msg67479

This is what Valid Tech Support came back with also....😩
Title: Re: 2008 contessa won’t go into travel mode
Post by: Joel Ashley on August 31, 2020, 09:25:07 PM
The device that usually fails is common, pretty simple, and inexpensive.  I got my spare(s) at NAPA, although they had to order them in.  https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/MBIRN10JC
That webpage can be ornery.  Google Haldex RN10JC otherwise.

It’s more expensive at Amazon.

The caution is that if you don’t know what you’re doing you should not be under the coach fooling with air valves.  If you do, at least block the vehicle up so it can’t come down on you.  Or call a mobile RV mechanic.

Joel
Title: Re: 2008 contessa won’t go into travel mode
Post by: Chuck Jackson on September 01, 2020, 03:28:46 AM
The ride control valve part number for a 2008 Beaver Contessa is Hadley H01500VN.
Title: Re: 2008 contessa won’t go into travel mode
Post by: Joel Ashley on September 01, 2020, 06:44:13 AM
The valve is not the same as the adjuster, which is easy to check first.

Your leveling system works, it’s just the travel mode/ride height side that’s haywire, and when we had similar symptoms it was that little rubber coupler that was the culprit.  In our case it was the single front one, but your left rear one is ether cracked/torn or has slipped and is not holding it’s prescribed position.

All that said, I must allow for the notion that your coach’s ride height system may differ from others we’ve worked to analyze before.

Joel
Title: Re: 2008 contessa won’t go into travel mode
Post by: Chuck Jackson on September 02, 2020, 04:53:31 AM
Ok, here is an update on the new valve...it works great! It actually drives better now! It took them a few tries to get the level set but I noticed almost immediately during a test drive that it seemed more “planted”. Not harder...not smoother...but a bit more responsive to steering wheel input. Could it be that the old valve was not functioning prior to it failing completely or am I Just looking thru rose colored glasses? In any case, I’m very happy! We