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General Boards => Technical Support => Topic started by: Jerry Emert on May 18, 2016, 12:58:46 AM
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Stranded in Texas trying to figure out why the coach has severe Port List (left lean)! Replaced Port (left) ride height valve with no help. Tracing it back using HWH Manual it appears that the air, in travel mode, is directed to ride height valves by a travel solenoid or valve when it gets 12 VDC from the HWH control board. Checked the 12V at the board and it is good. Trying to find the actual valves to check them. Any ideas? Really need this info to get back on the road. Thanks for your help.
Jerry
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Jerry,
Are you sure you don't have a bad bag? If so, (I think you've got 2 bags per axle side) you could clamp the line to the bad bag to stop the air leak and run on the one bag to get you level. Will need to replace the line but it will get you going.
Steve
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I'm sure bag is not leaking. The left side staying low in travel. In air leveling it levels properly and all bags hold air. Looking for the travel sole kids for rear.
Jerry
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***Update*** We found the valves that Ken Carpenter referred to as the "6 pack." They were tucked up in the frame above the tag axle. One wire was found hanging off the right side travel valve solenoid. So, the Port List was apparently because the right rear corner was not getting the air to go into travel mode and stuck "up." Tomorrow the search will be on for the solenoid coil. Looking at HWH's web site it appears that Nemar and Fortravel use the same system including the valves. I will update when I'm sure that was "the" problem. Thanks to Ed and Gerald for trying to guide me through this.
Jerry
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HWH is in Iowa, will have all your coach's HWH leveling equipment info on file and can likely overnight you the proper items. Been there done that. Good folks.
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Found the solenoid in Dallas about 1.5 hours away, picked it up and he is installing it now. Lets hope that is the main issue.
Jerry
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The problem was the travel solenoid. Maclane's RV on the outskirts of Dallas had just one in stock for over a year. That was enough. She came right up to travel mode and we drove all day straight and level. On a side note, I just had all the fluids changed and I specified that they lube the drive shaft per Monaco's instructions before we left Orlando. The guy that replaced the solenoid remarked that the drive shaft looked like it has never been lubed. He also said slack adjusters have not been done in a long time. So he did all of that also. He also ran a sense wire from the generator for me so the auto gen start would function. Worked for most of 2 days, and we camped in his driveway outside his shop for 3 nights with electric. Right at $1000.00 total including parts. Good guy knows what he is doing and not out to rape an Rver stuck 1600 miles from home. Very impressed. His name is Galen Yoder. If you need his number while in Paris TX area, let me know.
Spending the night just West of Oklahoma City and hoping that the bugs are worked out.
Thanks for support.
Jerry