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Air System Insurance

Yahoo Message Number: 95957
Something that may be helpful. While traveling in OR my air alarm went off and the coach started riding really rough. Fortunately for us there was a Rest Area about 100 yards from where this happened. As I pulled in to the Truck parking the emergency brake locked. Really Lucky!!!

Got out and I could hear air leaking from the rear of the MH. Jacked it up (20 Tom hydraulic jack) in found that the purge valve in the air dryer assembly was gone. A friend that had this happen told me to carry a 1/2" pipe elbow with me, luckily I took his advise. Removed the input and output air hoses from the dryer and connected them to the 1/2" pipe elbow and "viola", problem solved. Drove the coach to Tucson and replaced the purge valve and rebuilt the dryer. It's cheap insurance to carry a 1/2" pipe elbow!!

Judy n Joe

1990 Intrigue 10578

 

Re: Air System Insurance

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Yahoo Message Number: 95976
Judy & Joe,

Is this just a regular pipe elbow with threads on the inside?
Dave
07 Country Coach Allure 430 #31495
2 Jeep GC Toad
Mountains of So Cal


On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 3:47 PM, "skpjose@... [Country-Coach-Owners]" wrote:

Something that may be helpful. While traveling in OR my air alarm went off and the coach started riding really rough. Fortunately for us there was a Rest Area about 100 yards from where this happened. As I pulled in to the Truck parking the emergency brake locked. Really Lucky!!!

Got out and I could hear air leaking from the rear of the MH. Jacked it up (20 Tom hydraulic jack) in found that the purge valve in the air dryer assembly was gone. A friend that had this happen told me to carry a 1/2" pipe elbow with me, luckily I took his advise. Removed the input and output air hoses from the dryer and connected them to the 1/2" pipe elbow and "viola", problem solved. Drove the coach to Tucson and replaced the purge valve and rebuilt the dryer. It's cheap insurance to carry a 1/2" pipe elbow!!

Judy n Joe

1990 Intrigue 10578





Dave & Jodi
2007 CC Allure 40’ Tag #31495
2012 Jeep GC
Big Bear Lake, Ca & Henderson, Nev