Air bags and air leaks

[The Woodieboys]

OK folks,

I just got back from the Freightliner dealer and surprise, the slow air leak we had (the tanks would be empty after about 3 days) and dropping pressure in the air bags ended up being a hairline crack in the dashboard guages. It took the chassis guy almost 6 hours to trace it down.

After the fix it has been a week and it's still holding air perfectly. Might want to check and see but the tech was adamant that no air should come out that quick.

[powerboatr]

great to hear it was a problem.
i bet the tech was pulling his hair out, cracked gauge, what are the odds?
How was the trip at the freightliner place?
I need to go visit mine and get a feel for their work ethics.

[The Woodieboys]

The kid (maybe 23 or so) had a horrible time. It was pouring out (we were parked outside a bay) and he was under the coach for 4 hours with a soap water bottle spraying everything there was just it was nothing underneath. He looked like a drowned rat when he came out. Bought the poor guy lunch I felt so bad.

He mentioned that it had to be in the dash right before lunch and I pulled off the accesspanel, turned off everything and was able to hear the very slight hiss. You could not hear it without everything turned off and the access cover off.

Good thing is that we have not lost a LB of air pressure since. And FTL paid for everything under warranty.

I take my coach to a FTL dealer in Ocala which is about 90 miles away from us. The FTL dealer in Jacksonville worked on my coach twice (the first time and the last time at the same time) and about blew the leveling jacks apart lifting the rear end of the coach up with it and leaving it that way. I came unglued.

The FTL dealer in Ocala is a small place (maybe 8 total bays) but the have always treated me right and done a very good job on the coach.

I'm tempted to take it to the CAT dealer 9 miles away from me for the M2 service with the valve lash adjustment. They also informed me they can do any work (including warranty) on the FTL chassis. I'll try them out and see how good they are.

BEst advice is to establish that good relationship with the service manager and the techs working on your coach. They can always spot things we cannot see with our untrained eye.

[powerboatr]

so you guys are near jville
my old hang outs

good to hear its all GOOD now

[The Woodieboys]

We live half way between Jacksonville and St. Augustine in what I like to affectionately call 'Suburbia Hell'. It was a good place to raise the kids but can't wait for the housing crisis (it's very real here) to settle down so we can sell and move.

[powerboatr]

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Originally Posted by The Woodieboys We live half way between Jacksonville and St. Augustine in what I like to affectionately call 'Suburbia Hell'. It was a good place to raise the kids but can't wait for the housing crisis (it's very real here) to settle down so we can sell and move.

oh sawgrass
we used to four wheel on the beach there before the place went all commercial and GOLF crazy

good luck on selling

[The Woodieboys]

Nope, we live on the west side of the county between I-95 and the river. There are several golf courses around here as well but not my thing.

[powerboatr]

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Originally Posted by The Woodieboys Nope, we live on the west side of the county between I-95 and the river. There are several golf courses around here as well but not my thing.

middleburg

i remember when there was nothing i say nothing out there

and just a bit farther is camp blanding
real nice place to camp and boat

[The Woodieboys]

We actually live 1 mile west of I-95 in what was once a hunt club way back when. It is the Dog Track exit of I-95. It used to be nice and rural but is now just Suburbia Hell.