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07-04-2016, 07:55 PM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Vincennes, IN
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Tire Inflation Issue Bay Star Sport 2903
I don't know if this is a common problem or if it just me but I have been having issues that I feel are dangerous.
Coming home from picking up my Bay Star Sport 2903 I found I had very low air in one front tire. Fortunately I always carry an air compressor. I filled the tire but had trouble getting air into it but finally it did fill. When I got home I found another tire low. Then while taking it in for an oil change for the generator the shop told me I had a flat tire on the outside of the driver side dual tire. Out of four outside tires I had one bad inflation core and two that were not tight. I find this dangerous but so easy to check by a good dealer.
I live in a small town and no one can take the inner duals off to see if the cores are secured. I can add and expel air though.
Is this normal? I would have thought this would have been found in the PDI. The unit was on their floor for four months so they had to continually add air.
I am disappointed in my selling dealer and concerned about the safety of the inner duals.
To add insult to injury I can't get the unit in to a Newmar dealer until October. I am afraid to drive it so I guess the summer camping season may be over for me. My first action may be winterization.
Any suggestions?
Phil
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07-04-2016, 08:03 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Vail, Arizona
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Why would you need to wait for a Newmar dealer to work on tires?
Bill
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07-04-2016, 08:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
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Phil, I would look for a good truck tire shop. Maybe even a Ford Truck dealer. They will have the equipment to address your possible valve stem issue. Don't yet give up on your summer of fun!
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07-04-2016, 09:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 487
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HavingABlast
Phil, I would look for a good truck tire shop. Maybe even a Ford Truck dealer. They will have the equipment to address your possible valve stem issue. Don't yet give up on your summer of fun!
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This is really your best option without a doubt. If a tire shop finds some problems with the tires to include installation, call CS at Newmar and have a copy of the tire shop invoice/report.
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07-04-2016, 09:29 PM
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Community Moderator
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
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Phil, you don't need to take them to a dealer for tires. As stated, find a good truck tire shop and let them do the work for you.
Secondly, to give you peace of mind while traveling, invest in a TPMS. I use a TST 507 and I love it. It will warn you if you start to develop a leak, get a flat, or overheat a tire.
Good luck.
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07-04-2016, 09:48 PM
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Location: Kelowna, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyDi
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Secondly, to give you peace of mind while traveling, invest in a TPMS. I use a TST 507 and I love it. It will warn you if you start to develop a leak, get a flat, or overheat a tire......
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My wife and I were travelling last week between Edmonton and Calgary AB, when my TST TPMS alarmed. I almost had a heart attack. I immediately pulled over to the side of the road, and then went through the TST to find out what had caused the alarm. It looks like I had set the high pressure alarm too low, and it alarmed when one tire reached 130 psi. I found out the system works.
I never bother with checking my tires manually any more. But I cycle through the TST to make sure everything is OK and the pressures are all reading where I expect them to, before the wheels start to move in the morning.
Works for us.
Rob
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07-05-2016, 09:30 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Key Largo Fl./Ft Mill Sc
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I had the same problem, and it turned out to be the
valve stem core was bad. My tire would drop 30 lbs in
one month, and was hard to inflate.
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