Help working around Equalizer Systems leveler blown hose. Stuck in Junction TX
Hi All,
We're currently traveling from Cave Creek AZ to Corpus Cristy TX. We stopped in Junction Tx (Lums BBQ) at the North Llano River RV park. We pulled in and started to setup.
I went to level the RV (2011 Windsport) and the auto level would not engage. So I went to manually level the rig. I got the rear jacks mostly down, and the hydraulic motor started to make noise like there was not any load, so I got out to take a look. I found a large puddle of Red fluid between the level system bay and the front of the rig. Looks like we blew a hydraulic hose, I'm assuming to one of the front jacks.
I tried to find a replacement hose at the Tractor Supply, but they pretty much did not have any 1/4" hoses or fittings. I bought a gallon of dextron III trans fluid while I was in town.
Not the end of the world, but I need to get the rear jacks up before I can travel. The system has a manifold with six solenoid looking device for each hydraulic device. 4 corners, bedroom slide and living room slide. Each device has two hoses, one to extend and one to retract.
My assumption was that with fluid in the system, I should be able to operate the rear jacks without pressuring the front hose that has the leak. We tried that and the bad hose started spraying so we stopped. We also tried to extend the bedroom slide with the same result. I then tried to remove the wires leading to the front jack solenoid thinking that would prevent the front hoses getting pressurized, but that also caused the bad hose to spray fluid.
Is anyone familiar with this Equalizer system and can tell me how to get my rear jacks up so we can get to Corpus tomorrow?
Once I'm in Corpus, I should be able to identify and pull the bad hose and have a replacement made.
Any help is appreciated!
Brian
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