Don and I have been down under their coach all day fix'n a few things that he may want to mention, but here is a picture of a happy Foretravel owner who for once is standing upright instead of lying down to do stuff.
JohnH
Let's see... soaped all the air fittings and valves (well, John did...), replaced a leaking diaphragm on the rear brake tank valve, added an NC 12v solenoid valve to the step cover feed after the regulator for the step cover air cylinder, added a flap to cover the back of the step mechanism (we have the electric steps that slide out), told a few tall tales ;D All in all, a very good day. ^.^d John, since you posted a picture of me, I will return the favor!
As you can see I am on the roof of his coach (or is it another of those damm IPhones again??)
JohnH
Update, this is the way he meant.
Not only that, but your are standing on your head! Funny, but when I first posted it, the picture seemed to have normal orientation, now the thumbnail is inverted but the zoomed in version appears fine... Al least on my ipad.
Don
Don, it showes up fine on my iPad.
Glad to hear it Richard... I will edit on the computer and fix it. Sure would be nice if there was a way to be sure the pictures would show up properly with a tablet or smart phone of any persuasion... Sitting here with the tanks aired up and hoping they are fuller than usual after sitting overnight. We will see...
Don
Perhaps you should talk to Apple ;)
Why does my iPhone take upside-down photos? - CNET (http://www.cnet.com/how-to/why-does-my-iphone-take-upside-down-photos/)
Home button to your right or down. iPhone pictures will show up correctly. Apple encodes an orientation bit in the photo data so that Apple devices can rotate the pictures correctly.
Hardly recognized Don without his striped sweater. Wish I had a pit. Very nice indeed!
Good information... but I think I have seen the upside down or sideways pictures taken by other mobile devices as well as the iPhones. In any case, when I looked at the picture later on the computer, both the thumbnail and the full size image were of the correct orientation ::) , so I rechecked on the iPad and now it was correct. I don't understand how it healed itself :o Oh well, I will try using the Home button orientation mentioned by Roger as an experiment.
Don
How many yards of concrete did it take to pour that pit? How was it laid out and formed?
I will answer that in full in a couple days as Don and Tys are here and we have been busy.
I will post full info
JohnH
Here are a few "views from the pit" as John Haygarth and I have been chasing down some air leaks on our coach... Also the install of an NC 12vdc solenoid on the step cover air cylinder, which only lets air into the step cover air cylinder while the solenoid is energized. We don't have air cylinders for the step because of the electric sliding steps (one of our best upgrades!). We found a leaking diaphragm plus another about ready to go and replaced the diaphragms on both. Cleaned several check valves, found a loose fitting or two as well. Tomorrow we will turn the bus around and address the wet tank, dryer check valve, etc., as well as hose management to find possible chaffing points on the air and hydraulic lines. I noticed several while I was by the side of the road doing the air dryer bypass.
Don
I did about the same thing as what you guys did during the last couple of weeks without the benefit of a pit. Fortunately I don't have any leaks in the suspension as it will stay inflated for more than a week. I did suspect that the wet tank check valve was leaking, as this tank would have almost no air after 24 hours while the brake tanks would have air. Removed it and found rust inside, cleaned it and removed rust, but it didn't help. I also decided to look at the check valves on the brake tanks although the leak down was 30 lbs in 24 hours, so they were okay. One of those was rusty inside too. These valves come apart rather easily with a vice to hold it and a large wrench. Found someone on ebay selling them for $15 each and bought 3. I also found some other small leaks. One was the regulator on image 5865 above. Tightening the 4 little bolts fixed it. I had to replace the regulator between the brake tanks. It was leaking at the diaphragm and I might have been able to fix that, but a new one at Lowes was only $20. It was no longer adjustable as the adjuster screw and nut was rusted solid. After doing all this lowered the coach and came back 24 hours later and all the air was gone!! Raised the coach and pumped up the tanks, came back 24 hrs later and everything fine only lost 30lbs and wet tank still had good air pressure. Still a puzzle as to why the air was lost with the coach lowered, only one wheel sitting on a stop. This type of work requires safety chocks between the frame members for anyone that might be tempted to do it.
Jerry, I will jump in here as Don may be having Breakfast. We found a leak here too on joint and took it apart to see that the diapraghm was badly worn almost thru (on 2 of these protection valves) so we found the rubber sheeting at a neighbours so made new ones for them and no leaks now. Took off almost all parts and the check valves and cleaned etc and all looks ok that way. Soaped every air line we could find even the throttle valve and no EXTERNAL leaks, so are moving over to the rear section. Don did a lot of cleaning up of things as it is so much easier while standing under the coach. I told Tys he wants a pit for Christmas :))
JohnH
JohnH and Acousticart in the same place!!!!
Time to open a business, not much that these two can't do on a FT!!!!
Guys, about taking the tile out of my coach and putting down a new floor.......
I need a portable pit.
Roland
Who built the pit? I am wondering if I need one.
You and I are in the same area, I'm in Kemah and you are in Richmond, maybe we should look at a common pit--- it's a must have! :D
Only problem is, in our area we would need to add a bilge pump to the Pitt so it doesn't become a duck pond.
I need a portable pit.
Roland, I have one for sale.
Needs an endless supply of $$$$$