Foretravel Owners' Forum

Foretravel Motorhome Forums => Foretravel Tech Talk => Topic started by: hdff on April 15, 2018, 12:17:13 pm

Title: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: hdff on April 15, 2018, 12:17:13 pm
What do I check, transmission blinks when I put it into gear but won't engage
Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: craneman on April 15, 2018, 12:26:48 pm
Check rpm first, has to be at idle. Then on to the trouble shooting game.
Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: hdff on April 15, 2018, 12:33:29 pm
Looking at the control box in the bay the rear limit switch is still yellow. Where is  rear limit switch at?
Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: rbark on April 15, 2018, 03:37:52 pm
Make sure your slide is all the way in.
Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: Roger & Susan in Home2 on April 15, 2018, 04:10:05 pm
There are sensors on all four locking pins.  The control box should say upper or lower.  These are probably not something you are going to fix while on the road.  Diagnosis and R&R are a bit of work on all but one.

There should be a box about the size of a big cake pan on the ceiling of the big bay on the driver's side.  Inside there is a toggle switch that will override the lockout.  Switch it the other way and that should let you get out of the lock out mode and on the road
Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: John S on April 15, 2018, 04:53:50 pm
It is your slide senor pins. Under the bay you will sa box with green light and one yellow. That will be your pin.  Send the slide out and back in again you could rock it a bit too and see if it greens up n
Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: Roger & Susan in Home2 on April 15, 2018, 05:50:54 pm
Often times the sensor will fail and even though the pin is locked the system locks you out.  With the slide in on a 2001 you can see the two top pins.  Before you inflate the bladder get a flashlight out and you should be able to see the bottom pins from outside.  The slide should be flush with the outside.  Before the bladder is reinflated you may be able to wiggle it a bit from the inside along the top.

If you can see that some or all of the pins are engaged and you are still locked out then try the override switch inside the cake pan.  Be careful to not lose the screws that hold the cover on.

Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: Rich Bowman on April 15, 2018, 07:50:31 pm
Your switch may be different than Roger's.  On your year coach, the override switch may be one that you turn with a small screwdriver.  It will say 120V/240V.  Just the switch they used, not really the actual voltage.  It will be on the aluminum side of one of the HWH boxes.  I have to hold mine while I turn it as it is not really secured to the box.

Rich
Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: John S on April 15, 2018, 08:11:23 pm
It is a rocker switch in that year and slide.
Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: hdff on April 15, 2018, 08:36:54 pm
I had moved the slide, but I tried it again and it cleared and we were able to leave to go camping. Thanks everyone
Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: Dave Dunington on August 08, 2018, 08:56:22 pm
I experienced the same problem... I found I wasn't holding the close switch long enough... when I held it longer, the problem went away !!!

Dave
Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: Carol & Scott on August 08, 2018, 10:52:45 pm
I was told by HWH some time ago that the retract/extend should be held until the hydraulic pumps stops and then another 3 to 4 seconds.
Title: Re: Level system light on dash, won’t go into gear
Post by: GuynChrista on August 09, 2018, 01:21:16 pm
Often times the sensor will fail and even though the pin is locked the system locks you out.  With the slide in on a 2001 you can see the two top pins.  Before you inflate the bladder get a flashlight out and you should be able to see the bottom pins from outside.  The slide should be flush with the outside.  Before the bladder is reinflated you may be able to wiggle it a bit from the inside along the top.

If you can see that some or all of the pins are engaged and you are still locked out then try the override switch inside the cake pan.  Be careful to not lose the screws that hold the cover on.

Our coach has this same issue: The all pins appear to be engaged but the panel indicates the upper rear pin is not engaged. HWH has yet to call us back (only been two weeks).

Any ideas?