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Re: Getting pressure high enough to drive?

Reply #25
Thanks Toolmaker! Hopefully, I'll get to the point of a full days driving!
2003 U320 3820 Designer Series

Re: Getting pressure high enough to drive?

Reply #26
Thanks Toolmaker! Hopefully, I'll get to the point of a full days driving!

You're welcome Mlawre, but "hopefully" you'll either drive over to Nacodoches and have that air dryer replaced or hie thee to a NAPA and replace the damn thing yourself.  Or order one on-line.  I know I have that task coming down the pipe.  But I run on "retired" time.

New Years Eve I was contemplating a trip to the town clerk for a tag for my Siata project.
I made a snarky comment about Brad Metzger taking a day off for a chest cold.
That's my picture next to hubris in the dictionary.
Nyquil, Dayquil hot drinks and chicken soup.
1992 Foretravel Grand Villa
U225 SBID Build No. 4134
1986 Rockwood Driftwood
1968 S.I.A.T.A. Spring
1962 Studebaker Lark
1986 Honda VF700C
1983 Honda VF750C
Charlie, the Dog was broken out of jail 24 Oct 2023
N1RPN
AA1OH (H)e who must be obeyed.

Re: Getting pressure high enough to drive?

Reply #27
"What goes around comes around..."
1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Nature abhors a vacuum"

Re: Getting pressure high enough to drive?

Reply #28
Aspegers here so compassion is a learned response.  As in, if I don't remember to show compassion the Universe slaps me up aside the head until I learn.

Seven sheet metal screws!  And then sort out the electrics and I'm done.
1992 Foretravel Grand Villa
U225 SBID Build No. 4134
1986 Rockwood Driftwood
1968 S.I.A.T.A. Spring
1962 Studebaker Lark
1986 Honda VF700C
1983 Honda VF750C
Charlie, the Dog was broken out of jail 24 Oct 2023
N1RPN
AA1OH (H)e who must be obeyed.

Re: Getting pressure high enough to drive?

Reply #29
Sounds like a fun project! Although having a cold can certainly put a damper on it. Hope you get well soon!
2003 U320 3820 Designer Series

Re: Getting pressure high enough to drive?

Reply #30
Sounds like a fun project! Although having a cold can certainly put a damper on it. Hope you get well soon!
Well, I've crashed a couple of motorcycles, and I'm living with heart failure, so I don't feel guilty kicking back reading cheap dime store mysteries while I nurse this cold.  Currently Lee Child's Jack Reacher thrillers. But yeah, I'm kinda Jonesing to take the Siata out on the road.

So.  When do you make the drive to Motorhomes of Texas to have that rig of your checked out?
1992 Foretravel Grand Villa
U225 SBID Build No. 4134
1986 Rockwood Driftwood
1968 S.I.A.T.A. Spring
1962 Studebaker Lark
1986 Honda VF700C
1983 Honda VF750C
Charlie, the Dog was broken out of jail 24 Oct 2023
N1RPN
AA1OH (H)e who must be obeyed.

Re: Getting pressure high enough to drive?

Reply #31
Final Update:
Just to provide closure for some other owner who might run into similar troubleshooting issues...

Summary: The dryer bypass got my coach back up to pressure, but did not allow me to kick put into drive. Tried lots of stuff, including two paid mobile tech trips, both who could not figure it out.

I was just about to have it towed but fortunately I described the problem by phone to Eric at MOT, and he correctly identified the problem. The dinging I was hearing with the key in the ignition was the the HWH sensor warning telling me a slide was not closed. Sure enough, the bedroom closet slide on the passenger side was out about 3/4". I opened it six inches to retract, and voila! The warning bell desisted!

So I brought it into a local shop in Dallas called Blue Moon to have it serviced. Luckily, there was a guy there named JJ who said he was actually on the assembly line when they rolled this U320 out. He said he recognized the coach because there were only two of them made. Supposedly there was an intense discussion on whether or not it was a good idea to put granite countertops in it. Well, I must say, I didn't even know they were granite until he pointed it out!

Anyway, it turned out there was a faulty solenoid that needed to be replaced. After replacing it and rebuilding the air dryer all worked fine.

I must say that I was impressed with how fast they took me in (same day I called) and had all the service work done within a week. Have it back now and order has been restored! Taking it out this weekend with family to attend a tennis tournament and afterward going to visit an alpaca ranch.

Thanks so much for all the troubleshooting ideas and help.

Hopefully one day I'll know enough about this stuff to return the favor.

Cheers,
Michael
2003 U320 3820 Designer Series

Re: Getting pressure high enough to drive?

Reply #32
Final Update:


So I brought it into a local shop in Dallas called Blue Moon to have it serviced. Luckily, there was a guy there named JJ who said he was actually on the assembly line when they rolled this U320 out. He said he recognized the coach because there were only two of them made. Supposedly there was an intense discussion on whether or not it was a good idea to put granite countertops in it. Well, I must say, I didn't even know they were granite until he pointed it out!

Anyway, it turned out there was a faulty solenoid that needed to be replaced. After replacing it and rebuilding the air dryer all worked fine.

I must say that I was impressed with how fast they took me in (same day I called) and had all the service work done within a week. Have it back now and order has been restored! Taking it out this weekend with family to attend a tennis tournament and afterward going to visit an alpaca ranch.

Thanks so much for all the troubleshooting ideas and help.

Hopefully one day I'll know enough about this stuff to return the favor.

Cheers,
Michael


Congratulations!
1992 Foretravel Grand Villa
U225 SBID Build No. 4134
1986 Rockwood Driftwood
1968 S.I.A.T.A. Spring
1962 Studebaker Lark
1986 Honda VF700C
1983 Honda VF750C
Charlie, the Dog was broken out of jail 24 Oct 2023
N1RPN
AA1OH (H)e who must be obeyed.

 

Re: Getting pressure high enough to drive?

Reply #33
Thank you for the final update.  It is good to have the follow-up. 
Jan & Richard Witt
1999 U-320  36ft WTFE
Build Number: 5478 Motorcade: 16599
2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited w/Air Force One
Jan: NO5U, Richard:KA5RIW
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