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No Air for Hadleys

June 19, 2021, 06:35:56 pm

One of the FT's were traveling with (2001 36'U320) has no air to blow the Hadleys after sitting overnight. Where's the likely leak?

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Reply #1 – June 19, 2021, 08:09:16 pm

You need to look at the air system diagram for that coach and see where the air horns get their air supply.

On our '93 U280, for instance, the air horn supply solenoid is T'ed off one of the air lines that feeds the dash air pressure gauge.  That air line comes directly off the front brake tank (bypassing the protection valve).  So, on our coach, any leak that depletes the pressure in the front brake tank will affect horn operation.

Your travel companion's coach may be plumbed in a similar manner, but the only way to know for sure is to consult the appropriate air system diagram.

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Reply #2 – June 19, 2021, 09:50:48 pm

Ours stopped once but our air horn solenoid is under the dash top close to the ignition solenoid. The wire had pulled off and just needed to be plugged back in. Easy to find.

Pierce

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Reply #3 – June 20, 2021, 07:53:39 am

From Hadley Horn Company.

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Reply #4 – June 20, 2021, 01:52:43 pm

It's probably what Pierce said.

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Reply #5 – June 21, 2021, 11:35:56 pm

I had the same problem and it was a small air line connected to the solenoid under the dash. I pulled the top cover off the dash and removed the line, shortened it, and reconnected it in less than fifteen minutes.

Dave & Kathy Bennett
2004 U270

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Reply #6 – June 22, 2021, 10:48:32 am

Must not have been a big problem since we never heard back from the OP.

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