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What is this little gem

And where does it go?
2000-320-42

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Reply #1
It's the solenoid that should be affixed to the back of your transmission retarder accumulator
1987 Grand Villa ORED
2001 U320 4010

Not all that wander are lost... but I often am.

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Reply #2
Equipment falling off! (Retarder bracket failure)
Brett Wolfe
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Reply #3
Is there another line that goes to it?

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Reply #4
Anytime I go to the green link it says account suspended

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Reply #5
I searched for transmission retarder accumulator and nothing comes up

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Reply #6
Snapped some pics for you
1987 Grand Villa ORED
2001 U320 4010

Not all that wander are lost... but I often am.

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Reply #7
Equipment falling off! (Retarder bracket failure)

This is what was posted earlier.  I was able to open the link.
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

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Reply #8
There are more current posts than that link ten years ago. Keep looking, Scott had a reply in it.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #9
Thanks all. I found where it screws into that accumulator with a nipple. It's strange, since there are 2 lines going to it- that it must have been loose forever. There is no way that it could back itself out and not have those lines get messed up. I'm cleaning it up and will remount it.

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Reply #10
The only way to screw this back on, would be to dismantle the 12 volt part or remove the CAC pipe

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Reply #11
You can lower the accumulator as we all had to do that to modify the mount for it.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #12
That accumulator looks a little more than my strength can endure.
What is in the guts of the 12 volt valve?

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Reply #13
Floor jack, block of wood and remove the bolts to the bracket leave the hose hooked up and lower just enough to put in your valve. Unless yours is different from my '99.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #14
Well, no joy.  Need someone that is better adept physically, then me.

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Reply #15
Maybe you can at least see how the valve came out without turning. Are the threads gone on the nipple or the ones in the accumulator? That is going to have to be addressed.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #16
Threads are fine. I could have threaded the whole business back together but the 12 volt actuator hits the CAC pipe. Thus, I asked if anyone has removed that 12 volt unit as to what is inside that valve. If I could remove that, without stuff falling apart, I can screw it together.

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Reply #17
Threads are fine. I could have threaded the whole business back together but the 12 volt actuator hits the CAC pipe. Thus, I asked if anyone has removed that 12 volt unit as to what is inside that valve. If I could remove that, without stuff falling apart, I can screw it together.

Strange, how did it unscrew with the lines attached? Also your retarder wouldn't have worked.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean