Bulkhead rebuild

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Bulkhead rebuild

April 13, 2025, 10:25:44 pm

I am starting on the bulkheads and the first thing I'm doing is removing the tanks and the first thing
I need to know is removing the pipes going into the black and grey tanks, do I cut them or is there
away to remove them.

Re: Bulkhead rebuild

Reply #1 – April 14, 2025, 12:14:00 pm

On the coaches that I have removed the tanks once you remove the tapered stand that the tank sets on you will be able to slip/pry the tank down. The drain line is just in a press fit grommet that the pipe is slid into. There isn't but about 2" of pipe down inside the tank.

Mike

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Reply #2 – April 14, 2025, 04:14:52 pm

Thanks Mike, I wouldn't have thought of that.

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Reply #3 – April 14, 2025, 04:50:52 pm

Pictures please.

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Reply #4 – April 14, 2025, 05:48:58 pm

This might be good to read: Black Water Tank Removal

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Reply #5 – April 14, 2025, 06:18:25 pm

Quote from: Bob & Sue – April 14, 2025, 04:50:52 pm

Pictures please.

DITTO

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Reply #6 – April 15, 2025, 08:41:46 pm

Before you cut away anything!! Measure from the bulkhead big angle iron that basement is bolted too. Measure forward to where you have good metal. Mark it. These will be your reference points. When you cut the floor loose it can move spread or tighten up. This can be adjusted with bottle jacks in the frame forward and behind the air bags.
I've done it. Look under My basement rebuild. If you'd like to talk about the project p.m me and I'll shoot my phone number

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Reply #7 – April 15, 2025, 08:47:52 pm

Quote from: stump – April 15, 2025, 08:41:46 pm

Look under My basement rebuild.

Topic link here My basement rebuild

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Reply #8 – April 21, 2025, 10:24:33 pm

Between weather, then cataract surgery I haven't got much done. The screws at the bottom of the door
seal are frozen in. They won't even come out with a impact driver. I keep braking the Philip Bits. This weekend
I will be able to get back on it but then it might rain.

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Reply #9 – May 23, 2025, 10:20:46 pm

Finally got back to the job and today I got the fuel tank out and the coach jacked up for more clearance
under it.

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Reply #10 – May 26, 2025, 11:27:24 pm

Pulled the Aqua-hot exhaust pipe off and now it need to take the exhaust elbow off. Any ideas, or is
it a big pipe wrench with lot's of pipe

Re: Bulkhead rebuild

Reply #11 – May 27, 2025, 07:47:13 am

Peter, stick a long iron pipe into the horizontal nipple and unscrew it

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Reply #12 – May 27, 2025, 09:26:17 am

I wonder if any one has ever high centered on that pipe and damaged the AH? Seems like it would be safer with less robust exhaust components.

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Reply #13 – May 27, 2025, 09:40:15 am

Quote from: Geodmann – May 27, 2025, 09:26:17 am

I wonder if any one has ever high centered on that pipe and damaged the AH? Seems like it would be safer with less robust exhaust components.

Yep - Bigdog Aqua-hot mutiny

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Reply #14 – May 27, 2025, 10:41:00 am

Quote from: stevej – May 27, 2025, 09:40:15 am

Yep - Bigdog Aqua-hot mutiny

Read to the end of the saga, the pipe and elbow did not cause the problem, rusted out tank did. Evidently the boss that holds the elbow took the hit without compromising the tank.

Re: Bulkhead rebuild

Reply #15 – May 27, 2025, 03:43:41 pm

Thanks for the confirmation Rudy, I just need to pull hard.

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Reply #16 – May 28, 2025, 08:56:02 am

8 ft. of pipe and the elbow is out. Thanks Rudy we where getting worried but your information
helped so my son kept pulling.

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Reply #17 – May 28, 2025, 08:56:24 pm

This picture of the tanks removed took a day to up load onto my lab top so I could send it. I need to drain the
Aqua-hot so I can remove the wet bay heater so I can remove the fresh water tank.

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Reply #18 – May 30, 2025, 10:51:45 pm

Got everything out except the Aqua-hot. Are there any hold down bolts in the back of the Aqua-hot?

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Reply #19 – May 31, 2025, 09:17:42 pm

On the ones I have removed, yes there are hold down bolts on the back side.

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Reply #20 – June 03, 2025, 09:27:03 pm

Got the Aqua-hot out of its cubby hole today. what a horrible job and two of the long bolts were
stripped on the top holes so they wouldn't come out so that lead to more work. For putting it back
in looks even worse. Without the camera I don't know how it is done. My son thinks we should
make passage way from the fuel tank area

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Reply #21 – June 08, 2025, 10:33:01 pm

Got all the bolts out and just trying to figure out how to get the bulkhead to drop down
onto the jacks.

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Reply #22 – June 08, 2025, 10:56:17 pm

Wow. Thanks for the pic. I've never seen the filon (?) like that.

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Reply #23 – June 09, 2025, 04:29:14 am

How far forward is your bottom rotted out?

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Reply #24 – June 09, 2025, 07:18:06 am

Wow Peter. Looks you are making great headway. Keep us poster on the bulkhead descent. Pictures are encouraging for us armchair gawkers

. More interesting than watching a boat ramp.
Michael

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