'00 LXi Suspension Level Alarm

[Donald Goodwin]

I did not do a good job explaining, I just removed fuse where purple wire
went to. I also



Had bluebird redo sensors under warranty but it still come on
occasionally.



I Put The Fuse In When I Stop And Usually It Is Fixed. It Is Handy Not To
Listen To the Buzzer



Going Down the Road. I Travel With a Group of Bluebird's and they
ocassio9nally experience the same



Problem some LXI's And Some LX's. There alarm will not come back on when
the fuse is put back on the



Next stop.



Donny Goodwin 2003 LXI



Montgomery, AL













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From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Brady
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 6:41 PM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: '00 LXI Suspension Level Alarm



When I bought my coach that purple wire was snipped.
I reconnected it and diagnosed my slide pin that wasn't
engaging properly. I suppose there are cases where the
buzzer buzzes spontaneously, but I'm not sure that snipping
the wire is the best solution for all. I connected mine, fixed
the root cause, and she's been fine ever since.

David Brady
'02 LXi, NC

Donald Goodwin wrote:
>
> I Have a 2003 LXI AND HAD THIS PROBLEM PERIODCALLY, There Is A Purple Wire
> in the Fused Panel On The
>
> Outside Panel below the Driver's Window. Blue Bird And John Bleakly Both
> Showed Me This Trick. I Finally Put
>
> A Switch on the Dash to Turn It Off. You May Turn It Back Off In 5 Minutes
> And The Sensors Will Be Happy. I Have Had
>
> It Come On After Parking For A Few Minutes And Cranking Back Up.
>
> Donny Goodwin 2003 LXI
>
> _____
>
> From: WanderlodgeForum@
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>
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@
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> ] On Behalf Of David Brady
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 5:40 PM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@
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>
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: '00 LXi Suspension Level Alarm
>
> Allen,
>
> I believe the "level warning" lamp and buzzer also
> takes the HWH slide control as input. I'd first walk
> around the coach to take a look at each of the HWH
> jacks. Make sure that they are fully retracted; i.e.,
> no shiny cylinder visible. If you turn off the level control
> to soon, a jack may stop before it's fully retracted.
> I don't typically turn off the level control - I typically
> wait till I put the bus in drive and then check to see that
> the "travel" light is on. If so, then you can hit the off
> button if you wish.
>
> If you have a slide, it could be that it's not retracted
> fully. The directions say that you should hold the retract
> button until pressure builds in the retraction cylinder, is
> diverted to the locking pins forcing the pins to lock and
> the pressure in the hydraulic system to build causing
> the pump to stop. At this point the red light on the
> slide control panel will extinguish. Make sure you hold
> the retract button until the light extinguishes. If you release
> to soon, the pins won't engage the body of the slide, and
> the buzzer will buzz, and (I believe), the dash level light will
> stay on.
>
> Note that I'm talking about 2 lights, the red light on the
> HWH slide control panel and the "level" light on the dash.
>
> David Brady
> '02 LXi, Smokey
> NC
>
> Allen & Conny wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Don! I stand corrected it is actually the light
> > marked "Level Warning." I assumed the jacks were fully retracted
> > because the "Travel" Light shows green on the HWH panel.
> >
> > Is there a way to try to retract the jacks higher other than hitting
> > the "Store" button on the HWH panel?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -Allen
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@
> yahoogroups.com
> > , "Don Bradner"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > "Suspension level"?
> > >
> > > On mine, Suspension and Level are two different things, with the
> > latter meaning the jacks aren't fully retracted.
> > >
> > > Don Bradner
> > > 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> > > Eureka, CA
> > >
> > > On 8/8/2007 at 8:06 PM Allen & Conny wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hello Everyone! Since everyone solved the starter battery issue
> > so
> > > >quickly, I thought I'd throw this one out to the the group...
> > > >
> > > >After running the coach last night I noticed the suspension level
> > > >alarm and light would not turn off. The suspension appeared to
> > come
> > > >up to full height front and rear. I dumped the suspension and
> > waited
> > > >for it to come up again, which it did, but the alarm was still
> > buzzing
> > > >away. The tag axle pressure seemed normal at ~80lbs.
> > > >
> > > >Any suggestions as to starting the diagnosis process?
> > > >
> > > >Thank you!
> > > >
> > > >Allen & Conny
> > > >'00 LXi, "Lone Wolf"
> > > >Tampa Bay, FL
> > >
> >
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[Fred Hulse]

Sometimes the left front tire will rub against the foot of the jack when making
an extremely sharp left turn primarily when backing up and the foot will be
tilted enough to keep the jack from retracting fully.
This is normally with the 315-80R tires.

Fred & Jeanne Hulse
Morristown Arizona
1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41

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[Allen & Conny]

I would like to thank everyone who responded to my issue.
Everyone's suggestions were very helpful. I spent some time on the
coach last night following your suggestions. The jacks were all the
way up (but the front left pad is slightly bent - Thanks Fred!). I
cycled the jacks and the slide making sure I could hear the slide
pins fully engaging on its return trip (Is there a visual sign on
the HWH control to know when the cycle is complete both out and
in?) Viola! The alarm and light went out.

I suspect I was in a hurry the last time out and did allow the slide
pins to fully engage, thereby tripping the sensors. So the the bus
is fine. The fault was due to the dreaded "User Error."

Thank you all again!

Allen & Conny
'00LXi, "Lone Wolf"
Tampa Bay, FL


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Allen & Conny"
wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone! Since everyone solved the starter battery issue
so
> quickly, I thought I'd throw this one out to the the group...
>
> After running the coach last night I noticed the suspension level
> alarm and light would not turn off. The suspension appeared to
come
> up to full height front and rear. I dumped the suspension and
waited
> for it to come up again, which it did, but the alarm was still
buzzing
> away. The tag axle pressure seemed normal at ~80lbs.
>
> Any suggestions as to starting the diagnosis process?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Allen & Conny
> '00 LXi, "Lone Wolf"
> Tampa Bay, FL
>