Air operated dump valuve

[jerry_94110]

Hi Curt,

Yes I purchased the bird from Jim & Barbara King.
I am not sure exatly where the leak is coming from, but I can sure here it.

I will give Dupree products a call.

Thanks for you help,

Jerry Kocher
1987 PT38
San Francisco, CA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Curt Sprenger wrote:
>
> Hi Jerry,
> Did you purchase your coach from Jim & Barbara King?
>
> Is the air leak at the hose to air fitting, or coming from around the
> cylinder shaft?
>
> Sticking...is usually the paddle that is either binding due to seal
> distortion, or lack of lubrication. You can purchase the paddles with seals
> from Dupree products. Use Plumbers lube to lubricate the seal.
>
> Curt Sprenger
> 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> Anaheim Hills, CA
> curtsprenger@...
> One of the "Birds of a Feather" (BOF) Organizers
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:59 AM, jerry_94110 wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> > I purchased "Free Bird" around 3 months ago and final was able to take her
> > out on our maiden voyage. I had all the shocks and air bags replaced and had
> > all the mechanicals check out at ABR (American Bus Repair) located in
> > Alameda, CA. Great place to have work done if you are ever in the area.
> >
> > The maiden voyage went well. We took her from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe.
> > I was amazed at how many complements we received. I came across one issue
> > when it was time to dump the tanks. Both gray and black dump valves seem to
> > stick. I had to pull (quite hard) on the black round knobs to get them open.
> > I also noticed that after I closed them, the black valve continued to leak
> > air.
> >
> > My questions is do these valves need to be lubricated so that they don't
> > sick and also, how do I fix the air leak? Or should I just buy new valves? I
> > located power twis-loc valves on dupree products website. is this the
> > correct valve to replace them with?
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Jerry Kocher
> > 1987 PT38
> > San Francisco, CA
> >
> >
> >
>