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Marathon Auto Sewer Hose
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We have nothing but rose petals….. it won’t stop! Petals, petals and more petals! We are just full of rose petals I tell you!
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Well it’s only fair you Liberty boy’s tell folks about your curb side power cord and lets not forget the stinky tank you’re going to have to replace. I’ll take a sewer hose problem any day vs a 4K poop tank exchange.
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Yep, the aluminum holding tank that Frank won’t switch to stainless even though they know aluminum doesn’t work. Every time I am in Stuart, I see lots of failed tanks, and lots of cruise air parts in the big junk pile they have out back. Also many failed aux air compressors.
My shore cord is on the driver’s side where it is supposed to be, but I do have an aluminum waste tank for now. I am sure it will have to be replaced, just not quite yet I hope.
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I love my hose
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I have to ask, what is the deal with the Marathon power cords?
Mark
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Mark,
Jeff and I guess others think they are too short compared to the rose pedal Liberties. In 7 years 100,000 plus miles and visiting every state except for Hawaii my stock marathon cord has gotten me to the pole everywhere but Jeff’s
I think Jon is suffering from all the fumes from his webatso that Liberty decided to vent directly under his bed. He doesn’t have sewer hose issues because he changes those out at every oil change or tank dump whichever comes first.
Bill
PS Tom thank God you stuck with Marathon to help keep these Liberty Lovers in check… 🙂
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Someone has to do it Bill. OH, I forgot to mention the fun task that many early Liberty’s have cleaning their galley cruiesair filters which require removal of the refrigerator.
While we’re at it, for those thinking about buying a Marathon, you can get factory service work in FL, TX and OR. The Liberty folks can only go to south Florida and that’s a fun time in August, especially if you live in the west or fly over country.
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All kidding aside, why don’t the converters listen to what we are teasing each other about and realize they can make some of these silly problems go away?
Our coaches are really great, but each conversion has its share of really stupid features.
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Jon good point… I do think they listen but only to the person writing the check. If a brand new marathon is ever in my future… which it might. I will follow Bernie and Deb’s lead and get very involved in the build. No sense spending that much and not getting exactly what I want. I’m talking down to the type of seat belts for driver and passenger seats and everything else.
Bill
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I never thought I’d post this especially in response to a question from Tom about sewer stuff. When I first observed our Marathonarathon dump system two and a half years ago I saw nothing but future problems. Great selling feature but previous owners’ repair receipts showed real world problems. So, here’s what I do and it’s been trouble-free for a long time.
1. Put on my Margaritaville boat shoes … also my driving and fueling shoes.
2. Drop the door.
3. Remove the small cap to release air and pull the hose out about one foot.( I DO Not use the stupid blow-it-out-the-shute system or the stupid suck-it-back-in system.)
4. Remove the big cap.
5. Attach a Rhino hose to the stupid built in Marathon hose and connect to the sewer.
6. Dump, making sure all fittings are tight … ahem! Tom??
7. Dump.
8. Disconnect Rhino hose and store it in a plastic bin.
9. Reconnect the large cap to the Marathon hose and loosely install the small screw-on cap to the large cap allowing for air to escape from the hose.
NOW the coolest fool-proof part!
10. Use my long handled 4″ paint roller handle (roller removed) and push the hose up into the stupid drop-down door.
11. Tighten the small cap.
12. Hold the hose in the ‘tube’ with the paint roller for a few seconds while closing the door.
Done like dinner! Never had a problem. I regularly open the air tap in the cub-side water bay to blow out water from the stupid hose-sucky mechanism to keep it dry.
Just sayin’.
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Open the air tap on the curb side? Where the hell is that Doug? I’m trying to figure out where the sewer hose gets it’s air.
Why not just push button, hook hose and dump? Your obviously too worried about those Margarita deck 👠.
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Tom you have the reversing valve that power the hose in and out. The end of the hose is attached to the reversing valve. If you look up above the water pump you will see both parts. You can call Loan in Coburg OR to get more info as the install and remove process. You have to remove the door on the water pump to see the unit.
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I LOVE the freedom hose.
i just pull it out (like others) and don’t use the air to push the hose out. And I try to use these pieces of plastic rain gutter that came with our bus to protect the hose in the ground when I”m hooked up.
For me, it’s the sucking the hose back in there that is the best part. No having to store a funky poop hose.
I added a regulator to the air line so I can control the speed at which it all works with the regulator. Without the regulator the hose really shoots out too fast.
I did have to change the hose once – the hose that was on it deteriorated in the sun and I poked a hole in it one day. To change it I disconnected it from the main sewer line, then duct taped the new one to the end and pulled it through that way It was pretty easy – even doing it by myself. THEN, I glued on new ends a viola! I have found that “GOOP” product is better than silicon in this situation.
The setup does require some maintenance… but heck… what parts of the RV doesn’t??
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Hish, a photo is worth a thousand emails! I have yet to find my reversing valve!
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Tom
I sold our 04 Marathon XL2 back 4 years ago. Sorry I don’t have any pics of the area.
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