Chuck & Katrina
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Jeff:
I have changed all my fittings to compression over the years, so answer to your question is compression fittings. I tightened the nuts on the compression fitting to stop the small leaks.
Clint:
Your drawing is excellent and I think solves my problem. I put small balloons on the exhaust ports of the leveling valve and the Norgren in the steering compartment about 12 hrs ago. As you can see from the attached picture the balloon (circled in red) is starting to inflate (it’s been a slow leak that takes 5-6 days to drop a couple of inches). I will check the balloon again tomorrow to see if it has inflated any more.
Do you have the drawings that show the valve configuration with the key on? The drawing you attached really simplifies how the key off works.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
My dose that only when it is real cold to cold for me to find leak in summer it will stay up 3 months in winter a couple days 2 4/4 blocks fixes that
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2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Thanks Art, good idea
I did that to find the leak on my shuttle valves for the brakes. Don’t know why I didn’t think of it for the ride height valve.
Chuck
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Chuck check to see if you have air coming out the exhaust port of the level low valve in the steer compartment. If yours is open, you will need to put a plug in it. Don’t tighten it all the way, then soap it up.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Lots of what you see/read about charging Li batteries pertains to Li chemistry other than LiFePO4 batteries. Those can and should be fully charged to allow the BMS to properly balance the cells. They also can be fully discharged in use as the BMS will shut the battery down before it is fully discharged. Other Li chemistry battery may behave differently. Follow the battery manufacturer recommendations.
Jerry
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
My chassis and house batteries are simultaneously charged from the 50DN.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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toyo doesn`t manufacture 365`s . Yet !!
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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My airline broke an hour from Lake George, cruising on the Thruway, big hiss, and I am driving from the floor like and old person peaking over the wheel. Had to pull over and prop a metal DVD case under the seat and do a field repair at the campsite.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
That’s the one Art.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
My dash dimmer rheostat on a 97 XL is flickering or off. Prevost P/N 562489 or Pollak P/N 32107. It is only a 2 wire rheostat dimmer. Prevost has a replacement kit which requires 3 wires. P/N 069136 however, no dealer has it in stock.
Jeff, what is this “high side” dimmer or rheostat that worked for you? It sounds like it is a 2 wire device similar to the original. Do you have a part number or supplier? Is there a truck part that can be substituted? It is 24 vdc.
Thank you
Roger
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Detroit says a 7m micron filter is recommended. I am running a 1 micron filter..
Why is a 7 recommended and not a lower rating?
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Mileage numbers as given are wrong. They represent a range but there are so many factors included in why mileage varies the only valid mileage is based on a high number of miles.
Factors that screw up calculations on mileage range from speeds driven, headwinds, hills, weight, how level the fuel island is, when the pump shuts off, idling time, generator usage, fuel composition, outside temperature and elevation.
Having said that if the total fuel used over a mileage of at least 5000 miles is calculated and it is done every 5000 miles the true mileage will not vary from mileage segment to mileage segment by more than a tenth of a mile. I have a log book with about 500,000 miles of coach driving over 34 years. My 1997 12.7L over 8 years started at 8.0 MPG initially, and by the time they screwed with low sulfur fuel and other fuel changes it went down to 7.5. My driving is consistent. I drive at 62 MPH (1500 RPM) and only vary from that when not on an interstate. I do drive hills like I stole the bus, very aggressively.
My 14.0L started out at 5.9 MPG, and after the EGR function ceased working it has been consistently 6.4 to 6.5. Same speeds.
Mileage is unaffected by available HP, but is seriously impacted by HP used. For example if you push X amount of wind at 50 MPH, you are going to push a whole lot more at 70 MPH and use a serious amount of additional fuel. Even if you do not increase your steady rate flat ground speed, more HP used to climb hills faster than with less HP is going to eat fuel. Before you make any changes however you need to know facts so calculate mileage over a great deal of miles, record hill climbing speeds on elevation changes before making changes so you have a solid basis for comparison. At least that way you can measure the true changes if your coach is modified.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
See pics above. Same location as the original, its just not as long.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Yep when I purchased my coach the seat was broken so I removed air from my cockpit for the seat after I lucked up and found the last Flexsteel power seat from a dealer in Florida which they had as a display. 6-way power!
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
mine blanks out or jumps scrambled then comes back. been like that for a year or so. just waiting for it to die.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL