Kevin
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Coast Guard check you out to see if you have enough life jackets on board Andre?
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What is missing from the question is any indication of how long it took for that leak to get to that point.
If that was my coach I would clean it off and note the date and mileage. Then I would do as Tom suggests. You could be looking at a leak that has just begun and is going to get bad in a hurry, or you could be looking at something that has been going on for a long time and hasn’t reached the point where it is worth the cost or effort to repair.
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There are two products, from my view, that might be used for these applications:
Tex-brite sells an “European Cut” that has a small cutting agent in it. You apply with a small paint brush or hand applicator…. and after ii dries, take it off with a soft towel or large rag wiping only with the horizontal ribs of the stainless. Do not gross wipe…If you buff, be very careful… the hand wiping works…. Keep a small short brush handy to remove any residue from around rivets or creases… It takes me about eight hours to do my XL…
The second application is excellent and requires the same method of application. It is Blue Magic Paste purchased at Wal-Mart… it is fantastic on the stainless and on the aluminum wheels…
Both of these require elbow grease… and a lot of it ….but the results are superb with no damage done to the stainless…
Pres
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From experience and posts on the forum the rear suspensions start at the 5 port Norgren that is mounted on the bulkhead forward of the drive axle. From that point back, including the 5 port valve is likely where the leaks are going to be found. As Bob points out it can be the ping tanks which each air bag has, along with the air bags, or the fittings, or the three port Norgren between the tag and drive axles.
Some leaks are never going to be found with soapy water. For example if there is a leak at the bottom can of the air bag it is virtually impossible to get that leak to blow bubbles because you cannot see the leak area because it is blocked by the plastic “piston” the air bag rolls over.
A leak behind a ping tank strap is going to be a challenge to find.
An internal leak on either Norgren will also be difficult to identify.
Making the situation worse is the slow loss of air. If it takes 3 to 5 days to lean the actual leak rate is very small.
There is a slow, time consuming way to isolate leaks and it involves starting at the end, connecting a leak tester that shows bubbles of regulated air pressure (Hector’s Texas Bubble) or a sensitive pressure gauge that will show loss of pressure and keep moving upstream (or downstream) until the leak has been isolated.
In some cases an ultrasonic leak detector can find leaks, but never on rubber components such as an air bag. It might detect a leak in the bottom can, but not on the bellows.
Bottom line, there are two choices. With great patience isolate and leak test every component or section of the system, or depending on the age of the coach just say the heck with it, and replace everything.
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Dick,
The main reason I would never use a rivet is, if you loose a light away from your shop, you might have a time changing it. It is a pretty easy task to turn out a screw but not everyone can drill out a rivit. And if you can do it on the road, you also need rivits and a rivit gun to install the new one. The rivit fix on my coach was a “lets getter done quick” kind of deal. As if the lights would never have to be replaced. The rivit also broke the fixture if you look close. As far as did it work, yes it did, but it was a riggin in my opinion. And yes “Riggin” is a word like “Wallerd”
Steve
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Is the XLII different than an 02 H? Mine is charged only via the solar charger, no charge from house.
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This may or may not be Liberty specific.
We had a pair of sofas reupholstered on our previous coach. I thought an option would be to order what we want from any of the number of companies that will make custom RV furniture, but when I removed the two sofas it was apparent our best option was reupholstery.
Our Liberty sofas had a frame that not only provided for the drawer storage space, but each had the supports located to avoid interference with the devices that were beneath the sofas. One had satellite boxes and Webasto heat exchangers, and the other had sub woofers beneath it. It was clear that any replacement sofa needed its legs or supports needed to be located so as to not interfere with what was beneath them.
We used a local reupholstery shop, selected the leather, and had the foam and springs replaced and redone to provide the seating comfort we wanted and would take the same approach again.
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hi Brett
Sounds like a cop out to me. I could scan a stack of paper in with my phone in minutes and email immediately. I would insist. Ten minutes for them versus two days and $1000 for you…
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Truk, now I know why you think Nancy doesn’t want slides….you’re deaf. Geo. (chief pot stirrer) LOL
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How many sections are out? I am trying currently to get a resonable pricing available on that style…
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Sounds like you may ride that Liberty as well as your horses. -
Yikes, Olivia has wet feet or worse…