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Workinrvers


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first place to start is looking for an air leak, start the engine and crawl underneath listening for air escaping in and around the suspension. Find and follow the air line and you should hear the leak. Sometimes the DW can hear the air leaking better than I can so it may help to have 2 sets of ears to listen for it.

Good luck

Phil

 

on edit: was not as clear as I wanted to be on above. Should read, start the engine and build up the air, then you can shut down and crawl underneath to look for the leak. This woud be safer than crawling under a running RV.

Sorry for not being clearer on the prior post.

Phil



-- Edited by Workinrvers on Tuesday 10th of April 2012 04:45:32 PM

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The Crumps


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We have a 1997 37' Class A Itasca with a tag axle.  We have a light on the dash that lets us know if our air ride suspension thingy is low on air.  It usually goes out within a minute of starting the engine.  However, it is now lit full time and the ride was very rough meaning we don't have the air suspension.

Does anyone know where to start looking for a fix?  My DH is very handy and probably could fix it himself if he knew where to look and what he would be looking for.  We hate to take it to a repair place and pay for something he could probably fix himself.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.



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Usual cause is the dump valve sticking open. Work it by hand to see if it sticks.

Look at each air bag for cracks or holes. Take a soap and water mixture to use on connections to look for leaks.

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