1985 PT-40 Holding Tank Valve

[Leroy Eckert]

Shane, I do the same except I grease twice per year. My valves are open at the moment. Just do not forget to close them or, well that would not be good. Theoretically, they should close when the coach airs up if the switches are in the closed position. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors Dahlonega, GA Royale Conversion --- On Mon, 2/2/09, sfedeli3 <sfedeli3@...> wrote: From: sfedeli3 <sfedeli3@...> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 1985 PT-40 Holding Tank Valve To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 11:42 AM Like Stephen said- I lube the rubber and o-rings with Silicone plumber's grease once a year. I usually pull out the paddle assembly and blast some hose water into the opening after dumping the tanks for the last time each year. Then I smear a generous helping on all of the rubber seal surfaces, the shaft and o-rings. Make sure that you reinstall the paddle with the "inlet" and "outlet" sides of the paddle in the correct positions or you will get festering seepage. While in storage, I leave the paddles in the "open" position to prevent any remaining water from damming up in the seat of the valve and damaging the rubber. Those of you in the south probably don't have to worry about this too much. Shane Fedeli 85PT40 Hershey, PA --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", Leroy Eckert wrote: > > It's good for the grass. If you lubricate the rubber on those valves every three months with grease you will extend their life for quite some time. > Leroy Eckert > 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors > Dahlonega, GA > Royale Conversion > > --- On Sun, 2/1/09, Ryan Wright wrote: > From: Ryan Wright > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 1985 PT-40 Holding Tank Valve > To: "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com" > Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 6:42 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > Wayne, > > > > Stephen is right, this is really easy. > > > > I had a small leak past my black valve when I bought the Bird - every > > time I removed the cap to hook the dump hose up, a gallon or two of > > nasty liquid would come out. Quite embarrassing the first time it > > happened in a campground while several people were admiring the Bird! > > > > I bought two new valves from Stephen and installed them. Real easy, > > remove the screws, pull the old one out, stick the new one in and > > screw it back down. Nothing to it. Do make sure you fully drain your > > tanks first, and I recommend you replace the valves while your dump > > hose is still hooked up at the dump station. > > > > Don't do what I did: I don't have a dump station setup at home, so I > > dumped at a public station, then drive home to replace the valves. I > > can only guess there was a mass of "product" stuck to the blank tank > > walls that didn't dump, but fell off during the drive home, because > > when I removed the valve from my just-dumped (and, I thought, empty) > > black tank, a large mass of indescribable, smelly "goop" flew past the > > valve location and deposited itself under my coach. There was easily > > 10-15 gallons of it and it was nasty, in a big nasty pile, and there > > was nothing I could do but sit there for several hours hosing it down > > until it dispersed into the ground. The smell lingered for days. Thank > > God my neighbor on the coach-side of the house is a long time friend. > > > > -Ryan > > '86 PT-40 8V92 > > > > On 1/25/09, Stephen Birtles wrote: > > > > > > It is not a 10 minute job it is a five minute job > > > We have the parts Give me a call 888 668 4288 > > > Or go to dupreeproducts. com > > > Stephen 77 fc 35 > > > dupreeproducts. com >