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09-29-2009, 05:29

We are having trouble with the water fill switch. I have the water hooked to our
coach and i came home the other day and the water was running out of the
overflow. The switch was on off and still filling the coach. I turned the water
off and now the pump in the coach will not pump water out of the holding tank.
Hope someone can tell how to fix this problem.

Rick and Terri Mcintire
86Pt38
Patillo, Tx.

09-29-2009, 05:41

If like our '87 PT38, the Fill Switch operates a Sporlan Valve. That valve needs to be cleaned or rebuilt. Most likely a careful cleaning will do it. Many of us have taken the valve apart and cleaned the diaphragm. The Sprolan Valve in our coach is located under the curb side of the bed box close to the water pump.

Turn off all water workings...use a small rag to stuff into the hole in the valve when removing the electromagnet. Carefully remove and clean the diaphragm. Re-assemble the parts in the same order as removed.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 10:29 AM, trautoranch <"rmcintire@sewell.com"> wrote:

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We are having trouble with the water fill switch. I have the water hooked to our coach and i came home the other day and the water was running out of the overflow. The switch was on off and still filling the coach. I turned the water off and now the pump in the coach will not pump water out of the holding tank. Hope someone can tell how to fix this problem.

Rick and Terri Mcintire

86Pt38

Patillo, Tx.

09-29-2009, 05:44

Try cleaning the Sporlan Valve...and install a Sporlan Kit if you have one.

Dick Gideon
'89 FC35
Rolla, MO

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "trautoranch" wrote:
>
> We are having trouble with the water fill switch. I have the water hooked to
our coach and i came home the other day and the water was running out of the
overflow. The switch was on off and still filling the coach. I turned the water
off and now the pump in the coach will not pump water out of the holding tank.
Hope someone can tell how to fix this problem.
>
> Rick and Terri Mcintire
> 86Pt38
> Patillo, Tx.
>

09-29-2009, 05:54

Cleaning the Sporlan valve worked for us. But what is a Sporlan Kit?

Greg Young

86 PT40 "Bluefire"

Currently in WilliamstownVT

Each time you judge yourself you break your heart.
-Kirpal Venanji

From: richardgideon
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:44:20 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Water fill switch

Try cleaning the Sporlan Valve...and install a Sporlan Kit if you have one.

Dick Gideon
'89 FC35
Rolla, MO

--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "trautoranch" wrote:
>
> We are having trouble with the water fill switch. I have the water hooked to our coach and i came home the other day and the water was running out of the overflow. The switch was on off and still filling the coach. I turned the water off and now the pump in the coach will not pump water out of the holding tank. Hope someone can tell how to fix this problem.
>
> Rick and Terri Mcintire
> 86Pt38
> Patillo, Tx.
>

09-29-2009, 06:10

Greg, the kit consists of o-rings, a new spring and plunger and
diaphragm. They are available form Steven Birtles at Dupree
products.

Safe travels,

Ralph & Charolette Fullenwider

'84 FC 35 "Ruff Diamond"

Duncan, Oklahoma

At 10:54 AM 9/29/2009 -0700, you wrote:

Cleaning the Sporlan valve worked
for us. But what is a Sporlan Kit?

Greg Young

86 PT40 "Bluefire"

Currently in Williamstown VT

Each time you judge yourself you break your heart.

-Kirpal Venanji

From: richardgideon

To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:44:20 PM

Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Water fill switch

Try cleaning the Sporlan Valve...and install a Sporlan Kit if you have
one.

Dick Gideon

'89 FC35

Rolla, MO

--- In
WanderlodgeForum@
yahoogroups. com, "trautoranch"
wrote:

>

> We are having trouble with the water fill switch. I have the water
hooked to our coach and i came home the other day and the water was
running out of the overflow. The switch was on off and still filling the
coach. I turned the water off and now the pump in the coach will not pump
water out of the holding tank. Hope someone can tell how to fix this
problem.

>

> Rick and Terri Mcintire

> 86Pt38

> Patillo, Tx.

>

09-29-2009, 06:53

-Thanks for the information. I will check it tonight and see what happens. If i
need to i will call Steven and get a new kit.
Rick Mcintire
Patillo Tx
86PT38

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>
>

09-29-2009, 15:21

Sounds like your Sporlan valve has failed.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "trautoranch" wrote:
>
> We are having trouble with the water fill switch. I have the water hooked to
our coach and i came home the other day and the water was running out of the
overflow. The switch was on off and still filling the coach. I turned the water
off and now the pump in the coach will not pump water out of the holding tank.
Hope someone can tell how to fix this problem.
>
> Rick and Terri Mcintire
> 86Pt38
> Patillo, Tx.
>

10-01-2009, 16:12

Your challenge will likely be to find your Sporlan Valve. I think BB must of
had a special department whose job it was to conceal the location of the
Sporland tank fill valve. They did a pretty good job on my bird. I finally
found it buried deep in the water pump area of my bus.

Eric Perplies
96' 42' WBWL

10-02-2009, 01:57

Eric, I believe you are correct in saying that the factory liked to hide items. Especially an item that either needs cleaning or rebuilding.

Ernie

Hesperia, Ca

Ernie Ekberg

83PT40

Wanderlodge

Weatherford, Tx 817-475-3991

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/erni...gandrepair

--- On Thu, 10/1/09, perplies_eric wrote:

From: perplies_eric Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Water fill switch
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 11:12 PM

Your challenge will likely be to find your Sporlan Valve. I think BB must of had a special department whose job it was to conceal the location of the Sporland tank fill valve. They did a pretty good job on my bird. I finally found it buried deep in the water pump area of my bus.

Eric Perplies
96' 42' WBWL