Replacing Black and Gray Drain Valves

[Gary Miller]

Sorry!

I'm catching up on posts. Must have missed something...

Gary Miller
83 FC 33
Wauwatosa, WI

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, randydupree
wrote:
> guys,i'm not sure he needs to cut anything out just yet,it sounds
like a good flushing and some new gutz and he will be as good as new!
randydupree93wb
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gary Miller
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 4:14 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Replacing Black and Gray Drain
Valves
>
>
> Henry,
>
> This is an unpleasant, but necessary task I took on last summer.
>
> On your year coach, the black tank is in front, and the grey is
in
> the rear. This configuration changed in '82-'86 with the
slightly
> larger side bath, and the shower being in the forward portion.
>
> To save some dollars, buy a 3" ABS pipe coupling and cut the
large
> drain pipe on your coach, this way you can reuse it. I'd suggest
> cutting it towards an elbow to facilitate reassembly, a hacksaw
works
> well.
>
> Cut the "Randy Valves" (that's what I like to call them) on the
tank
> side of each valve. The main thing here is to try not to cut the
> tank hardware and you will be able to reuse that as well. Once
the
> cutting is complete, take a small flat screwdriver and tap it
into
> the seam between the black ABS of the Randy valve, and white PVC
of
> the tank all along the seam. If you have a dremel type tool, use
it
> first to cut a notch in the inside collar remnant of the valve,
then
> use the screwdriver to pry the remains out being careful not to
mar
> up the coupling too much. It came out fairly easily for me, I
> notched it though.
>
> With the pipe off, cut the remains of the valves as closely to
the
> valve as possible. You'll need to make another cut in the main
drain
> pipe to accomodate for this shortening of the pipe at these two
> points.
>
> Once you have each valve out of the tank, scuff sand inside the
tank
> collar a bit (might have to use the small screwdriver again to
knock
> of some small chunks of glue), use the purple all purpose primer,
> then glob on a bunch of all purpose cement (you're using both PVC
and
> ABS materials). The valve seems to fit a little sloppy so use
plenty
> of cement. You'll want to be ready to hold the valves in place
for a
> while until they dry, so be ready with a clamp system or blocks
or
> something, and keep an eye on it or you may have valve handles
> pointing straight down!
>
> Once dry, you can reinstall the drain pipe. Dry fit it first and
> make the appropriate cut for the loss of material near the valves
on
> the other side of the elbows. Again, it'll need to be supported
> until dry. Might have a helper with a rubber hammer at one end
since
> this is a much tighter fit than the valves into the tank, the
glue
> seems to grab on quick also.
>
> I found the ABS parts I needed at a local camping supply store.
I
> don't recall the hardware stores having much ABS.
>
> The Valves came from Randy Dupree on his website, and work very
> nicely.
>
> Reusing the parts is key here. The ABS will last a long time, no
> need to just pitch it. Plus, if I can save a buck or two every
time
> I do a 'bird project, I could fill my tank by the end of a season!
>
> Gary Miller
> 83 FC 33
> Wauwatosa, WI
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Henry Claeys
> wrote:
> > Tom. Sounds like you have the idea but, to clarify, here's
what I
> have. Mine is a left side bath and the bath is about in the
center,
> probably a foot or two in front of center, of the coach. The
> exterior plubing exits the bus in front of the bath room so that
> the "beginning" of the lines would be between the restroom and
> driver's seat. The lines then proceed toward the rear of the bus
> ending somewhere between the bathroom and kitchen which is also
on
> the left side. Thanks, Henry@H... 1979 FC/SB 35, McAllen,
Tx.
> >
> >
> > Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 23:35:22 -0400
> > From: Tom Warner
> > Subject: Re: Replacing Black and Gray Drain Valves
> >
> > Henry do you have a side bath with the dump tubes running down
the
> side and
> > ending just in front of the drivers side middle bay?
> >
> > tom
> > 1982 FC35
> > Vernon Center,Ny
>
>
>
>
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