On way home

[Don Bradner]

On mine there are 4 valves. The upper two were "relatively" easy to remove, so I
replaced them with ball valves. Those upper ones were still functional. The one
below the water pump had dropped the gate, and since it was the same as the
upper two I did fix it by using the guts from one of them. The fourth one would
also be very difficult to replace, and is a different body, but fortunately is
still working.

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Posting today by satellite from Hilton Head, South Carolina
My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1

On 10/23/2008 at 9:00 AM sfedeli3 wrote:

>Hi Ron,
>
> If it is the one coming out of the bottom of your water pump- it is
>the same one that failed on me. The guts can be replaced if you can
>find an exact match. Pulling the pump is a real PITA, but worth doing
>for front heat. It is much easier if you just cut the old hoses and
>get new ones and a new gasket from the local DDA shop.
>
>-Shane
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "ronmarabito2002"
> wrote:
>>
>> Shane: The best I can do is replace the inside of the valve. In
>> order to remove the valve, we would have to pull the water pump. The
>> valve is too close to the frame to get any tools in there, other than
>> to remove the guts. I would not have this problem if they had not
>> closed the valve while working on it. The valve was open when it
>> arrived there. It might turn out to be something else we haven't
>> discovered yet.
>>
>> R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
>>
>>
>>
>> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sfedeli3" <sfedeli3@> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Ron,
>> >
>> > More than likely, you have a "dropped" gate. The insides of the
>> > valves strip out or corrode and the gate fuses to the bottom of the
>> > valve. When you try to open the valve, the wheel turns, but does not
>> > lift the gate. Happened to me 2 years ago. Replaced with a ball
>valve.
>> >
>> > Shane Fedeli
>> > 85Pt40
>> > Hershey, PA
>> >
>> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "ronmarabito2002"
>> > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Hi all:
>> > >
>> > > I picked up my coach in Calgary on Monday, departed for home on
>> > > Tuesday. Engine is running good. Have not used much oil in the
>first
>> > > 400 miles. I stopped in Lewistown, MT to spend a couple nights
>with a
>> > > friend who has an S.O.B. It got down to 24 degrees last night, but
>> > > today is a little warmer and no moisture in the area.
>> > >
>> > > Everything is fine except I don't have dash heat and I ran
>into a
>> > > snow squall that almost had me blinded on the windshield.
>Fortunately
>> > > it let up before I had to stop. I'm going to put an electric heater
>> > > up on the dash to run if I get into something like that again. I
>> > > think the gate valve is broken, but the shop says they can
>replace the
>> > > guts without loosing the coolant. I'll look into that when I get
>> home.
>> > >
>> > > We thought maybe there was an air lock, but when we opened the
>> > > bleed screw on the heater supply line, there was no pressure. The
>> > > solenoid may not be opening, even though I can hear the clicking
>> > > sound. Don't have enough time before I leave here to continue the
>> > > troubleshooting. My infra-red thermometer read 135 degrees on the
>> > > pump side of the valve and 67 degrees on the return side from the
>> > heater.
>> > >
>> > > If any of you have any thoughts on this, let me know. Thanks.
>> > >
>> > > R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
>> > > Currently in Lewistown, MT
>> > >
>> >
>>
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