1985 PT-40 Holding Tank Valve

[sfedeli3]

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@yahoogroups.com, Leroy Eckert
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> 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
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> --- On Sun, 2/1/09, Ryan Wright wrote:
> From: Ryan Wright
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 1985 PT-40 Holding Tank Valve
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 6:42 PM
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> Stephen is right, this is really easy.
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> I had a small leak past my black valve when I bought the Bird - every
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> time I removed the cap to hook the dump hose up, a gallon or two of
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> happened in a campground while several people were admiring the Bird!
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> I bought two new valves from Stephen and installed them. Real easy,
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> remove the screws, pull the old one out, stick the new one in and
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> screw it back down. Nothing to it. Do make sure you fully drain your
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> Don't do what I did: I don't have a dump station setup at home, so I
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> dumped at a public station, then drive home to replace the valves. I
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> walls that didn't dump, but fell off during the drive home, because
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> when I removed the valve from my just-dumped (and, I thought, empty)
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> black tank, a large mass of indescribable, smelly "goop" flew past the
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> valve location and deposited itself under my coach. There was easily
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> 10-15 gallons of it and it was nasty, in a big nasty pile, and there
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> was nothing I could do but sit there for several hours hosing it down
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> until it dispersed into the ground. The smell lingered for days. Thank
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> God my neighbor on the coach-side of the house is a long time friend.
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> -Ryan
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> '86 PT-40 8V92
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> On 1/25/09, Stephen Birtles wrote:
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> > We have the parts Give me a call 888 668 4288
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> > Or go to dupreeproducts. com
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> > Stephen 77 fc 35
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