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A few years ago we added trailer brakes, I eventually found the wiring (plug ) Tom C pic shows. It was buried in the wiring harness,left side of steering wheel. Just to be sure , we tested from plug under dash to trailer plug at rear of MH.

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My chest is so sore from hanging up side down in the engine hatch you can’t touch it with a powder puff. Also when upside down the bags under your eyes hang down blocking half your view. Getting old sucks, but it’s still better to be seen than viewed.

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Hope the passenger side doesn’t blow, there’s a 6” bundle of wires, hoses, etc. over the top . If I were smart enough to know the brake can sizes, would buy extras. Fleetpride truck parts,3.00$ sure price will double soon.

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Update, tag axel canister leak . 08 camelot tag . What a PIA to get to, Ivan ours was not even visible from the outside. 18” of extensions on 1/2 impac , removed 2 nuts from can , reaching up from under MH . Then hang upside down in engine hatch to remove eye bolt. That was the easy part. Monaco left O extra clearance between floor and canister. 2hrs of prying mostly by feel, it’s out of the bolt holes. d*** ,can’t get it out, got to move air tube from CAC. Now we’re on the work bench, time to disassemble 2min. New diaphragm 3 $ . Time to reassemble,9min. Reinstall 2 hrs. All good no leaky. Cocktail time.

PS diaphragm size #30  21/2” stroke . 08 camelot tag 

Thanks Ivan and Ben , only leaks when raised so no hurry. Just hoping for an easier R&R for a not so accessible repair. Light rain now , will roll around under it more later.

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Have several tight turns at home base ,so I do use the tag lift ( 08 camelot 43’ tag ). Wife is always my outside eyes in tight places, so she hears the new noises first. Air leak when you lifted the tag ! Still lifts tag , but a lot of air leaking around canister clamp, little if any out of small holes in can . Nearly impossible to get to and non adjustable cables, need to get the right stroke. OR since I can see the clamp maybe reseat the diaphragm. Not sure what it looks like inside. How about it c210pa18(Gerald) or Ivan , Ben or anyone who will share their experiences.

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Put a K&N on a Ford 7.3 diesel work truck. Our mechanic that only worked on Ford diesels recommended removing. There was a a lot of fine dust in the outlet of the filter. This truck did spend 25% of its life off pavement.

Only change air filter on our isl400  due to age , no restriction on gauge. It works, I check it yearly 

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Mike, I used a plastic barrel and about 12 ft. Of chambers (left over from other septic systems) true the barrel is small , but typically the solids go to the bottom and liquid to the leach field ( chambers) . If barrel concerns you ,might look at 100 to150 gallon liquid totes , about 50$ around here. We try to dump before the trip home so mostly 50 gallons wash out water, gray and a little black. My backhoe wasn’t here so I was digging by hand, therefore the small tank. Not DEQ approved.That would cost a few thousand dollars.

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ps. We used chambers because no coarse rock involved and large liquid volume.

The 09’s I’ve seen have a vented engine door , our 08 camelot is ventless. Hot,hot,hot. That’s why I was looking at cutting vents in, like you see on the side of inboard boats. But it’s been 10 years, and still living with it.

Wish ours had the 09 air vents in the engine access door ! 
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Thanks Ben, I’ll have to look at tanks better when I get home Thursday. 

Mike ,ours only has valves up front ( can’t spell schrader) . Yours in back kinda blows my theory of 40+ ‘ of suction hose causing a low, low side pressure.

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Jeff.   Air drier ,filter and governor replaced last spring, about 2500 miles. But I haven’t opened those 2 receptacles in 2 years + . My bad , just never thought about them ! 
Ben, you’ve got our sister ship ,I think. We’ve only got 2 air tanks, both up by the front axel , how bout yours. I  drain  my tanks every trip , these two will be on my list from now on, thanks.

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While fixing small air leaks I drained my air tanks. Might as well check auxiliary air chuck ,you know , the one you air a floaty up with,or a tire. Stuck my blow nozzle in pushed the button, blew 1/4 cup water out , mostly on me. Opened valve for emergency air, the one the wrecker plugs into, probably shot glass full water blows out . Haven’t used these in couple years, never see any water when I blow my tanks. Might should check these more often.

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I to have been  using high side pressure as my full mark . Low side never seems to get up to recommended pressure. I also use equalized pressure as a guide (let vehicle set overnight, high and low side will be the same , R134a chart will tell you optimum pressure at ambient temperature for Freon setting still wether it holds 2 lbs or 10 lbs . Takes longer but I’ve got more time than money.

Wondering how Loves could stay in business at .50 to.60 cents a gallon higher than the truck stop across the street. Buy a card, get a discount, now it’s the same price as across the street. Now I know.

If I remember correctly, when our air switch on auxiliary compressor went bad I checked for voltage. There was none, but new switch fixed it ,that’s odd. Our switch breaks ground not power. Another lesson learned.

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I also talk to myself, sometimes I even get a correct answer. Removing the rear fenders to replace shocks was one of them. A few screws, couple braces ,unplug backup light, lay fender aside. Less than  30 minutes and easy access.

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Good to hear from you Ben, I’ll look through my manual again, but I’ve been burnt on what it says and what I have before. So not to trusting. Got our new condenser in today, 103 F here at lake Eufaula Ok. Today so first thing first.Hope to actually meet you guys someday.

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08 camelot, how do you know what caulk was used on our motor homes.Ours was sealed after it was painted. I just assumed it was silicone. No problems with belt lines yet, but 2 small places on rear passenger slide has paint bubble (about dime size). Above paint bubbles caulk has hair line separation, about 3/8” long. Hate to remove all that caulk to fix 3/4”. Anything thin enough I could squirt through a syringe to seal these 2 places or ???. I hate caulking!!! .

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Thanks to Non n2 bars (Ed ) found new condenser about 1/2 price of competitors.Appears to be better quality than original. Acme Air Parts, Kansas City, Kansas area. Thanks Ed .

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Haven’t pulled ours completely out, just enough to get my hand back there. We had a water line vibrating against the plastic (loudly) when water pump was on. Put some armaflex on, might be a good time to do preventative while you’re in there.

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Always bought what I thought were upper end trucker gauges (cost more) When I retired I had 6 ,we kept one in every truck. None registered the same, as much as 10 psi between the 6. One matched my 2 digital gauges, so it stays in the MH. Checking one against a certified gauge before buying would be nice.But I’ve never seen that option, at least for not for  common use.

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Chip ,had similar problem 08 camelot, below 40 psi slow to no air up . Above 40 air up normal, we were losing air faster than I liked. Fixed several small leaks, replaced governor, no luck. Bypassed air drier with pipe fittings we had in stock, bingo, aired up normally, held pressure. Replaced with new air drier and filter,all good. R&R auxiliary air drain, now only runs once every couple days. I spray slide seal conditioner in intake of auxiliary air once a year, goes from noisy to quieter. 15 years old still going strong.

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Sorry Evo ,had 15 years with our yellow lab , then 15 with our Aussie. Cried more over our dogs than my relatives. Like my brother says, just think about what a wonderful life they had with you.