06-03-2021, 11:44 AM
You asked for both technical advice and strategy in the same request. At this point of your purchase they are inseparable.
Strategy. Towing is to be avoided, even if heroic measures are needed to get it running. You may find someone with a lo boy, but bridge height could be an issue.
Try to divide the problem into manageable bites.
You are going to need new batteries for the engine, go ahead and get them.
Put on new filters. Buy a 3 gallon garden sprayer, fill 2/3 with clean diesel. Cobble the outlet of the sprayer into the inlet of the first fuel filter. Pump up the sprayer. This won’t solve all your problems, but you can assure fuel flow to the engine this way, and assure the system is primed.
Air.
An external compressor is a great idea. I am guessing that a standard pancake style compressor would take up to 1/2 hour to fill my tanks and air bags if the system were empty. Point being that patience is required. If you can't build very much pressure, then start listening for leaks. Make your self a male quick disconnect to male quick disconnect adaptor to marry the compressor to the QD port on the coach. Put a quarter turn valve between the two males. The first time you use the adaptor you will understand why you need the valve.
If you can build pressure, then let it build to 120 psi. Keep in mind the coach will not raise to travel height, UNLESS the key is on, and the leveling system is in Travel mode.
Take two 20 ton bottle jacks, and adequate cribbing, such as 4X4 treated lumber cut into 1 foot lengths. You are probably going to have to raise the coach to look for air leaks underneath, grease the u joints, look for other fluid leaks. DO NOT get under the coach without placing the safety cribbing in place. The bottle jacks alone are not safe.
Those two things will let you know if you can even get to the next stage of road worthiness. As Chris said, now you have the brake system evaluation.
Look carefully at the tires and the date codes on the tires. Tires that sit for extended periods are the worst conditions for the rubber.
Observe carefully and report your issues back one per thread in the appropriate thread section. You will be happier in the end keeping them separated instead of merging all the problems into one thread. Plus it make it easier for us to help you.
Strategy. Towing is to be avoided, even if heroic measures are needed to get it running. You may find someone with a lo boy, but bridge height could be an issue.
Try to divide the problem into manageable bites.
You are going to need new batteries for the engine, go ahead and get them.
Put on new filters. Buy a 3 gallon garden sprayer, fill 2/3 with clean diesel. Cobble the outlet of the sprayer into the inlet of the first fuel filter. Pump up the sprayer. This won’t solve all your problems, but you can assure fuel flow to the engine this way, and assure the system is primed.
Air.
An external compressor is a great idea. I am guessing that a standard pancake style compressor would take up to 1/2 hour to fill my tanks and air bags if the system were empty. Point being that patience is required. If you can't build very much pressure, then start listening for leaks. Make your self a male quick disconnect to male quick disconnect adaptor to marry the compressor to the QD port on the coach. Put a quarter turn valve between the two males. The first time you use the adaptor you will understand why you need the valve.
If you can build pressure, then let it build to 120 psi. Keep in mind the coach will not raise to travel height, UNLESS the key is on, and the leveling system is in Travel mode.
Take two 20 ton bottle jacks, and adequate cribbing, such as 4X4 treated lumber cut into 1 foot lengths. You are probably going to have to raise the coach to look for air leaks underneath, grease the u joints, look for other fluid leaks. DO NOT get under the coach without placing the safety cribbing in place. The bottle jacks alone are not safe.
Those two things will let you know if you can even get to the next stage of road worthiness. As Chris said, now you have the brake system evaluation.
Look carefully at the tires and the date codes on the tires. Tires that sit for extended periods are the worst conditions for the rubber.
Observe carefully and report your issues back one per thread in the appropriate thread section. You will be happier in the end keeping them separated instead of merging all the problems into one thread. Plus it make it easier for us to help you.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
99 Newell, 512
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
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