Well, I finally got started on replacing the rear air tank.

[RickB]

Pulled the grey water tank, the main sewer outlet, (YUCK!) the water pump, a number of water supply and drain pipes had to be cut I did that all last week. Had to pull carpeting and plywood that they installed to make the bay look better and be more sound deadening. All that to reach the the main mounting bolts in the bay that attach the air tank to the bulkhead. Got the air jack and my manual jack and a bunch of 2X12's stacked up for safety, got her up on one side about 10", pulled the drive tires on the passenger side, aired up the system with my compressor and made sure it's the tank that's leaking and without a doubt, it is, last thing I did was look to see how much room I have to get to the fittings and I may regret saying this later but after pulling my Subaru motor twice in the last few months it really didn't look that cramped. I feel confident I can get the old tank out and the new tank in a reasonable amount of time. Reinstalling and replumbing a major part of my sewer and grey water system may be a different story though. That may take me a full day in itself.

Glad I decided to do it myself although every time I have them off I'm reminded how scary heavy those tires and wheels are.

I'll let you know how I progress on this and if you don't hear from me.... the jacks failed!

RB

[buswarrior]

Just checking, the coach is resting on the wood cribbing, not on the jacks...?

Literary license and all, but don't be under the coach, or your car, if it is being held up by a jack.

We prefer our busnuts rounder and plumper, not squished and flat!

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[RickB]

What a job... got the old tank out and before I install the new one I'm wondering does anybody use anything other than teflon tape on the fittings? Plumbers dope? Plan on 4 full days doing this. One to tear out your tanks or genet if their against the rear wall of the back bay. One to get the tank out and one to get the new one in. and finally one to put all your sewer, grey water stuff in again.

Dirty time consuming work. But I wouldn't hesitate to do it again rather than pay some 2500 to 3500 to do it for me.

RB

[gumpy]

Teflon paste.

[RickB]

Gumpy, thanks for today, you were a life saver. I read some bus and over the road truck mechanic advice and most of them say teflon tape so since I had it already I went ahead and used it. I didn't see your post until I was done or I may have ran into town and got some paste. This is not an abnormal job to have to have done and I'm hoping all of you never have to do it. It's pretty stinking hard.

I need one plug for the end of the tank and I'm ready to put the new tank in. I sure hope those fittings threads line up or I could have some real issues tomorrow.

Camping soon Craig... You should grab wifey and I'll get Ken and we could all go to Taylors Falls for a weekend soon.

Thank God the wood cribbing and the jacks held!

RB

[gus]

Delete, wrong bus!!