Valve identification in Kneeling Compt

[Timkar]

Hoping someone can help ID the valves in Kneeling compartment from the picture.
1-Valve goes to Levelling Valve. 2 electrical leads go to toggle switch in compartment
2-Solenoid Valve for ?
3-Humphrey Electric Air Valve -relieves air to atmosphere (exhausts air for kneeling?)
4-Regulator -does this regulate pressure to front air bags? What is setting

I need to ID these valves and find out what there purpose is. I want to remove kneeling system and associated valves.
Thanks..Tim (hopefully the picture is attached.....)

[Sojourner]

What year, model & brand is the bus?

Sojourn for Christ, Jerry

[Timkar]

Bus is a 1987 MCI 102A2
The book shows everything I have looked for
except air system schematic for kneeling.
Thanks

[c-coop]

the solenoid valve is energized only when you press the switch to raise the kneeling feature, it supplies air directly to the air bags for a quick lift. without this valve air would have to go through the leveling valve and would take some time to fill the bags. To eliminate the kneeling feature just remove the solenoid valve and the humphrey valve put a line from the regulator to the air bag supply and plug the line previously going to the solenoid valve

[TomC]

Personally-I would eliminate the whole mess and hook the air line directly to the leveling valve.  The only valve that is used on these systems is buried in the air system of the coach-mainly a pressure regulator that does not allow air to the air suspension system until the air system is up to somewhere around 70psi.  On my big rig truck, and my bus the air bags are directly hooked to the air system-which means the bags could get a full 120psi.  But at least on my bus, if there is too much air pressure in the bags, the bead on the air bag just will blead off the over inflation and reseat when the pressure is back to working tolerances.  Then, make up your own leveling system.  I made my own using the three corners of the bus (one front, two on the left and right in the rear- the tag, if you have one doesn't count).  When I stop for the night, I park fairly level and use my leveling valve to fine tune the level-a job that takes at least a minute.  It never ceases to amaze me at the length of time it takes some people to pull into their site, level the RV, and hook up the power pole and water (I only hook up the sewer when I want to dump the full tank).  If it takes me 10 minutes to settle in, I'm taking 5 minutes to much.  Good Luck, TomC

[Timkar]

So if I remove items 2 and 3 and connect the air tank supply to the line going to the regulator I will I have by-passed the kneeling system. Correct?  What is the #1 valve and what does it do? It's two electrical contacts are to a toggle switch in the front compartment. If I eliminate # 1 valve where do I connect the line from the levelling valve to?
  Thanks...

[Timkar]

Can anyone ID valve #1,tell me what it does and if I need it in the system?
Tks

[Busted Knuckle]

TKS, thats a good photo! And I'm not positive but I'd say you should be able to elimanate all of this and go straight from where the air comes in to where it goes to the leveling Valve (which sould be up under the middle of the front hooked to the front axle by a linkage) if you are doing away with the kneeling option! I see no reason to use any of this stuff! Just my opinion! BK