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Is there an electronic air valve with dump feature? Air leveling question

Started by Scott & Heather, March 31, 2017, 07:20:20 AM

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daddysgirl

This idea might be over simplified, but you never know what combination of ideas will solve your problem :)

I do not know your setup, but you know mine. I have the valves in the rear that you move to dump air from trailing to drive bags. The valves themselves ( well, one of them so far) have a quick connect compressor fitting where the tire valve used to be.
Depending on where you locate them (assuming the pressure regulators and evaporators), they could add air very quickly with a simple pancake compressor...and they dump it even faster...REALLY fast.

Why couldn't you just add one set up for each bag set?

Or, there's always the other option of making a few modifications to ensure equal weight on both sides...but in your case, the leveling system might prove to be much less of a nightmare :)
Andrea   Richmond, VA
1974 MC8 8V71/HT740 new in 2000 and again in 2019-

lostagain

My current bus has a good leveling system, and I enjoy it. Quick and easy. I use a level app on my phone laying on the floor beside the driver's seat.

My former bus didn't have a leveling system. So I used some 2X6 wood to drive onto. One or two under a wheel as necessary. It was almost as quick as with the pneumatic system of now.

The pneumatic system only gives 4 or 5 inches up and down at each corner. That is not much on a 40 foot bus... You have to look for a fairly level spot to park on anyway, then tweak the final level with the switches.

JC
JC
Blackie AB
1977 MC5C, 6V92/HT740 (sold)
2007 Country Coach Magna, Cummins ISX (sold)

Scott & Heather

Quote from: daddysgirl on April 07, 2017, 04:54:00 AM
This idea might be over simplified, but you never know what combination of ideas will solve your problem :)

I do not know your setup, but you know mine. I have the valves in the rear that you move to dump air from trailing to drive bags. The valves themselves ( well, one of them so far) have a quick connect compressor fitting where the tire valve used to be.
Depending on where you locate them (assuming the pressure regulators and evaporators), they could add air very quickly with a simple pancake compressor...and they dump it even faster...REALLY fast.

Why couldn't you just add one set up for each bag set?

Or, there's always the other option of making a few modifications to ensure equal weight on both sides...but in your case, the leveling system might prove to be much less of a nightmare :)

that's basically what I think I'll be creating. Keeping it simple. I'll report back on here how well it works.

Joe, thanks so much for helping me to waste more time online looking at cool switches and air valves...oh dear.
Scott & Heather
1984 MCI 9 6V92-turbo with 9 inch roof raise (SOLD)
1992 MCI 102C3 8v92-turbo with 8 inch roof raise CURRENT HOME
Click link for 900 photos of our 1st bus conversion:
https://goo.gl/photos/GVtNRniG2RBXPuXW9

sixtyseven

When you want to waste even more time, that place also has all the cool relays, switches, contactors, ice cubes, ect. ect. for your electrical inventions plus about anything else you might need for your coach.
Joe 
Oregon
1985  Prevost  8V92TA   HT740