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Larry,

Can you use the current headliner for a pattern, or is it too far gone?

I use Sears Die Hard and Schumacher battery maintainers during the winter months on my trucks, cars, tractors, garden tractors, and golf cart.  You can buy them on sale for less than $20.  The Die Hard maintainers last at least 5 years.  Just started using the Schumacher.

The MH uses three (3) 12V batteries connected in parallel.  I disconnect the single battery and hookup a maintainer.  The double batteries I connect the maintainer to the positive post of one battery and the negative post of the second battery.

Roll Hauler is hibernating for the winter.  Filled the tank with fuel and connected the battery maintainers.  As I mentioned, no more air leaks this year.  Not concerned as long as the air stays up while I am driving.  I am just a frustrated old engineer.  I drove it over five (5) years with "major" leaks.  2017 will be its 25th birthday so I am going to put Historical plates on it.  Then hopefully I will not need to be concerned about the DOT.

9 hours ago, j hancock said:

Hope you are gaining on it.    Interesting..... I thought for sure you used the MH for Christmas shopping trips.

Yes, made headway on the leak issue.  This year I replaced both air tanks and installed some check valves but wet tank still leaks down.  Otherwise holds air in the secondary and main tanks.  Did not hold air before.

My Christmas list is short and I don't need the MH for a couple lumps of coal.  It spent 20 years outside and running in the snow and salt so it deserves a covered resting place during the winter months.  Now if I could only find a shed for the trailer.

Final update for 2016...

Bent the gladhand "retainer" on the trailer.  Seems to fit tighter.  Checked the compressor supply line fittings and no leaks.  Also checked the governor "feedback" line and no leaks either.  The Roll Hauler goes into winter storage on Thursday.  So no more checks/updates until 2017.

Thanks to all for your suggestions to resolve the leaks.

Ron,

Well wishes going your way.  Get better so we can chow down at a stuffit buffit!

I am in the area but without the MH.  I plan to be at Gerhart's after noon Friday to help if needed.

Larry,

In addition I am thinking you might be getting air in the fuel system.  Check your fittings and lines on the upstream (suction) side of the transfer pump.  A fuel gauge on the supply side is a good tool.

A few of my favorites...

Maint1 - I hope my drool will wipe off the 3408.

Weather forecast is showing rain showers Turdsday thru Saturday.  Unless the forecast changes I will not be bringing the MH but will be there to support the show/club.

2 hours ago, gearhead204 said:

sugary  Tabaco  laden spit seems to make the best seal between the two glad hands  as for the nylon or rubber glad hand seals or a mixed combination , well I guess to each their own. when dump trucking I always carried the nylon ones as we hooked and dropped 5-10 times a day, on the trailers that stayed coupled up I would run the rubber seals ( mostly because that's what they came with)    

I don't do tabaco, will plain spit work?

10 minutes ago, Hobert62 said:

I've also used the red and blue ones, black rubber ones, a combination of both.    I think I have a fancy orange one now that I have no idea where it came from.  If the glad hands fit together to loose some times you have to bend the outer steel peice a little to hold them together tighter.  Where does your check valve on the wet tank go? I'm assumeing  it's between  the wet tank and supply tank.   Is it leaking out of your exhaust on your air dryer? When my dads dryer went bad his leaked from there.  I don't have an air dryer on my B and mine bleads back through my compressors air intake a little when I first shut the truck off.    I haven't look into it yet but I'm guessing there is a sticky valve in the aircompressor head from sitting for so long.    

I am using the red and blue nylon seals with the stainless steel screen insert.  The supply (red) seems to be loose.  I will try tightening the clamp.  I do not have an air dryer.  Truck was not spec'd with one.  I have a check valve at the wet tank inlet with the SS line from the compressor connected to it.  The wet tank leaked down within a couple hours before the valve was installed and it STILL leaks down.  The LH tank has a check valve at the inlet port and the line from the wet tank is connected to the valve.  I am not loosing air in the secondary or LH tanks overnight.  MOF, the pressure after two (2) days was about 70psi.

16 hours ago, Hobert62 said:

Going down the fine PA roads with an air ride outfit and the air compressor cycles  every :10 minutes doesn't seem bad at all. Atleast in my opinion.  I apologies if I miss read something but if its windy an air ride cab can drain the air tanks parked overnight.   

Never thought about the cab air bags.  But that does not explain why the wet tank leaks down within a few hours (even with a newly installed check valve).

Can anyone recommend good quality gladhand seals?  Or are they all the same.  I been using white lithium grease on the seals.

Well the air leak saga continues.   On Wednesday afternoon I installed a check valve at the inlet of the wet tank.  Thursday morning before I left for Winchester, NO AIR IN WET TANK!  It leaked down overnight even with the check valve.  I pumped up the air and did a quick soapy water check but did not see any bubbles.  Driving to Winchester, the air compressor cycled every 10 minutes.  So I concluded I STILL have an air leak with the trailer connected.  Today (Saturday) before I departed Winchester, I pumped up the air and did a more thorough check with soapy water.  No bubbles at the check valve tank connection but saw some bubbles at the trailer air supply gladhand.  I did not hear any air leaks at the back of the trailer (brakes or air bags).  I checked the gladhand seal and reattached the gladhand making sure it was snug.  On the return trip to the farm, the air did not leak down as rapidly.  I estimate at least 30 minutes between cycles.  Need to try different gladhand seals but still puzzled why the wet tank leaks down even with a check valve.  Stay tuned...

Back at the farm.  Great show.  Over 300 vehicles.  Weather was warm on Thursday and Friday but cooler today (Saturday).  Saw other dog, Underdog, maint1, and mhfred.

BTW, I "roughed" it two (2) nights.  Slept on the sleeper mattress in the trailer.  Best sleep I had in months!

5 hours ago, 39 Baby Mack said:

 

I thought the Lititz Family Cupboard said they were closing up after last years show?

Seems they could no longer afford the all you can eat buffet anymore.

Lost money every time the "Baby Blue" MH showed up!

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Ron,

You had me worried (not about the eating part) but they were closing.  I just called and they are still open for business.

As for the all you can eat stuffit buffit....Les helped too.  And I remember seeing a blue mini-Mack sitting in the parking lot!

12 hours ago, j hancock said:

Is there a Tilted Kilt in Lititz?

You lookin' for Amish gals dressed in kilts?  No Kilt but lots of good food...Lititz Family Cupboard, Hershey Farm, Oregon Dairy, and Good 'n Plenty to name a few.  Don't forget the Clam Bake on Friday night at Gerhart's, you will not go away hungry.

1 hour ago, umodelnut said:

I'll be kickin around friday during the day and a only for a little bit saturday. Gonna have to leave early because homecoming is saturday night and i kinda have to to go to that 😂

Vinny,

How many times have we told you...stay away from wimmin!

Doug,

Cancel the order for rain this year!

On ‎9‎/‎16‎/‎2016 at 8:27 AM, Doug Maney said:

This is a photo from my collection.  It shows the set-back MH chassis with RH drive at the ED&TC.

 

I remember a story about this MH or another RHD MH from a Mack ED&TC engineer.  When they drove the truck on the highways around Allentown, people would do a double take when seeing the passenger on the left side sitting with their feet up on the dash.

9 hours ago, DCR said:

So Ken, you are saying you are full of air??

Yea, hot air!

Drove the MH (bobtail) to Hagerstown, MD to participate in Power Day.  From Breezywood to Hagerstown (about 55 miles/1 hour) the air pressure never dropped from 130psi.  So life for the MH is good!  BTW, Power Day was great.  Thursday will be a run to Winchester with the trailer.

Success at last!!  I installed a check valve (Bendix 800376) at the LH tank inlet.  The air pressure this morning (both primary and secondary needles) is 80psi, down from 125psi.  I calculated the air leakage and it is about 3psi per hour.    Saturday will be my "check" on the running air leakage (compressor cycling) during my bouncy trip (without trailer) to Hagerstown, MD.

My favorite bus is the GM Greyhound Scenicruiser.  Second favorite is the Crown bus especially the tandem axle buses.

And why didn't Mrs. FWD "doll up" for the Nunnery?

On ‎9‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 4:52 PM, carlotpilot said:

trucktoberfest           what makes me think this event happens in october?

On ‎9‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 10:06 PM, Maddog13407 said:

the first few were in October, then it changed

October in PA = possibility of sleet, ssssnow, and salt.