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Nope those were the dump valves. So I fiddled with the single valve in the center and am airing it up now to see if anything has changed.

New element, do not believe it to be the bags as I just found another valve, two valves in the front one for each side. Access somewhat difficult on this coach as it has a full front plexi-glass armor shield installed and no separation points for top to bottom. Then genset will come out and I find out if that mechanism works and I can crawl in and climb up to see what gives. Schrader Bellows cyclone valve 751 3401 22 Orifice size 3/32 Bet now that it is the valve since it has been idle so long... BillE

No Kidding it is great...I fired it up yesterday after months of being apart. I will elaborate with detail and with pictures shortly. My hit the road date is fast approaching, September 1. 2016! When Janet cones out to inspect she looks like she is holding her breath. I keep telling her to relax. I won't get everything done I wanted, but heck I have to have something to do this winter in Arizona. BillE

Found new bags $216 ea at Stengle Bros Inc. 888 433 3149 I will disassemble tomorrow and check air supply. Right side airs up just fine. BillE

J, no skirts and all lines are plastic Carl, I wish, no it is a torsilactic suspension. I will get serious tomorrow about this. BillE

J, Yes T at valve to both sides. It is both bags on one corner of the front. Yes I have seen them on line and thought $136 per was probably pretty reasonable. Goodyear air bags 8 or 10 inch I suspect. You may have a point on making a change. It does not look complicated at all, three or four bolts and the airline. Thanks BillE

****, I suspect that if that line had a hole in it the entire system would be affected not just one corner. System pressure is 90 PSI. This coach is not yet (notice yet) equipped with a drier, I have one ready to install later this fall. It does not have air brakes but does have a two stage tank. All looks good under there in front. Perhaps it has something to do with the single valve itself up front. It goes to both front corners from that point. Ride height looks good, 25 inches 3 corners. There is zero rust/corrosion. I do not like the way this coach settles on the bags as they do not roll down nicely, Some of them are ugly suggesting trouble down the road. I'm with you the replacement, so will buy a couple at a time and have as spares till winter and in Arizona what I will change them. Air pump is continuous and engine driven. BillE

J, Yes eight airbags 2 each corner. Problem is both bags left front corner and no audible sign of a leak on that corner. Yes I have a leak detecting bubble solution. Also no rust that I have noticed as suggested. I am getting that breakfast dose ready to sort it out. Bill Edwards

No this coach not that sophisticated. It has manual RVA jacks for leveling. BillE

Brett, Can I assume the ride height the same as the velvet ride coaches? It does have two valves on the back axel. I have not checked the front. This problem only relates to the one side on the front not both. If only one valve on the front I assume it will affect both sets on the front...right? Bill E.

The left front 2 air bags fail to fully inflate. They do inflate to the point they are tight and support the coach but not full enough to rise up on the hat that additional 1 3/4 or 2 inchesthe others do. As a result it looks like the coach leans left a bit, it does. What am I looking for. I will assume at this point there is a method to adjust this. There is not an audible sign of a leak though it does settle back and there apparently are some I am looking for today. I bought some leak detector at Home Depot yesterday for this search task. The coach in question is the 1999 455 Safari Panther (09/98 production date) Thanks Bill Edwards

Carl, You and me both! I was a Navy boy, instrument instructor and the last year in 1970, on preferred sea duty Atsugi, Japan an absolute waste of Navy money and my time but had a great time teaching spoken English grammar on the economy. Thanks to all those guys that put themselves in harms way for the rest of us!!! Bill Edwards

WOW what a Thread post interesting read. Bill Edwards

Here is one more tidbit of information on this. Whilst installing the regulators, check the three small bolts that hold the large regulator block to the side of the engine block!!! One of them cost me three days on the side of the road replacing a 2 dollar gasket. One of those three bolts was never really as tight as it should have been and the gasket finally eroded enough to begin leaking...and you know the rest of the story. Fortunately no physical damage except to lost time. Applies to C7 and 3126B Bill Edwards

Carl, Probably too big. It will leave a rut in the road bed! They will take a couple days to decide to blow it up and no rut in the roadway. They always make more out of it than necessary. BillE

Yup confusion reins in old minds just before bedtime. I did have you Carl confused with Obedb, my apologies. BillE

Mr. Bill, What do loose rocks look like when they are that size???? BillE

Bill, I bought a set, have not used them yet. I thought all the info was on line. From what I was able to determine it does not make any difference as to wheel type, steel or alloy. Never the less I agree with you Bill. It seems to me that he was on auto pilot and not thinking, not uncommon these days. When posters ask questions here, occasionally the answers are questionable as to whether or not the answer to the question was fully thought out. Many times the answer is not complete or the question was not fully read before the answer is given. Carl, You have a different perspective since your thought processes are more old European and less politically correct for today. For me that is fine. I like the up front what you see is what you get and since I am that way... This country and much of Europe today is out of control on the political correctness thing. Everybody today likes to be right and come undone when called on the mistake as though it is a personal insult. Sloppy comes to mind and drives me nuts. Bill Edwards

Carl has the answer for the flattest drive and least mountain exposure. Good job Carl, all those truckin years payin off for everyone else... Bill Edwards Evergreen, Colorado

Or a spacer. Bill Edwards

It is not technical. The biggest issue is the an accessibility one. If you can open the engine hatch and find the regulator housing and one does not need to contort to get at it then it is 4 bolts and away you go. It is not anymore difficult to change them than in your car except for accessibility. Bill Edwards

As was commented on earlier, dash will cool dash area only. We put up a curtain just back of the front seats to contain both the cool and warm from the dash. It works marvelously, even better after Janet installed some rare earth magnets to keep the two sides together. Bill Edwards

Brett, Right you are, but I am not trying to fly this thing...maybe low to the ground but not in the air. Bill Edwards

Cooler air= horse power for sure! Cooler fuel = horse power as well. The big boys racing in PCA used to pack ice around the fuel tank to keep temperatures down. I wrapped all the plenums to and from charge air cooler and the exhaust in the 3126b Zanzibar. If it is metal and hot in the engine compartment it will absorb to the ambient temperature in the engine compartment. My reasoning was if it, the heat can not reach those pipes or get out of what is directing the exhaust out, it will all be cooler and ultimately result in better performance. It is just one of those things that will add another tenth to the over all but they all add up. I just wrapped the exit plenum on the Panther. I will not wrap the input as it is to short to be beneficial. The exhaust is next and it will be a project. The wrap comes in fifty foot lengths and rolling that wad around in tight quarters difficult. Lastly Summit Racing sells turbo boots to encapsulate the turbo and retain the heat in the exhaust. I have not done this...yet. Bill Edwards

Brett, I had no idea...great idea. I will have a look at that though my tank is fully exposed and lots of air. J, When you use pop rivets for this, use steel shanked as they pull much tighter. If you have an air powered rivet gun they will pull even tighter. One of the things I am trying to determine and I have it partially so, is to add from the coach interior positive air pressure to the cargo bay to aid in the reduction of low pressure and so the dust will stay out. When I removed the washer/drier it left a 4 inch hole into the cargo bay. l wonder if a muffin fan that moves 35 cubic feet of air a minute would be adequate for such use? The particular fan because I have it and it is 12 volt. I would key it on with ignition power. Bill Edwards