youracman
Well-known member
On Saturday, daughter was leveling my rig in the street at her home to ck out the fridge before she takes off for an outing in the foothills this coming weekend. Turns out the slope is excessive, but just about the time she got the front-to-back bubble in the middle of a carpenter's level (on the coach floor) I heard a sound like a relief valve so i told her to stop and that would have to be good enough (front tires well off the deck.) Well, this morning there was about a 1/4 cup oil spill (maybe a little less) in the foot of the front passenger- side jack....and on the asphalt pavement. I am surprised that the system's relief valve wouldn't bypass long before a jack seal would leak ...... but then the system is, in fact, 10 years old. It has worked flawlessly since day one as far as I know.
1. Today I stored all jacks and then raised the front a few inches and then re-stored; all seems normal.
2. The only area that appears to have any oil on it is where the rod exits the jack body ....... and there is a very thin film in this area (around the jack body circumference) that appears to have been there a long time. No oil up above or on the Ford's frame members at all.
3. I will clean the jack foot with a strong detergent mix in a garden sprayer and then dry it tomorrow ...... then exercise the system and see if I dodged a bullet or not.
Finally, my question: I have no idea where the pump is or where the HWH hyd fluid reservoir typically is on a Class C. Any clues? (Maybe there "ain't no typical" ?) Most folks say calls to HWH tech support are answered in a couple of weeks..............or more. Ouch!
TIA............... Ed S in Denver
1. Today I stored all jacks and then raised the front a few inches and then re-stored; all seems normal.
2. The only area that appears to have any oil on it is where the rod exits the jack body ....... and there is a very thin film in this area (around the jack body circumference) that appears to have been there a long time. No oil up above or on the Ford's frame members at all.
3. I will clean the jack foot with a strong detergent mix in a garden sprayer and then dry it tomorrow ...... then exercise the system and see if I dodged a bullet or not.
Finally, my question: I have no idea where the pump is or where the HWH hyd fluid reservoir typically is on a Class C. Any clues? (Maybe there "ain't no typical" ?) Most folks say calls to HWH tech support are answered in a couple of weeks..............or more. Ouch!
TIA............... Ed S in Denver