Smoky
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This all first began when we heard a brushing sound occasionally when parking. Embarrassed that I did not figure out problem right away, but all this is new to us.
Then I noticed after parking when I dumped air using HWH system, it seemed only the left side went down. We went ahead on these occasions and leveled.
Then I noticed that the rear pressure gauge remained high, but front pressure gauge would drop when we dumped air.
Finally this all triggered me to go outside and take a look.
What appears to be happening is that when we turn engine on, everything rises to ride height except the front passenger side. This is causing the front passenger mud flap to drag on ground, causing the brushing noise we heard. Since it is the front passenger side that does not rise, I would have thought we would not see good air pressure on the front air gauge, but it rises up to full pressure without a problem.
Of course the reason that only the driver side seemed to go down when we dumped is that the front passenger side was already down!
What is really surprising is that the rear gauge remains at full pressure even if we dump air. The coach seems to drop, but the rear pressure gauge remains at full pressure but the front pressure gauge drops as expected.
Of course our ride has become rougher, since the front right will not rise.
To complicate matters we are full timers and on the road near Fresno CA, headed for our winter park in Phoenix. I would like to get to Phoenix before servicing so that we can have any warranty work done by Massey Spartan in Phoenix. Don't know if it is safe to continue on under these conditions, or if there is a good Spartan facility near Fresno. We could drop our plans to go to Phoenix via Las Vegas and simply stay on the smoother interstates all the way to Phoenix.
I would also like some troubleshooting ideas so I can at least figure out as much as I can for myself before I invoke the warranty process. Maybe even fix it myself if it is something like a stuck valve.
What can I do to try to isolate what the problem is?
We have the Newmar Kountry Star KS3910DP, 2005 model, on its second year of warranty, and the Spartan Mountainmaster chassis with IFS.
Smoky
Then I noticed after parking when I dumped air using HWH system, it seemed only the left side went down. We went ahead on these occasions and leveled.
Then I noticed that the rear pressure gauge remained high, but front pressure gauge would drop when we dumped air.
Finally this all triggered me to go outside and take a look.
What appears to be happening is that when we turn engine on, everything rises to ride height except the front passenger side. This is causing the front passenger mud flap to drag on ground, causing the brushing noise we heard. Since it is the front passenger side that does not rise, I would have thought we would not see good air pressure on the front air gauge, but it rises up to full pressure without a problem.
Of course the reason that only the driver side seemed to go down when we dumped is that the front passenger side was already down!
What is really surprising is that the rear gauge remains at full pressure even if we dump air. The coach seems to drop, but the rear pressure gauge remains at full pressure but the front pressure gauge drops as expected.
Of course our ride has become rougher, since the front right will not rise.
To complicate matters we are full timers and on the road near Fresno CA, headed for our winter park in Phoenix. I would like to get to Phoenix before servicing so that we can have any warranty work done by Massey Spartan in Phoenix. Don't know if it is safe to continue on under these conditions, or if there is a good Spartan facility near Fresno. We could drop our plans to go to Phoenix via Las Vegas and simply stay on the smoother interstates all the way to Phoenix.
I would also like some troubleshooting ideas so I can at least figure out as much as I can for myself before I invoke the warranty process. Maybe even fix it myself if it is something like a stuck valve.
What can I do to try to isolate what the problem is?
We have the Newmar Kountry Star KS3910DP, 2005 model, on its second year of warranty, and the Spartan Mountainmaster chassis with IFS.
Smoky