mexicanpiloto13 wrote:
Regarding driving the rig with the dryer bypassed, the mobile mechanic had me start up the rig and he said I will no longer hear the gush of air coming out of the release valve and will have to depend on the governor shutting off the compressor at the proper psi (120 psi) for our coach. I can hear it cycle on and off between about 95 psi and to 120psi, but I realize I have lost that pressure protection afforded by the dryer release valve. Our coach is a 1998 and I need to call Monaco today to see if a parts kit is still available for our air dryer, but the mechanic said we may want to just replace it anyway because of the age. Any thoughts? The air dryer is a Midland Grau and uses a dessicant filter model DQ6026. Monaco had a service kit # 15371 but I need to confirm if it's still available. The filters, last time I changed it, was $111.134 and were available from Fleetpride.
Arizona requires no extra RV license, although it's a good idea. I am boning up on online information about the operation of the air brake system. I'm an instrumented rated pilot and have done top overhauls of my airplane engine, overseen by a legal mechanic, so I have a fair aptitude of picking up information and good mechanical ability. I should have the brake system checked out as well. The mobile mechanic was perplexed that we were still able to move the coach into the parking lot with such low air pressure before the brakes finally locked up.
By the way, the Wal Mart in Westfield, Mass does allow overnight parking and was a super place to stay, once we got fixed and moving again.
I was surprised by the comment about Walmart not letting rv's staying overnight , they stay overnight all the time at the Walmart down the road from us, I saw one last weekend as well as a few semi-trucks
