Need help with Firestone Ride Rite system
My LTV Free Spirit has the Firestone Ride Rite system, with a panel on the dash that has a gray digital screen and two white buttons to the right, one button above the other. When I start the van, ...
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I have a different LTV unit, so things won't be in the same places as yours. The small screen with the up/down buttons normally lights up with a number. My fuse is under the dinette behind the driver's seat as is the pump that keeps the air pressure at the number you set with the up/down buttons.
Now... my system developed a leak immediately and the pump ran continuously if the engine was running. The factory had me pull the fuse to stop it. Then I couldn't find anyone to work on it in ND... the local RV shop said that they knew nothing... the Firestone store said that they knew nothing... and the truck stop suggested that I didn't want their dirty mechanics working on my shiny new RV. So, I drove it to Arizona. After a month, I found someone to try to trace the leak and then we had trouble finding the part. So, the next summer after driving back to ND and the factory in Canada, they fixed the pump.
Thus I drove mine without air for about 4000 miles and it didn't hurt them a bit... or at least two years later, they still hold air. I set it at 40 and have never figured out if and when I should change it.
So, the question is... do you really need them? You could call the factory and ask them about placement in your unit.
Now... my system developed a leak immediately and the pump ran continuously if the engine was running. The factory had me pull the fuse to stop it. Then I couldn't find anyone to work on it in ND... the local RV shop said that they knew nothing... the Firestone store said that they knew nothing... and the truck stop suggested that I didn't want their dirty mechanics working on my shiny new RV. So, I drove it to Arizona. After a month, I found someone to try to trace the leak and then we had trouble finding the part. So, the next summer after driving back to ND and the factory in Canada, they fixed the pump.
Thus I drove mine without air for about 4000 miles and it didn't hurt them a bit... or at least two years later, they still hold air. I set it at 40 and have never figured out if and when I should change it.
So, the question is... do you really need them? You could call the factory and ask them about placement in your unit.
