Leaking Gray and Black Tanks At Outlets
HI Everyone, I just got an 83 Leisurecraft class C. My family and I took it out on our first adventure this past weekend. We had a blast, most things worked as they should have. The black and g...
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OK Jimmer,
I know what your problem is and I know how to fix one.
The problem is that the dump pipes are screwed into the tank. That wasn't bad when they were new, but they aren't new any more.
The gray can be fixed by tightening. It should be removed from the tank and cleaned and coated with new thread sealant and put back in GENTLY. You don't want to crank it home because it with cause the tank fitting to crack. If you can't turn the whole pipe, go to a big box and get a rubber coupling and cut the pipe as close to the tank as you can and still have a stub left to put the rubber coupling on.
That can work for the gray, but it looks like the black was done with a street ell right out of the tank. If you can figure out how to do it, the same trick could work there. You may end up replacing the whole black run.
Matt
I know what your problem is and I know how to fix one.
The problem is that the dump pipes are screwed into the tank. That wasn't bad when they were new, but they aren't new any more.
The gray can be fixed by tightening. It should be removed from the tank and cleaned and coated with new thread sealant and put back in GENTLY. You don't want to crank it home because it with cause the tank fitting to crack. If you can't turn the whole pipe, go to a big box and get a rubber coupling and cut the pipe as close to the tank as you can and still have a stub left to put the rubber coupling on.
That can work for the gray, but it looks like the black was done with a street ell right out of the tank. If you can figure out how to do it, the same trick could work there. You may end up replacing the whole black run.
Matt
