Lance 3000 8-6 Leaky Tanks!
Hi Guys, I have been full time and now taking a break in a stik & brik to do tank and fridge repairs. The black tank is secure but both fresh and gray have a pretty good leak in them. I have my rig ...
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Udates on my 3 seperate issues: I found the fresh tank leak and the gray tank leak and the fridge control knob on the left side turns independently of the actual shaft. On the fridge issue, I'm still addressing the leaks but did ask at local RV store and they said I might try placing toothpicks in the female area of the knob in order to "shim" the shaft. Have not tried that yet but will update..
The fresh tank leak is actually stupidly simple and I'm amazed that I didn't find it way back while full time. I removed both 6" square metal access panels below the front of the box and both the drain elbow in the passenger side and the fill elbow on the drivers side look solid and show no signs of leaks. I then removed the drain valve at the right side rear of the camper and there it was! I found what appeared to be electrical tape around the male stepped insert on the back side of the valve and that oddly, the long poly pipe that runs the length of the floor was not quite long enough to attach firmly to the drain valve shaft. That was where the tank was leaking out on to my trucks rear bumper... I have not yet addressed this problem but am considering running a new full length of poly pipe or fabricating a short piece of pipe with small hose clamps to lengthen the run so that the valve attaches properly.
As for the gray tank leak, I removed the drivers side rear panel of the box and found that the outflow pipe was badly cracked. When I added water to the gray tank it started "pissing" on me and revealed the extent of the failure.
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Here are some shots of the fresh tank outflow pipe repair...
The fresh tank leak is actually stupidly simple and I'm amazed that I didn't find it way back while full time. I removed both 6" square metal access panels below the front of the box and both the drain elbow in the passenger side and the fill elbow on the drivers side look solid and show no signs of leaks. I then removed the drain valve at the right side rear of the camper and there it was! I found what appeared to be electrical tape around the male stepped insert on the back side of the valve and that oddly, the long poly pipe that runs the length of the floor was not quite long enough to attach firmly to the drain valve shaft. That was where the tank was leaking out on to my trucks rear bumper... I have not yet addressed this problem but am considering running a new full length of poly pipe or fabricating a short piece of pipe with small hose clamps to lengthen the run so that the valve attaches properly.
As for the gray tank leak, I removed the drivers side rear panel of the box and found that the outflow pipe was badly cracked. When I added water to the gray tank it started "pissing" on me and revealed the extent of the failure.
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Here are some shots of the fresh tank outflow pipe repair...
