TechWriter
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2cyber71
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air bags are empty....maybe
Mine empty just by sitting for a while....but the MH is still level on level concrete.
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brobox
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Sounds like that air bag has a bad leak.
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Happy Harry
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Green Bay...pack up your stuff and put as much distance as you can, between that "DEALER" and yourself.
If that dealer didn't tell you about the motorhome leaning real bad,
especially if he knew you were going to drive 500 miles,then you better beware of him...
There are plenty motor homes out there for sale, that sit nice and level...
I wish you good luck,
HARRY
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EndeavorV10
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TechWriter wrote:So the wife & I make this 500-mile trek to a Rv dealership (nameless for the present) to see a used Newmar DP we want.
Salesman says that we can park in their lot overnight.
Ok. We arrive today and look for our baby. We find it.
OMG! Wish I had a picture. The RV is listing hard to starboard (driver side).
The front driver side is down so far that the bottom of the wheel mud flap is touching the ground.
What's going on ???
Wow, now that is a respectable distance to drive looking for an MH.
You'd think the dealer would have gone over the MH to see how it will display for prospective customers.
To be frank, I'd prefer they left it alone prior to getting there because then you can see it for what it really is, not after they pumped everything up, sold it to you and you get it home only to have it do it there.
Each dealer performs a PDI (Pre delivery inspection) and "supposedly" catches and fixes any issues with the motorhome so they don't have to deal with an angry customer who breaks down on the way home.
From my experience there are too many dealers who just prepare it enough to get rid of it be it car, suv or rv. So, I looked for an RV dealer that has been in business for a long time and went there. I gave my dealer my PDI list for them to fix on top of what ever they found and when I pick it up this week we'll see just how well they did.
Good luck and I hope you find the MH you're looking for.
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If you totally ruled out an otherwise nice coach potentially because of nothing more than a loose fitting on an air bag, IMO you may have made a mistake.
I would have at least fired up the engine so the air compressor can level the coach and/or deploy the leveling jacks and look the unit over.
Of all the things I find wrong while doing mechanical inspections, I would rank this one as "probably not major", but WOULD determine the cause of the problem. The fix normally involves soapy bubbles and a wrench.
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Calpine
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Happy Harry wrote:Green Bay...pack up your stuff and put as much distance as you can, between that "DEALER" and yourself.
HARRY Nonsense. An air leak is nothing unusual and easily repaired. Other than that it may be a great deal.
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RCtime
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Relax, take a deep breath and give us more information and dont start running away. When was the last time it had been run?
The air suspension on diesels leak down, if this rig had not been run for awhile and had been sitting, then you just might see that.
Fire it up and bring the air pressure up, it should level out. If it does not then there is indeed a problem that more than likely can be corrected by finding a loose fitting or so and tightening it up. Is it on a Freightliner chassis? Send it to a freightliner shop. Have the dealer if he is qualified check the air suspension system out..
Start it up, bring up the air. shut it off, dump the air, restart and see how it levels out.
Have the ride height checked, although it doesnt sound like thats a problem.
I think it just leaked down after sitting awhile. Thats why when I store mine I dump the air, cus its going to leak down anyway
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We have a Newmar DSDP 2004. When we bought ours the dealer had it all set up when we arrived. We found out after we got home that it had an air leak and the front air bags went down over night. It was simply a fitting. Brought it to Freightliner to fix and dealer paid. That may be all it is.
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Find out what the problem is. 1/4 turn on an air line may be all that is needed to fix the leaning. Sounds like a leak in an air bag or air line. You didn't mention how old this used coach is.
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