77Casual
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Hi everyone, I am starting to get a idea on how it works. Sounds like I first need to check and see if the brake itself is good and adjusted up, then fill and bleed the steering and brakes properly. I am not even sure the brake works when the trans is in park.
We have a 84 27ft Midas Kingston, a E350 Ford with 460 and a C6.
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bsinmich
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My '96 P-30 would set the Auto Park when you put it into Park on the trans. selector. Certain models had the yellow button and some still do on WH chassis. I sent all my info to Old Used Bear and he is great on giving info. Give him all the details and he will send the answer.
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bacollins
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Does the oil blow out if you just place the gear shift in PARK and do not pull the yellow knob?
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77Casual
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bacollins wrote:Does the oil blow out if you just place the gear shift in PARK and do not pull the yellow knob?
Hi, It don't blow oil out going into park, I am wondering if the brake even works in park, if it was I would think it would blow oil all over then also.
They are saying rain and thunderstorms today for us so I don't know if I will be able to do much with it today.
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bacollins
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77Casual wrote:bacollins wrote:Does the oil blow out if you just place the gear shift in PARK and do not pull the yellow knob?
Hi, It don't blow oil out going into park, I am wondering if the brake even works in park, if it was I would think it would blow oil all over then also.
They are saying rain and thunderstorms today for us so I don't know if I will be able to do much with it today.
The auto parking brake is engaged by either putting the gear lever in PARK or pulling the yellow knob. Test the autobrake in PARK by getting the coach just barely rolling and put the shift lever in PARK. If the autobrake is working, the coach will come to a gentle halt when the autobrake engages. Does your coach also have a parking brake foot pedal?
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77Casual
Berlin Wi
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Hi, No foot parking brake. The more I look at this thing the less I like what I am finding. For a 1990 it is in bad shape, most of the metal on the bottom side of the floor is rusted away, the tail light wires go over the frame near the back and it looks to me like the whole body has sagged down right on the frame, at least its sitting right on the wires and I can see where the rear spring mounts are hitting the floor. I can turn the brake drum on the drive shaft almost 1/4 of a turn back and forth because there is that much slop in the rear end, so I assume the rear end is about to go unless it has some kind of locker in the rear or something. So the parking brake must not be working in park if I can turn the drum that far with it sitting in park.
The wiring is all hacked up going to the back for the lights and tank monitor and the wire diagrams the owners got don't help me at all. I assume the floor shouldn't be resting right on top of the frame? If it is then why do the have the wires laying on top of the frame with the floor on top of the wires? I am wishing I never seen this thing.
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Gale Hawkins
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77Casual I am sorry about your SIL's MH. Sadly this story repeats year after year. If the metal on the underside is really shot I expect it will be best to find in a new home. Yesterday we did a lot of painting on rusty bracing under our 1993 MH on the 1992 P30 chassis but the rust was surface in nature but it has not been in the salt.
With its issues I would guess $2K would be good money if you could find someone who wants a project. If it the house foundation was in tack the Auto Park would be doable but as you are seeing it is a case of the house sitting on sand. Where the chassis frame is you could do some bracing but it the rear is built on an extended frame like ours that would be hard to find a point to brace to most likely. If you could get some treated 2x4's (what ever dimension that would work) on edge from side to side across the chassis frame that could help. I would look at something like 10' pieces and cut them in half and work one to either side from the center if possible and that would leave 1' over lapping in the center where you could put them back together by running 2 bolts through the overlapping part. While that may not work some plan would come together after you got started I am sure.
Once I had to shared some bad news with a family member and they still remember it to this day. Best of luck.
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bacollins
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77Casual....Since you can turn the parking brake drum, there is nothing to keep the vehicle from rolling. Make sure the wheels are chocked.
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77Casual
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I have the front wheels on some heavy ramps and the back wheels blocked up.
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tropical36
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Quote:Tropical36 that hit my mind until I reread it was a 1990 and it was blowing it out the power steering. The rotten green switch issue came later (1994?) when Auto Park got its on pump.
You're right about the vintage, but then whats this with the yellow knob and no foot brake which sounds to me like a more recent self contained system?
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