09-07-2023, 05:59 AM
With the above comments and pulling the wheels yesterday, I was pretty sure the valves were installed on the correct side. I spent a solid two hours sniping ty-wraps and tracing air-lines. Could not make any sense as to if I had the air lines reversed. Finally did a Hail Mary, and just swapped them. Put the wheels back on and aired the coach up. Eureka, the coach came up to ride height. I raised the back of the coach to above ride height, shut down the engine and let the HCVs do their thing. With the key switch on, the valves let the air out till they centered and stopping the air release at that point. The coach is a couple of inches high at this point. This morning, went out and the coach is setting exactly where it was yesterday afternoon. A happy camper to say the least. Now, to drive the coach around a bit and fine tune the ride height.
Here are a couple of take-away hints for the next person.
1. If you have the original plastic Ridewell (blue OR black) valves....get the King of the Road HCVs and replace them.
2. The easy way to make sure you installed them on the correct side....KOR p/n K8700005 is L/H, driver side, p/n K8700006 is R/H, passenger side. ODD# L/H, Even # R/H. Dis regard the KOR/Dayton air products nomenclature....that is for ordering purposes not installation purposes.
3. Despite what made sense to me at the time, the old Ridewell airline connections are reversed to the KOR HCVs, i.e. the bottom airline next to the muffler of the Ridewell valve is the "airspring port" on the top of KOR valve. The top airline on the Ridewell valve is the exhaust "Air In" port, next to the exhaust on the KOR HCV.
Sorry for all my confusion on this despite studying the posts on this subject I sincerely hope this helps someone in the future.
Here are a couple of take-away hints for the next person.
1. If you have the original plastic Ridewell (blue OR black) valves....get the King of the Road HCVs and replace them.
2. The easy way to make sure you installed them on the correct side....KOR p/n K8700005 is L/H, driver side, p/n K8700006 is R/H, passenger side. ODD# L/H, Even # R/H. Dis regard the KOR/Dayton air products nomenclature....that is for ordering purposes not installation purposes.
3. Despite what made sense to me at the time, the old Ridewell airline connections are reversed to the KOR HCVs, i.e. the bottom airline next to the muffler of the Ridewell valve is the "airspring port" on the top of KOR valve. The top airline on the Ridewell valve is the exhaust "Air In" port, next to the exhaust on the KOR HCV.
Sorry for all my confusion on this despite studying the posts on this subject I sincerely hope this helps someone in the future.
Steve & Doris Denton
45' Newell #525, Bath & Half....sold
37' Country Coach, Tribute....Cat C9, 400 hp
2014 Honda CRV Toad
Summerfield, FL