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Bent mounting bracket for waste (black) tank
Yahoo Message Number: 108018
I think I already know the answer but want to ask the group just to confirm my suspicions.
 I think the PO may have struck the black tank on a rock or something.
 I recently bought a 2001 Rear Kitchen. The black tank is mounted behind the rear wheel on the drivers side. I crawled under it the other day for an inspection and noticed that the tanks are supported by flat metal stock about 4 inches wide. All the metal pieces are perfectly flat except the one directly behind the wheel. It has an arch to it. Bent up into the tank. I'm fairly sure it is the result of striking another object, but it is possible it was designed that way. So I am asking you guys if you know one way or the other if this piece of metal is arched or flat? The reason I'm asking is because of a problem I've been having with the toilet backing up mentioned in a previous post

Thanks Ed
Re: Bent mounting bracket for waste (black) tank
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Yahoo Message Number: 108029
I went by the yard today and looked at the mounting for the black tank on our 2000 RK.  It's held up by two pieces of bar stock, both of which are flat.  So, if one of yours is curved, you're probably right about it having been bent by an encounter with an immovable object.
/noel/
Re: Bent mounting bracket for waste (black) tank
Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 108031
After removing my non-working refer and the two lower drawers to route a new propane line I discovered the tin of the wheelwheel had been bashed inward. There were 3 smallish chunks of tire tread laying up inside the floor. Apparently at some earlier time a rear wheel blowout occured. Perhaps something like this happened to your rig also..John 85"FL
Re: Bent mounting bracket for waste (black) tank
Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 108032
"I discovered the tin of the wheelwell had been bashed inward.
There were 3 smallish chunks of tire tread lying up inside the floor.
Apparently at some earlier time a rear wheel blowout occurred."

John
 When a steel-belted radial comes apart, it can carve away everything within its reach. I have seen a couple of victims at the Mothership that had many thousands of dollars in damage.
A friend's pickup blew a rear tire and it removed the side of the steel bed and destroyed the camper.
 Preventing a blow out can be as easy as keeping the tires properly inflated, checking the pressure often and replacing every 5-6 years.
One blowout can cost many times more than a remote tire pressure sensor, another gizmo on my wish list.

Larry
2001 MB
* Not to be confused with Larry W (3000 of my posts are actually from expert Larry W due to Yahoo transition mis-step)
Re: Bent mounting bracket for waste (black) tank
Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 108034
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"I discovered the tin of the wheelwell had been bashed inward.
There were 3 smallish chunks of tire tread lying up inside the floor.
Apparently at some earlier time a rear wheel blowout occurred."

John
Boy it's amazing what turns up if you ask a few questions. The PO did mention a blow out in my RK's past. I did not put two and two together until your post.
 Msg # 106959 covered a problem concerning the black tank and I now believe my bent black tank to be the cause of mine acting up.

Thanks to all that answered Ed
Re: Bent mounting bracket for waste (black) tank
Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 108036
On Nov 30, 2009, at 12:55 AM, Larry wrote:

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One blowout can cost many times more than a remote tire pressure sensor, another gizmo on my wish list.
We got a IR temp gun from Harbour Freight a few months back. 30-something dollars. We try to use it twice a day to check the tires for hot spots. Takes less time, than using a gauge and we don't have to bend down.
 The remote pressure sensors may be OK, don't know. I do know the factory sensors on our Jeep are quite accurate. However, about once a week it will show one tire flat. It usually sorts itself out in a few hours.

I wonder if the remote sensors sometimes give false readings?

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2007 MB
 
Re: Bent mounting bracket for waste (black) tank
Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 108037
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I wonder if the remote sensors sometimes give false readings?
We have the Pressure Pro system for the RV and the toad, which we've been happy with.  From my experience, it looks like the sensors are always reporting correctly, if properly installed.
 We do sometimes get annoying alerts because of ambient temperatures.
We've had at least one "high pressure" alert driving on an Interstate in extremely hot weather.  We sometimes get "low Pressure" alerts from the toad on really cool mornings.  The Jeep has fairly large tires running at about 30PSI when towing.  The first level alert is a drop of 12.5% or about 4PSI.  Depending on altitude and morning temperature, the pressure sometimes drops enough to cause an alarm.  If the reported pressure is close to the alarm point, we start driving and the pressure returns to the normal range.
 It's really nice to be able to check the current pressure of all 10 tires from the cab before starting out each driving day.

Art
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