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01-20-2020, 01:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Flower Mound, TX
Posts: 126
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Repeat propane hose leaks
I was installing a full bottle when noticed a leak at my regulator but only when you pushed on the line at the regulator/swivel connection.
Surprised because this is a 2018 324BHTS I bought new April 2018, and ALREADY replaced one set of hoses...at first I thought junk hoses but wanted to share a small "possible" discovery once I slowed down.
Looking at how the lines rested all the time on the tank sides, it looks to me like the poor fitting gets beat up as you go down the road.
Quick visit to the bolt/nut bin and found a nut the same size as the allthread holding the bottles down, remove the allthread, install nut under the regulator bracket, and BAM, the lines are now held up about 1/2" off the bottles.
Maybe this is old news, but wanted to share.
I also did a little research and found MB Sturgis lines are USA made, and do not swivel (a plus in my mind) so two new MB Sturgis lines went on, and now I think I will get more than 9 months out of a set of hoses.
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Greg D.
Flower Mound, TX
gdecker715@gmail.com
The old- 2001 Jayco Qwest
The new- 2018 Jayco Eagle 324BHTS
2018 F-150 Ecoboost
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01-20-2020, 05:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Prescott Valley, AZ
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It's interesting. Our dealer replaced the regulator and the hoses when we brought it in for warranty work; without asking them. They said it was a problem. Jayco paid so it,was real. Besides I actually like this dealer
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Cliff and Annette
2019 Jayco 315RLTS Northpoint
Travelling with 2 Macaws, a cat, and 2 standard poodles.
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01-20-2020, 09:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Flower Mound, TX
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Yeah they would fix it under warranty but the frustration level versus cost decision was an easy one. I use my trailer alot this time of year in TX for dirt bike riding so don't want to be without it for 3 weeks over $40.
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Greg D.
Flower Mound, TX
gdecker715@gmail.com
The old- 2001 Jayco Qwest
The new- 2018 Jayco Eagle 324BHTS
2018 F-150 Ecoboost
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01-21-2020, 07:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Kingston
Posts: 1,210
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vwprostock
Yeah they would fix it under warranty but the frustration level versus cost decision was an easy one. I use my trailer alot this time of year in TX for dirt bike riding so don't want to be without it for 3 weeks over $40.
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I have and was supplied (shipped to my address) parts that were paid for by the dealer. Faster and easy repairs that the dealer did not have time for.
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Don & Donna Stout
E-9 Anchor Clanker
Full timers since 2010
2017 North Point 381 DLQS
2015 F-250 6.7 w/Timbrens
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01-21-2020, 10:01 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Worcester
Posts: 1,428
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vwprostock
Yeah they would fix it under warranty but the frustration level versus cost decision was an easy one. I use my trailer alot this time of year in TX for dirt bike riding so don't want to be without it for 3 weeks over $40.
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See if your dealer will swap the bad parts for new under warranty.. Then you'll have spares.
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01-21-2020, 10:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Southern Indiana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vwprostock
so don't want to be without it for 3 weeks over $40.
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I ran into this a few times when my camper was under warranty. It simply was not cost effective to drag it all the way to the dealer for X amount of dollars saved. I fixed the problems myself as most of my issues were cheaper to fix than the cost of fuel to haul it to the dealer and back.
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2012 Eagle 320 RLDS
2017 Ford F-250 FX4 Crew STX 6.2l
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01-21-2020, 10:22 AM
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Lost in the Woods
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Ocean County
Posts: 2,807
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TCNashville
I ran into this a few times when my camper was under warranty. It simply was not cost effective to drag it all the way to the dealer for X amount of dollars saved. I fixed the problems myself as most of my issues were cheaper to fix than the cost of fuel to haul it to the dealer and back.
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That was exactly my thought when I bought my rig. I chose to really beat up the dealer on price, to give me a buffer or cushion on dollars, if I needed some repairs. Reading all the horror stories of rigs sitting for weeks at the dealer, waiting for them to fix it, was never in the cards for me.
So, it's just cheaper and more cost effective for me just to buy the parts and fix it myself. Plus, then I know the repair was done the right way.
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01-21-2020, 10:51 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1,424
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vwprostock
I was installing a full bottle when noticed a leak at my regulator but only when you pushed on the line at the regulator/swivel connection.
Surprised because this is a 2018 324BHTS I bought new April 2018, and ALREADY replaced one set of hoses...at first I thought junk hoses but wanted to share a small "possible" discovery once I slowed down.
Looking at how the lines rested all the time on the tank sides, it looks to me like the poor fitting gets beat up as you go down the road.
Quick visit to the bolt/nut bin and found a nut the same size as the allthread holding the bottles down, remove the allthread, install nut under the regulator bracket, and BAM, the lines are now held up about 1/2" off the bottles.
Maybe this is old news, but wanted to share.
I also did a little research and found MB Sturgis lines are USA made, and do not swivel (a plus in my mind) so two new MB Sturgis lines went on, and now I think I will get more than 9 months out of a set of hoses.
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Mine had this nut on it to hold up the regulator from the factory. Maybe they got lazy on the day they made yours or slacker at the dealership didn’t put the propane setup together right before you bought it? Curious to know if others already had it installed or I got lucky.
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1999 Suburban 2500 4x4
2016 Jayflight 23RB Elite, Fiberglass, Polar Package
400w Renogy RV solar kit w/ Bluetooth, 100w Renogy solar suitcase
430 amp/hr 6v battery bank
1000w Renogy hard wired inverter
2011 F350 Lariat, DWR 4x4, 6.7 turbo diesel
2017 Open Range, Mesa Ridge 374BHS
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01-21-2020, 12:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Phoenix
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It seems that regulators and pigtail connections have gotten more cheaply made in the last few years. I did not have to replace one for a number of years and then all of a sudden I could not get one to work for more than a year before it would leak at a connection.
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