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golfer1john · 01-07-2015, 04:02 PM

We just had this one fixed today (haven't operated the valves yet). The tech says the last guy to replace the black tank valve put in the wrong valve, a Valterra. It doesn't fit in our Montana (2012 3150RL). The holes don't line up. He found the seals all bunched up, causing the hard movement at the closed end of the travel. Also, the wrong cable. There is a hexagonal cable that is hard to operate, and is not used any more (except apparently the last place we were at had some left over). The proper cable is round. Another issue is the routing of the cable. There is not a straight shot from the convenience center to the black valve, and if you route it with several 90 degree turns it gets hard to operate. Each 90 degree turn is equivalent to an additional 10 feet of cable, he says. He changed our routing to a more gradual bend.

01-07-2015, 04:02 PM	#11
golfer1john New Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Livingston Posts: 8 M.O.C. #15947	We just had this one fixed today (haven't operated the valves yet). The tech says the last guy to replace the black tank valve put in the wrong valve, a Valterra. It doesn't fit in our Montana (2012 3150RL). The holes don't line up. He found the seals all bunched up, causing the hard movement at the closed end of the travel. Also, the wrong cable. There is a hexagonal cable that is hard to operate, and is not used any more (except apparently the last place we were at had some left over). The proper cable is round. Another issue is the routing of the cable. There is not a straight shot from the convenience center to the black valve, and if you route it with several 90 degree turns it gets hard to operate. Each 90 degree turn is equivalent to an additional 10 feet of cable, he says. He changed our routing to a more gradual bend.