An Interesting Observation on my way home

[Ken B]

On the way back home for the Shawnee rally, I stopped for some coffee and a gas station. As I was walking back to the coach I noticed that the coach
was not sitting level. I measured the right rear height and it was 1 and 5/8" too high while and left side was .75" too low.

At first I could not figure out what had happened because we just measured those heights a few days when we were weighing coaches at the rally. Then
it occurred to me. We had been traveling for hours eastbound with a cross wind of 20 to 25 mph out of the north. The leveling sensors had sensed the
tilt of the coach from cross wind pushing sideways and adjusted the ride height to compensate. Upon arriving home and traveling over 100 miles
northbound in much lower wind conditions, I found that the sensors had re-leveled the coach. I will measure them again after I park it inside on flat
concrete in my hangar. I expect the static ride heights to be correct again.
--
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

 

[robert mueller]

John Sharpe and I noted that the pump on his Electrolevel II ran as we drove
through heavy winds.

Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
USAussie - Downunder
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808


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Subject: [GMCnet] An Interesting Observation on my way home

On the way back home for the Shawnee rally, I stopped for some coffee and a
gas station. As I was walking back to the coach I noticed that the coach
was not sitting level. I measured the right rear height and it was 1 and
5/8" too high while and left side was .75" too low.

At first I could not figure out what had happened because we just measured
those heights a few days when we were weighing coaches at the rally. Then
it occurred to me. We had been traveling for hours eastbound with a cross
wind of 20 to 25 mph out of the north. The leveling sensors had sensed the
tilt of the coach from cross wind pushing sideways and adjusted the ride
height to compensate. Upon arriving home and traveling over 100 miles
northbound in much lower wind conditions, I found that the sensors had
re-leveled the coach. I will measure them again after I park it inside on
flat
concrete in my hangar. I expect the static ride heights to be correct
again.
--
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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