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I found the leak at the junction of the ell and the bag fitting, using
the bubble stuff from the toy store.
That was the first place I squirted, and I saw bubbles immediately.
Maybe a leak elsewhere, also, but that was a big one.
Ron
On Wed, 21 May 2014 22:24:04 -0700 Todd Sullivan
writes:
> To find a leak in the air system it is much easier if large portions
> can be ruled out. The simplest and fastest method I have found is to
> install a reliable shut off valve on the airbag itself. Once this is
> done the system can be set to ride height and the bag isolated with
> the ball valve. If the coach still drops in a similar amount of time
> then the problem can be isolated to the bag. Sometimes the bags will
> leak minutely from a multitude of sources which combined are
> substantial but are hard to detect with soap and water. If the coach
> still drops with the bag locked out then the bag is at least one of
> the sources so replace. If the system remains at set height when the
> bag is locked out then get out the soapy water spray bottle and work
> your way back to the compressor.
>
> Todd Sullivan
>
> Sully
> 77 royale
> Seattle
>
>> On May 21, 2014, at 6:38 PM, wrote:
>>
>>
>> Anybody know what size & what thread the airbag inlet is? I have
> a 45
>> degree ell, a Schraeder valve and a shutoff valve valve then the
> air
>> hoses to the on-board airline plumbing. I'd really like to have
> the
>> parts on hand before disassembling anything.
>>
>> the ell leaks where it is screwed into the airbag, and the valve
> lever is
>> broken off the valve, so I can't add air from the coach
> compressor. It
>> will leak from about 80 psi to near zilch in 4 or 5 hours.
>>
>> Or, maybe the airbag fitting leaks where the ell is screwed in.
> Can I
>> use somthing to seal the threads when I put it back together?
>>
>> What are the odds that replacing the ell and the valve will solve
> my
>> problem??
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> RonC
>>
>>
>> Ron & Linda Clark
>> 1978 Eleganza II
>> North Plains, ORYGUN
>>
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1978 Eleganza II
North Plains, ORYGUN
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