Re: [GMCnet] Barb's air compresor runs all the time that the ign is on in her 73. [message #316854 is a reply to message #316831] |
Sun, 30 April 2017 18:39 |
Ken Burton
Messages: 10030 Registered: January 2004 Location: Hebron, Indiana
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midlf wrote on Sun, 30 April 2017 10:44Matt Colie wrote on Sun, 30 April 2017 08:11
The system was unfortunately assembled with plastic crimp fittings. In our tenure as an owner three of these have failed usually with body cracks. That is handy that way because if you can get the system pressure up at all, the failed fitting will whistle loudly enough for your wife to hear and point it out to you. The fitting can be removed by using a file to cut the crimp ring and then no tubing length is lost.
Matt
All the fittings on my '74 are brass. I just figured all '73 & 74's had brass fittings. The '75 has the plastic fittings and the are a bunch of crap compared to the brass.
(Note the use of the word "figured" instead of "ASSume")
I never realized that. I just assumed that since all of my 1976 GMC are plastic that all GMCs came that way.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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