| Re: [GMCnet] Airbag Shutoff Valve [message #192704] |
Sun, 09 December 2012 18:10  |
kelvin
Messages: 608
Registered: February 2004
Location: Eugene, OR
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My version.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g3174-airbag-cutoff-valve.html
Stainless fitting at the bag and the rest of it unscrews easily to
rotate the airbags.
Been on there for many miles and nothing broke yet. I agree that a
brass fitting with lots of weight on it is a bad idea.
Kelvin
'73 23' in Eugene, OR
On 12/9/2012 3:59 PM, Todd Sullivan wrote:
> I found the shut off valves at harbor freight. Pack of two for under $10 I believe. They did not connect directly to the line however as I have a fitting off of the air line which threads into the 1/4" shut off valve.
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> Applied sells a nice set up. That 45 degree plumbing part in the applied shut off is hard to find elsewhere. The applied set up has fewer parts therefore fewer opportunities for leaks and a less cumbersome assembly than what I was able to cobble up on my own for a minimum cost savings.
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> As always my opinion to do with what you will or will not ;)
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> Sully
> 77 royale
> Seattle
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Dec 9, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Ken Burton <n9cv@comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Jim Galbavy wrote on Sun, 09 December 2012 16:35
>>> Won't steel nipples rust and be a potential problem? Why not brass?
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>>> jim galbavy
>>> '73 x-CL ANNIE
>>> Lake Mary, Fl
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>> Put a spot of anti-seize on the threads and rusting of the threads will not be a problem.
>> --
>> Ken Burton - N9KB
>> 76 Palm Beach
>> Hebron, Indiana
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