| Lost air pressure - Isolation valves to the rescue [message #256193] |
Wed, 23 July 2014 02:16  |
George B.
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Registered: February 2012
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My two coaches have been parked at Sams Town in Las Vegas for about a month now awaiting their new home. Moved one today and lost air pressure in the rear suspension. The compressor was still running but my gauge showed only 20 lbs pressure. An air line of fitting must have failed. Luckily the previous owner had installed the air bag isolator kit. Pulled over to a gas station to pump up the bags. The rear was almost on the ground so getting the air hose with its pressure gauge & control to air bags was a problem. I was thinking I would have to remove the T-skirts or jack the coach up (oops did not have a jack on board) to get better access to the valves. As the temp was in the 100s did not want to do any additional work so gave it another try and finally managed to get air in one bag. With one side raised was able to reach the other side but still difficult. Those isolator valves were a life saver but darn hard to get to with the body lowered and the tires in the way. This experience taught me the value of those valves so I need to put a set on my other coach ASAP! (and make sure the jack is on board)
Question, does anyone sell a short-flexible extension hose that could be screwed onto the isolation valve when needed. Once attached, the hose would need to extend out beyond the tires to allow hook up to a bulky gas station air hose? Such a hose could be attached even in the very cramped space as described above.
Hummm, my Viair compressor was working so what have others done to tap into it in such a situation with an air-line failure in between?
George Butts
Las Vegas Nevada
73 "Custom 26' Q" & 76 23' Birchaven
71 Honda 600 Coupe & 01 Tracker Toads
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