| Latest wisdom on the OEM compressor? [message #360369] |
Sun, 29 November 2020 15:42  |
hertfordnc
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I have the quad bag system and all new lines and fittings but the orginal compressor looks like it has not been touched in a long time.
I'm not even sure if it works. It does come on but i aired up the bags with external air. One side leaked down after a while so i ran it up again and closed the valves.
So today i was chasing a plumbing problem and ran into the dusty compressor.
Most of the articles i can find on it very old. IS there still a rebuild kit?
Is the OEM ocmpressor a good fit for the quad bag system?
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: Latest wisdom on the OEM compressor? [message #360391 is a reply to message #360369] |
Mon, 30 November 2020 07:10  |
jhbridges
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Applied had rebuild kits, he may still have. Or buy a VaAir and forget about it.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: Latest wisdom on the OEM compressor? [message #360393 is a reply to message #360391] |
Mon, 30 November 2020 08:01 |
hertfordnc
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jhbridges wrote on Mon, 30 November 2020 07:10Applied had rebuild kits, he may still have. Or buy a VaAir and forget about it.
--johnny
Yeah that makes sense. Looks like the viair is a no brainer for the price
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: Latest wisdom on the OEM compressor? [message #360398 is a reply to message #360393] |
Mon, 30 November 2020 12:38 |
Ken Burton
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I rebuilt mine sometime in the last decade. It took about 1 hour not including removal and replacement. What you need to do is fix the leaks in the system. Then the compressor seldom runs.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Latest wisdom on the OEM compressor? [message #360416 is a reply to message #360369] |
Mon, 30 November 2020 17:42 |
Jeremy Sanford
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Location: Sacramento CA
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I rebuilt my original Dana compressor with the kit from Applied.
When I got mine apart the main issue I discovered was the old foam filters had degraded and got sucked into the cylinders creating a mess. Mine pumps up much faster now, but is still pretty noisy.
If I wasn't such a OCD authenticity nut I would just get a new ViAir compressor, more efficient and quieter I am sure.
Jeremy
Jeremy Sanford
Sacramento, CA
1977 Kingsley
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/u42733-jsanford.html
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| Re: [GMCnet] Latest wisdom on the OEM compressor? [message #360419 is a reply to message #360416] |
Mon, 30 November 2020 18:02 |
James Hupy
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Isn't that kinda like putting up with a known defect or inferior accessory
just because the factory built it that way? Like the original equipment
final drive ratio. No other way to put it that I know of is, "It sucks".
And there are far better ratios for your coach. Still looks the same, just
performs a whole lot better.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 3:43 PM Jeremy Sanford via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> I rebuilt my original Dana compressor with the kit from Applied.
> When I got mine apart the main issue I discovered was the old foam filters
> had degraded and got sucked into the cylinders creating a mess. Mine pumps
> up much faster now, but is still pretty noisy.
> If I wasn't such a OCD authenticity nut I would just get a new ViAir
> compressor, more efficient and quieter I am sure.
>
> Jeremy
> --
> Jeremy Sanford
> Sacramento, CA
> 1977 Kingsley
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/u42733-jsanford.html
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