is ther any way you can find any leaks in you air ride ? i fixed on problem but now my compressor turns on w/e it leaks to much, causing it to run my battery down. which i have the yellow top gel battery also.... so is there n e ways to put soke or something in it?
It shouldnt run your battery down because your car should be running when you do your air ride
geez how big of a leak do you have? i have a leak in my tank but its really small. best way is soapy water
^^^^^^exactly, just look for bubles
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well i have sprayed everything with soapy water and found all my leaks around the valves and fitting but i cant find it before the valves... i dunno were else to spray ... i have sprayed it all and cany fint this damn leak..... it leaks like evry 30-45 min and then it runs my battery down... even when im not around, so at night i disconnect the power
well try silcone tape on all the connections.
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it doesnt matter, a leak is a leak. take all the fittings off, wrap them in teflon tape, then reinstall them. before you put the tank in, take it to gas station and fill it with air. let it sit over night and see if you lost any air.
umm u can do what i did run a swicth to your compressors so u can cut them on and off anytime u want.
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well the problem is that i have all quick connect fittings so i cant but the tape on the threads. is ther any way of putting smoke or something in there?
uhhh i have quick connect fittings too for the hoses. it doesnt matter
you unscrew the fitting from tank etc and put the teflon tape on there
check the drain plug on bottom of tank alot of people overlook them
your compressor should be ran off a switch or an ignition wire so you dont have worry about that.
First off, I was a plumber for a few years in high school. If those threaded fitting are dry (no treatment) they will leak. Period.
You must use teflon tape or pipe dope (some call it thread sealant). Silicone tape is poor-man lame excuse to spend 0$.95 instead of the $2.00 teflon tape; just don't do it, you'll regret it. Using both (telfon + dope) is better yet. Just don't over tighten (very easy to do), cause you'll crack the fittings (you'd be suprised how easy it is when using both).
You can use the pipe dope (liberally if desired) on the quick connections too. This again will help. It will not fix a bad fitting. It will make a good fitting 100% air tight.
Dope linky:
http://www.plumbingstore.com/threadcompounds.html
Tape linky:
http://www.plumbingstore.com/tapes.html
everything that has threads, all has the tape on it and i have sprayed soapy water all on the fittings and the male n female joins and still no leak.
well i fix one problem but the tank is still leaking from somewere.... the one prob was my block valves... they are screwd down on a o ring and it seems like they milled the ring to deep so it was not sealing it right. now i have to find the other leak!!!!!
I have the same problem. Im just going to hook both of my comps up to a switch...
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