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| Rob Norgren (Robsedona)
Registered Member Username: Robsedona Post Number: 72 Registered: 11-2007 Posted From: 75.211.216.179  Rating: N/A |
Well I ordered the valve from Luke Could not find Parts Needed the Exhaust seat and screen Could not find :-( Took off the Valve and it was last done by Greyhound 10-77 10 years before they sold the Bus and 32 years total in side looks Black? Is this carbon? Copper fittings look Clean? Do I need to clean whole system and if so How? | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1686 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.68.121.191  Rating: N/A |
dry, wet or oily? If it is just black in colour and dry, never mind. Combination of some sort of oxidation, winds of time blowing through there, and there does migrate through the system some amount of vapours related to the lube oil in the compressor. Wet is just condensed moisture. Oily, then the issue might be contamination. You need to confirm whether this is a current or previous problem with the compressor and how deep it has traveled. Then an idea as to how much and whether it will travel anymore, now that you are improving with an air drier and stricter attention to the air system than some previous owner. Disassembling both ends of the effected lines and blowing through a cleaner that can be followed up with a water rinse and lots of through-put of air from the shop compressor. And same idea for the air tanks. You may want to leave the tanks sit overnight with something in them to break up the unseen mud on the bottom. You don't want a residue afterward that will harm the lubrication in your new valves. happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| Rob Norgren (Robsedona)
Registered Member Username: Robsedona Post Number: 75 Registered: 11-2007 Posted From: 75.210.253.20 Rating: N/A |
Inside of valve is Dry! Lines are clean out side of lines and fittings dark brown but inside of lines and fittings clean a nice copper look. Out side of the valve was dirty inside was a dry dark Black! I have installed Quick Drain on all the tanks the water that comes out is clean (from time to time I but Cardboard on the ground and Drain the tanks always clean The Filter Or ping Tank I thing the first tine I drained it had oil in it and the same of the Filter in the front The E filter the one for the Ass Tank? all the air beam filters I don't know yet Did not know the were anything but Valves! When I notice Leaks I Fix More important to stop then Go I think! | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1688 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.71.103.47 Rating: N/A |
Sounds like you are fine. No cleaning needed. happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| Rob Norgren (Robsedona)
Registered Member Username: Robsedona Post Number: 79 Registered: 11-2007 Posted From: 75.210.244.44 Rating: N/A |
Tks Buswarrior Happy Coaching to you also! I still have a lot of work to do yet!! Rob | ||
| Rob Norgren (Robsedona)
Registered Member Username: Robsedona Post Number: 110 Registered: 11-2007 Posted From: 75.208.72.51 Rating: N/A |
Got the E1 valve from Luke. Removed my old valve anf cleaned it up rebuilt the top. re greased and but it back together. And climbed back in to install it in the spare tire compartment Had a devil of a time to get the lines back on they seemed on the short side I was wishing I had 3 arms and hands, Kind of hard to hold push and turn a nut all at the same time. So now to test for leaks in the lines and valves! Now to find the fittings for the end of the hose for the oil It uses the same hose as the Air and fuel lines I have I know of places in Cal. to get then most places here ether want to make you one or only carry the sinflex or how about copper I hsve a lot of the high presser hose! For I would rather make my own sense I have all the line! Rob |