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brandon s owen (Brando) (216.135.39.196)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 23, 2003 - 4:18 pm: | |
can i pour the alcohol directly into the intake of the compresor? its an old one and im worried about the alcohol going past the rings and into my oil....v-71 detroit |
ralph7 (208.171.8.139)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 23, 2003 - 5:05 pm: | |
NO By checking around you can find air dryers ,big trucks use them . but you must or try to each day to pull cable on slone valve on wet tank.(slone valves leak sometimes). hope you have a drain in your wet tank (first tank at end of compressor line), in all each tank needs a drain. |
John Feld (150.199.209.8)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 23, 2003 - 6:15 pm: | |
If you use alcohol, do NOT pour it into the intake side (air compresses but liquid does not). Take the output line off and use a funnel to pour it into the output side tube, re-connect the line and air up.
Your best option would be to instal an air dryer, you can get these at a fair price at truck wrecking yards, around 35-45 dollars used. Bendix makes a good system, model AD-9, be sure to check the voltage, most trucks are 12V., if you need 24V. you can get the heater element from Bendix, or through any truck supply. |
FAST FRED (67.75.110.24)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 5:33 am: | |
The wrecking yard will have the parts & fittings to install an alcohol jar in the proper place for the air system.
This was the industry std for 60+ years and still works great when the temps go to the minus side of 32F.
Brake antifreez is cheap at any truck stop or NAPA.
FAST FRED |
CoryDane (4.17.253.170)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 10:11 am: | |
Just to ask, how does the "ALCOHOL JAR" work in an air system?
Does it go on the output side of the compressor?
How does it take moisture out of the system?
Is this high maintenance?
What effect would it have on a system that might have moisture in it?
thanks for the thought
cd |
FAST FRED (67.75.103.120)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 5:12 am: | |
The alcohol & water are "miscable" (poorly spelling chemestry term) which means that the alcohol goes after the water & captures it.
The alcohol & water will not freeze in the air system and only awaits your venting (drain tanks)to leave.
The feed is installed on the suction side of the compressor and compresses alcohol vapor into the damp air.
There is NO maint except filling the alcohol jar when needed .
Works Great , but have only driven to -5F below , yet I understand its good in real cold too.
FAST FRED |
brandon s owen (Brando) (216.135.39.196)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 12:47 pm: | |
the tank right after the compressor is very small, if you can even call it a tank. its smaller than a 'child sized football' for the lack of a better discripted word. and yes it does have a exit valve at the bottom of it, and i drain it every time i sart it up. lots of water comes out! |
brandon s owen (Brando) (216.135.39.196)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 12:51 pm: | |
oh yeh, does the alcohol get rid of the water or does it siply keep the water from freezing?
what im trying to get at is this, my levelers stick some times and when i pump the breaks, to get rid of moisture in that area, they level out again. hmmmmm.....help |
FAST FRED (67.75.113.12)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 30, 2003 - 5:39 am: | |
The water & alcohol colect together & leave when you drain the tanks.
FAST FRED |