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if you have regular air ride valves and not the fancy accuair system. instead of using the dump controls, go to home depot or your local hardware store and buy some brass fitting plugs. SOLID PLUGS. at the same size as your vavles (1/2'' valves - get half inch plugs) then take a drill and drill out a 5/32 hole in the center of the plug. put it ont the dump valve and air the car out. if that is TOO slow, then drill the hole 1 size bigger or until you get the speed you want. its cheaper than using the dump controls
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so guys i got a quick question. i have a ver very very very slow leak out of my air tank, 1psi every . first of i checked eeverywhere with soapy water.. no result. so i ended up pulling my leader hose out n noticed that it has a bad check valve. my question is could the bad check valve cause the air to push back out of the compressor? will getting a new leader hose with check valve solve my super duper slow leak? thanks!!!
yes this will fix the leak, easiest way to check if your leader hose is leaking is to fill the tank, take the compressor off the leader hose leaving the leader hose still screwed into the tank. take your thumb and cover the exposed side of the leader hose (side that was screwed into the compressor) hold it there for ATLEAST 1 minute. pull your thumb off. if it is a bad checkvalve on the leader hose then you will feel pressure building up and also the sound of pressure releasing form the hose when you remove your finger. if it is the check valve you want to replace this sooner than later. this can ruin your compressor
Got a little problem... The fuse for my air suspension has been blowing out lately. When I got the bags installed, I had it for about 3 weeks then the 1st fuse blew out. It was a 30amp. Talked to a friend and he told me to go with 40 fuse. Installed that for about a month then that blew out, so I put another 40 fuse in 4 days later it blew out again. I just put another 40 in today. Its to a point where Autozone is out of the 40 fuse. I need help asap! The last time it aired up all then the fuse blew out. Today I guess it did the same thing. I aired it up when I left my house went to the store, slammed it and when I aired it back up the compressor didn't kick on at all. I'm soo dam aggravated! I might end up taking it out and selling it. BTW I'm using UAS kit.
UAS used a 125 amp fuse at the battery and an 80 amp battery isolator relay just before the compressors when they installed my kit. are you sure a 40amp fuse is sufficient? how is your setup wired?
how big are the power lines? that other guy said he has a 120amp breaker....
when i used to have a big car audio setup i would run a 100 amp fuse, it was mainly just to protect against short circuits with dual 4awe wire. not that im telling you to do this and being responsible for your car catching on fire.
when i used to have a big car audio setup i would run a 100 amp fuse, it was mainly just to protect against short circuits with dual 4awe wire. not that im telling you to do this and being responsible for your car catching on fire.
the dual viair compressors that come in UAS' kit draw almost 40 amps
https://www.universalairsuspension.c...roducts_id=104
also, check your grounding. other than improperly sized fuses / wiring, you're looking for a short somewhere.
https://www.universalairsuspension.c...roducts_id=104
also, check your grounding. other than improperly sized fuses / wiring, you're looking for a short somewhere.
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what compressors are you using and how many compressors do you have?
for 2 viair 380 compressors i would run 30amp fuses for each. so a single 60amp fuse.
for 2 viair 480 compressors i would run a 40amp fuse for each. so a single 80 amp fuse.
also what guage wire do you have going from the battery to your relay? i always run ATLEAST a 4 gauge wire. some people argue that you can get away with 8 gauge, but i like to feel better about my electrical system. currently i am running a 1/0 guage wire from the battery to a single stinger 80 amp relay with a 80 amp fuse inline. and the from the relay to the 2 viair 480 compressors i am running 8 gauge.
for 2 viair 380 compressors i would run 30amp fuses for each. so a single 60amp fuse.
for 2 viair 480 compressors i would run a 40amp fuse for each. so a single 80 amp fuse.
also what guage wire do you have going from the battery to your relay? i always run ATLEAST a 4 gauge wire. some people argue that you can get away with 8 gauge, but i like to feel better about my electrical system. currently i am running a 1/0 guage wire from the battery to a single stinger 80 amp relay with a 80 amp fuse inline. and the from the relay to the 2 viair 480 compressors i am running 8 gauge.
I have two 480 compressor. I just put in the 80 fuse and everything is working fine now. Thanks a lot guy for you help and quick reply! So far no more blown fuses! Thanks Again!!
Need some help. This morning i went to the store and slammed mu car it was fine but when i went out and try to raise it, the tank didnt pump in and it also made a starter noise like its tryijg to pump but nothin. The starter niose came from the relay.