clean out air tanks

[Gardner Yeaw]

I tried to purge the water out of my air tanks today for the first
time. The wet tank put out a thick, slow stream of gooey glop for
about 15 minutes. I would guess a quart or so came out. It flowed slow
so I guess I will need to have a few sessions to get all it out.

So with all that stuff in there I would like to flush out the tanks
and lines and check the brake units, etc. What should I use to do
this? I expect I will need to drop the tanks to do it right.

Anyone been through this out there?

Gardner
78FC33

[M.L. Perkinson]

I have had an 80 for 8 years. Don't have a dryer as I feel you don't either. I
have really had little trouble even though I have had quite a bit of goop from
time to time. I have been afraid I needed gaskets, etc. but have kept on going
without trouble.

When I clean out the wet tank, especially, I unscrew the valve all the way off
and run the engine and the compressor pushes out most of if not all the goop.
All I can say is it has worked for me but am sure it might drive a real
mechanic crazy. Maury 80 fc 31'
----- Original Message -----
From: Gardner Yeaw
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Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 8:12 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] clean out air tanks


I tried to purge the water out of my air tanks today for the first
time. The wet tank put out a thick, slow stream of gooey glop for
about 15 minutes. I would guess a quart or so came out. It flowed slow
so I guess I will need to have a few sessions to get all it out.

So with all that stuff in there I would like to flush out the tanks
and lines and check the brake units, etc. What should I use to do
this? I expect I will need to drop the tanks to do it right.

Anyone been through this out there?

Gardner
78FC33





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[dthollis1961]

Gardner,

On the 78 FC I had, the same stuff came out of my wet tank too. I
put on spring-loaded valves with cables that ran out to the outer
edge of the bus for easy access. It wasn't long before the goop was
gone and only a mist came out when draining. Spring-loaded valves
were about $8.00ea from the big truck shop. If you put them on,
save the old valves in case the spring valves ever fail.

David Hollis 84FC35 Springfield,IL


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
wrote:
>
> I tried to purge the water out of my air tanks today for the
first
> time. The wet tank put out a thick, slow stream of gooey glop for
> about 15 minutes. I would guess a quart or so came out. It flowed
slow
> so I guess I will need to have a few sessions to get all it out.
>
> So with all that stuff in there I would like to flush out the
tanks
> and lines and check the brake units, etc. What should I use to do
> this? I expect I will need to drop the tanks to do it right.
>
> Anyone been through this out there?
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>

[Gardner Yeaw]

David,
I actually already bought the lanyard valves, I just haven't
installed them yet. When I saw all the junk I wanted to wait till it
was cleaned out before subjecting the new valves to all that crap.

So it seems that a lot of owners don't drain the tanks regularly.
This is probably a result of a lot of states not requiring a licence
upgrade that includes air brake certification. I know I was
surprised that I could just hop in and drive with no knowledge of
air brakes at all. Forum members that don't purge the water before
every trip should take heed. I found the junk in the step valve when
I replaced it but didn't know what it was. I expect if it gets into
the main brake system it could be a real problem.

Gardner
78FC33


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "dthollis1961"
wrote:
>
> Gardner,
>
> On the 78 FC I had, the same stuff came out of my wet tank too. I
> put on spring-loaded valves with cables that ran out to the outer
> edge of the bus for easy access. It wasn't long before the goop
was
> gone and only a mist came out when draining. Spring-loaded valves
> were about $8.00ea from the big truck shop. If you put them on,
> save the old valves in case the spring valves ever fail.
>
> David Hollis 84FC35 Springfield,IL
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
> wrote:
> >
> > I tried to purge the water out of my air tanks today for the
> first
> > time. The wet tank put out a thick, slow stream of gooey glop
for
> > about 15 minutes. I would guess a quart or so came out. It
flowed
> slow
> > so I guess I will need to have a few sessions to get all it out.
> >
> > So with all that stuff in there I would like to flush out the
> tanks
> > and lines and check the brake units, etc. What should I use to
do
> > this? I expect I will need to drop the tanks to do it right.
> >
> > Anyone been through this out there?
> >
> > Gardner
> > 78FC33
> >
>