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Air leak / backfeed the system to find
05-25-2006, 13:19
Post: #4
Air leak / backfeed the system to find
Don't know as I am brand new to this! Did not see one there, but
will check tomorrow.

Steve Quandt
Spread Eagle WI / Iron Mountain MI
1993 PT-40

Thanks

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Robinson"
wrote:
>
> Steve I may be wrong but isn't your emergency air chuck in the
engine
> compartment. I have one there in my 94. I also have the auxilliary
air chuck
> in the bay.
>
> On 25/05/06, smquandt wrote:
> >
> > Finally got my '93 PT-40 home, we had to widen the drive a
little,
> > well OK LOTS, to do so. Now comes some work. There is an air
leak
> > someplace that I need to find. I really do not want to run the
> > engine to re-pressure the system. I have a large compressor in
my
> > shop with a 60 gallon tank and max pressure of 140 PSI. If I set
> > the outflow pressure on the compressor to 100# and hook a line
up to
> > the air connection in the bay is there any reason that I cannot
back
> > feed the system? I would keep the outflow valve on the
compressor
> > at less than 1/2 open to reduce the volume.
> >
> > I see emergency vehicles that are hooked up to back feed in most
> > fire stations.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for help for the new owner, many nore
questions to
> > follow.
> >
> > Steve Quandt
> > Spread Eagle WI / Iron Mountain MI
> > 1993 PT-40
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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> --
> Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> 94 WLWB
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Messages In This Thread
Air leak / backfeed the system to find - smquandt - 05-25-2006, 12:12
Air leak / backfeed the system to find - Curt Sprenger - 05-25-2006, 12:38
Air leak / backfeed the system to find - Rob Robinson - 05-25-2006, 12:53
Air leak / backfeed the system to find - smquandt - 05-25-2006 13:19
Air leak / backfeed the system to find - Bob & Carol Howald` - 05-25-2006, 14:42



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