air chuck from engine air compressor

[Pete Masterson]

My coach has an air outlet in the road-side compartment just in front
of the water/sewer connection compartment. It has a standard fitting
to accept a air hose.

Does it have the oomph to bring the tires from (say) 95 to 115 psi in
a reasonable time? Not in my experience. It's capable of delivering
120 psi (the limit of the air system), but it's fairly slow and the
engine must be running. Probably adequate for an emergency. (When I
was in the Army, a zillion years ago, we had similar connectors on
all our trucks -- those could add a few lbs. of air to a tire in a
pretty decent time...) I don't know what plumbing the air outlet has
behind it that might reduce the volume of air present.

I carry a 'contractor's type' air compressor with us to do my tires.
(150 PSI max, 4 gallon twin tank, Ridgid brand from Home Depot.)

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
aeonix1@...
On the road near Lancaster, PA



On Oct 11, 2008, at 9:06 AM, luckyron1 wrote:

> Am getting tired of waiting in line at truck stops to air up the
> tires. I think I remember someone pointing out an air chuck coming
> from the engine air compressor but I'm not sure where it would be. Is
> there an air chuck coming from the engine air compressor on the 2000
> LXI? If so, does it have sufficient 'torque', like the truck stop
> compressors, to quickly air up the tires?
>
> Yup, we do have the 110 vt auxilliary compresser but it doesn't have
> the 'torque' when you are talking 95 to 115 psi.
>
> Ron 'n Ruth, still in MN in 2000 LXI
>
>