Air Issue (Not A/C) and Motor Cleaning

[Dan Darst]

At the bottom of your air drier is a valve that purges water. I call it a
spitter as it performs each time your air compressor cycles to its max
pressure. Over time the spring that is supposed to closed the valve gets
tired. A rebuild kit for the spitter valve is about 11.00 dollars, its a
quite simple procedure. Should not have to remove the air drier to do this.
All of this is based on having an AD-2 Bendix air drier.

dandarst86fc35rbhuntleyil.


>From: "Kevin McKeown"
>Reply-To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Air Issue (Not A/C) and Motor Cleaning
>Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:24:19 -0000
>
>Greetings again,
>
>Another little problem...when airing up the BB after sitting for a
>few days (all air in tanks depleted), the pressure climbs and stays
>at 30 PSI, and won't go any higher. I shut down the BB, and listen
>through the open hatch underneath the bed, and hear air excaping
>somewhere near the compressor. When it gets down to almost no
>pressure, I hear a click, and the hissing abruptly stops. I start
>up the BB again, and pressure climbs like normal up to the usual 125
>PSI or so, and no hissing. This happens almost every time with the
>same result.
>
>I've kind of got used to the routine, but naturally I'm afraid of
>getting stuck somewhere with only 30 pounds of air pressure (can't
>release the brakes, suspension dumped, etc). Any ideas? I know
>there must be some kind of valve that is sticking, but I can't find
>it in all that mess of hoses and wires. Any sugestions?
>
>Also, looking down through the engine hatch underneath the rear bed,
>the engine is pretty gunked op with old oil, dirt, and the
>usual "road cake". Can I hurt anything by soaking it with engine
>degreaser (Sam's Club Purple Cleaner), and hitting with a hose or
>pressure washer? I'd like to get the snail shells, mouse poop, and
>the grime washed off so I can see what I'm looking at. The top of
>the motor makes a nice dining room for the neighborhood little
>critters, and I guess the snails are tasty but their shells aren't.
>OK to pressure wash it clean?
>
>Thanks, like always....
>
>Kevin McKeown
>Yorba Linda, CA
>1986 38' PT
>8V92
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