I described only 4 wires Jim. Power and ground to motor, power and ground
to solenoid. BTW, yes, the air comes out that "resonator" you noticed.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gathmann" <jim_gathmann@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mopar33lv6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "ImperialList ImperialList"
<mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "EEK EEK" <eek@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [mopar33lv6] Re: Air Compressors
This thing only has 4 wires- not the 5/6 you
describe.
Two must be grounds- as my ohm meter says they go to
the metal case of the compressor (chassis ground?).
Then there is a plug/connector harness on the side
with two wires attached to it- one red, and one white
(or yellow- hard to tell).
Could it be that one ground and positive are for the
compressor, and one positive and ground are for the
release valve? This unit appears to have a resonator-
looks like those collector cans you can get for
aftermarket horns/sirens...
No other wires on the thing. There appears to be 3
places for hosing to hook up- so perhaps one
pressureized/compressed line for front, rear, and then
a vent???
--- Brad Hogg <roadhogg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> there are two wires for power and ground, and two
> more for a solenoid that
> opens and closes an air valve. These units were
> meant to run in a system
> with no reservoir. That means, they did the job of
> not only inflating but
> also deflating the shocks as well. So, my
> understanding of the system is
> that when the shocks need inflating, the compressor
> turns on and does just
> that. When the shocks need deflating, the electric
> air valve (situated in
> the compressor assembly) opens and lets air out.
>
> With the system I am building for the KImperial, I
> won't need that exhaust
> valve. I plan to simply install a good old
> fashioned mechanical leveling
> valve like the ones found on every semi tractor
> trailer unit and every bus
> on the continent. Those are reliable and easy to
> replace if they do go
> wrong. To convert to this type of system I do need
> two other components
> though. I need a reservoir and a pressure switch.
> I have a reservoir all
> ready. It came out of my 77 NYB parts car. I need
> a pressure switch and
> the correct fittings etc to plumb it in. Since I am
> not using the
> compressor to inflate and deflate the shocks
> directly (but rather using the
> pressure in the reservoir to do that) I need a way
> to turn the compressor on
> and off when the pressure in the reservoir demands
> it. This would work
> exactly like the pressure system on your home shop
> air compressor. Sure, I
> can go buy a new pressure switch but like so many
> other projects I do, half
> the fun is trying to see if I can scrounge enough
> stuff to do it. Those
> pressure switches run about $30 too so I want to
> leave that as a last
> resort.
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