ViAir compressor hack
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ViAir compressor hack
Thanks to who ever manages this website. great information and some nice folks. My first post Greg OConnor in Southern California USA
I have a 2007 SUT that I mostly just pull behind my motor home only has 40,000 miles. lots of fun on the trails except for the width on some atv trails. I have done bags twice and now the compressor is not reacting so I pulled the pair and just built a way to boost the bags.
long story But after sniffing for air-leaks and never getting to a hold, I just decided to pull the quick connect and replace all the connections with compression connections. I ended up with a air spring quick connect that leaked and to my surprise I was able to shove a metric Allen in the fitting and remove the end to replace it with 1/8 inch brass pipe to a 1/4 inch compression fitting to plastic airline.
I can make a diagram if anyone is interested
ran copper hard line in the bed to a manifold to keep things a bit protected
drilled to pass two 1/4 inch lines to center console to mount the switch and two pressure gauges. one for tank and one for bags
manifold off of the tank. after finding all this space I would have installed the Pnumatic electric valves here
I had to cut the bracket for the controller off put the compressors away from exhaust mounted a ball valve peeking out of the center hole
I have a 2007 SUT that I mostly just pull behind my motor home only has 40,000 miles. lots of fun on the trails except for the width on some atv trails. I have done bags twice and now the compressor is not reacting so I pulled the pair and just built a way to boost the bags.
long story But after sniffing for air-leaks and never getting to a hold, I just decided to pull the quick connect and replace all the connections with compression connections. I ended up with a air spring quick connect that leaked and to my surprise I was able to shove a metric Allen in the fitting and remove the end to replace it with 1/8 inch brass pipe to a 1/4 inch compression fitting to plastic airline.
- I used a set of Viaire pumps,
- 2 normal closed 12vdc over/ coil trigger pneumatic valves,
- one small tank to hold a bit of charge pressure
- 30 foot of plastic airline
- one of on-off-on momentary switch
- one viaire duel air pressure gauge
I can make a diagram if anyone is interested
ran copper hard line in the bed to a manifold to keep things a bit protected
drilled to pass two 1/4 inch lines to center console to mount the switch and two pressure gauges. one for tank and one for bags
manifold off of the tank. after finding all this space I would have installed the Pnumatic electric valves here
I had to cut the bracket for the controller off put the compressors away from exhaust mounted a ball valve peeking out of the center hole
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