Still struggling with my air pressure, keeps depleting

Discussion in 'Volvo Forum' started by jtjslim2, Nov 12, 2014.

  1. jtjslim2

    jtjslim2 Light Load Member

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    My compressor went bad so i got a repair kit for it and i have air pressure now but it only gains pressure when i accelerater it. When i let it idle the pressure starts going down. It goes from 120 psi to 60 psi in less than 20 minutes, i dont hear a leak anywhere though... im stumped, it cant be the compressor still could it?
     
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  3. Ribeye

    Ribeye Light Load Member

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    Sure it could still be the compressor, but... does the compressor kick on and off, like when it gets up to 120 lbs? and at 60 lb. like you wrote?

    Need info, what is yr, eng, and trk model. Do you know where the air governor is? have you tried to adjust it or put a new one on lately? they do go bad. On older trucks, the gov. has a adjusting screw and locknut to lock it in position. The gov. should kick in around 90-100 lbs. psi, you know that right. But if that's not it, get it into a shop, how much is your life worth, don't try driving like that, I hope.
     
  4. PIAredneck

    PIAredneck Bobtail Member

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    depending on the compressor if it has reeds u might of bent 1 some if u did u still build up air but it leaks back out, if ur compressor is ok u could have a leak somewhere just cause u can't hear it don't mean it's not their, it could b somewhere u've not checkd yet
     
  5. Jerry12

    Jerry12 Heavy Load Member

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    When at Idle, Are you saying your Trailer & Park brakes are released?
     
  6. jtjslim2

    jtjslim2 Light Load Member

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    Ok i figured it out, i think, but of course its a new problem, i adjusted the governor, played with it alittle till i got it up to 120 psi before it cut of, and i found a couple of leaks on sum fittings, now my biggest issue is that i used the same head it had before since the one i found for 300 bucks, instead of paying for mine at 900 dollars, did fit on the compressor just fine but had a different set up for the fittings on the truck...so i had to use my head which was alittle beat up on account of that the stainless steal plate/gasket had one of the sides that go over the piston brojen off and shattered into a 100 peaces and jammed into the pistons and head itself, i took all the scrap metal out and sanded the top of the pistons and the bottom of the head to make sure it didnt cut up that gasket.. well during reinstallation the fitting to the line going to the tanks, the tread on it messed up so i was leaking from there pretty bad...so bad that the pressure would drop from 120 to 60 in ten minutes.... so i rethread it and got a new fitting, i steal here a slight leak but not like before...
     
  7. jtjslim2

    jtjslim2 Light Load Member

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    Oh its a 2007 Volvo 780 with a D12 volvo engine
     
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