Air compressor acting weird

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  1. simon999

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    Weird thing: when engine cold starts in the morning compressor cycles every 30 seconds, after hour on the road cycles every 2 minutes
     
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  3. dorlia2

    dorlia2 Light Load Member

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    Same problem here. Any ideas?
     
  4. simon999

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    Update: I disconnected air intake from air filter to air compressor. Engine was off and air was leaking back to the air filter. So the problem was in the air compressor head. I took apart head and found a lot of burned oil which was sticky and looked like dirt beetween those air valve plates. So I just needed to clean everything , replace gaskets and o rings. I called volvo dealer they said that they dont sell gasket kit and unloader o rings for compressor head . They offered to buy whole rebuild kit $900 or whole rebuilt compressor for $1200 which I dont need. I just need gaskets and o rings. So I found store there they sell all type o rings and also bought gasket material. I cut my own gasket and assembled compressor. Everything works fine now. Cost me arround $7.
     
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    Here pictures how it look like inside.
     
  6. EZX1100

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    [QUOTE="semi" retired;4409456]Hi Simon, if you replaced the governor, I'll bet it's the air dryer. Really not much else to it. Is the purge valve frozen? I've seen that too.[/QUOTE]
    mine was frozen last week, put a "torch" to it for about 30 seconds and it worked fine after that

    be careful not to melt any hoses
     
  7. Slow302

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    Looks like air leak between compressor and governor or toward air dryer
     
  8. EZX1100

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    mine was pissing out air at the compressor, seems like one of the gaskets were frozen

    i loosened up the governor then retightened it, and it worked fine
     
  9. dorlia2

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    Where did you get those o-rings?
     
  10. simon999

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    http://applemachineandsupply.com/
    fort pierce, fl
    Check on diagram number 18 unloader valve has little o rings on both sides. But to replace them you have to take apart head. compressor.jpg
     
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