Heres the situation. Cat 3406E doesnt stop building air pressure and the air dryer wont purge. We replaced the air dryer and the regulator on the air compressor. I have 2 lines to the regulator, bottom port is from the air tank, middle port is to the air dryer exhaust port is open.
Air dryer wont Purge
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by RollinCoal02, Jan 5, 2017.
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You should have an unloader valve in the air compressor that could be stuck. Also you could have a leaking governor line to the tank or the discharge line could be leaking that bad.
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I bet you got a replacement governor that has three ports and the control ports are reversed. I had the same issue with my first truck, it would not release at the air dryer and I played with it a bit, switched the control line to another port and it worked.
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I had the same problem, I had the lines reversed. I was pulling my hair out after replacing the dryer trying to figure it out.
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Since you are talking about air dryers, other than changing the filters twice a year what routine maintenance are you doing if any?
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after messing around with it pulling lines and blowing air though them it ended up being a blocked line from the supply tank. Thanks!
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That's good to know, I forgot about cleaning out the lines.
Twice a year for a desiccant change out, really?
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Louisiana in the summer is close to it! I would rather spend the 20 extra bucks and err on the side of caution if it will prevent a problem. Use my drain chords daily as well. One freeze up on a dump valve was all it took to make me a believer.Last edited: Jan 6, 2017
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