Air leak

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  1. Keepontrucking2016

    Keepontrucking2016 Light Load Member

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    I did notice when I was parking for the night by pumping my brakes few times to slow down the air dropped pretty fast to about 100psi
     
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  3. starmac

    starmac Road Train Member

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    well it will drop the air some when you pump brakes, if it drops too much when you apply brakes then doesn't drop anymore, typically that means your brakes ned adjusting. if you apply brakes and it keeps going down, then you have a leak on the service side somewhere. your leak sounds like it may be on the emergency side.
     
  4. magoo68

    magoo68 Road Train Member

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    You haven’t stated whether your air tank gauges drop before compressor kicks in.. if they do you have a major leak when running (fan hub?) brakes etc .. if gauge doesn’t drop much or any I’d look at the signal line to the governer
     
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  5. Keepontrucking2016

    Keepontrucking2016 Light Load Member

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    The air gauges drops to 110psi with in 2min before compressor kicks in and stops at 136 psi when governer kicks in when truck is off I hear no leaks nothing and this morning I wake the psi was 110 on both gauges
     
  6. uncleal13

    uncleal13 Road Train Member

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    Had the governor sensor line cause that, had a loose push to connect fitting.
    Only leaked when engine running, compressor would kick back in within 15 seconds of purge.
     
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  7. swaan

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    Fan hub.
     
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  8. Keepontrucking2016

    Keepontrucking2016 Light Load Member

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    Now I noticed that with truck off ign on with it 15 min drop to 107psi and keeps going down slowly and I still don't hear any leak

    On the egr side top I hear something sounds like air leaking

    If there was a major leak I would hear it correct or not
     
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  9. swaan

    swaan Road Train Member

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    The fan hubs can leak a lot and are hard to hear. Yours needs air to keep the hub disengaged. This only happens when key is in run position or engine is running. With truck fully aired up, shut truck off then leave key in run position. Your fan should free wheel now. Listen closely as possible to the hub. Should be able to hear it
     
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  10. Keepontrucking2016

    Keepontrucking2016 Light Load Member

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    I'll try that could governer have internal leak that I cant hear
     
  11. swaan

    swaan Road Train Member

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    Not that I know of. Also not a leak that is dependent on engine running or not.
     
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