Stopping Air Discharge while sleeping?

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  1. Zeviander

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    If it's going off that often, you might have a pretty serious leak. Shouldn't be too hard to find if it drains that quickly. Find a quiet corner of a parking lot, charge your tanks up to max, shut the truck off and get out and take a listen. Unless you are completely deaf, you won't have trouble finding it.

    If you can't find a leak, then the dryer needs service. Might be the governor.
     
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    Check your brake chambers as well.

    Could also be the trailer.
     
  3. Goodysnap

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    When parked? No way.

    Could be in the trailer if he's leaving the brakes released when parked. Hopefully he has tried pulling the red knob allready.
     
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    OP might not have a 12 year old.
    Can he borrow yours?


    #### just got weird, didn't it?
    Yep.
     
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    Lol.
     
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    Also check your fan hub, both of my trucks have had fan hub related air leaks and you can only really notice them when the truck is running.
     
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    Actually, I just had the same issue. I found my leak when I turned off the truck and then turn the key on for power. The tanks would drain with the power on, but not with the power off.
     
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    Thats a very common problem.
     
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    Chase air leaks with a spray bottle with soap and water. Find the bubbles. Easy.
     
  10. ChicagoJohn

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    In theory at least.