Truck sneezing

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  1. Schöne

    Schöne Bobtail Member

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    Hi guys, why does my truck "sneeze" every few minutes while idling? Thanks
     
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  3. drivingmissdaisy

    drivingmissdaisy Road Train Member

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    It's purging the moisture out of the lines. Also known as the "dryer." But if it does it too often it's annoying as hell for people around you and you need to get it fixed.
     
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  4. Doealex

    Doealex Medium Load Member

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    Your air dryer and/or it’s filter needs to be replaced.
     
  5. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    Or hole in discharge line, leak on wet tank.
     
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  6. Roberts450

    Roberts450 Road Train Member

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    It’s obviously allergic to something you’ve parked by so I’d suggest moving to a new spot. Hahaha
     
  7. Cattleman84

    Cattleman84 Road Train Member

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    watch your air guages for a few mins while it does this... Does the guage slowly go down then come back up quickly until it "sneezes"... Then it slowly goes back down amd comes up again quickly and "sneezes" again? If this is what it is doing you have an air leak some where... If it is anything less than 5 mins between "sneezes" while parked and idling, then you need to find that leak, or leaks, and get it fixed. A small leak can become a major leak very rapidly... And major leaks can cause very, very bad things to happen... Things like no brakes, or auto shift tranny to not work.
     
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  8. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    :eek: This tears it,,I'm sorry. Laughing so hard, I can't even go on,,,I can't wait for, Old Man, Rank, Buddyd, TripleSix, and all the other so called legends of our time,,you've got to be kidding.
     
  9. Lumper Humper

    Lumper Humper Road Train Member

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    My truck had a nasty cough one time, i put Some dayquil in the fuel tanks.
     
  10. Old Man

    Old Man Road Train Member

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    I would get it a Covid test before you infect other trucks.
     
  11. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    Benadryl, Tylenol Extreme cold and flu, have been known to control sneezing.

    a box or 2 of Kleenix tissue, also helps, wiping up the snots.
     
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