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arb compressor help

Post by DAWSO 4x4 »

i have got a old school arb compressor and once it fills full of air after about a min it kicks in again for about 30 secs then it stops for about a min then it kicks in for another 30 secs and keeps doing that i just didnt know if its meant to do it or if it is leaking out of the compressor this is happening with both lockers out
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Post by DirtyPaj »

Sounds very much like you have a leak. A bit of washing up liquid in water is great for finding leaks, just dab it on with an old paint brush and you should see bubles appear where the leak is.

Happy hunting :lol:
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Post by MissDrew »

using a spray bottle with soapy water is the best
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Post by DAWSO 4x4 »

thanks for the tips i'll give it a try and hopefulyy find the problem
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Post by plowy »

if you don't find the air leak externally remove the dif filler plug n pray to god you don't hear it from inside your diff
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Post by spazbot »

prolly find its leaking on the main tank o ring or the lil washer oring that is on the bolt to hold the tank on
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