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air leak
Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:38 PM
whats up fellas ok my ?? is im having trouble getting my fittings to seal the ones coming from the tank ive tryed tef tape.and it still leaks i hit the swich it stays up for a day or so the next day it all the way down all other fittings are sealed no leaks but the fittings by valves coming out of tank differnt story.. any suggestions?? i have 4 valves ther all stanless steel no plastic easy street set up whats the way to go about it????
thnx jay

Re: air leak
Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:42 PM
hmm, i think the only real solution to your problem is to keep redoing them until you get all the leaks out. Test them with soapy water. I know I have leaks in mine because my car is on the ground in the morning but it doesn't bother me at all.






Re: air leak
Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:48 PM
Wrap more tape on it next time.


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Re: air leak
Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:05 PM
Take off those fittings, wrap 3-4 times around with teflon tape. Tighten the shiet outta them by hand until you can't tighten anymore... don't hang off of the wrench with your weight, but put some umph into it... mine have not leaked since I installed it 6 months ago. Not 1 psi leaks from anywhere. You are probably not using enough teflon tape or not tightening them enough. My arms were sore like I worked out after I was done with my installation.




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Re: air leak
Sunday, March 13, 2005 9:09 AM
using more than 3-4 wraps can actually make it worse, also make sure that the threads are smooth, I know some air tanks have realy rough threads on their ports, grab ya a wire brush and make sure it's smooth otherwise it'll eat away all the tape. Also make sure you're wraping the right direction.

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Re: air leak
Monday, March 14, 2005 1:45 PM
Pahtcub wrote:Also make sure you're wraping the right direction.
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