P38A Leaky airspring connection.

MrGorsky · Dec 5, 2024

Couple of years. and the car was laid up waiting for the new engine for some of that. They look very solid, and no bubbles when sprayed…..

I can run a temp line from block to bag and test again once it stops raining!

pwood999 · Dec 5, 2024

Schrader valves is the best test. I use a tee-piece on the front & rear pairs, so only need two valves. This way they inflate L-R together.

MrGorsky · Dec 6, 2024

pwood999 said:
Schrader valves is the best test. I use a tee-piece on the front & rear pairs, so only need two valves. This way they inflate L-R together.

Bought a pair of valves from the 'bay. I'll try them too when they turn up!

Grrrrrr · Dec 6, 2024

MrGorsky said:
Bought a pair of valves from the 'bay. I'll try them too when they turn up!

Pretty sure I gave you my old ones.

MrGorsky · Friday at 19:22

So I did have a leak in the actual line from the valve block to the rear right bag.

I bought some rather fetching bright yellow PA12 nylon airline from here and some plastic conduit and with a borrowed lift, ran new lines for the rear right bag, and the tank down the chasis rail, accros the rear cross member and connected up.

Getting the line across is easy, getting it in to the clips is a pain in the neck. It's possible with help, swearing, long screwdrivers, short screwdriver, prongs, hooks and selotape and a plastic toothbrush. I also encased the line in split conduit where it passes by the exhaust and tyres to try and stop any future holes developing.

No more overnight sag, so that seems to be a win.

Grrrrrr · Saturday at 07:27

MrGorsky said:
So I did have a leak in the actual line from the valve block to the rear right bag.

I bought some rather fetching bright yellow PA12 nylon airline from here and some plastic conduit and with a borrowed lift, ran new lines for the rear right bag, and the tank down the chasis rail, accros the rear cross member and connected up.

Getting the line across is easy, getting it in to the clips is a pain in the neck. It's possible with help, swearing, long screwdrivers, short screwdriver, prongs, hooks and selotape. I also encased the line in split conduit where it passes by the exhaust and tyres to try and stop any future holes developing.

No more overnight sag, so that seems to be a win.

You forgot the plastic toothbrush.

MrGorsky · Saturday at 12:13

Grrrrrr said:
You forgot the plastic toothbrush.

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P38A Leaky airspring connection.

MrGorsky

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MrGorsky

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Grrrrrr

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Grrrrrr

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