P38A not cranking.

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Saint.V8 said:
You know, I would love to meet the pair of you together and go to a pub and just sit back and watch as you two do 'battle'......
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Oh no you wouldn't.
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wammers said:
The front valves open to equalise pressure across the axle at every stop. The rears do not do that. That is still minimal use of the valve block and compressor. It is all that happens on a steady run what else were you expecting. If you drove the entire length of the M5/M6 from southern England to Scotland none stop at speeds around 60/70 mph the only time the valve block would be used would be to drop the car to motorway height at the start after a minute at over 50 mph. And when you leave the motorway at the other end and travel at below 35 mph for a minute to lift back to standard height. Depending on the pressure in the tank at the start of the journey and the load in the car that may not even bring the compressor on. Extreme example i know but things don't get used as much as some may think they do.
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Before I locked the EAS at motorway height, mine would do 5 or 6 drops to motorway height and back up again in 30 Km, plus levelling at the lights etc.
 
Datatek said:
Before I locked the EAS at motorway height, mine would do 5 or 6 drops to motorway height and back up again in 30 Km, plus levelling at the lights etc.
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Normal operation is not a terrific strain on the system. Locking at MW height providing the roads allow that setting is a good move with even less strain on the system. If the system is well maintained and serviced the chance of failure is lessened considerably. Everything has a service life if you use an item more often it will fail quicker.
 
wammers said:
Normal operation is not a terrific strain on the system. Locking at MW height providing the roads allow that setting is a good move with even less strain on the system. If the system is well maintained and serviced the chance of failure is lessened considerably. Everything has a service life if you use an item more often it will fail quicker.
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I can tell you that with an outside temperature of 38C, the inside of the EAS box got pretty hot.
 
Datatek said:
I can tell you that with an outside temperature of 38C, the inside of the EAS box got pretty hot.
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I can tell you that with an average annual temp in southern England of 11 degrees C and an average in the north of 8.5 C the EAS box don't get that hot over here. :);)
 
Right lets talk bearings, I had my oil fired heating serviced by a "qualified engineer". Any way a year later the blower motor was making a row. So I found the parts list and searched fleabay, got a really good bearing guy on there and he told me that ball bearing are graded and the ones they had fitted were not suitable for places that get hot or are running for a long time. So I changed them and it's been brilliant. So could the same be right of the compressor bearings, should you ever need a bearing company BRT at Wisbech are near me(although it's best to know what you want before you call them or ask for a senior sales person). I love to put this other guys name up, it's on the crashed PC. He is very useful .
 
tnseal said:
Right lets talk bearings, I had my oil fired heating serviced by a "qualified engineer". Any way a year later the blower motor was making a row. So I found the parts list and searched fleabay, got a really good bearing guy on there and he told me that ball bearing are graded and the ones they had fitted were not suitable for places that get hot or are running for a long time. So I changed them and it's been brilliant. So could the same be right of the compressor bearings, should you ever need a bearing company BRT at Wisbech are near me(although it's best to know what you want before you call them or ask for a senior sales person). I love to put this other guys name up, it's on the crashed PC. He is very useful .
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That is entirely possible, there is so much scank stuff around these days courtesy of our little Chinese friends that it is possible to have a substandard product in a genuine makers box.
 
Datatek said:
I must remember to tell the EAS that when its 28C in Worthing it should ignore it and take the average:rolleyes::rolleyes:
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Good man that seems a top idea, tell the driver pack to keep it's head down for the couple of days a year that happens. As long as it is within the designated operating temperature it will be fine. They must have gone through thousands of driver packs in the middle east over the years. :p:D
 
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