hey guys, this project took a back seat to the complete rebuild of my dakota. the body is/was almost completely rotted.. so its getting rebodied. but im taking advantage of the truck being a rolling chassis right now and replumbing the brakes, running new electrical for hydraulic pump, and of course the airline from the compressor to the tank.

 

ok after who the hell knows how long, i finally have all the parts to get the air system completed. i will take pics as i go, and try to do a write up.

NOTE: I AM USING THE STOCK SANDEN A/C PUMP. THERE IS A GREASE MOD FOR THESE PUMPS. I AM RUNNING IT AS AN OILED SYSTEM UNTIL I CAN GET THE DOWN TIME TO DO THE GREASE MOD

 

ok heres what i got so far. the tank is all plumbed. the tire carrier is getting prepped for the tank. and here are some pics
The truck as it sits while i work on it.


the spare carrier where the tank is gonna be mounted, underneath where the spare went. (and i still have PLENTY of room for a larger tank later on)


the orange hose is the remote line for the regulator. the safe working PSI of that line is 300PSI


$11.56 later, i have a new check valve, and a hose barb for the feed line


the pressure switch and water drain.


pressure switch, turns on A/C clutch at 80PSI and turns off the clutch at 100PSI


so far its going good. weather suspended me from installing. but i got all the mock up and rough plumbing done. all i got left is install tank, connect tank to pump, and wire the pressure switch w/active light

 

ok its all installed and wired. but theres a problem. im not sure if the clutch is kickin in or not. the stock fuse for that circut is 20A, im using a 10A fuse, hmm problem anyone?

 

Does the 10 amp fuse blow? If not, you may not be getting any power to the clutch, hook up a multi-meter and see what's happening. I would check the clutch separately, by first disconnecting the clutch completely from it's circuit and take a piece of 10 or 12 gauge wire and touch that to the +12 on the battery (don't hold it there long in case there's any short in the clutch) - you should see and hear the clutch kick in if you have a good ground as well (the clutch should be grounded through the block, but look for a separate black wire that might be there as well, I'm not sure how it's really grounded)

 

alfons, it was the clutch its self, it was stuck. few hits of ZEP 45 and a BHF fixed it. and it running mint. just need to eventually convert to grease. but for now air tool oil works for now

 

Good work finding the fault. I'm not sure the grease conversion kit will really buy you much unless you need clean air coming out (with an oiler, the air coming out will have some oil coming with it) or you plan to use the compressor on a very steady basis. The A/C units converted to air pumps on jeeps that I'm familiar with, all worked fine with no breakdowns using just an oiler - it just meant that you'd need to check the oil level regularly before use.