Problems with my Air Ride

Today after work i got in my car & hit the switches. Well is raised up pretty slow, so i figured the tank was low on air, no biggie. Well i let the Tomas Compressor run for like 10 min & i still couldn't get the car any higher than what i started with, but i wasn't losing any air pressure. It just felt like i had hardly any pressure in the tank. So i get to my parents house to investigate. I unhooked the compressor to check the air flow & it seemed fine. check the lines leading all the way up to the tank & still no problems. Checked for leaks & i only found a small leak for the gauge, no biggie. Then i took apart the valves & found some build up on the pistons (i guess you could call them that) inside the valves. So i cleaned them up & added some air tool oil. Still im having this problem & now i can't even get the car off the ground. im frustraited with it so i figured i would get some other opinions

Edited: 12/9/2005 10:11:35 PM by cruisinlowS10

maybe you have bad or dirty connections going to your switches?

thats what i would do go through my electrical connections and check them all

i checked the switched & they seemed fine, nothing was loose. Tomorrow i plan on using my spare valve that was at my Apt. at the time & see what happens. The dump side of my valves work great, just the infation valves are being a pain in the ass. I even bypassed the pressure switch. There isn't any water in the tank either

This may be a dumb question but is there something wrong with the bag or cylinder?

have you looked at your check valve? I had the same prob and my compressor would run for ever ( i had a realy with a press switch) i found that my check valve was stuck close...so i sprayed some WD-40 on the valve and went about my business...hope this helps

What brand of valves are you running?

Sounds like your comp is burned up.

Could be a faulty check valve, or a leaky dump valve?... Or a leaky fill valve... Do you have a gauge on your res. tank?

this maynot help but how are your lines run on the car? maybe you have a piinch in the line running to the cylinder or bag....just something yiou could check....hope it helps