left rear bag deflating

i'm new to having a bagged vehicle, but i recently bought a 96 toyota tacoma and there are no holes in the bag but when i lift it up or let the air out sometimes, a valve under my bed will make a leaking air noise and my rear left bag will start deflating slowly, my neighbor said it could be a rock thats stuck in the valve and making it deflate but i'm not sure

it could be that, but I doubt it. It probably is some dirt or some corrosion on the valve thats not letting it seal properly. I had the same problem with my down valve for the back. I ended up having to take a lil buffing wheel on a dremeland some brass poish to get mine to working right. That was about 4 months or so ago and I havnet had any problems since.

hmm, i'll try that right now

Could be a leak from your guage line or even an air line into your bag not inserted properly

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Ok, i took a picture:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/umjammy/hole.jpg

the air is coming out of that bronze valve, i found that thing with the green tip on the inside of the truck and the other valve on the other side of the truck had it so i screwed it on the left side and now with that on a little air comes out of it (goes down like an inch or half an inch)and thats it, do i need a new one of those or something? i'm running out of ideas

a little help would be very appreciated

I would take off the fitting (the thing with the green tip) and take off the old thread tape and either put new thread tape or thread paste and put it back in there.

the valve might have a tear in the seal.... had that happen to me.... or what I have also found to work is.... drain all the air out of the tank and have someone hit the switche while u tap it with a screw driver handle.... sometimes works u enevr know

^^^I would check that to but in the pic he posted it points to the fitting saying it is leaking right there.

If that valve you have pictured is your dump valve, (releases air when energized) then chances are your diaphram in the valve is bad or sticking. That green fitting is not required on the dump side of the valve. If that is the dump side. I would remove the two valves that actuate that corner of the truck and clean them and reinstall. Also check all the other fittings with soapy water for leaks.