VIAIR Leader Hoses....answers needed.

Originally posted by iLLblazer



What sucks more is that I think the backpressure through the head causes damage to the compressor. How are your fill speeds?

Interesting to see that I'm not the only one having issues.



my fill times used to take twice as long as they were supposed to. but i did some rewiring and now the fill times are a minute longer than they are supposed to be, but that extra minute seems like forever. never thought that it could have been because of the back pressure. Lance said i need new intake valves and carbon brushes, which is like $70 a compressor, so i just excepted the longer fill times

i've burned up 3 viairs... i have 2 480's now no probs for bout a year...

but i burned 2 380's and a 460 and they didnt warranty shit just took my money.

I just got a truck and it has a viair 480 and the leader hose came off from where it was crimped on..

Sounds like Viair Customer Relations needs this post fwd their way... yea, and Lance sounds like a dick!

I've had good experience with Lance. He sent me a few replacement hoses for some older compressors.

I'm running a 380 now, with the new style hose, and no issues. But I am running one of those huge check valves that Suicide Doors sells.

Edited: 11/3/2007 11:49:55 AM by blazins10

Edited: 11/3/2007 11:47:36 AM by blazins10

ive had tons of problems with viair hoses and started using a check valve from hate to say it but aim for 11 dollors each and make hydro line to connect and no problems sinceand we run nitro but they cant handle over 400 psihttp://airbagit.com/popup_image.php?pID=1331&osCsid=2f8db18f270e64052f79d445483ae006

Ive spoke with Lance a few different times always been nothing but 100% pleasant with me. I've replaced one hose before on a 380, but that was it. I have a 450 on the sonoma.

my thomas is still pumps air like it was new...its 5 years old to boot...

I have had that problem, what I did first was take the hose off and drill out the check valve. Then I put a parker check valve at the end.

Edited: 11/3/2007 5:12:48 PM by iLLblazer

And in the process voided the Viair warranty be removing the leader hose.

I find it quite interesting that I was told that they have never heard of an issue with their leader hoses.