Totally, TOTALLY frustrated - Air compressor issue.

[eagle19952]

this is pretty fancy new wave MCI but lotsa knowledge here...Maybe a two pot....
http://www.mcicoach.com/service-support/technicalTrainingWebinar/chassis101_110310/chassis101_110310.pdf

[akbusguy2000]

Here's the Bendix troubleshooting guide - may help some:

http://www.bendix.com/media/documents/products_1/compressorsgovernors_1/troubleshootingguide.pdf

tg

[Chaz]

Thanx guys!
I am going to go over all this - even tho I don't drink Coffee.    If I need the boost, I'll get some Earl Grey.  (I just may! You sent a LOT of info!!!     )
I ordered a D-2 gov. that should be here tomorrow. It is leaking so I figured that would be as good a place to start as any.
Thanx again for all the input.
Chaz

[eagle19952]

air Govnors are just to darn inexpesive and important to mess with,NOT cost effective....

[luvrbus]

Man you guys have a lot of trouble with governors if they leak air from the exhaust port I change one that is about it for me they are so easy to maintain,they are part of your 6 months or 50,000 miles PM why wait till a 20 dollar item shuts you down I never will understand that part

good luck

[Chaz]

Well, this is the first I even knew about a governor to be honest. I do not have the experience that most of you have but I am learning. It would have been nice to have all this knowledge before I bought a bus but..........
Like I have said many times, you guys are the only way I can own one. Thank you.
Chaz

[luvrbus]

Chaz, I hope the governor solves your problem but I have my doubts and fwiw I was not trying to single you out it is just every time people say change the governor.
I never have problems with one I have replaced very few over the years $1.38 and 5 minutes of your time you are good too go 


good luck

[Just Dallas]

Chaz, after looking at your air system a couple of years ago, I'm really trying to tell you to clean the gunk out of it.
The new governor might help it for a bit, but it's just a bandaid. You still need to clean out all the crud and corruption from the tanks and the lines.
The governor probably wouldn't have needed to be replaced if the lines were cleaned out before you had a problem.

I will bet you dollars to donuts that the next problem you'll have is going to be in the brakes or the wipers. If I lose, I'll send you a dollar, most likely a Silver Certificate. If you lose, you get to come down here and show some of these good old boys how REAL metal work is done! And you get to buy me a dozen donuts from our local Korean Donut maker!

DF

Chaz, I hope the governor solves your problem but I have my doubts and fwiw I was not trying to single you out it is just every time people say change the governor.
I never have problems with one I have replaced very few over the years $1.38 and 5 minutes of your time you are good too go 


good luck

[Chaz]

I don't know that the gov. will solve my problem. I have no idea. But, it does leak (bad) so that is where I am starting. I figure it needs to be done first.
I guess I could hook up shop air (and maybe that is the best way ??) to clean my system but I'm trying to take this one step at a time so I can learn as well as know what it was that was the problem. The HEET stuff sounds good if I can't get airline anti-freeze. (I guess)
I'm also VERY interested in pulling those caps off and seeing what the discharge valves look like. I wonder if I will get grief when I send it back and he can see if they were opened??
I'll fill you all in more when I get the gov. on.
Chaz

[Busted Knuckle]

Chaz,
Dallas is right on cleaning out the system now while you're do'n.

As for popping those caps off pop away my friend, he ain't gonna care as long as he gets the "core" back.


I ain't to sheer of those Korean donuts it could be a trick. Ya know "Charley always sneaky!" 
  BK 

[luvrbus]

BK, you need to be careful with that guy you open something up he is warranting he will charge your credit card lol been there done that with him and his secret little marks 

good luck

[eagle19952]

been there done that with him and his secret little marks 
So who would this be....i wanna be sure not to spend any of my $$$ there.

[Busted Knuckle]

BK, you need to be careful with that guy you open something up he is warranting he will charge your credit card lol been there done that with him and his secret little marks  

good luck

been there done that with him and his secret little marks  
So who would this be....i wanna be sure not to spend any of my $$$ there.

NO $#!% ? Wow what a piece of work this guy and his company REI are! I never have dealt with him and most likely won't either now knowing this! I mean after all what's the big deal in looking how it's built for future reference?

SORRY CHAZ DON"T LISTEN TO ME!
 BK  

[Busted Knuckle]

Ya know it's funny how things like this work out!

I just spent $3,330 dollars of a local church's $ this afternoon @ Welch Industries on a rebuilt 05G A/C compressor, new clutch, new high & low service ports, core, and S&H ($575 core refunded when I send toasted compressor back & they know it's locked up!)

I found online where I coulda saved $450 alone on the compressor from REI, but I already had a bad taste in my mouth for them from hearing Chaz's ordeal here with them, and others too!
 BK  

[eagle19952]

OK...we're getting warmer.....who the heck is REI ?