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Title: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: Elliott on September 18, 2021, 05:04:39 pm
Is this for a toad?
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: dsd on September 18, 2021, 05:19:42 pm
Looks like a schrader valve
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: Doug W. on September 18, 2021, 05:27:21 pm
Going to have to follow it and see where it goes.
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: craneman on September 18, 2021, 05:34:58 pm
Definitely not for a towed. That is something that you put air in. Like posted above follow it. Not factory maybe to add air to the wet tank.
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: John44 on September 18, 2021, 07:02:26 pm
Dig the dirt out before using,looks like the end has dried mud.
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: Jason on September 18, 2021, 09:15:00 pm
Are there compression fittings on the hose side? Hard to see from the pic the type it is. It wouldn't make sense to be a schrader valve at the rear when there is a connection on the right side. I am leaning for a toad. Where does the line connect? Do you have something with a quick connect that you can attach and test what happens if you push the brake pedal? Also, you may have to remove the left side to connect to it.

Then again, I may be completely wrong, but I'd at least check out the above if it were mine.
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: oldguy on September 18, 2021, 09:45:44 pm
It looks like a schrader valve to me also with a valve cap on the end.
Check where it goes.
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: dsd on September 19, 2021, 12:26:33 am
Definitely for the air shocks
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: wolfe10 on September 19, 2021, 08:03:34 am
You really need to trace that line to see exactly what it is.

Were it OE, we could tell you.  Installed by a previous owner-- no so much.
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: Elliott on September 20, 2021, 02:15:33 pm
Thanks guys, I didn't realize it wasn't OE. I'll follow it next time I have the coach blocked up and report back.
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: wolfe10 on September 20, 2021, 02:27:56 pm
Yup, NOT OE. Instead, PO (Previous Owner) or his minions.
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: Elliott on October 04, 2021, 10:01:04 pm
It just comes out of the governor. Anyone have a thought on what it's intended use might be?
Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: Chuck & Jeannie on October 04, 2021, 10:15:30 pm
The 3 bottom threaded "reservoir" ports on the D2 all communicate directly with the wet tank.  See link below.

If you connected the other end of the hose to a external air compressor, you could ADD air to the wet tank.

You could also use the other end of that hose as a source of air to supply wet tank air pressure to another device, or perhaps to inflate something.

You could attach a pressure gauge to the other end of the hose to monitor wet tank pressure.  This is a handy diagnostic tool when chasing air leaks!

http://www.plazafleetparts.com/uploads/2/1/9/0/2190100/d-2_governor_maintenance.pdf

Title: Re: What is this air line out the back?
Post by: Protech Racing on October 04, 2021, 10:23:38 pm
Might be for towing the bus with outside air .