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So I've been working through the few niggles on my recently acquired '02 HSE after a year away from Rangies. So far, all is well, and is the typical stuff.....heater core o-rings, headliner, etc....but I do, for the first time in a succession of three P38s with EAS, have an air suspension issue. When the rig sits overnight, she'd leak down to her bump stops by morning. No EAS faults logged so the first thing I did was fire her up and get everything pressurized. I then sprayed the fittings on the valve block with soapy water and found two sources of leaks, as shown in the attached photo. I actually had swapped the valve block for another one because the fellow I bought the truck from said he thought the valve block was leaking, which was causing her to sink down overnight. Well, after doing the swap (and foolishly not verifying the supposed leaks on the original block), I still have the problem and I'm wondering if my original block was in fact ok, and that it's just these two air lines that are the culprits..
So, if you were in my situation, would you suspect the seals in the block around the lines or would you think the lines themselves are leaking? Can I just replace the seals in those two connections without major hassle and see if that cures the leaks? Of course, hindsight is 20/20, and I wish I'd have checked the original block to see if it was just the air lines that were the problem. Of course, I'm starting to think that might be it, since the truck has the exact same symptoms with two different valve blocks installed. Thoughts gentlemen?
So, if you were in my situation, would you suspect the seals in the block around the lines or would you think the lines themselves are leaking? Can I just replace the seals in those two connections without major hassle and see if that cures the leaks? Of course, hindsight is 20/20, and I wish I'd have checked the original block to see if it was just the air lines that were the problem. Of course, I'm starting to think that might be it, since the truck has the exact same symptoms with two different valve blocks installed. Thoughts gentlemen?
