Testing compressor?

[ronmarabito2002]

I haven't had to test mine, so not sure of the procedure. Others may
have a technique.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> Thanks Ron & Kevin for your advice. I'm not sure how to check the
> governor/regulator (assume you're both talking about the same thing?).
> Kevin, where was yours originally located at, and how did you test it?
>
> I don't hear air escaping when the brakes are applied.
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 6:06 PM, wrote:
> >
> > Check your governor...Mine went bad a few years ago, and I had similar
> > problems. Hopefully your governor has been relocated to an accessible
> > location....I replumbed mine, and bypassed the original because it
was so
> > hard to get to (up in a frame rail, behind the transmission). do
you hear
> > air escaping when you apply the brakes? I did, and I had a
faulty brake
> > actuator "can". A leaking air bag could also be causing the air loss.
> >
> > Just a few things to look at....
> >
> > Kevin McKeown
> > Yorba Linda, CA
> > 1986 38' PT (For Sale)
> >
>