Air Ride ... saga continues.

[Tim Clevenger <tjclevenger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Allan,

I'm having the same issue with my '90.  All four bags
have been replaced, so I'm sure they're good for a
while.  However, it pumps up every time I close a
door, and if I lean against the car, I can feel it sag
back down within 2 minutes.  If your bags are okay, I
wonder if a lowrider shop can replace the lines or
seals?

The only thing that has kept me from a straight coil
conversion is that I don't want the suspension failure
warning on my display.  Anybody know what it takes to
fool the system into thinking it's always at the right
height?

Thanks.

Tim

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Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 07:49:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Allan Williams <allanwms@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: IML: Air Ride ... saga continues.

Hi all,

I pulled my '90 Imperial into my shop and hoisted the
front end.  I pulled the right front wheel to examine
the flacid air spring.  I disconnected the electrical
plug and wiggled the air line.  The air line would
seep air if I wiggled hard enough as I failed to
diconnect the line entirely).  Frustrated, I
reconnected the electrical connected and replace the
wheel.  After lowering the car, the strut pumped up.
OK, now I'm perplexed, because the strut would NOT
pump up at all anymore.  Now it will pump up, but leak
out after an hour or so.  This is the condition that I
purchased the car in to begin with and had no problems
driving from VA to Syracuse, NY.  I do not have that
confidence anymore after a failed attempt to drive the
car to work (85 miles each way), because the strut
went limp during the commute (and would not pump back
up).


        
                
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